Agenda

CEO,  Codelco
Octavio Araneda is a mining engineer from Universidad de Chile, a MSc from Curtin University in Australia and a MSc in metallurgy from Universidad de Chile. He has 33 years of experience, having practically developed his entire career at the state-owned mining company, mainly in the El Teniente division where he became general manager in 2010, before rising to become VP of operations Central South in 2012 and CEO of the entire company in September 2019.

Octavio Araneda es ingeniero civil de Minas de la Universidad de Chile, MSc de la Universidad de Curtin en Australia y Magíster en metalurgia de la Universidad de Chile. Tiene 33 años de experiencia, ha desarrollado prácticamente toda su carrera en la empresa minera estatal, principalmente en la División El Teniente, donde asumió como gerente general en 2010, antes de convertirse en vicepresidente de Operaciones Centro Sur en 2012 y presidente ejecutivo de la compañía en septiembre de 2019.

President,  Sonami
Diego Hernández holds a degree in Civil Mining Engineering from the École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris (Mines ParisTech), in France, validated by both Universidad de Chile and Universidade Federal de MG (Brazil). From 1973 to 1985, he held several positions in mining companies in Chile as well as in Brazil. From 1985 to 1988, Diego Hernández was Technical Director of Rio Tinto Group, in Brazil, and from 1988 to 1996, Mr. Hernández occupied several senior positions within Anglo American PLC Group in Chile, including CEO of Compañía Minera de Mantos Blancos. Between 1996 and 2001, Diego Hernández was CEO of Compañía Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi, a major Chilean copper mining joint venture. From 2001 to 2004, he was Non-Ferrous Executive Director of Vale do Rio Doce (VALE) and, from 2004 to 2010, President of BHP Billiton Base Metals. From 2010 to May 2012, he was appointed Executive President of CODELCO - Chile, which is the world’s largest copper producer. From August 2012 to September 2014 he was CEO of Antofagasta Minerals and from September 2014 to April 2016 CEO of Antofagasta plc. a Chilean-based copper mining group. Currently he is Chairman at SONAMI (Chilean Chamber of Mines) and Director at Nexa Resources.

CEO,  Codelco
Octavio Araneda is a mining engineer from Universidad de Chile, a MSc from Curtin University in Australia and a MSc in metallurgy from Universidad de Chile. He has 33 years of experience, having practically developed his entire career at the state-owned mining company, mainly in the El Teniente division where he became general manager in 2010, before rising to become VP of operations Central South in 2012 and CEO of the entire company in September 2019.

Octavio Araneda es ingeniero civil de Minas de la Universidad de Chile, MSc de la Universidad de Curtin en Australia y Magíster en metalurgia de la Universidad de Chile. Tiene 33 años de experiencia, ha desarrollado prácticamente toda su carrera en la empresa minera estatal, principalmente en la División El Teniente, donde asumió como gerente general en 2010, antes de convertirse en vicepresidente de Operaciones Centro Sur en 2012 y presidente ejecutivo de la compañía en septiembre de 2019.

President,  Sonami
Diego Hernández holds a degree in Civil Mining Engineering from the École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris (Mines ParisTech), in France, validated by both Universidad de Chile and Universidade Federal de MG (Brazil). From 1973 to 1985, he held several positions in mining companies in Chile as well as in Brazil. From 1985 to 1988, Diego Hernández was Technical Director of Rio Tinto Group, in Brazil, and from 1988 to 1996, Mr. Hernández occupied several senior positions within Anglo American PLC Group in Chile, including CEO of Compañía Minera de Mantos Blancos. Between 1996 and 2001, Diego Hernández was CEO of Compañía Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi, a major Chilean copper mining joint venture. From 2001 to 2004, he was Non-Ferrous Executive Director of Vale do Rio Doce (VALE) and, from 2004 to 2010, President of BHP Billiton Base Metals. From 2010 to May 2012, he was appointed Executive President of CODELCO - Chile, which is the world’s largest copper producer. From August 2012 to September 2014 he was CEO of Antofagasta Minerals and from September 2014 to April 2016 CEO of Antofagasta plc. a Chilean-based copper mining group. Currently he is Chairman at SONAMI (Chilean Chamber of Mines) and Director at Nexa Resources.

President Minerals Americas,  BHP

CEO, Chile,  Anglo American
Aaron Puna is currently Chief Executive Officer of Anglo American Chile since August 1, 2019. Prior to this he was the Executive Head of Technical for Base Metals. He has over 20 years’ experience in the mining industry having worked in a range of commodities in both open pit and underground mines. He joined Anglo American in Australia in 2008 and has been fulfilled General Manager roles for Capcoal and Dawson as well as Corporate roles focused on performance. In 2016 he was appointed to the role of Head of Open Pit Mining, Group Technical & Sustainability, in London where his remit included technical excellence, operational excellence, and sustainability. 

Group CEO,  Antofagasta
Iván Arriagada joined Antofagasta Minerals S.A., a Chilean-controlled company listed on the London Stock Exchange and a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index in February 2015. In April 2016, he was appointed CEO of Antofagasta plc, the holding company of Antofagasta Mining Group. Mr Arriagadais a Commercial Engineer, graduate of the Adolfo Ibañez Business School at Universidad Federico Santa María and holds a Master of Science from the London School of Economics. Prior to joining Antofagasta Minerals, he held the position of ChiefFinancial Officer at Codelco. Before this, he was President of Pampa Norte at Base Metals BHP Billiton, Vice President of Operations at Base Metals BHP Billiton and Chief Financial Officer for Copper at BHP Billiton. Mr Arriagada previously worked in the oil and gas industry at Royal Dutch Shell International, holding various posts in finance and business development, primarily in England, USA and Argentina.

Iván Arriagada ingresa al Grupo Minero Antofagasta Mineral S.A, empresa chilena inscrita en el London Stock Exchange y constituyente del Indice FTSE 100 en febrero de 2015. En abril de 2016, es designado Presidente
Ejecutivo de Antofagasta PLC, empresa controladora del Grupo. Iván es Ingeniero Comercial, graduado de
la Escuela de Negocios Adolfo Ibáñez de la Universidad Federico Santa María. Posee un Masters en Ciencias
del London School of Economics. Antes de unirse a Antofagasta Minerals, ocupó el cargo de Vice Presidente
de Finanzas de Codelco, Presidente de Pampa Norte de BHP Billiton Metales, Vice Presidente de Operaciones
de Metales Base de BHP Billiton y Vice Presidente de Cobre de BHP Billiton. Previamente trabajó en la industria
del petróleo y gas en el Royal Dutch Shell International, ocupando diversos puestos en finanzas y desarrollo
de negocios , principalmente en Inglaterra , EE.UU. y Argentina.

President and Chief Executive Officer,  Hudbay

President And Chief Operating Officer – Americas,  Freeport McMoran

Director of Copper Research and Strategy,  CRU
Vanessa Davidson has worked in CRU’s London office since 1988. She has had extensive experience of analysing a wide range of metal markets including aluminium, nickel, stainless steel, ferrochrome and copper.  Vanessa is currently director of CRU’s Base Metals Team with overall responsibility for the regular market and cost reports produced by this division.  She is a specialist in the copper market and regularly delivers presentations on copper at international conferences.  Vanessa is also a member of CRU’s Executive Team. Vanessa was appointed Director of CRU’s Base Metals Team in April 2019 and for a seven-year period before that she was Director of the company’s Copper Team.  Vanessa has consequently developed a detailed knowledge and understanding of world metal markets and an in-depth grasp of the analytical tools and methodologies available to dissect them.  Over the years, Vanessa has been involved in ground-breaking research covering new end-use markets, new groups of industry players and technological advances in metals production. In addition to the many market studies and cost reports undertaken, Vanessa has also been heavily involved in project feasibility studies and strategy assignments.  She holds a BA (Hons) in Economics.

President Minerals Americas,  BHP

Vice President of Strategy and Transformation, Americas,,  Worley

Senior Analyst, Base Metals,  CRU

CEO,  KGHM

Head of Global Commodities Strategy,  BOCI Global Commodities

Managing Director,  Metra Martech Ltd

Senior Technology Analyst,  IDTechEx

Managing Partner,  DMM Advisory Group
Krisztina is the Managing Partner of DMM Advisory Group, an international management consultancy providing strategy, commercial and technical consulting services for the metals, mining and diamond sectors. Krisztina has gathered over 18 years expertise in strategy and management consulting. Her commodity focus has been copper, and the raw materials for steel production including nickel. She developed and led a number of relevant projects including strategy development, custom-made market investigation and outlook, value chain study, market entry analysis, project evaluation, and due diligence. Her list of clients includes several mining majors, metal producers, junior mining companies, investors, and sector bodies. She has a Bachelor degree from the University of Cologne, Germany, and an MBA from NYU Stern Business School New York, USA. She regularly publishes articles in the trade press.

Head of Business Unit Systemic Risks,  Fraunhofer Institute
Dr Luis Tercero is head of the Business Unit Systemic Risks and coordinates all work related to materials and raw materials at the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI in Karlsruhe, Germany. Starting 2009, he has managed or been actively involved in a variety of projects (German, EU, Industry) related to critical raw materials, raw material supply and demand, changing demand through emerging technologies, dynamic modelling of material flows, raw materials policy and resource efficiency. He received his formal training as a chemical engineer (B.Sc., M.Sc., Dr.-Ing.) in Nicaragua, U.S.A. and Germany.

 

El Dr. Tercero Espinoza maneja la Unidad de Negocios Riesgos Sistémicos y coordina los trabajos sobre materiales y materias primas en el Instituto Fraunhofer para la Investigación de Sistemas y de la Innovación ISI en Karlsruhe, Alemania. Desde el 2009 ha manejado o contribuido a diversos proyectos (alemanes, europeos, para la industria) relacionados con materias primar críticas, suministro y demanda de materias primas, cambio en la demanda por nuevas tecnologías, modelos dinámicos de flujos de materiales, y políticas y eficiencia en el uso de materias primas. Estudió ingeniería química (licenciatura, maestría, doctorado) en Nicaragua, EEUU y Alemania.

 

Mining and Future Energy Correspondent,  Reuters
Ernest Scheyder is a journalist at Reuters covering the future of energy and transportation, with a focus on
copper, lithium, cobalt and other minerals powering the electrification trend reshaping our global economy. He also
writes regularly on electric vehicle and battery technology. Previously, he covered the oil and natural gas industry
for eight years, including a stint living in North Dakota’s Bakken shale oil patch for Reuters, telling the stories of the
fracking boom and bust from a unique perch. A Maine native, Scheyder is a graduate of the University of
Maine and the Columbia Journalism School.

Ernest Scheyder es periodista en Reuters y cubre el futuro de la energía y el transporte, con foco en cobre, litio,
cobalto y otros minerales que sirven para la tendencia de electrificación que cambiará la forma de nuestra economía
global. También escribe con regularidad sobre tecnología de batería y vehículos eléctricos. Con anterioridad, cubrió
la industria de gas natural y petróleo durante ocho años, incluido un período en que vivió en los pozos de petróleo
de esquisto de Bakken en Dakota del Norte para Reuters, donde relató los sucesos de auge y decadencia de la
fractura hidráulica desde una posición única. Nativo de Maine, Scheyder se graduó en la Universidad de Maine
y en la Facultad de Periodismo de Columbia. Es fanático de los deportes de resistencia, y corrió cinco maratones y
diez triatlones.

Principal Consultant, Consulting,  CRU

Senior Vice President, Base Metals, North America and Peru,  Teck Resources Limited

Group CEO,  Antofagasta
Iván Arriagada joined Antofagasta Minerals S.A., a Chilean-controlled company listed on the London Stock Exchange and a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index in February 2015. In April 2016, he was appointed CEO of Antofagasta plc, the holding company of Antofagasta Mining Group. Mr Arriagadais a Commercial Engineer, graduate of the Adolfo Ibañez Business School at Universidad Federico Santa María and holds a Master of Science from the London School of Economics. Prior to joining Antofagasta Minerals, he held the position of ChiefFinancial Officer at Codelco. Before this, he was President of Pampa Norte at Base Metals BHP Billiton, Vice President of Operations at Base Metals BHP Billiton and Chief Financial Officer for Copper at BHP Billiton. Mr Arriagada previously worked in the oil and gas industry at Royal Dutch Shell International, holding various posts in finance and business development, primarily in England, USA and Argentina.

Iván Arriagada ingresa al Grupo Minero Antofagasta Mineral S.A, empresa chilena inscrita en el London Stock Exchange y constituyente del Indice FTSE 100 en febrero de 2015. En abril de 2016, es designado Presidente
Ejecutivo de Antofagasta PLC, empresa controladora del Grupo. Iván es Ingeniero Comercial, graduado de
la Escuela de Negocios Adolfo Ibáñez de la Universidad Federico Santa María. Posee un Masters en Ciencias
del London School of Economics. Antes de unirse a Antofagasta Minerals, ocupó el cargo de Vice Presidente
de Finanzas de Codelco, Presidente de Pampa Norte de BHP Billiton Metales, Vice Presidente de Operaciones
de Metales Base de BHP Billiton y Vice Presidente de Cobre de BHP Billiton. Previamente trabajó en la industria
del petróleo y gas en el Royal Dutch Shell International, ocupando diversos puestos en finanzas y desarrollo
de negocios , principalmente en Inglaterra , EE.UU. y Argentina.

Senior Vice President, Base Metals, North America and Peru,  Teck Resources Limited

President – CEO,  Compañía Minera Antamina S.A

Principal Analyst,  CRU

Vice President Underground Planning,  Freeport McMoRan

CEO,  London Metal Exchange
Matthew Chamberlain is the CEO of the London Metal Exchange and a member of the Management Committee of HKEX Group. He was previously the COO and Head of Strategy of the LME and co-Head of Business Development across the LME and LME Clear.
During his time at the LME, Matthew has led the LME's warehousing reform process, the deployment of the new London platinum and palladium prices and the LMEprecious initiative.
Matthew joined the LME in November 2012 having advised HKEX on the acquisition of the LME while heading European financial technology coverage at UBS. Previously, he was a founding member of the financial institutions coverage team at Perella Weinberg. He started his career at Citibank.
 Matthew holds an MA from Cambridge University.

CEO,  London Metal Exchange
Matthew Chamberlain is the CEO of the London Metal Exchange and a member of the Management Committee of HKEX Group. He was previously the COO and Head of Strategy of the LME and co-Head of Business Development across the LME and LME Clear.
During his time at the LME, Matthew has led the LME's warehousing reform process, the deployment of the new London platinum and palladium prices and the LMEprecious initiative.
Matthew joined the LME in November 2012 having advised HKEX on the acquisition of the LME while heading European financial technology coverage at UBS. Previously, he was a founding member of the financial institutions coverage team at Perella Weinberg. He started his career at Citibank.
 Matthew holds an MA from Cambridge University.

Director, ESG Research,  Fitch Ratings

Nneka Chike-Obi joined Fitch Ratings in the ESG Research team in 2020. She is based in Hong Kong and covers thematic ESG topics with a particular interest in emerging markets, agriculture, and natural resources. Before joining Fitch, Nneka worked in emerging markets’ impact investing and private equity at Acorus Capital in Hong Kong and AgDevCo in London, focusing on the natural resources and industrial sectors. She previously worked as a commodities analyst at ICAP and Barclays Investment Bank. Nneka has an M.Sc. from The London School of Economics and a B.A. from Stanford University.

 

Executive Director,  The Copper Mark

Executive Vice President, Metals,  Southwire Company
Charlie Murrah is executive vice president of Southwire’s Metals Group, which sources and manages the company’s metal position, serves aluminum and copper OEM rod markets, and sells Southwire continuous rod systems (SCR) globally. Murrah began his career with Southwire in 1984 as an industrial engineer in the Carrollton Utility Products Plant. He subsequently held numerous positions in the company’s engineering, manufacturing, metals, supply chain and sales organizations, serving most recent as the president of the company’s Power Systems & Solutions Group. The Carrollton native is a graduate of Carrollton High School and a 1984 graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering. He is a Georgia registered professional engineer and a certified production and inventory manager. He serves on the advisory board for Georgia Tech’s College of Industrial Engineering, and is a current board member of the Carrollton City School’s Education Foundation and the Aluminum Association. In 1996, he was inducted into the Council of Outstanding Young Engineering Alumni of Georgia Tech.

Executive Vice President, Metals,  Southwire Company
Charlie Murrah is executive vice president of Southwire’s Metals Group, which sources and manages the company’s metal position, serves aluminum and copper OEM rod markets, and sells Southwire continuous rod systems (SCR) globally. Murrah began his career with Southwire in 1984 as an industrial engineer in the Carrollton Utility Products Plant. He subsequently held numerous positions in the company’s engineering, manufacturing, metals, supply chain and sales organizations, serving most recent as the president of the company’s Power Systems & Solutions Group. The Carrollton native is a graduate of Carrollton High School and a 1984 graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering. He is a Georgia registered professional engineer and a certified production and inventory manager. He serves on the advisory board for Georgia Tech’s College of Industrial Engineering, and is a current board member of the Carrollton City School’s Education Foundation and the Aluminum Association. In 1996, he was inducted into the Council of Outstanding Young Engineering Alumni of Georgia Tech.

Metals Strategist,  Goldman Sachs

Managing Consultant,  CRU

Robert Edwards has twenty years of experience in the metals and mining industry. Between 1996 and 2004 worked at CRU focusing on the specialty steel and associated materials sectors. Subsequently, he worked for two years as group economist at the steel producer Corus / Tata Steel Europe, in London. In 2007, Robert returned to CRU where he worked on a variety of single client projects related to steel and steelmaking raw materials. In 2010, he took charge of CRU's North American steel flat products research, with editorial responsibility for the company's flagship Steel Sheet Monitor and Market Outlook publications.

In November 2012, Robert assumed responsibility for developing copper mining costs in CRU's base metals unit. After a successful three and a half years in this role, he transitioned to a new position in the first half of 2016, covering global copper demand and markets.

Robert Edwards cuenta con veinte años de experiencia en la industria de minería y metales. Entre 1996 y 2004, se desempeñó en CRU, con un enfoque en los sectores de aceros especiales y materiales asociados. Posteriormente, fue economista del grupo en el productor de acero Corus / Tata Steel Europe, en Londres. En 2007, Robert volvió a CRU, donde trabajó en una variedad de proyectos para clientes individuales en relación con el acero y la materia prima para la industria del acero. En 2010, asumió el cargo de la investigación de productos planos de acero en Norteamérica para CRU, con responsabilidad editorial de las publicaciones insignia de la empresa, Steel Sheet Monitor y Market Outlook.

En noviembre de 2012, Robert asumió la responsabilidad del desarrollo de costos de la minería de cobre en la unidad de metales base de CRU. Luego de tres años y medio de éxito en este cargo, cambió a un nuevo puesto en la primera mitad de 2016, con responsabilidad de la demanda y mercados globales de cobre.

Principal Consultant,  CRU
Charlie Durant joined CRU in 2010. He gained an academic scholarship to study for a masters in International Business at the University of Nottingham, where he also obtained his undergraduate degree. Charlie is a Principal Consultant in the Copper Team.  He works across various products and is the editor of the Copper Market Outlook. Charlie was previously Head of CRU’s Aluminium Downstream and Demand Team and also worked in CRU’s Thermal Coal Team.

Charlie Durant se unió a CRU en 2010. Obtuvo una beca de excelencia académica para estudiar su magister en Negocios Internacionales en la Universidad de Nottingham, donde también obtuvo su título de pregrado. Charlie es Consultor Principal del Equipo de Cobre. Trabaja en varios proyectos y es editor de la publicación Copper Market Outlook. Anteriormente, Charlie fue jefe del Equipo de Procesamiento y Demanda de Aluminio, y también trabajo en el Equipo de Carbón Térmico.

President,  Lion Consulting Asia Ltd, and Everwell Resources Ltd
Michael Lion is the President of both Everwell Resources and Lion Consulting Asia Ltd., a company that formerly consulted to Sims Metal Management Ltd for 18 years, serving as Chairman of Sims Metal Management Asia. His fifty year career has focused primarily on the global sourcing, marketing and trading of non-ferrous scrap. A pioneer of China and Asian markets consumption of scrap in 1970s, holding roles as an executive, principal and former owner of both international scrap and prime trading and LME ring-dealing organizations. Mr Lion currently serves as chairman of the BIR International Trade Council, (I.T.C.) and as a member of its Advisory board. He is a regular contributor to both press and international industry conferences and events.

President,  Sdi LaFarga Copperworks

Analyst, Base Metals,  CRU

Head of Expert Witness and Dispute Resolution, Consulting,  CRU

Head of Sulphur & Sulphuric Acid Analysis,  CRU
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Director de Estudios y Políticas Públicas,  COCHILCO

Analyst, Base Metals,  CRU