About
Committees
The Organizing, Advisory and Editorial Committees support the promotion of the congress. Likewise, they support by determining the technical focus of the congress program. The Editorial committee reviews the written works that are received, establishing the highest technical quality. All committee members have a special price on registrations.
Organizing Committee
Executive Committee
Alejo Gutiérrez
Chair
Corporate Director ESG & Permitting
Capstone Copper, Canada
Lorena Ramírez
Chair 2025
Head of Corporate Affairs and Communications
BHP Pampa Norte, 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
Geraldine Alday
International Conferences Coordinator
Gecamin, Chile
Carla Caro
Corporate Relations Coordinator
Gecamin, Chile
Directing Members
Luisa Cares
Future Development Manager at Cerro Colorado
BHP, Chile
Advisory Committee
Alexis Zarate
General Manager
Ambiental y Sectorial, Chile
Alfredo Ardiles
Community Relations Manager for the Southern Production Complex
Empresa Nacional de Minería, Chile
Carlos Rebolledo
Partner
Itorino, Chile
Carolina Hernández
Head of Permits and Environment
Compañía Minera del Pacífico, Chile
Cecilia Lichtschein
Environmental Manager Expert
Blue Pampa, Argentina
César Neira
Sustainability Manager for Latin American Exploration
Compañía Minera Barrick, Chile
Claudia Ortiz
Associate Professor
Universidad de Santiago de Chile
Claudio Chappa
General Manager
CChappa Consultores, Chile
Claudio Reyes
General Manager
AWUA, Chile
Constanza Pantaleón
General Manager
Acción Empresas, Chile
Cristhian De La Piedra
Head of Indigenous Engagement LATAM
BHP, Chile
Cristián Marambio
Principal Mine Closure
Stantec, Chile
Edgardo Rivas
Head of Compliance and Permits
Cía. Minera Mantos de Oro, Kinross, Chile
Edward Curiante
Senior Coordinator of Community Relations
Norte Abierto, Chile
Eliane Almeida
Senior Analyst
Vale, Brazil
Gino Cruz
Partner Attorney, Environmental and Health Law
Cruz Jullian Abogados Consultores, Chile
Gonzalo Asencio
CEO & Founder
Sigea Software, Chile
Iris Wunderlich
Project Leader Mining & Sustainability
AHK, Chile
Johanna Illanes
Senior Corporate Environmental Auditor
Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde, Freeport McMoran, Peru
Jorge Campos
Mine Closure Principal
Anddes, Chile
Jorge Chávez
Associate
Quarsus SAC, Peru
Karen Sepúlveda
Senior Environmental Specialist
BGC Ingeniería, Chile
Katherine Viveros
Chile-Peru Operations Director & Country Manager Peru
Arcadis, Peru
Kim Ferguson
Director Mine Closure
WSP, Canada
Luis Soruco
Executive Director Arcadis Chile & Peru
Arcadis, Chile
Marcela Cubillos
Senior Mine Closure Engineer
Stantec, Chile
Marcelo Peralta
Superintendent of the Environment, Permits, and Communities
Capstone Copper, Chile
Marcelo Zepeda
Environmental Superintendent
Teck Resources, Chile
Maurício Torem
Director
Dream the Green Engineering, Brazil
Nicole Muñoz
Management Leader – Sustainability, Communities, and the Environment
Teck, Chile
Olga López
Plant Director
Gravillera Albania, Colombia
Rafael Curra
Environment Regional Manager
Torex Gold Resources, Canada
Richard Gómez
CEO & Founder
Tuuman, Chile
Simón Vargas
Director of Strategic Development
Hidrica WRC, Chile
Solange Gantenbein
Project Manager
Mejores Prácticas Asociados, Chile
Tania Galarce
Sustainability Specialist
Minera Salares Norte Gold Fields, Chile
Vanessa Collao
Partner & Sustainability Director
Vantaz, Chile
Victor Valdebenito
Superintendent of Operational Risk Management - Environment
Minera Los Pelambres, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile
Editorial Committee
