Day 2 Welcome: Business Coffee & Networking Lounge
Strategic Connections to Start the Day
Welcome to the second day of activities with a networking coffee session.
2025 Agenda
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August 5, 2025
Program Schedule
Day 2 Schedule
Forward Faster: Sustainability with Real Impact in the Mining Industry
The Global Compact’s Approach to Accelerating the 2030 Agenda Through Private Sector Action
Speakers
Flavio Fuertes
Executive Director, UN Global Compact Argentina – A United Nations Initiative
Water, Myths and Prohibitions in Argentine Mining
Speakers
Pablo Marcet
President, Geo Logic
Water as Enabling Infrastructure for the Development of Large-Scale Mining Projects
The Evolving Relationship Between Water and Mining in the Era of Regenerative Collaboration
Speakers
David Purkey
Director of the Center for Latin America, Institute of the Environment of Stockholm
Juan Camezzana
Director of Operations LATAM, H2O Innovation
Lorena Chara
Director, French Development Agency
Matías Guichón
Water and Sanitation Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank
Carlos Foxley
President, Chilean Desalination Association
Eduardo Barrera
Moderator. International Advisor and Consultant, European Union
KGHM: Integrated Production, Global Expansion & Sustainability in Copper Mining
Strategies, Technologies, and Regulatory Frameworks From International Copper Producers
Speakers
Maciej Matuszewski
Director Development of Foreign Projects, KGHM Poland
Mariusz Lasek
General Manager, KGHM Chile
Mining with a Forward Vision: Modular Solutions for Safer, More Efficient, and Competitive Operations
How Modularization Is Transforming Large-Scale Operations in Remote and High-Complexity Environments
Speakers
Einari Ojala
Director de Soluciones para Plantas en Sudamérica, Metso
Networking Break
Midday Refreshments Interlude
Exploring Today to Build the Major Mines of Tomorrow
Innovation, Investment, and Territory: How to Accelerate Early-Stage Mining Development
Speakers
Michael Meding
President, Argentine Mining Explorers Group (GEMERA)
A Shared Mountain Range: Argentina–Chile Mining Integration in the New Copper Era
Binational Opportunities in the Context of the Global Energy Transition
Speakers
Cristián Cifuentes
Public Policy Coordinator, CESCO (Chile)
Victor Delbuono
Natural Resources Researcher, Fundar
Legal and Strategic Keys for Mining Project Development
Regulations, Risks, and Opportunities in the Evolving Legal Landscape of Copper
Speakers
Florencia Heredia
Partner, Allende & Brea
Sergio Hernández Núñez
Legal Advisor in Mining, Chile
Beatriz Krom
Founder, Krom & Associates; Professor, University of Buenos Aires
Úrsula Zavala Carlín
Natural Resources and Environment Counsel, Rodrigo - Elías & Medrano Abogados, Peru
Silvia Bauni
Moderator. Mining Law Specialist