Program and Presentations

Monday, September 12

9:00AM - 1:45PM
Register

1:45PM - 2:00PM
Welcoming Remarks.
Mr. Alfonso Dulanto R., Minister of Mining and Chairman of the Board - CODELCO

2:00PM - 4:00PM
Session 1: Innovation in global companies.

The Corporate Executive Board's Research & Technology Executive Council will describe the key factors characterizing an innovative corporation and present the components of its "Innovation Pipeline" model, supported by case studies on innovative companies. Also, special emphasis will be set on how to turn the results of the innovations into creation of value for the company.

Keynote speaker:
Mr. Brian Tramel, Research Director of the Research & Technology Executive Council - Corporate Executive Board
Panelists:
Mr. Yuji Inoue, Senior Vice President & Director, Department III (R&D Strategy Department) - Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
Mr. John Marsden, Vice President, Technology & Product Development - Phelps Dodge Co.
Mr. Walter Herbert Dissinger, Group Vice President, Regional Business Unit Agricultural Products and Fine Chemicals, Latin America & New Business Development Steering BASF S.A.Committee member - BASF S.A.
Moderator:
Mr. Juan Eduardo Herrera C., Senior Vice President of Strategy and Business Management - CODELCO

4:00PM - 4:30PM
Coffee break

4:30PM - 6:20PM
Session 2: CODELCO today and its model of innovation.

In order to face the productive challenges CODELCO has evolved to a business oriented company. During this process, CODELCO has created a range of partnership models with diverse companies making significant achievements and improving its business on a long term basis.

Keynote speaker and Moderator:
Mr. Juan Enrique Morales J., Senior Vice President of Development - CODELCO
Panelists:
Dr. Roberto Hojman G., Executive Director Bicentenary Program - CONICYT
Dr. Servet Martínez A., President - Chilean Academy of Sciences
Mr. Mario Montanari M., President - Invertec

7:00PM
Welcoming Reception & Dinner (Santa Lucía Hill, Santiago Downtown)

Tuesday, September 13

9:00AM - 11:00AM
Session 3: Technological breakthroughs in CODELCO.
Continuous underground mining

Faced with challenges to the competitiveness of its large mining operations, CODELCO has made a significant effort in conceptualizing and developing a highly productive new continuous underground mining technology. Scientific developments in mathematics and the sciences of the earth, applied to the method of Block Caving, have allowed innovating in concepts of preconditioning, extraction, fragmenting and transportation. This session will address the current situation and future projections of these technologies.

Keynote speaker and Moderator:
Mr. Fernando Geister B., Director of Technology Development- CODELCO
Speaker:
Mr. Fidel Báez N., Executive Vice President of Underground Mining - CODELCO
Panelists:
Dr. Gideon Chitombo, Mass Mining Manager, Sustainable Minerals Institute - The University of Queensland
Mr. Germán Morales G., General Manager - IM2
Mr. Frank Russell, Principal Consultant Manager, Underground Mining - Río Tinto Technical Services Ltd.

11:00AM - 11:30AM
Coffee break

11:30AM - 1:30PM
Session 4: Technological breakthroughs in CODELCO.
Bio-hydrometallurgy

The challenges and difficulties associated to the incorporation of biology to mining operations, from the fundaments of molecular biology, bioinformatics, bioprocesses and their application to low grade mineral ores and copper concentrates with high levels of impurity. The session will also suggest the future agenda for the materialization of this technological breakthrough.

Keynote speaker and Moderator:
Mr. Pedro Morales C., Executive Vice President of Research and Investigation - CODELCO
Speaker:
Mr. Alejandro Maas S., Researcher - Engineering and Mathematics Department and Center of Mathematical Modeling, Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, University of Chile
Panelists:
Mr. Ricardo Badilla O., General Manager - Biosigma S.A.
Mr. Pedro Sierra B., Director - INNOVA Chile, Corfo
Mr. Brian Felske, President - Brian E. Felske and Associates Ltd.

1:30PM - 2:30PM
Lunch (Pedro de Valdivia Room, Hotel Sheraton Santiago)

2:30PM - 4:35PM
Session 5: Technological breakthroughs in CODELCO.
Information and Communication Technologies and automation, and their impact on mining.

The session addresses the potential impact of the ICTs and automation in the mining industry, as well as the levels of creativity required to overcome difficulties associated to their incorporation, ultimately allowing harmonizing between processes, people and technology. This, furthermore, takes us to the adoption of new business concepts aimed at the accelerated introduction of new systems of communication, automation, remote operation, robotics and intelligence, supporting decision making processes.

Keynote speaker and Moderator:
Mr. Luis Castelli S., Director of Technological Knowledge Management - CODELCO
Panelists:
Mr. Yuji Inoue, Senior Vice President & Director, Department III (R&D Strategy Department) - Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
Mr. Fernando Moure R., Corporate Vice President of Shared Services - CODELCO
Mr. Raúl Ciudad D., General Manager - Coasin Chile S.A.

4:35PM - 5:05PM
Coffee break

5:05PM - 5:55PM
Wrap-up Session and Conclusions
The key conclusions and lessons learned from the conference.

5:55PM - 6:25PM
Closing Remarks: The Vision of CODELCO 2020.

CODELCO's President and CEO will review how the Corporation has pursued, incorporated and managed knowledge and technology, projecting the vision of a future CODELCO toward 2020 and its impact on the country's development.

Keynote speaker:
Mr. Juan Villarzú R., President and CEO - CODELCO

7:30PM
Closing cocktail at the Exhibition "Copper: A History with Future"
(Estación Mapocho Cultural Center)