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Committees

Organizing Committee
Advisory Committee
Editorial Committee

Executive Committe

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Ingrid Oyarzún

Chair

President Eramet Ideas & VP Innovation, Eramet, France

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Sofía Mordojovich

2023 Chair

Water Resources Manager, Teck Resources, Chile

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Andreina García

Co-Organizer

Associate Professor, Dpto. Ingeniería de Minas (DIMIN), Universidad de Chile

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Gladys Vidal

Co-Organizer

Director, Centro de Recursos Hídricos para la Agricultura y la Minería (CRHIAM), Chile

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Giovana Garcia

Co-Organizer

Research Engineer, SMI-ICE-Chile

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Diakher Madioune

Co-Organizer

Researcher, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Senegal

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Jacques Wiertz

Program Chair

Associate Professor, Universidad de Chile

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Carlos Barahona

Executive Director

General Manager, Gecamin, Chile

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Mimy Mackenzie

Conferences and Publications Manager, Gecamin, Chile

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Rodrigo Reyes

Coordinator

International Conferences Senior Coordinator, Gecamin, Chile

Directing Members

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Will Debastiani

Directing Member

Water Resources Manager, Vale, Brazil

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Mariana Concha

Directing Member

Corporate Water Manager, Codelco, Chile

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Alfio Miraval

Directing Member

Water Resources Manager, Compañía Minera Antapaccay, Peru

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Naid García

Directing Member

Environment Manager, Pampa Norte, BHP, Chile

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Ricardo Ruano

Directing Member

Water Manager, Barrick Gold Corporation, Chile

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Kelly Payne

Directing Member

Water & Closure Strategic Planning Director, Newmont Mining, USA

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Solange Dussaubat

Directing Member

Water Resources Manager, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

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Paul Maidstone

Directing Member

Global Head Environment, Glencore Zinc, Switzerland

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Cristian Núñez

Directing Member

Deputy General Director, Dirección General de Aguas (DGA), Chile

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Catalina Orb

Directing Member

Environmental Sustainability Deputy Manager, Albemarle, Chile

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Christian Cintolesi

Principal Hydrogeologist, Americas, Anglo American, Chile

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Pablo Pisani

Corporate Affairs Manager, SQM, Chile

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Osvaldo Aduvire

Chief of the Environmental Department, SRK Consulting, Peru

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Douglas Aitken

Executive Director, SMI-ICE-Chile

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Francisco Ángel

Development Engineer, Ceibo, Chile

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Diego Arán

General Manager, Inproyen Consulting, Spain

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Celedonio Aranda

Senior Environmental Engineer, Cía. Minera Antamina, Peru

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Sebastián Arriagada

Head of Water Resources Operations, Andina Division, Codelco, Chile

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José Luis Arumi

Principal Research Fellow, Centro de Recursos Hídricos para la Agricultura y la Minería (CRHIAM) , Chile

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Raúl Avila

Project Manager, Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde, Peru

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Eduardo Balladares

Professor, Universidad de Concepción, Chile

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Luis Barba

General Manager of Water Resources, WES, Peru

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Osvaldo Bascur

Principal Digital Transformation, OSB Digital, USA

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Thomas Baumgartl

Professor, Federation University Australia

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Peter Beckett

Professor, Laurentian University, Canada

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Herve Buisson

Senior Process Expert - Innovation and Technologies, Veolia Water Technologies, France

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Ian Callow

Principal Hydrogeologist, Rio Tinto, Australia

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Gustavo Castelo

Engineer Environmental Projects, Southern Peru Corporation, Peru

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Carlos Castillo

Superintendent Water and Tailings Planning, El Teniente Division, Codelco, Chile

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Eugenio Celedón

President, Hidrogestión Ingeniería y Proyectos, Chile

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Jorge Chávez

General Manager, EnvPhys, Peru

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Pablo Chong

Head of Projects and Innovation, Hídrica Consultores, Chile

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Juan Coeymans

Business Development Manager, Skava Consulting, Chile

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Damián Córdoba

Hydrogeological Engineer, Codelco, Chile

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Claire Coté

Director, SMI-CWiMI, University of Queensland, Australia

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Lucie Coudert

Professor, Institut de Recherche en Mines et Environnement (IRME), UQAT, Canada

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Gino Cruz

Partner Lawyer, Cruz Jullian Abogados Consultores, Chile

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Víctor Cruz

Water Resources Engineer, Codelco, Chile

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Marcela Cubillos

Project Coordinator, Gestiona Consultores, Chile

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Marcela Curotto

Geochemical Discipline and Mine Closure Leader, SRK Consulting, Chile

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Amparo Domínguez

Head of Innovation and Marketing, Hydroscada, Chile

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Francisco Donoso

Advisor, Andess, Chile

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Guillermo Donoso

Professor, Pontificia Universidad Católica, Chile

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Robin Dufour

Vice President, Mining, DHI, Peru

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Gastón Dussaillant

Commercial and Finance Manager, Capta Hydro, Chile

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Humberto Estay

Principal Researcher, Process Engineering, Advanced Mining Technology Center, Universidad de Chile

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Raúl Farfán

Vice President Sustainability, PetroTal, Peru

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Julio Faúndes

General Manager, Hidrica Consultores, Chile

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Caterina Fiocco

Permit Engineer, Minera Candelaria, Lundin Mining, Chile

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Carlos Foxley

President, Asociación Chilena de Desalinización (ACADES), Chile

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Rodrigo Friz

Internal Registration Engineer (EoR), Sierra Gorda SCM, Chile

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Fabrizio Frugone

Natural Resources Area Manager, WSP, Chile

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Omar Gaete

Product Applications Expert - Mining, Veolia, Chile

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Claudia Galleguillos

Leader in Sustainable Business, Fundición Chile

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Solange Gantenbein

Project Manager, Mejores Prácticas Asociados, Chile

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Charles González

Hydrologist, Albemarle, Chile

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Leopoldo Gutiérrez

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

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Nelson Gutiérrez

Water Resources Superintendent, Anglo American, Chile

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Sven Herlitz

General Manager, AguaEx, Chile

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Franco Hermosilla

Area Manager, BHP, Chile

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Alex Hood

Partner, Liability Portfolio Management and Remediation, ERM, USA

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Juan Ibáñez

Professor, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile

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Sergio Iriarte

General Manager and Partner, ICA Geoconsultores, Chile

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Nicolás Iturra

General Manager, Montgomery & Associates Consultores, Chile

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Upmanu Lall

Director, The Water Institute, Arizona State University, USA

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André Lauriano

Partner and Director, GWS Engenharia, Brazil

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Cecilia Lichtschein

Environmental Management Expert, Blue Pampa, Argentina

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Diego Lizana

Executive Director, Ecodesarrollo, Chile

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Andrés López

Environmental Planning & Ecology Manager, Ausenco, Chile

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Oscar López

General Manager Latin America, BQE Water, Chile

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María Maldonado

Senior Water Resources Specialist, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

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Cristián Marambio

Principal Mine Closure, Stantec, Chile

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Álvaro San Martín

Water Resources Manager, Ausenco, Chile

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Víctor Monsalvo

Head of Eco-efficiency Area, Aqualia, Spain

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Verónica Morales

Professor, Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile

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Carmen Neculita

Academic, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Canada

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Leif Nilsson

Director, Membrane Specialists South America, Brazil

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Jorge Olave

Director, Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Recursos Hídricos, Chile

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Cristian Ortiz

General Manager, Hidroestudios, Chile

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Claudia Ortiz

Professor, Universidad de Santiago, Chile

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Óscar Osores

Process, Maintenance and Water Management Superintendent, Mina Pierina, Barrick, Peru

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Ricardo Oyarzún

Academic Specialist in Water Resources and Environment, Universidad La Serena, Chile

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Carlos Padilla

Product Manager, Soltex, Chile

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Claudia Papic

General Manager, Fondo de Agua Santiago Maipo, Chile

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Lincar Pedroni

Director Water, Tailings & Dam Safety, IAMGOLD Corporation

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Vilma Pérez

Sustainability Leader, Arcadis, Chile

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Félix Pérez

Senior Consultant, Hídrica Consultores, Chile

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Jerry Perkins

Director, JPA, Chile

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Raymond Philippe

General Manager, Skarn Water, Netherlands

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Jorge Poblete

Chief Executive Officer, We-Techs, Chile

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Paola Poirrier

Professor, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile

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Andrés Ramírez

Professor, Universidad de Concepción, Chile

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Claudio Reyes

Senior Management Consultant, AWUA, Chile

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Edgardo Rivas

Head of Environmental Studies and Climate Change, Cía. Minera del Pacífico (CMP), Chile

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Roberto Rodríguez

Senior Scientist, Centro Nacional Instituto Geológico y Minero de España (CN IGME)

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Miquel Rovira

Sustainability Area Director, Eurecat - Technology Centre of Catalonia, Spain

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Felipe Saavedra

Environment Researcher, SMI-ICE Chile

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Marco Salazar

Senior Water Engineer, Minera Los Pelambres, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

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Nicolás Saldaña

Mining Waste Management and Governance Manager, Southern Peaks Mining, Peru

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Sergio Salinas

Associate Professor, UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Netherlands

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Adriana Sánchez

Principal Hydrogeologist Minerals Americas, BHP, Chile

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Carlos Sánchez

Corporate Superintendent of Water Resources, Minsur, Peru

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Paulina Segura

Operations Manager, Mantos Group, Chile

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Marcela Sepulveda

Community Relations Manager, Clean Tech Lithium, Chile

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Marcelo Sepúlveda

Superintendent Water Resources Planning, Minera Los Pelambres, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

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Rodrigo Silva

CEO, Trends, Chile

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Sat Sansar Singh

Executive Director, Mayco Consultores, Chile

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Ross Smith

Director, Hydrobiology, Australia

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Nicolás Starck

Water Resources Specialist, Codelco, Chile

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Kathia Tabra

Environmental Scientist, Knight Piesold, Peru

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Ignacio Toro

Water Resources and Climate Change Specialist, WSP, Chile

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Wendy Tyrrell

Director, The Long View Consulting, Australia

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Víctor Valdebenito

Senior Environmental Engineer, Los Pelambres, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

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Manuel Valdés

Head of Permitting Projects, Codelco, Chile

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Pamela Valenzuela

Professor, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile

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Carolina del Valle

Environmental Manager, Cerro Negro, Newmont, Argentina

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María de la Luz Vásquez

Head of Environment Unit, Ministerio de Minería, Chile

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Danny Vercelli

Director of Business Development - Sustainability Latin America, Ausenco, PerU

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Julio César Vivanco

Fluid Transport Superintendent, Los Pelambres, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

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Marco Viveros

Deputy Manager Water Treatment, Cotaco, Chile

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Katherine Viveros

Projects and Services Area Manager, Arcadis, Chile

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Pablo Wainstein

Principal Hydrologist, Glaciologist and Permafrost Expert, BGC Engineering, Canada

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Lesley Warren

Director, University of Toronto, Canada

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Andrew Watson

Senior Consultant, Stantec, USA

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Georg Welzel

Water Resources Specialist Engineer, División El Teniente, Codelco, Chile

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Ricardo Yáñez

Tailings and Water Project Manager, Cía. Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi, Chile

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Jed Youngs

Practice Lead Water Stewardship, BHP, Australia

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José Luis Campos

Associate Professor,, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile

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Jesús Casas

Senior Process Consultant, Chile

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Santiago Montserrat

Researcher, Advanced Mining Technology Center, Universidad de Chile

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José Ojeda

Processing Team Co-leader: Energy, Water and Emissions, SMI-ICE Chile

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Gonzalo Padilla

Co-owner, PRK Consulting, Chile

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Ana Lucía Prieto

Deputy Director, Department of Civil Engineering, Universidad de Chile

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Daniela Rubilar

Social Researcher, SMI-ICE Chile

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David Rubinos

Scientific Lead, SMI-ICE Chile

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Lina Uribe

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

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Dennis Vega

Energy, Water and Emissions Processing Leader, SMI-ICE Chile

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Gladys Vidal

Director, Centro de Recursos Hídricos para la Agricultura y la Minería (CRHIAM), Chile

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Jacques Wiertz

Associate Professor, Universidad de Chile

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José Luis Campos

Associate Professor,, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile

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Jesús Casas

Senior Process Consultant, Chile

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Santiago Montserrat

Researcher, Advanced Mining Technology Center, Universidad de Chile

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José Ojeda

Processing Team Co-leader: Energy, Water and Emissions, SMI-ICE Chile

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Gonzalo Padilla

Co-owner, PRK Consulting, Chile

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Ana Lucía Prieto

Deputy Director, Department of Civil Engineering, Universidad de Chile

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Daniela Rubilar

Social Researcher, SMI-ICE Chile

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David Rubinos

Scientific Lead, SMI-ICE Chile

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Lina Uribe

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

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Dennis Vega

Energy, Water and Emissions Processing Leader, SMI-ICE Chile

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Gladys Vidal

Director, Centro de Recursos Hídricos para la Agricultura y la Minería (CRHIAM), Chile

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Jacques Wiertz

Associate Professor, Universidad de Chile