2025 Agenda
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August 5, 2025
Program Schedule
Day 2 Schedule
Forward Faster: Real Impact Sustainability in the Mining Industry
A Business-Oriented Approach: The Global Compact’s Strategy to Align Productive Development With Corporate Responsibility
Speakers
Flavio Fuertes
Executive Director, UN Global Compact Argentina – A United Nations Initiative
Water, Myths, and Prohibitions in Argentine Mining
The Urgent Task of Demystifying Water Use in the Mining Industry
Speakers
Pablo Marcet
President, Geo Logic
Water as Enabling Infrastructure for the Development of Major Mining Projects
The Evolving Relationship Between Water and Mining in the Era of Regenerative Collaboration
Speakers
Camila García
Water Resources Specialist, Stockholm Environment Institute
Juan Camezzana
LATAM Operations Director, H2O Innovation
David Tauss
Project Officer, French Development Agency (AFD)
Matías Guichón
Water and Sanitation Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank
Carlos Foxley
Director, Chilean Desalination Association (ACADES)
Eduardo Barrera
Moderator. Expert Member, Commission on Energy, Mining and Agriculture, The Water Positive Think Tank / Advisor, European Union
Market Session by Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
Challenges and Opportunities for South American Copper
Speakers
Carlos Piñeiro Cruz
Senior Analyst – Copper Supply, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
Future-Focused Mining: Modular Solutions for Safer, More Efficient and Competitive Operations
How Modularization is Transforming the Development of Large-Scale Projects in Remote and Complex Locations
Speakers
Einari Ojala
Director, Plant Solutions South America, Metso
KGHM: Business Model of a Global Copper Production Leader
Integrated Production, Global Expansion, and Sustainability in Copper Mining
Speakers
Maciej Matuszewski
Director Development of Foreign Projects, KGHM Poland
Mariusz Lasek
General Manager, KGHM Chile
Refreshments
Midday Refreshments Interlude
Exploring Today to Build the Major Mines of Tomorrow
Innovation, Investment, and Territory: Keys to Energizing the Exploration Stage
Speakers
Michael Meding
President, Group of Mineral Exploration Companies of Argentina (GEMERA)
A Shared Mountain Range: Argentina–Chile Mining Integration in the New Copper Era
Binational Outlook Amid a Global Energy Transition
Speakers
Cristian Cifuentes
Public Policy Coordinator, CESCO (Chile)
Victor Delbuono
Energy and Mining Researcher, Fundar (Argentina)
Legal Foundations for Mining Project Development
Regulations, Risks, and Opportunities in the New Legal Geography of Copper
Speakers
Florencia Heredia
Partner, Allende & Brea
Sergio Hernández Núñez
Legal Advisor in Mining, Chile
Beatriz Krom
Founder, Krom & Asociados; Professor, University of Buenos Aires (UBA)
Úrsula Zavala Carlín
Natural Resources and Environment Counsel, Rodrigo - Elías & Medrano Abogados, Peru
María Gabriela Novoa
Senior Legal Director & Compliance Officer, Vicuña Corp.
Silvia Bauni
Moderator. Mining Law Specialist
Mining Suppliers at the Forefront
Local Development, Innovation, Strategic Alliances and Global Opportunities
Speakers
Nicolás Salgado
Executive Director, Worley Argentina
Santiago Azcona
CEO, DAMS Ingeniería
Eduardo Jaime
CEO, Industria Jaime
Norma Ramiro
Director of the Australia Chapter & Energy and Mining Commission, Asia Chamber
Jimena del Valle Daneri
Moderator . Mining Law Specialist, GPI Consulting