2025 Program

Expomin Talks

DON EDMUNDO HALL

Thursday, April 24

Time: 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.

Title: LIBS Sensors: An innovative tool revolutionizing material characterization and process control

Speaker: Sadia Manzoor / Emilie Heezen

Company: Spectral

Time: 11:00 to 12:00 p.m.

Title: The future of non-nuclear density measurement: advantages and working principle

Speaker: Jan Peters

Company: Alia Instruments

MULTIPURPOSE ROOM 1

Thursday, April 24

Time: 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.

Title: Rotterdam, hub for critical and strategic materials

Speaker: Raquel van den Boogaard

Company: Port of Rotterdam

Time: 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Title: Lithium production without use of soda ash

Speaker: Peter Efrén

Company: Lithium Ark

ROOM 1

Tuesday, April 22

Time: 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Title: Jetsmart 2025 Highlights

Speaker: Pablo García

Company: Jetsmart

Time: 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Title: Drill to Mill

Speaker: Mike Kotraba

Company: Dyno Nobel Explosivos Chile

Time: 12:30 to 1:15 p.m.

Title: Integrity, custody chain and quality assurance in instrumental measurements. An application for structural data capture.

Speaker: Luis Ignacio Farfán Villegas

Company: SPT CHILE SPA

Time: 3:15 to 4:00 p.m.

Title: Integrated units for tailings repulping

Speaker: Guido Villamil

Company: IHC Mining

Time: 5:15 to 6:00 p.m.

Title: “Incorporation of Companies in Northwest Argentina” – San Juan

Speaker: Ailen Juri – Melisa Kerz – Juan Nicolás Tello – María Elena Amigo

Company: Montt Group

Wednesday, April 23

Time: 10:30 to 11:15 a.m.

Title: Unlimited Power

Speaker: Fernando Ramírez

Company: Makita

Time: 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Title: Enabling Solutions for Access to Restricted Mineral Reserves

Speaker: Christian Guerrero – Senior Manager Blast Engineering Latam, Orica
Daniela Desormeaux – Director of Studies, Vantaz Group

Company: Orica – Vantaz

Time: 12:30 p.m.

Title: Astromining: The Future of Space Mining and Its Relevance for Chile

Speaker: Fernando Bracco

Company: SK Godelius

Time: 1:30 to 2:15 p.m.

Title: Astromining: The future of mining vs the mining of the future – Scientific innovation and collaborative research for a resilient supply chain of critical raw materials

Speaker: Bruno Portela

Company: ITC - University of Twente

Time: 3:15 to 4:00 p.m.

Title: Digitization and Predictive Maintenance in Electrical Rooms

Speaker: Agustin Mendez and Luis Baca

Company: PRECISION LABS & PRECISION

Time: 4:15 to 5:00 p.m.

Title: LIBS Sensors: An Innovative Tool Revolutionizing Material Characterization and Process Control

Speaker: SPECTRAL

Company: Sadia Manzoor / Emile Heezen

Time: 5:15 to 6:00 p.m.

Title: 3D Digital Twin Technology in Mining

Speaker: Emmanuel SORIN / Alfredo PEDREROS

Company: SONABIM

Thursday, April 24

Time: 10:30 to 11:15 a.m.

Title: How is Chile positioned in the fuel and gas import market?

Speaker: Gabriela Ortega

Company: Gasco Minería

Time: 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Title: Panel: Working Together for a Sustainable Mining Industry

Speaker: Gaston Camus, Alexis Zorbas, Diana Orellana, Macarena Donoso

Company: PRECISION, ROCKWELL, BHP, CODELCO

Time: 12:30 p.m.

Title: Automation in Mining Asset Inspections

Speaker: Andrés Alvarado

Company: SK Godelius

Time: 1:30 to 2:15 p.m.

Title: Practical Use of Artificial Intelligence in Mining

Speaker: Jeromy Snel

Company: Optecs

Time: 3:15 to 4:00 p.m.

Title: The New Generation of Blasting Software: Next Gen SHOTPlus™

Speaker: Rafael Acosta – Manager Digital Solutions Latin America
Francisca Olivares – Business Development Lead Digital Solutions Latin America

Company: Orica

Time: 5:15 PM

Title: Discover, Recover, and Reuse Water with Veolia Innovations for Sustainable Mining

Speaker: Jerome Poujaud, Business Development Director, Veolia Chile-Peru
Diego Sierra, Sales Manager Latam South, Veolia Water Technologies
Omar Gaete, Products Application Specialist, Veolia Water Technologies

Company: Veolia

Friday, April 25

Time: 10:30 a.m.

Title: ANSUL Solutions for Fire Protection in Mining Vehicles

Speaker: Dan Rohdes – ANSUL

Company: FITFLOW

Time: 11:30 a.m.

Title: Intelligent Systems for Detection, Monitoring and Fire Protection

Speaker: Pablo Correa Illanes

Company: RMC Corporate

Time: 12:30 p.m.

Title: Low-Risk Innovation with SK Godelius

Speaker: Andrés Alvarado

Company: SK Godelius

Time: 1:30 to 2:15 p.m.

Title: Circular Economy in the Lubricant Oil Segment

Speaker: Justo Verdejo – Deputy Manager of Lubricants Sales for Mining and Services

Company: National Energy Company ENEX S.A.

Time: 3:15 to 4:00 p.m.

Title: Automated Drilling and Installation of Ground Support with Injectable Liquid Resins

Speaker: Henry Martínez – Sales VP and R&D LATAM Ground Support, Sandvik
Samu Cortés – Business Development Manager UG Drills, Sandvik

Company: Sandvik

ROOM 2

Tuesday, April 22

Time: 10:30 a.m.

Title: Temperature detection systems with fiber optics: applications and benefits in mining

Speaker: Johnny Sanchez / Regional Head of Detection Products

Company: FITFLOW

Time: 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Title: Dataverso: Immersive virtual reality for geological and geotechnical processes

Speaker: Eduardo Casas Atala

Company: Dataverso SpA

Time: 1:30 to 2:15 p.m.

Title: Pulso Salud and Anphoterol®: Leaders in Chemical Safety and Emergency Response through Innovation

Speaker: Dr. Ana María Llerena Oviedo

Company: Kasem Laboratory & Pulso Salud

Time: 3:15 to 4:00 p.m.

Title: Rotterdam, hub for critical and strategic materials

Speaker: Raquel van den Boogaard

Company: Port of Rotterdam

Time: 4:15 to 5:00 p.m.

Title: Improving Tailings Dam Safety Through Digital Monitoring

Speaker: Benjamín Latorre / Diego Paredes

Company: Arcadis

Time: 5:15 to 6:00 p.m.

Title: Holistic vision in the development of greenfield and brownfield mining projects

Speaker: Galmar Alarcón Chacón

Company: HLC

Wednesday, April 23

Time: 10:30 to 11:15 a.m.

Title: Anti-collision system for safer mining operations

Speaker: David Abner Vilches

Company: HEXAGON

Time: 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Title: Datageo: Innovating in Solutions for Geotechnical Monitoring

Speaker: Peris González Dibella

Company: Datageo SpA

Time: 12:30 to 1:15 p.m.

Title: Exploration and Metallurgy: Innovations Driven by Fundación

Speaker: Leopoldo Gutiérrez, Felipe Navarro and Xavier Emery

Company: COPEC-UC

Time: 3:15 to 4:00 p.m.

Title: Chemical Emergency Simulation

Speaker: Gustavo Guerrero

Company: Sagita

Thursday, April 24

Time: 10:30 to 11:15 a.m.

Title: Digital Transformation in Mining: The Role of the RockVisionDtwin Digital Twin in Comprehensive Mining Operations Management

Speaker: Fabrizio Garcia

Company: Rockblast Design SpA

Time: 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Title: Real-Time Water Quality Monitoring: Technology and Practical Cases in Chile

Speaker: Javier Ovalle

Company: BZ Naval / Watergenics

Time: 12:30 to 1:15 p.m.

Title: A world of solutions for mining

Speaker: Felipe Roberto Gonzalez - Commercial Manager

Company: CBB

Time: 1:30 to 2:15 p.m.

Title: Heat Pumps: Sustainability, Decarbonization, and Operational Savings

Speaker: Javier Andres Coronado Becerra

Company: Johnson Controls

Time: 3:15 to 4:00 p.m.

Title: Process Optimization from Mine to Port

Speaker: Marcel Giardina

Company: HEXAGON

Time: 4:15 to 5:00 p.m.

Title: Lithium production without use of Soda Ash

Speaker: Peter Ehren

Company: Lithium Ark

Friday, April 25

Time: 10:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Title: Online Monitoring for Critical Equipment: Practical Steps and Keys to Success

Speaker: Dr. Thierry Erbessd

Company: ERBESSD INSTRUMENTS®

Time: 12:30 to 1:15 p.m.

Title: Process Optimization in Thickening with Centrifuge and Filter Press – Alfa Laval

Speaker:
Gabriel Machado, Mining Global Business Development Manager – Alfa Laval Denmark
Alejandro Astete, Business Manager Mining – Alfa Laval Chile

Company: Alfa Laval

Time: 3:15 to 4:00 p.m.

Title: Cyberdet I

Speaker: Izak Mey

Company: Dyno Nobel Explosives Chile