
Marielena Lucen
Professor of environmental engineering - University of Engineering and Technology, Peru
Marielena graduated with a MSC in water resource management at IHE-Delft. She has experience in leading and managing complex research projects within the public and private sectors and a proven track record of managing and developing watershed management strategies while read more
Andrew Nelson
Superintendent Water and Environment
An Honours graduate of La Trobe University and a Masters graduate of The University of Western Australia, Andrew is a senior advisor in the fields of Hydrogeology, Hydrogeochemistry and Mine Water Management. Working for Energy Resources Australia for the past three years, Andrew read more
Jocelyn Fraser
Research Associate - University of British Columbia

Julio César Soriano Monzalvo
Sub-coordinator - Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua
Julio César Soriano Monzalvo has a degree in civil engineering and a Master's degree in Engineering with a specialty in the integral management of water resources, both from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He has developed as coordinator read more
José N. De Piérola C
Senior Advisor in Mining Water Resources Management - Southern Peru Copper Corp
José Nicolás De Piérola has been the Water Resources Manager since 2005 at Southern Peru Copper Corp. His field of work is located in the area of mining operations in the south of Peru and its headquarters is Lima. He read more
Vladimiros Papangelakis
Director - Institute for Water Innovation
Vladimiros Papangelakis is a Professor and Industrial Research Chair in Water and Sustainable Extractive Metallurgy at the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry at the University of Toronto. He obtained a Diploma in Engineering from the National Technical University read more
Shirley Neault
Manager, Environment and Systems - Hudbay Minerals
Shirley has over 30 years of service with Hudbay Minerals and is currently the Manager, Environment and Systems. Shirley has held a key, on-going role within the management system for the last 18 years. That role has a strong focus read more
Jeffrey Lavergne
Chief Power Engineer - Vale Thompson
Jeffrey Lavergne is the Chief power engineer at Vale with a strong belief that making a mark in industry is in fact leaving no mark. He is currently a member of GARP, Global Association of Risk Professionals, working towards his read more
Lesley Warren
Director, Lassonde Institute of Mining - University of Toronto
Dr. Lesley Warren leads the Lassonde Institute of Mining at the University of Toronto as Managing Director and Chief Principal Investigator. She has an internationally recognized track record of integrated geochemical and microbiological investigation. As a leading expert, she has read more
Patricio Mártiz
Director - ALADYR

Bill Price
Environmental scientist - Natural Resources Canada
Professional Agrologist (P.Ag.) Work Experience Prior to 1989: Work for various B.C. mines 1989-1991: Environmental Consultant, Talisman Land Resource Consultants 1991-2003: Senior Technical Inspector, Reclamation Section, B.C. Ministry of Mines 2003-Present: Research Scientist, CanmetMINING, Natural Resources Canada Activities include: (1) read more
César Guzmán
Senior Specialist (Innovation, water management & liquid-solid separation processes) - CODELCO

Henrietta Salter
Principal Water Sustainability - Anglo American