Committees
- Organizing Committee
- Advisory Committee
- Technical Committee
Executive Committe
Carlos Castro
Chair
Commissioning Director, Ausenco, Peru
Tamara Johndrow
2021 Chair
Director Tailings & Water, Freeport-McMoRan, USA
César Pastén
Co-Organizer
Academic, AMTC, Universidad de Chile
Caius Priscu
Co-organizer
Adjunct Professor, Norman B Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering, The University of British Columbia, Canada
Jorge Macedo
Co-Organizer
Assistant Professor, Georgia Tech, TAILENG, USA
Carlos Barahona
Executive Director
General Manager, Gecamin, Chile
Hugo Quelopana
Program Chair
Project Manager, Delfing, Chile
Mimy Mackenzie
Conference Manager
Gecamin, Chile
Andrea Rodríguez
Conference Coordinator
Gecamin, Chile
Directing Members
Johan Boshoff
Directing Member
Group Head of Tailings, GoldFields, Australia
Boris Garcia
Directing Member
Manager of Tailings Dams and Civil Works., Gran Colombia Gold Corp., Colombia
Georgia Lysay
Directing Member
Director Tailings and Water, Freeport-McMoRan, USA
Kimberly Morrison
Directing Member
Director, Tailings & Water Management, Newmont Mining Corporation, USA
.jpg)
René Orellana
Directing Member
Tailings Corporate Manager, Codelco, Chile
Luis Tejada
Directing Member
International Expert in Geotechnics and Tailings, Brazil
Amanda Adams
Principal, Mining, Stantec, USA
José Ale
Geotechnics Manager, Wood, Peru
Eldert Besseling
Managing Director, NETICS, Netherlands
Daphne Dubois
Trade Commissioner, Embassy of Canada
Bruno Espinace
General Manager, Geotecnia Ambiental, Chile
Yuri Gallo
Director of Expansion Projects, Minsur, Peru
Ranjiv Gupta
Manager Tailings and Water, Freeport-McMoRan, USA
Sven Herlitz
General Manager, AguaEx, Germany, Chile, Peru
Katie Kruger
Manager Tailings, Crushed Leach and Water, Freeport-McMoRan, USA
Gordon McPhail
Director, Water, Waste and Land, Australia
José Mello
VP Operations & Business Development South America, Wood plc, Chile
Henk van Muijen
Market Director IHC Mining & Tunnelling, Royal IHC, The Netherlands
Marcelo Mussé
Associate Consultant,, Netke, Chile
Gabriela Novoa
Director of Strategic Relations, AMTC, Universidad de Chile
Marcos Pinto
General Manager, Códice Ingeniería, Chile
Silvana Dal Pozzo
Tailings Principal, BHP, Chile
Silverio Prota
General Manager, Anddes Asociados, Argentina
Jorge Riquelme
Project Manager, Hatch, Chile
Rodrigo Ruiz
Principal Directional Studies, BHP, Chile
Leonardo Salas
General Manager, COINGEC, Peru
Adriana Sánchez
Principal Hydrogeologist Minerals Americas, BHP, Chile
Fred Schoenbrunn
Director for Thickeners, FLSmidth, USA
Wagner Da Silva
Global Head Technology, Clariant Oil & Mining Solution, USA
David Stone
President, Minefill Services, USA
Bryan Ulrich
Vice President Geotechnics, Stantec, USA
Carlos Vilches
Corporate Director Water and Tailings, Codelco, Chile
Erik Vlot
Global Product Manager, Weir Minerals, Netherlands
Antônio Accioly
Senior Process Engineer, Westech Engineering, USA
Ghio Arenaldi
Project Engineer, Delfing, Chile
Sergio Barrera
Senior Tailings Consultant, Delfing, Chile
Cristóbal Binvignat
Operations and Engineering Manager, DLS Ingenieros Consultores, Chile
Harold Bolaños
Dams Expert Engineer, Minera Los Pelambres, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile
José Campaña
Geotechnics Consultant, Arcadis, Chile
Patricio Chacón
Head of Projects, Arcadis, Chile
Hernán Cifuentes
Principal Engineer Tailings, ATC Williams, Australia
Diana Comte
Head Professor, Universidad de Chile
Víctor Conejeros
Academic, Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile
Ramón Díaz
Senior Project Engineer, Freeport McMoran, Chile
Javier Duro
CEO & Founder, Dares Technology, Spain
Mansour Edraki
Associate Professor, SMI, University of Queensland, Australia
Arturo Fahrenkrog
Business and Project Development Manager, Geomediciones, Chile
Tim Fitton
Principal Engineer, Fitton Tailings Consultants, Australia
Rodrigo Friz
Senior Tailings Engineer, SRK Consulting, Chile
Pedro Galleguillos
Researcher, CICITEM, Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile
Roberto Gesche
Assistant Professor, Universidad de Chile
Alireza Ghirian
Geotechnical Engineer, Golder Associates, Canada
Nelson Herrera
Academic, Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile
Amanda Hevia
Project Engineer Civil-Tailings, Arcadis, Chile
Waldo Huallanca
Geotechnics Manager, Anddes Asociados, Perú
Diego Inzunza
Geotechnical Engineer, Knight Piesold, Chile
Ivette De Jesús
Geotechnical Engineer, BGC Engineering Inc, Dominican Republic
Elizabeth Lam
Director of the Research Nucleus, Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile
Joan Larrahondo
Professor, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia
Hernani Lima
Academic, Universidad Federal de Ouro Preto - UFOP, Brazi
Marcelo Llano
Principal Geotechnical Engineer, Red Earth Engineering, Australia
Sue Longo
Principal, Project Manager, Golder Associates, Canada
Rafael Luna
Senior Geotechnical Engineer, Golder, Perú
John Lupo
Senior Director Geotechnical Engineering, Newmont Mining Corporation, USA
Cristián Marambio
Senior Consultant in the area of Geochemistry and Closure of Mining, SRK Consulting, Chile
Lars Martinson
Product Manager, Minexxt, USA
Josh Moncrieff
Principal Advisor - Tailings & Dams, Capstone Mining, Canada
Adam Mouttet-Llanos
Regional Manager, ConeTec, Chile
Yunger Muñoz
Consultant, Independent, Peru
Juan Ojeda
Water and Tailings Senior Supervisor, Mineras Las Bambas, MMG, Peru
Claudia Ortiz
Professor, Universidad de Santiago, Chile
Kate Patterson
Associate, Tailings and Water Resources Engineer, Klohn Crippen Berger, Canada
John Pottie
Geotechnical Engineering Manager, Teck Resources, Chile
Renmin Pretell
Graduate Student Researcher, University of California, Davis, USA
Greg Puro
Manager Environment - Dams and Closure, Vale, Brazil
Kenneth Rahal
Process Manager - Tailings, FLSmidth, USA
David Reid
Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia
Daniel Rocha
Geotechnical Coordinator, Nexa Resources, Brazil
Andrea López Schmidt
Principal Technology Development - Tailings HDS, Anglo American, Chile
Daniel Servigna
Mining Branch Manager, Associate Geotechnical Engineer, Wood, USA
Shahé Shnorhokian
Lecturer and Research Associate, McGill University, Canada
Marvin Silva
Principal Geotechnical Engineer, AECOM, USA
Nicholas Thompson
Specialist Engineer Tailings & Dams, Rio Tinto, Australia
Marina Trevizolli
User Success Manager, Senior Application Engineer - Geotechnical, Bentley Systems, Brazil
Pamela Valenzuela
Professor, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile
John Wates
Geotechnical and Tailings Engineer, John Wates Consulting, South Africa
.jpg)
Claudia Welkner
Principal Civil Engineer, BHP, Minerals Americas
Antônio Accioly
Senior Process Engineer Westech Engineering, USA
Ghio Arenaldi
Project Engineer Delfing, Chile
Sergio Barrera
Senior Tailings Consultant Delfing, Chile
Cristóbal Binvignat
Operations and Engineering Manager DLS Ingenieros Consultores, Chile
Harold Bolaños
Dams Expert Engineer Minera Los Pelambres, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile
José Campaña
Geotechnics Consultant Arcadis, Chile
Patricio Chacón
Head of Projects Arcadis, Chile
Hernán Cifuentes
Principal Engineer Tailings ATC Williams, Australia
Diana Comte
Head Professor Universidad de Chile
Víctor Conejeros
Academic Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile
Ramón Díaz
Senior Project Engineer Freeport McMoran, Chile
Javier Duro
CEO & Founder Dares Technology, Spain
Mansour Edraki
Associate Professor SMI, University of Queensland, Australia
Arturo Fahrenkrog
Business and Project Development Manager Geomediciones, Chile
Tim Fitton
Principal Engineer Fitton Tailings Consultants, Australia
Rodrigo Friz
Senior Tailings Engineer SRK Consulting, Chile
Pedro Galleguillos
Researcher CICITEM, Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile
Roberto Gesche
Assistant Professor Universidad de Chile
Alireza Ghirian
Geotechnical Engineer Golder Associates, Canada
Nelson Herrera
Academic Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile
Amanda Hevia
Project Engineer Civil-Tailings Arcadis, Chile
Waldo Huallanca
Geotechnics Manager Anddes Asociados, Perú
Diego Inzunza
Geotechnical Engineer Knight Piesold, Chile
Ivette De Jesús
Geotechnical Engineer BGC Engineering Inc, Dominican Republic
Elizabeth Lam
Director of the Research Nucleus Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile
Joan Larrahondo
Professor Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia
Hernani Lima
Academic Universidad Federal de Ouro Preto - UFOP, Brazi
Marcelo Llano
Principal Geotechnical Engineer Red Earth Engineering, Australia
Sue Longo
Principal, Project Manager Golder Associates, Canada
Rafael Luna
Senior Geotechnical Engineer Golder, Perú
John Lupo
Senior Director Geotechnical Engineering Newmont Mining Corporation, USA
Cristián Marambio
Senior Consultant in the area of Geochemistry and Closure of Mining SRK Consulting, Chile
Lars Martinson
Product Manager Minexxt, USA
Josh Moncrieff
Principal Advisor - Tailings & Dams Capstone Mining, Canada
Adam Mouttet-Llanos
Regional Manager ConeTec, Chile
Yunger Muñoz
Consultant Independent, Peru
Juan Ojeda
Water and Tailings Senior Supervisor Mineras Las Bambas, MMG, Peru
Claudia Ortiz
Professor Universidad de Santiago, Chile
Kate Patterson
Associate, Tailings and Water Resources Engineer Klohn Crippen Berger, Canada
John Pottie
Geotechnical Engineering Manager Teck Resources, Chile
Renmin Pretell
Graduate Student Researcher University of California, Davis, USA
Greg Puro
Manager Environment - Dams and Closure Vale, Brazil
Kenneth Rahal
Process Manager - Tailings FLSmidth, USA
David Reid
Research Fellow The University of Western Australia
Daniel Rocha
Geotechnical Coordinator Nexa Resources, Brazil
Andrea López Schmidt
Principal Technology Development - Tailings HDS Anglo American, Chile
Daniel Servigna
Mining Branch Manager, Associate Geotechnical Engineer Wood, USA
Shahé Shnorhokian
Lecturer and Research Associate McGill University, Canada
Marvin Silva
Principal Geotechnical Engineer AECOM, USA
Nicholas Thompson
Specialist Engineer Tailings & Dams Rio Tinto, Australia
Marina Trevizolli
User Success Manager, Senior Application Engineer - Geotechnical Bentley Systems, Brazil
Pamela Valenzuela
Professor Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile
John Wates
Geotechnical and Tailings Engineer John Wates Consulting, South Africa
Claudia Welkner
Principal Civil Engineer BHP, Minerals Americas
