Carlos Ruz

Chair

Site Manager
Cerro Colorado, BHP, Chile

Bjorn Weeks

Chair 2024

Director Closure
Teck Resources, Canada

Alberto Martínez

Co-Organizer

Chancellor
Universidad Arturo Prat, Chile

María Cecilia Hernández

Co-Organizer

Chancellor
Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile

José F. Martín

Co-Organizer

Full Professor
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

Francisca Rivero

Co-Organizer

General Manager
SMI-ICE-Chile

Jacques Wiertz

Program Director

Adjunct Professor
Universidad de Chile

Carlos Barahona

Executive Director

General Manager
Gecamin, Chile

Mimy Mackenzie

Conferences and Publications Manager
Gecamin, Chile

Karin González

Coordinator

International Conferences Coordinator
Gecamin, Chile

Carla Caro

Corporate Relations Coordinator

Gecamin
Chile

Michel Julien

Directing Member

Vice President Environmental
Agnico Eagle, Canada

Julio García

Directing Member

Environmental Manager
SQM, Chile

Ignacio Toro

Directing Member

Environmental Manager
Albemarle, Chile

Darío Zegarra

Directing Member

Vicepresident (Head) External Relations & Social Performance LATAC
Newmont Mining, Peru

Kattherine Ferrada

Directing Member

Environmental Manager
Anglo American, Chile

Humberto Rivas

Directing Member

Corporate Environmental Manager
Codelco, Chile

Johanna Illanes

Directing Member

Senior Corporate Environmental Auditor
Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde, Freeport McMoran, Peru

Richard Aquino

Directing Member

Mine Closure Project Manager
Minsur, Peru

Alejandro Chambi

Directing Member

Environmental Manager
First Quantum Minerals, Panama

Olga Sepulveda

Directing Member

Environment and Conservation Manager LATAM
Quebrada Blanca, Teck Resources, Chile

Luisa Cares

Directing Member

Manager Future Developments
BHP, Chile

Carolina del Valle

Directing Member

Environment Director
Cerro Negro, Newmont, Argentina

Milton Rosales

Directing Member

Environment and Permitting Director
Vicuña, Argentina

Claudio Flores

Directing Member

People and Safety Manager
División Ventanas, Codelco, Chile

Adolfo Andrade

Mine Closure Leader Chile & LATAM
WSP, Chile

Carl Grant

Director and Principal
Unearthed Environmental Services, Australia

Carolina Pinilla

Corporate Director of Environmental Management
Codelco, Chile

Cecilia Lichtschein

Environmental Manager Expert
Blue Pampa, Argentina

Christian Homberger

Sales Manager
Flesan Minería, Chile

David Pérez

Practice Leader Group
SRK Consulting, Chile

Eduard Ruiz

General Manager
Amphos21, Peru

Eliane Almeida

Senior Analyst
Vale, Brazil

Fabio Abdala

General Manager, Social Performance and Human Rights
ALCOA, Brazil

Francisca Arriagada

Senior Mine Closure Specialist
BHP, Chile

Franco Oboni

President
Riskope, Canada

Ignacio Toro

Specialist in Water Resources and Climate Change
WSP, Chile

Ingrid Martínez

Senior Principal Mine Waste Engineer & Mine Closure Specialist
WSP, Canada

Janneth Ruiz

HSS Analysis and Improvement Superintendent
Vicuña, Argentina

Kim Ferguson

Director Mine Closure
WSP, Canada

Luanna Di Guimarães

Mine Closure Coordinator
Vale, Brazil

María Ana Rubinstein

Social Studies Specialist Expert
Ausenco, Argentina

Mauricio Quiroz

South American Environmental Performance Director
Newmont Mining, Chile

Michael Milczarek

Director
GeoSystems Analysis, USA

Michel Chait

General Manager
Flesan Minería, Chile

Paola Pavanello

Specialist Lawyer in Environmental Law
Secretaría de Estado de Minería, Argentina

Paula Martínez

Environmental Geoscience Geologist
BHP, Chile

Paula Ortiz

Sector Leader Energy & Resources
Arcadis, Chile

Rafael Curra

Environmental & Energy Manager
Torex Gold Resources, Mexico

Richard Azabache

Superintendent of Environmental Management
Alpayana, Peru

Sebastián Ramírez

Permits Specialist
Gold Fields, Chile

Simone Picarelli

Project Manager
PM Analysis Assessoria, Brazil

Solange Gantenbein

Project Manager
Mejores Prácticas Asociados, Chile

Troy Dunow

Director, Project Delivery
AECOM, Canada

Violeta Anaya

Sustainability Global Senior Manager
SSR Mining, USA

Ximena Araneda

Head of Projects
ARDUM Ingeniería, Chile

Alfonso Olivari

Project Engineer, Environmental Management and Site Closure
Sernageomin, Chile

Ana Da Silva

Analyst
Vale, Brazil

Andrés López

Environmental Planning & Ecology Manager
Ausenco, Chile

Arturo Mejías

Leader Permits and Mine Closure Plans
Teck Resources, Chile

Bruno Espinace

General Manager
GA Consultores, Chile

Carlos Oyarzo

Mine Closure and Permits Specialist
WSP, Chile

Celedonio Aranda

Senior Environmental Engineer
Compañía Minera Antamina, Peru

Claudia Ortiz

Associate Professor
Universidad de Santiago de Chile

Cristián Marambio

Principal Mine Closure
Stantec, Chile

Diego Arán

Researcher
Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Edgar García

Project Manager, Mine Closure Specialist
Stantec, Peru

Flavia Gomes

Especialista en Recursos Minerales
Agência Nacional de Mineração, Brazil

Gabriel Arevalo

R&D Manager
AMCA Systems, Chile

Gerardo Soto

Academic
Universidad de Chile

Gino Cruz

Partner Attorney, Environmental and Health Law
Cruz Jullian Abogados Consultores, Chile

Giselle Vera

Mine Closure Practice Lead
Ausenco, Peru

Gustavo Castelo

Environmental Project Engineer
Southern Peru Corporation, Peru

Hernani Lima

Academic
Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Brazil

Hugo Aduvire

Corporate Superintendent of Environmental Affairs
Compañía Minera Santa Luisa, Peru

Iván Salas

Senior Biodiversity and Closure Supervisor
Hudbay Minerals, Peru

John Kwasi Adingelah

Senior Manager Environment and Laboratory
GoldFields, Ghana

Jonathan Sanders

Senior Mine Closure Practitioner
Klohn Crippen Berger, Australia

Jorge Campos

General Manager
AGER Consultoría, Chile

José Manuel Correa

Partner and Consultant
Correa y Curia, Chile

Jussara Januario

Master Analyst
Vale, Brazil

Ligia Almeida

Researcher
Centro de Desenvolvimento da Tecnologia Nuclear, Brazil

Lilian Valdebenito

Principal Consultant, Mine Closure
SRK Consulting, Chile

Marcelo Mussé

Consulting Partner
Netke, Chile

María Carolina Parodi

Academic
Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana, Chile

Miriam Clark

Business Development Manager
Okane Consultants, Canada

Peter Beckett

Associate Professor
Laurentian University, Canada

Philippe Garneau

Principal Engineer, Closure & Rehabilitation
ATC Wlliams, Australia

Phillip Crouse

Mine Closure, Reclamation and Asset Transformation Practice Lead
Stantec Consulting, USA

Ramón Díaz

Civil Mining Engineering Professor
Universidad de Concepción, Chile

Rebeca Brown

Specialist Projects
BHP, Chile

Roberto López

Head of Permits and Closure Plans
Compañía Minera del Pacífico, Chile

Sheyla Palomino

Associate Researcher
Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología, Peru

Travis Warren

Discipline, Closure and Remediation Leader
Engeny, Australia

Yahaira Barrueto

Postdoctoral Researcher
SMI-ICE-Chile

Cristina Martín

Assistant Professor, Ph.D.
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

David Rubinos

Scientific Leader
SMI-ICE-Chile

Eduardo Sanzana

Consultant, Auditor, and Lecturer on Plant Closure
Chile

Italo Montofré

Academic
Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile

Jacopo Seccatore

Academic
Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile

Javier Muñoz

Consultant
Gestión Comunitaria, Chile

José María Esbrí

Assistant Professor, Ph.D.
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

Juan Palma

Full Professor
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile

Marcela Cubillos

Mine Closure Engineer
Stantec, Chile

María de la Luz García

Vice Dean of Studies, Quality, and Teaching Innovation
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

Nelson Herrera

Academic
Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile

Nigel Wight

Social Researcher
SMI-ICE-Chile

Pamela Valenzuela

Director Master in Environmental Engineering
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile