Committees

About
Committees

The Organizing, Advisory and Editorial Committees support the promotion of the congress. Likewise, they support by determining the technical focus of the congress program. The Editorial committee reviews the written works that are received, establishing the highest technical quality. All committee members have a special price on registrations.

Organizing Committee

Executive Committee

Alejo Gutiérrez
Chair

Corporate Director ESG & Permitting
Capstone Copper, Canada

Lorena Ramírez
Chair 2025

Head of Corporate Affairs and Communications
BHP Pampa Norte, Chile

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

Directing Members

Luisa Cares

Future Development Manager at Cerro Colorado
BHP, Chile

Advisory Committee

Alexis Zarate

General Manager
Ambiental y Sectorial, Chile

Alfredo Ardiles

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

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

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

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

Juan Manuel López

Country Manager
INERCO, Chile

Karen Sepúlveda

Senior Environmental Specialist
BGC Ingeniería, Chile

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 Marquez

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

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

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

Patricio Walker

General Manager
ECOS, 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

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

Editorial Committee