Water Congress 2025

Committees

Organizing Committee
Advisory Committee
Editorial Committee

Executive Committe

Mariana Concha

Chair

Corporate Water Manager, Codelco, Chile

Ingrid Oyarzún

2024 Chair

President Eramet Ideas & VP Innovation, Eramet, France

Gladys Vidal

Co-Organizer

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

David Rubinos

Co-Organizer

Scientific Lead, SMI-ICE Chile

Omar del Castillo

Co-Organizer

Director of the Hydraulic Research Institute, Universidad Nacional de San Juan, Argentina

Konstantina Katsanou

Co-Organizer

Senior Lecturer/Researcher in Water Quality Assessment and Monitoring, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education

Jacques Wiertz

Program Director

Associate Professor, Universidad de Chile

Carlos Barahona

Executive Director

General Manager, Gecamin, Chile

Mimy Mackenzie

Conferences and Publications Manager, Gecamin, Chile

Carla Caro

Corporate Relations Coordinator

Gecamin, Chile

Andrea Rodríguez

Congress Coordinator

Gecamin, Chile

Directing Members

Sandra Henríquez

Environment and Water Resources Manager, Acting, Quebrada Blanca,Teck Resources, Chile

Rodrigo Sanhueza

Directing Member

General Director of Water, DGA, Ministerio de Obras Públicas, Gobierno de Chile

Alfio Miraval

Directing Member

Water Resources and Tailings Manager, Compañía Minera Antapaccay, Peru

Willyan Debastiani

Directing Member

Water Resources Manager, Vale, Brazil

Solange Dussaubat

Directing Member

Water Resources Manager, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

Francisca Chadwick

Directing Member

Principal Water Resources Engineer Americas, Anglo American, Chile

Edgar Quiroz

Directing Member

Water and Tailings Manager, Minera Las Bambas, MMG, Peru

Paul Maidstone

Directing Member

Global Head Environment, Glencore Zinc, Switzerland

Ricardo Ruano

Directing Member

Water Manager, Barrick Gold Corporation, Chile

Christian Cintolesi

Directing Member

Principal Hydrogeologist, Americas, Anglo American, Chile

Darío Zegarra

Directing Member

Country Manager, Newmont Mining, Peru

Osvaldo Aduvire

Chief of the Environmental Department, SRK Consulting, Peru

May-Lin Almendras

Senior Geochemist, Arcadis, Chile

Diego Arán

General Manager, Inproyen Consulting, Spain

Felipe Aravena

Executive Director, Ecopreneur, Chile

Álvaro Araya

Managing Partner, EHQP, Chile

Sebastián Arriagada

Specialist Engineer A, División Andina, Codelco, Chile

Alberto Baeza

Head of HR Operations Unit, El Teniente Division, Codelco, Chile

Eduardo Balladares

Professor, Universidad de Concepción, Chile

Luis Barba

General Manager of Water Resources, WES, Peru

Osvaldo Bascur

Principal Digital Transformation, OSB Digital, USA

Thomas Baumgartl

Professor, Federation University Australia

Félix Bogliolo

Founding Partner & CEO, Vía Marina, France

Tancredi Botto

Co- Founder & CEO, Muon Vision, USA and Chile

Ian Callow

Principal Hydrogeologist, Rio Tinto, Australia

Gustavo Castelo

Engineer Environmental Projects, Southern Peru Copper Corporation

Carlos Castillo

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

Eugenio Celedón

President, Hidrogestión Ingeniería y Proyectos, Chile

Betty Celis

Water Resources Manager, Klohn Crippen Berger, Peru

Pablo Chong

Head of Projects and Innovation, Hídrica Consultores, Chile

Juan Coeymans

Business Development Manager, Skava Consulting, Chile

Damián Córdoba

Hydrogeological Engineer, Codelco, Chile

Gino Cruz

Partner Lawyer, Cruz Jullian Abogados Consultores, Chile

Marcela Curotto

Geochemical Discipline and Mine Closure Leader, SRK Consulting, Chile

Daniela Desormeaux

Studies Director, Vantaz, Chile

Mauricio Díaz

General Manager, Atlantium, Chile

Amparo Domínguez

Head of Innovation and Marketing, Hydroscada, Chile

Hernán Durán

President of the Environment Commission,, Engineering College, Chile

Emilio Escobar

General Manager Latin America, Iko Coletanche Sudamérica, Chile

Gustavo Estay

Strategic Relationship Manager, CyD Ingenieria, Chile

Julio Faúndes

General Manager, Hidrica WRC, Chile

Caterina Fiocco

Permit Engineer, Minera Candelaria, Lundin Mining, Chile

Carlos Foxley

Director, Asociación Chilena de Desalinización (ACADES), Chile

Rodrigo Friz

TSF Governance Superintendent, Sierra Gorda SCM, Chile

Sergio Fuentes

Desalination and Reuse Corporate Manager, Aguas Nuevas, Chile

Marino Fuentes

Senior Hydogeologist, Stantec, Peru

Patricia Fuentes

CEO, BlueOakCorp, Chile

Omar Gaete

Product Applications Expert - Mining, Veolia, Chile

Claudia Galleguillos

Leader in Sustainable Business, Fundación Chile

Solange Gantenbein

Project Manager, Mejores Prácticas Asociados, Chile

Christian González

Environmental Compliance Corporate Director, ENAP, Chile

Sven Herlitz

General Manager, AguaEx, Chile

Patricio Herrera

General Manager, Econssa, Chile

Leandro Herrera

CEO, GAIA Ecoingenieria, Chile

Claudia Hidalgo

Hydrogeologist, BCG Engineering, Canada

Juan Ibáñez

Academic, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile

Alejandro Irarrázabal

CEO, ECOS Ingeniería en Integridad, Chile

Frans Janssen

Economic Advisor, Embassy of the Kingdom of The Netherlands

Bill Kappel

President, Applied Weather Associates, USA

Alberto Kresse

Planning Manager, Aguas Nuevas, Chile

Pierre Krop

Technical Commercial Assistant Manager, Soletanche Bachy, Chile

Cecilia Lichtschein

Environmental Management Expert, Blue Pampa, Argentina

Gilberto López

Key Account Manager E&WT, Tecfluid, Chile

María Maldonado

Senior Water Resources Specialist, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

Jorge Martínez

Pipelines Global Practice Lead, Ausenco, Chile

John McCartney

Regional Hydrogeology Practice, Lead, Ausenco, Chile

María Pía Mena

Associate Professor, Universidad de Chile

Daniel Miranda

Deputy General Manager, Herrenknecht, Chile

Víctor Monsalvo

Head of Eco-efficiency Area, Aqualia, Spain

Verónica Morales

Professor, Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile

Álvaro Moreno

Managing Partner, SWS Chile

Carlos Morillo

Water and Process Leader, Stantec, Chile

Carmen Neculita

Academic, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Canada

Patricio Olivares

Biodiversity Engineer, Specialist SoAm, Ausenco, Chile

Cristian Ortiz

General Manager, Hidroestudios, Chile

Ernesto Ortiz

PhD(c) Sydney University, Environmental Advisor, UNCO Algarrobo, Chile

Claudia Ortiz

Associate Professor, Universidad de Santiago de Chile

Óscar Osores

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

Ricardo Oyarzún

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

Carlos Padilla

Product Manager, Water and Wastewater Treatment, Soltex, Chile

Rafael Palacios

Executive Vice President, Acades, Chile

Carla Peña

General Manager, Yastay Consultores, Chile

Pablo Peñaranda

Business Development Director Latin America, Black & Veatch, Chile

Vilma Pérez

Sustainability Leader, Arcadis, Chile

Félix Pérez

Senior Consultant, Hídrica Consultores, Chile

Jerry Perkins

Independent Consultant, Chile

Raymond Philippe

General Manager, Skarn Water, Spain

José De Piérola

Independent Consultant, Peru

Jorge Poblete

Chief Executive Officer, We-Techs, Chile

Pablo Rengifo

Mining Sector Leader, SGA, Chile

Juan Retamales

General Manager, Operaciones Ambientales, Chile

Claudio Reyes

Senior Management Consultant, AWUA, Chile

Nagibe Rincón

Risk Management Deputy Manager, Esval, Chile

Roberto Rodríguez

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

Nestor Rojas

Engineering Manager, CDM Smith, Chile

Jorge Rojas

Head of the Sociology Department, Universidad de Concepción, Chile

Marco Salazar

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

Adriana Sánchez

Lead Principal Global Hydrogeology, BHP, Chile

Carlos Sánchez

Corporate Superintendent Water Resources, Minsur, Peru

Miguel Angel Sanz

President, MS Water Consult, France

Juan Pablo Schuster

Principal Consultant, SRK Consulting, Chile

Paulina Segura

Operations Manager, Mantos Group, Chile

Juan Seleme

Senior CSR and Sustainable Development Consultant, Independent, Chile

Juan Antonio Seleme

Independent Consultant, Chile

Rodrigo Silva

CEO, Trends, Chile

Jeff Simpson

President & CEO, Aquatic Life, Canada

Sat Sansar Singh

Executive Director, Mayco Consultores, Chile

Rodrigo Sosa

Sales Managing Director, Sulzer, Chile

Kathia Tabra

Staff Scientist – Hydrogeochemistry, Knight Piesold, Peru

Nelson Tapia

General Manager, NATG, Chile

Ignacio Toro

Water Resources and Climate Change Specialist, WSP, Chile

Gabriel Troncoso

Development Manager and Consultant, Geko-Dip, Chile

José Luis Usnayo

Assistant Manager of Operational Performance, Aguas Andina, Chile

Victor Valdebenito

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

Francisco Valdivieso

Consulting and Sustainability Manager, Arcadis, Chile

Pamela Valenzuela

Professor, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile

Carolina del Valle

Environmental Manager, Cerro Negro, Newmont, Argentina

Danny Vercelli

Deputy General Manager, Cosapi, Peru

Salvador Villarino

General Manager, Aguas Nuevas, Chile

Marco Viveros

Deputy Manager Water Treatment, Cotaco, Chile

Pablo Wainstein

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

Georg Welzel

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

Ricardo Yáñez

Head of Engineering for Water and Tailings, Freeport-McMoRan, Chile

Jed Youngs

Practice Lead Water Stewardship, BHP, Australia

José Luis Campos

Associate Professor, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile

Jesús Casas

Senior Process Consultant, Chile

Mauricio Correa

Research Associate, Advanced Mining Technology Center (AMTC), Universidad de Chile

Zöe Fleming

Research Professor, Centro de Investigación en Tecnologías para la Sociedad, Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile

Andreina García

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

Leopoldo Gutiérrez

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

Oscar Jerez

Director of the Institute of Applied Economic Geology, Universidad de Concepción, Chile

Patricio Loncomilla

Research Associate, Advanced Mining Technology Center (AMTC), Universidad de Chile

Carlos Lopez

Associate Professor of Sanitary Engineering, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education

Analía Meissl

Editorial Committee

Director of the Postgraduate Specialization Program in Water Technologies, Universidad Nacional de San Juan, Argentina

Zulma Menna

Editorial Committee

Deputy Director of the Hydraulic Research Institute, Universidad Nacional de San Juan, Argentina

Santiago Montserrat

Researcher, Advanced Mining Technology Center, Universidad de Chile

Yarko Niño

Researcher, Advanced Mining Technology Center, Universidad de Chile

Michelle Quilaqueo

Researcher, Advanced Mining Technology Center, Universidad de Chile

Yurieth Quintero

Researcher, Advanced Mining Technology Center, Universidad de Chile

Sergio Salinas

Head of Water Supply, Sanitation and Environmental Engineering Department, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Netherlands

Cristian Vega

Editorial Committee

Member of the Council of the Hydraulic Research Institute, Universidad Nacional de San Juan, Argentina

Gladys Vidal

Editorial Committee

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

Jochen Wenninger

Head of the Water Resources and Ecosystems Department, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education

Jacques Wiertz

Head Editor

Associate Professor, Universidad de Chile

José Luis Campos

Associate Professor, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile

Jesús Casas

Senior Process Consultant, Chile

Mauricio Correa

Research Associate, Advanced Mining Technology Center (AMTC), Universidad de Chile

Zöe Fleming

Research Professor, Centro de Investigación en Tecnologías para la Sociedad, Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile

Andreina García

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

Leopoldo Gutiérrez

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

Oscar Jerez

Director of the Institute of Applied Economic Geology, Universidad de Concepción, Chile

Patricio Loncomilla

Research Associate, Advanced Mining Technology Center (AMTC), Universidad de Chile

Carlos Lopez

Associate Professor of Sanitary Engineering, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education

Analía Meissl

Editorial Committee

Director of the Postgraduate Specialization Program in Water Technologies, Universidad Nacional de San Juan, Argentina

Zulma Menna

Editorial Committee

Deputy Director of the Hydraulic Research Institute, Universidad Nacional de San Juan, Argentina

Santiago Montserrat

Researcher, Advanced Mining Technology Center, Universidad de Chile

Yarko Niño

Researcher, Advanced Mining Technology Center, Universidad de Chile

Michelle Quilaqueo

Researcher, Advanced Mining Technology Center, Universidad de Chile

Yurieth Quintero

Researcher, Advanced Mining Technology Center, Universidad de Chile

Sergio Salinas

Head of Water Supply, Sanitation and Environmental Engineering Department, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Netherlands

Cristian Vega

Editorial Committee

Member of the Council of the Hydraulic Research Institute, Universidad Nacional de San Juan, Argentina

Gladys Vidal

Editorial Committee

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

Jochen Wenninger

Head of the Water Resources and Ecosystems Department, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education

Jacques Wiertz

Head Editor

Associate Professor, Universidad de Chile

Executive Committe

Directing Members

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