Marcelo Rodrí­guez

Chair

Metallurgy and Process Control Manager
Cía. Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi, Chile

Miguel Becerra

Chair 2025

Principal Global Processing & Metallurgy, RCoE
BHP

Leopoldo Gutiérrez

Co-organizer

Professor, Department of Metallurgical Engineering
Universidad de Concepción, Chile

Francisca San Martín

Co-organizer

Academic Department of Mining, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering
Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile

Bern Klein

Co-organizer

Professor, The Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering
The University of British Columbia, Canada

Magín Torres

Program Chair

Metallurgy and Engineering Manager
Minera Altair, Chile

Carlos Barahona

Executive Director

General Manager
Gecamin, Chile

Mimy Mackenzie

Conferences and Publications Manager
Gecamin, Chile

Fabiola Bustamante

Coordinator

Senior International Conferences Coordinator,
Gecamin, Chile

Francisca Miranda

Corporate Relations Coordinator
Gecamin, Chile

Andy Spelucin

Directing Member

Operations Manager,
Mina Justa, Marcobre, Peru

Cecilia Artica

Directing Member

Principal Geologist, Geometallurgy and Mineral Resources
First Quantum, Australia

César Matías

Directing Member

Corporate Metallurgy Manager,
Nexa Resources, Peru

Cesar Sosa

Directing Member

Manager of Mineral Processing,
Freeport-McMoRan, USA

Claudio Muñoz

Directing Member

Vice President of Processes,
Cía. Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi, Chile

Constantino Suazo

Directing Member

Head of Processing,
Mitsubishi Corporation, Chile

Fernando Torres

Directing Member

Chief Technical Officer,
Mitsui Mineral Resources Development, Chile

Flavio Moura

Directing Member

Operational Manager,
Vale, Brazil

Geovan Oliveira

Directing Member

Plant Manager,
Sossego Copper Mine, Vale Base Metals, Brazil

German Ocaña

Directing Member

Process Technical Manager, Mineral Processing,
Glencore Antapaccay, Peru

Ismael Ramí­rez

Directing Member

Synergies and New Processes Manager,
Southern Peru Copper Corporation, Peru

Jorge Paulo Arce

Directing Member

Mineral Processing, Planning, Quality and Laboratories Manager,
Vale Base Metals, Brazil

Joseph Chancasanampa

Directing Member

Mineral Processing Plant Manager,
Volcan Compañía Minera, Peru

Luis Torres

Directing Member

Plant Manager
Los Bronces, Anglo American, Chile

Marcela Oyarzún

Directing Member

Corporate Director of Geometallurgy
Codelco, Chile

Marcial Medina

Directing Member

Director of Process Plant and Projects,
Hudbay, Peru

Miguel Pimentel

Directing Member

Vice President, Metallurgy and Process Engineering,
Torex Gold Resources, Canada

Nilo Dávila

Directing Member

Concentrator Plant Manager
Nexa Resources, Peru

Pedro Porto Cavalcanti

Directing Member

Head of Mineral Processing Technology
Vale, Brazil

Regina Baumgartner

Directing Member

Manager, Geometallurgy & Mineralogy,
Teck Resources, Canada

Shirley Chang

Directing Member

Director - Metallurgy and Processing,
Kinross Gold Corporation, Canada

Alejandro Yáñez

Senior Manager – Concorde Technology,
Metso Corporation, Finland

Benito Quiñones

Superintendent Processes Operations,
Yanacocha Mining , Newmont Mining, Peru

Bernardo Rios

Process Engineer,
Paterson & Cooke, USA

Carlos Apaza

Head of Metallurgy Toquepala Concentrators,
Southern Peru Copper Corporation, Peru

Caroline Woywadt

Managing Director,
Gebr. Pfeiffer Mining, Germany

Christian Pasten

Global Business Development,
Glencore Technology, Chile

Cristian Garrido

Regional Process Technology Director,
Fluor, Chile

Cristian González

Latam Director,
IntelliSense.io, Chile

Danielle Mesías

Superintendent of Process Control, Laguna Seca Concentrator,
Minera Escondida, BHP, Chile

Diego Torres

Process and Metallurgy Superintendent,
Gold Fields, Peru

Eduardo Morin

Metallurgy Manager Latin America,
Glencore Technology, Chile

Egonk Arriagada

Senior Manager Product Commercial Support,
Metso, Chile

Enzo Martínez

Operations Manager, Plants and Projects,
Compañía Minera San Gerónimo, Chile

Ernesto Menacho

Senior Geologist Short Term,
Minera Escondida, BHP, Chile

Felipe Contreras

Technical Manager and Founder,
CleverMet, Chile

Fernando Zeballos

Director of Metallurgical Projects,
Compañía de Minas Buenaventura, Peru

Gabriel Berkowitz

Technical Manager of Concentrator Plants,
Empírica Consultores, Chile

Germán Moraga

Concentrator Superintendent,
Minera Escondida, BHP, Chile

Greg Lane

Principal Consultant,
Ausenco, Canada

Henry Aco

Metallurgy Supervisor,
Goldfields Región Las Américas, Peru

Hilario Gorvenia

Process Manager, Strategic Business Development Peru & North,
Metso, Peru

Jaime Sepúlveda

Executive Director,
J-Consultants, Chile

Jessica Lemos Lima

Research Engineer Specialist in Mineral Processing,
LKAB, Sweden

John Jackson

Global Technology Manager - Mining,
Imdex, Australia

Jordan Capa

Data Science Analyst I
Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde, Freeport McMoran, Peru

Jose Pariona

Superintendent Plant Operations,
Minera Las Bambas, Peru

Juan Luis Reyes

Deputy Director of Metallurgy Research & Technology,
IMMSA, Grupo Mexico

Julio Guizado

Head of Metallurgical Laboratory,
Compañía Minera Poderosa, Peru

Luis Grunewald

General Manager,
MinPro, Chile

Marcelo Rocha

Minerals Characterisation Manager,
BHP, Chile

María José Astudillo

Research and Development Data Analyst - Innovation,
Moly-Cop, Chile

Mark Noppé

Director, WH Bryan Mining Geology Research Centre,
The University of Queensland, Australia

Mauricio Naváez

Process Engineering Lead,
Quebrada Blanca, Teck Resources, Chile

Mauricio Torem

Director,
Dream the Green Engineering, Brazil

Max Valenzuela

Technical Manager,
AMINPRO, Chile

Miguel Maldonado

Full Professor, Department of Metallurgical Engineering,
Universidad de Santiago, Chile

Mónica Mendes

Geologist Geometallurgist,
Vale, Brazil

Nicolás Miranda

Superintendent of Metallurgy and Process Control,
Caserones, Lundin Mining, Chile

Pablo Valiente

Geologist Geometallurgist,
Minera Centinela, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

Paul Shelley

Vice President Innovation,
Moly-Cop, Australia

Paulina Salgado

Long-Term Geometallurgical Geologist,
Cía. Minera del Pacífico, Chile

Paulo López

Analyst Mine to Mill & Digital Projects,
Orica, Australia

Percy Madrid

Senior Process Consultant,
JKTech, Australia

Piero Tardón

Superintendent of Processes Caletones Foundry,
El Teniente Division, Codelco, Chile

Priscila Esteves

Head of Technical Department,
Steinert, Brazil

Rajiv Chandramohan

Global Director of Process Excellence & Optimisation,
Ausenco, Canada

Renzo Dávila

Integrated Operations Center Leader,
Quellaveco, Anglo American, Peru

Rodrigo Ruiz

Manager R&D Project,
BHP Minerals America, Chile

Romke Kuyvenhoven

Senior Geometallurgist,
MDE Minerals Consulting, Chile

Ronald Tessen

Head of Metallurgy,
La Cima, Cía. Minera Gold Fields, Peru

Sebastián Tello

Head of Metallurgy,
Mitsui & Co. Mineral Resources Development, Chile

Seref Girgin

Project Director, Senior Metallurgist, Mining & Metals,
BBA, Canada

Sergio Spichiger

Principal Consultant,
Geometallurgica Consultores, Chile

Suzy Lynch-Watson

Principal Metallurgist,
Orway Mineral Consultants, Australia

Walter Amos Ngobeni

Technical Manager-Mining & Metallurgy,
BME Metallurgy, South Africa

Adriana Luna

Geologist, Mineral Processing
Hydraulics Department of San Juan, Argentina

Alex Doll

Mineral Comminution Consultant
Alex G. Doll Consulting, Canada

Anita Solari

Geometallurgical Geologist
Cía. Minera Zaldívar, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

Aurélie Chopard

Innovation Specialist, Environment,
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, Canada

Bianca Foggiatto

Head of Comminution Processing Integration,
Weir Minerals, Australia

Carlos Barrios

Senior Geometallurgical Geologist
Chuquicamata Division, Codelco, Chile

Catalina Martí­nez

Geologist Mineralogy Geomet,
Empírica Consultores, Chile

Claudia Castillo

Senior Process Engineer, Independent Consultant
Metcelerate, Chile

Claudio Rubilar

Senior Geometallurgist,
Minera Escondida, BHP, Chile

Cristhian Achulla

Metallurgical Engineer,
Quellaveco, Anglo American, Peru

Daniel Jordán

Deputy Manager of Metallurgy,
Alxar Minería, Chile

Dante García

Applications Senior
Moly-Cop, Peru

Disney Cáceres

Process Control Head Engineer
Quellaveco, Anglo American, Peru

Djoan Kate Tungpalan

Associate Professor, Dept. of Mining, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering,
University of the Philippines Diliman, Philippines

Douglas Mazzinghy

Professor, Department of Mining Engineering,
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil

Elisabeth da Fonseca

Geometallurgy Specialist,
Vale, Brazil

Elizabeth Carrera

Metallurgist-Mineralogist
Compañía Minera Antamina, Peru

Enrique Sáez

Research Assistant and PhD Candidate,
The University of Queensland, Australia

Ersin Yener Yazıcı

Professor, Dept. of Mining Engineering
Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey

Evelyn Melo

Academic Department of Metallurgical and Mining Engineering
Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile

Felipe Martínez

Head of Automated Mineralogy Laboratory
SGS Minerals, Chile

Felipe Navarro

Researcher
Alges Laboratory, AMTC, Universidad de Chile

Fernanda Zamorano

Operations Management Engineer,
Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

Francisco Marín

Geologist,
Andina Division, Codelco, Chile

Georgios Anastassakis

Profesor,
National Technical University of Athens, Greece

Gustavo Neira

Associate Professor,
Faculty of Mines of the National University of Colombia

Hernán Guerrero

Principal Metallurgist,
Minera Las Bambas, Peru

Iván Fernández

Senior Geometallurgist Short Term
Ministro Hales Division, Codelco, Chile

Jaime Morales

Mining Center Director
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile

Jannie Van Deventer

Honorary Professorial Fellow,
University of Melbourne, Australia

Javier Ordóñez

Associate Professor,
Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile

Javier Pizarro

Metallurgical Process Consultant
Mineralurgia, Chile

Javiera Salvo

Process Specialist Engineer,
Ausenco, Chile

John Ramirez

Metallurgist,
Compañía Minera Antamina, Peru

Jorge Fritis

Metallurgical Plant,
Gold Fields, Chile

José Antonio Mamani

Senior Resource Geologist
Barrick Gold Corporation, Dominican Republic

Jose Del Aguila

Senior Metallurgist at Concentrator Plant,
Minera Las Bambas, Peru

José Ojeda Ore

Metallurgist Engineer
Quellaveco, Anglo American, Peru

Josue Mesquita

Mineral Processing & Innovation Technical Advisor,
ArcelorMittal Maizières Research Centre, France

Juan Carlos Villarroel

Expert in Metallurgical Processes and Engineering
JCV Ingeniería, Chile

Juan Pablo Mardones

Researcher,
University of Exeter, United Kingdom

Kimie Suzuki

Assistant Professor, Department of Mining Engineering,
Universidad de Chile

Lina Uribe

Associate Professor, Department of Mining Engineering
Universidad de Talca, Chile

Lucas Pereira

Group Leader in Geometallurgy and Particle-Based Modelling
Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology, Germany

Luis La Torre

Principal Metallurgist,
Transmin Metallurgical Consultants, Peru

Luis Magne

Manager,
LMagne Ingeniería Ltda, Chile

Luis Salinas

Professor, Department of Metallurgical Engineering,
Universidad de Concepción, Chile

Macarena Lefenda

Molienda Process Control Engineer
Minera Los Pelambres, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

Magali Colqui

Cost and Budget Engineer, Concentrator Plant Management
Minera Las Bambas, Peru

Mahdi Ghobadi

Geomet Project Manager at Innovation Group, Research and Development
Agnico Eagle Mines, Canada

Martin Rudolph

Head of Department of Processing
Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology, Germany

Mauricio Garrido

Senior Resource Estimation
Antucoya, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

Mayra Jefferson

Research Fellow,
JKMRC, The University of Queensland, Australia

Nelson Mora

Geometallurgist
Geoscience Western Australian Iron Ore, Minerals Australia, BHP

Olivia Mejías

Research Fellow,
BRC, The University of Queensland, Australia

Oscar Restrepo

Full Professor, Department of Materials and Minerals
Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Pedro Castellares

Senior Supervisor Data Analytics Metallurgy
Compañía Minera Antapaccay, Glencore, Peru

Pia Lois-Morales

Assistant Professor, Department of Mining Engineering
Universidad de Chile

Raúl Carrillo

Professor and Researcher
Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Mexico

Ricardo Esteban

Principal Metallurgist, Process – Mining & Metals,
BBA Consultants

Romina Murga

PhD (C) in Engineering Systems
Universidad de Talca, Chile

Santiago Honores

Metallurgist,
Chuquicamata Division, Codelco, Chile

Sebastián Ávalos

Chief Technology Officer,
Annapurna Suite, Canada

Sebastián Urrejola

Principal Comminution - Processing,
Anglo American, Chile

Sergio Moraga

Professor, Department of Mining Engineering
Universidad de Chile

Stéphanie Sá

Senior Process Engineer,
Vale, Brazil

Tatiana Órdenes

Academic, Mining Engineering Department,
Universidad de Santiago de Chile

Verónica Morales

Professor
Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile

Verónica Rueda

Process Consultant,
Chile

Yasna Ogalde

Molybdenum and Water Superintendent,
Cía. Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi, Chile

Yves Van Haarlem

Group Leader and Research Scientist
CSIRO Mineral Resources, Australia

Andrés Ramí­rez

Professor, Department of Metallurgical Engineering
Universidad de Concepción, Chile

Fernando Betancourt

Director, Metallurgical Engineering Department
Universidad de Concepción, Chile

Jesús Casas

Academic, Department of Mining, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering
Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile

Juan Ibáñez

Academic, Department of Mining, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering
Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile

Mauricio Bergerman

Professor Department of Mining Engineering and Petroleum,
University of Sao Paulo, Brazil

Max Hesse

Research Associate,
Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering, University of British Columbia, Canada

Natalia Martino

Senior Project Manager,
Pan American Silver Corporation, Canada

Roberto Gómez

Academic, Department of Metallurgical Engineering
Universidad de Concepción, Chile

Santiago Seiler

Assistant Professor,
Faculty of Engineering, University of the Republic of Uruguay

Yahaira Barrueto

Academic, Department of Mining, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering
Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile