Alejo Gutiérrez

Chair

Corporate Director ESG & Permitting
Capstone Copper, Canada

Lorena Ramírez

Chair 2025

Head of Corporate Affairs and Communications
BHP Pampa Norte, Chile

Luis Cisternas

Ph.D. Program in Mineral Process Engineering Director
University of Antofagasta, Chile

John Steen

Bradshaw Research Institute for Minerals and Mining Director
University of British Columbia, Canada

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

Luisa Cares

Future Development Manager at Cerro Colorado
BHP, Chile

Alexis Zarate

General Manager
Ambiental y Sectorial, Chile

Alfredo Ardiles

Community Relations Manager for the Southern Production Complex
Empresa Nacional de Minería, Chile

Amneth Amesquita

General Manager
KINTU ESG E.I.R.L., Chile

Andrea Esquivel

Manager
Nava Way, Chile

Andrés López

Senior Environmental Planning & Ecology Manager
Ausenco, Chile

Antonio Tironi

Head Scientist
Cienciambiental, Chile

Boris Cerda

Director of Environmental Compliance
Smart Compliance, Chile

Carlos Benavides

Researcher
Centro de Energía de Universidad de Chile

Carlos Otavio Petter

Associate Professor
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Brazil

Carlos Rebolledo

Partner
Itorino, Chile

Carolina Aguayo

Head of Environment and Sustainability
JRI Ingeniería, Chile

Carolina Hernández

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 Nicolau

Geochemistry Consultant
SRK 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

Cristiane Holanda

Social Management Manager
Nexa Resources, Brazil

Cristóbal Correa

Director of Mining and Permits
Lavín Abogados y Consultores, Chile

David Gueicha

Superintendent of Permits
Gold Fields, Chile

Diego Arán

General Manager
Inproyen Consulting, Spain

Dilan Campos

Researcher
SMI 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

Felipe Herrera

Head of Permits and Compliance
Hudbay Peru SAC

Gianna Traverso

Manager of Social Strategy, Communities, and Territory
WSP, Chile

Gino Cruz

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

Giuseppe Damiano

CEO
Rapid LA, Peru

Gonzalo Asencio

CEO & Founder
Sigea Software, Chile

Gonzalo Muñoz

Co-Founder and Board Chairman
Manuia, Chile

Hiram Hernández

Director
HH Consultores Soluciones Ambientales, Mexico

Ignacio Soto

Studies Engineer
Centro de Investigación en Minería Sustentable JRI, Chile

Ingrid Puente

Business Risk Manager
Compañía Minera Teck Quebrada Blanca, Chile

Iris Wunderlich

Project Leader Mining & Sustainability
AHK, Chile

Iván Honorato

General Manager
Grupo Queulat, Chile

Janneth Alejandro

Principal Advisor for Permits and Land Affairs
Minera Río Tinto, Peru

Javier Muñoz

Consultatn
Gestión Comunitaria, 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

José Manuel Correa

Partner and Lawyer
Correa y Curia, Chile

Juan Manuel López

Country Manager
INERCO, Chile

Karen Sepúlveda

Senior Environmental Specialist
BGC Ingeniería, Chile

Karin Formigoni

Country Manager & Resilience Business Area Director
Arcadis, Brazil

Katherine Arenas

Safety, Health, Environment & Quality Lead, Epiroc Parts & Services Americas
Epiroc, Chile

Katherine Viveros

Chile-Peru Operations Director & Country Manager Peru
Arcadis, Peru

Kim Ferguson

Director Mine Closure
WSP, Canada

Lorena Cabrera

Environmental Planning & Ecology Lead
Ausenco, Chile

Lucía Martínez

General Manager
Sustratégica, Chile

Luis Soruco

Executive Director Arcadis Chile & Peru
Arcadis, Chile

Magdalena Márquez

Head of Social Studies and International Standards
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

Marco Aravena

General Manager, Environmental Services Business Unit
Grupo Gestiona, Chile

María José Faúndez

Ecosystem Team Manager
ENVIS, Chile

Mariel Palomeque

Director of Sustainability Integration and Performance
Ausenco, Canada

Mario Fernández

Head of Risk Prevention and Environmental Management
Acsa Mining, Chile

Maurício Torem

Director
Dream the Green Engineering, Brazil

Michael Nahir

Director, Mining Environmental Management
Parsons, Canada

Nicole Muñoz

Management Leader – Sustainability, Communities, and the Environment
Teck, Chile

Olga López

Plant Director
Gravillera Albania, Colombia

Pablo Lagos

Senior Marine Biologist
Minera Andes Iron, Chile

Patricia Fernandes

Manager of Mine Rehabilitation and Closure
Environmental State Foundation, Brazil

Patricio Walker

General Manager
ECOS, Chile

Paulina Contardo

Head of Sustainability and Social Affairs
Gestiona Consultores, Chile

Paulina Riquelme

Partner
EELAW, Chile

Rafael Curra

Environment Regional Manager
Torex Gold Resources, Canada

Richard Gómez

CEO & Founder
Tuuman, Chile

Romualdo Zuñiga

Corporate Consultant and Managing Director
EPC, Chile

Rosa Soto

Manager of Sustainability and Corporate Affairs
Innergex, Chile

Sebastián Moreno

Senior Environmental Compliance Advisor
Mantos Blancos, Capstone Copper, Chile

Sebastián Rebolledo

Partner
Smart Compliance, Chile

Silmara Silva

Principal Environmental Closure
Minera Escondida, BHP, Chile

Simón Vargas

Director of Strategic Development
HIDRICA WRC, Chile

Solange Gantenbein

Project Manager
Mejores Prácticas Asociados, Chile

Tamara Ramírez

Partner and Operations Manager
Andes Datatec, Chile

Tania Galarce

Sustainability Specialist
Minera Salares Norte Gold Fields, Chile

Tomás Rioseco

Development Manager
Centro de Ecología Aplicada S.A, Chile

Vanessa Collao

Partner & Sustainability Director
Vantaz, Chile

Vanessa Rugiero

Project Manager, Environment and Climate Change Division
IDOM Consulting Chile

Victor Valdebenito

Superintendent of Operational Risk Management - Environment
Minera Los Pelambres, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

Victoria Vasquez

Specialist Engineer in Mine Closures
Pares y Alvarez, Chile

Wilda Gárate

Environment Supervisor
Norte Abierto, Chile

Evelyn Melo

Director of the Ph.D. Program in Mining in the Dept. of Metallurgical and Mining Engineering
Catholic University of the North, Chile

Jacopo Seccatore

Academic, Department of Metallurgical and Mining Engineering
Catholic University of the North, Chile

Javier Ordóñez

Associate Professor
Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Mineral Processing, University of Antofagasta, Chile

Nelson Herrera

Director of the Master of Science in Engineering Program with Specialization in Metallurgy
Catholic University of the North, Chile