Pablo Carvallo

Chair

Director of Operations
Glencore, Chile

Mariana Concha

2025 Chair

Corporate Water and Tailings Manager
Codelco, Chile

Gladys Vidal

Program Director and Co-Organizer

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

Nathalie Jamett

Co-Organizer

Senior Researcher
SMI Chile

Omar del Castillo

Co-Organizer

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

Carlos Barahona

Executive Director

General Manager
Gecamin, Chile

Mimy Mackenzie

Conferences and Publications Manager
Gecamin, Chile

Andrea Rodríguez

Congress Coordinator
Gecamin, Chile

Francisca Miranda

Corporate Relations Coordinator
Gecamin, Chile

Christian Cintolesi

Directing Member

Principal Hydrogeologist, Americas
Anglo American, Chile

Tamara Johndrow

Directing Member

Director Tailings & Water
Freeport-McMoRan, EE.UU.

Francisco Rodríguez

Directing Member

CEO
Aguas Esperanza, Chile

Milton Rosales

Directing Member

Environment and Permitting Director
Vicuña, Argentina

Corrado Tore

Directing Member

Salar Hydrogeology Manager
SQM Salar, Chile

Salvador Villarino

Directing Member

General Manager
Aguas Nuevas, Chile

Darío Zegarra

Directing Member

Vicepresident (Head) External Relations & Social Performance LATAC
Newmont Mining, Peru

Abraham Carvajal

Business Development and Commercial Manager / CSL
CDM Smith, Chile

Adriana Sánchez

Technical Director Hydrogeology
WSP, United Kingdom

Alejandro Irarrázabal

General Manager
ECOS Ingeniería, Chile

Alex Schwarz

Academic and Researcher
Universidad de Concepción, Chile

Alfredo Huamani

Principal Hydrogeologist and General Manager
Global Yaku Consultores, Peru

Andreas Kiekebusch

Environmental General Manager
Transnordestina Logística, Brazil

Ariel Muñoz

Senior Water Planning and Governance Engineer
Codelco, Chile

Betty Celis

Water Resources Manager
Klohn Crippen Berger, Peru

Carla Tapia

Business Development Manager
Nava Consulting, Chile

Carlos Foxley

General Manager
Proyectos y Equipos, Chile

Carlos Fredes

Business Development Manager
Oneka Technologies, Chile

Carlos Padilla

Head of Water Treatment and Desalination Division
Soltex, Chile

Carlos Sánchez

Corporate Superintendent Water Resources
Minsur, Peru

Carmen Neculita

Academic
Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Canada

Carolina Soto

Senior Specialist Hydrogeology
BHP, Chile

Cecilia Lichtschein

Environmental Manager Expert
Blue Pampa, Argentina

Claudia Galleguillos

Chief Advisor Net Zero & Nature Positive
Fundación Chile

Claudia Ortiz

Associate Professor
Universidad de Santiago de Chile

Cristian Ortiz

General Manager
Hidroestudios, Chile

David Rubinos

Scientific Leader
SMI Chile

Diego Arán

Researcher
Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Eduardo Balladares

Associate Professor
Universidad de Concepción, Chile

Eilen Moeller

Team Lead Environment Monitoring
Cerro Negro, Newmont Mining Corporation, Argentina

Ernesto Ortiz

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

Federico Quezada

Lead Environment, Monitoring & Control
Newmont Mining, Argentina

Felipe Saavedra

Research Scientist – Rehabilitation
Alcoa, Australia

Félix Pérez

Senior Consultant
Hídrica Consultores, Chile

Felix Quartero

Business Developer & Trade Policy Advisor
Embassy of the Kingdom of The Netherlands

Fernando Damasio

Director
Data Riders Consulting, Brazil

Frans Janssen

Water Economic Advisor
Embassy of the Kingdom of The Netherlands

Germán Sandoval

Manager of Dams, Tailings, and Water Resources
División El Teniente, Codelco, Chile

Gilberto López

Key Account Manager E&WT
Tecfluid, Chile

Gino Cruz

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

Giovana Garcia

Water Resources Engineer
División El Teniente, Codelco, Chile

Gustavo Castelo

Environmental Project Engineer
Southern Peru Corporation, Peru

Hernán Aravena

General Manager of Water Services
Aguas CAP, Chile

Hernán Durán

Principal Partner
ECOISI, Chile

Ian Callow

Principal Hydrogeologist
Rio Tinto, Australia

Idoia Palacios

Head of Hydrogeological Modeling and Planning
Compañía Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi, chile

Ignacio Toro

Specialist in Water Resources and Climate Change
WSP, Chile

Jeff Simpson

President & CEO
Aquatic Life, Canadá

Jorge Poblete

Chief Executive Officer
We-Techs, Chile

José De Piérola

Consultant in Water Resources Management
Peru

José Luis Arumi

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

Jose Luis Valverde

Superintendent of Water Management
Freeport-McMoRan, Cerro Verde, Peru

Juan Coeymans

Business Development Manager
Skava Consulting, Chile

Juan Ovalle

Project Manager
Asesorias y Servicios BZ Naval Engineering, Chile

Juliana Duran

Head of Water Resources Specialty
Arcadis, Chile

Julio Vivanco

Corporate Pipeline Superintendent
Freeport-McMoRan, Chile

Karin Schulz

Senior Engineer, Innovation in Chemical Processes
Codelco, Chile

Lilian Salas

Corporate Director of Water Planning
Codelco, Chile

Luis Cabrera

Superintendent of Environmental Assessment and Assurance
Compañia Minera Antamina, Perú

Luis Cisternas

Director, Doctoral Program in Mineral Processing Engineering,
Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile

Marcelo Labrin

Latam Process Lead
Black & Veatch, Chile

Marco Salazar

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

May-Lin Almendras

Senior Geochemist
Arcadis, Chile

Mckevin Canicoba

Head of Water Resources
Anddes, Perú

Michael Rosko

General Manager
Montgomery & Associates Consultores, Chile

Miguel Angel Sanz

President
MS Water Consult, France

Milena Téllez

Operations Manager
WES, Peru

Olga López

Director of Mining and Environmental Planning
Gravillera Albania, Colombia

Olga Raventós

CEO
iAquant, Spain

Omar Gaete

Product Applications Expert - Mining
Veolia, Chile

Pablo Balart

Service Line Director
SLR Consulting, Chile

Pablo Peñaranda

Business Development Director Latin America
Black & Veatch, Chile

Pablo Wainstein

Principal Hydrologist, Glaciologist and Permafrost Expert
BGC Engineering, Canada

Pamela Muñoz

Technical Discipline Leader - Earth Science
SLR Consulting, Chile

Paola Poirrier

Professor
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaí­so, Chile

Rafael Palacios

Executive Vice President
Acades, Chile

Ricardo Oyarzún

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

Ricardo Ruano

Industrial Water Lead
Hatch, Chile

Ricardo Yáñez

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

Richard Perkins

Latin America President
Jord International, Australia

Sabina Alva

Specialists Water Planning
Newmont Mining, Peru

Santiago Montserrat

Researcher
Advanced Mining Technology Center, Universidad de Chile

Sat Sansar Singh

Executive Director
Mayco Consultores, Chile

Sebastián Morell

Water Superintendent
Los Bronces, Anglo American, Chile

Sergio Yi Choy

Water Resources Superintendent
Compañía Minera Antamina, Peru

Simón Vargas

Director of Strategic Development
Hidrica WRC, Chile

Solange Gantenbein

Project Manager
Mejores Prácticas Asociados, Chile

Srivinas Veerapaneni

Global Practice Technology Leader
Black & Veatch, USA

Sven Herlitz

General Manager
AguaEx, Chile

Tancredi Botto

Co- Founder & CEO
Muon Vision, EE.UU. y Chile

Verónica Morales

Professor
Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile

Victor Valdebenito

Senior Environmental Engineer
Minera Los Pelambres, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

Yurieth Quintero

PhD Fellow
Universidade Do Minho, Portugal

Rodrigo Reyes

Coordinator

Senior International Conferences Coordinator
Gecamin, Chile

Gladys Vidal

Program Director

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

José Luis Campos

Editorial Committee

Researcher
CHRIAM, Universidad de Concepcicón, Chile

Leopoldo Gutiérrez

Editorial Committee

Researcher
CHRIAM, Universidad de Concepcicón, Chile

Nathalie Jamett

Editorial Committee

Senior Researcher
SMI Chile

Facundo López

Editorial Committee

Associate Professor
Universidad Nacional de San Juan, Argentina

Zulma Menna

Editorial Committee

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

José Ojeda

Editorial Committee

Researcher
SMI Chile

Yendery Ramírez

Editorial Committee

Researcher
SMI Chile

Cristian Vega

Editorial Committee

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