Pamela Soto

2025 Chair

Manager Tailings & Water Australia
MMG, Australia

Guilherme Gomes

Co-Organizer

Professor
Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Brazil

Hugo Quelopana

Program Chair

Engineering Manager
Gestiona Consultores, Chile

Carlos Barahona

Executive Director

General Manager
Gecamin, Chile

Mimy Mackenzie

Conferences and Publications Manager
Gecamin, Chile

Rodrigo Reyes

Coordinator

Senior International Conferences Coordinator
Gecamin, Chile

María Grazzia Li

Corporate Relations Coordinator
Gecamin, Chile

Carlos Montes

International Engineering Development Manager
Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta, Canada

Aldo Muñoz

Researcher
Universidad de Chile

André Lima

Business Development Director
TPF Engenharia, Brazil

Bruno Espinace

General Manager
GA Consultores, Chile

Carla Tapia

Pipelines Manager
Shimin Ingeniería, Chile

Christian Ihle

Chief Innovation Officer
Shimin Ingeniería, Chile

Cristián Marambio

Principal Mine Closure
Stantec, Chile

Daniela Puma

Project Engineer
Arcadis, Chile

David Romo

Senior Project Manager, Partner
Newfields, USA

Domingos Neto

Geothecnic Engineer
Samarco, Brasil

Elizabeth Lam

Director of the Research Nucleus
Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile

Fernanda Kemeid

Manager SME Major Hazards - Global
Rio Tinto, Australia

Gerardo Soto

Academic
Universidad de Chile

Germán González

Engineer Responsible for Tailings Facilities (RTFE)
Cerro Negro, Newmont, Argentina

Gonzalo Padilla

Project Manager
CLMetcing, Chile

Gonzalo Zambrano

Assistant Professor, Geotechnical Engineering
University of Alberta, Canada

Hernán Cifuentes

Principal Consultant
TAILINGS HC, Australia

Ivette De Jesús

Tailings and Water Management Lead - San Nicolás Project
Teck Resources, Canada

Jaime Morales

Mining Center Director
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile

Javier Ubilla

Principal Geotechnical Engineer
NAVA Consulting, Chile

Jeffrey Barrett

Vice President Technology
Geokon, USA

Jerry Perkins

LATAM Representant
Jord International, Australia

John Wates

Geotechnical and Tailings Engineer
John Wates Consulting, South Africa

Juan José Moreno

Director
Tailex, Australia

Juan Ojeda

Water and Tailings Senior Supervisor
Mineras Las Bambas, MMG, Peru

Karina Monsalve

Project Review Engineer
Sernageomin, Chile

Luciana Sakuma

Civil Engineer - Dam Demolition
Vale, Brazil

Marcelo Llano

Principal Geotechnical Engineer
Red Earth Engineering, Australia

Marcelo Mussé

Consulting Partner
Netke, Chile

Miro Doring

Geophysicist
Geophysicist Institute of Mine Seismology, Canada

Pablo Vásquez

Tailings Manager
Shimin Ingeniería, Chile

Patricio Chacón

Head of Projects
Arcadis, Chile

Rafael Luna

Associate, Senior Geotechnical Engineer
WSP, Peru

Rafael Piton

Senior Geotechnical Engineer
Vale, Brazil

Rafael Santos

Senior Geologist
Vale Base Metals, Brasil

Ramón Díaz de León

Senior Project Engineer
Freeport McMoRan, Chile

Rebeca Brown

Specialist Projects
BHP, Chile

Reginaldo Alvares

Civil Maintenance Engineer
Norsk Hydro, Braszil

Rubén Olcay

Professor
Universidad Arturo Prat, Chile

Ruth Rain

Energy and Mining Specialist
CORFO, Chile

Sebastián Albayay

Lawyer
Kinross, Chile

Sergio Carrasco

Researcher
Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile

Sergio Palma

Academic
Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile

Tacio de Campos

Professor
Pontificia Universidad Católica Do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Timo Dobler

Process Engineer
BOKELA, Germany

Tobie Loftus

Principal Technology Development Manager
ENPROTEC, South Africa

Vicente San Martín

Project Engineer
Gestiona Consultores, Chile

Yahaira Barrueto

Postdoctoral Researcher
SMI-ICE Chile

Yasna Tapia

Academic
Universidad de Chile