Program Committee
Doris Hiam-Galvez, PhD, FCAE
Program Chair
Message from Doris Hiam-Gálvez
We are at a defining moment for humanity.
Welcome
The world faces a crisis of delivery for the metals and minerals required to meet the needs of the modern world. We, as an industry, must achieve the impossible: delivering in ten years what once took 30. The world demands a fundamental shift in how we see problems, make decisions and work together.
We have assembled the people, inside and outside mining, who are equipped to lead it. Three days. Thirty five world class plenary speakers. Over two hundred technical presentations. 16 short courses, visit to Freeport Cerro Verde and Machu Pichu. Unlike any congress before it, we will leave with commitments, not just conversations. This is collective leadership in practice. Come ready to work.
This is not just another congress; it is a platform for collective leadership. You are invited to Lima to step into the center of this transformation:
- Engage with Visionaries: Join the «Socratic» search for truth with Mark Cutifani, Robert Friedland & Rohitesh Dhawan. Challenge the status quo alongside Bent Flyvbjerg, the world’s authority on megaprojects, and neuroscientist Beau Lotto.
- Forge High-Level Collaborations: Sit down with leaders like Natascha Viljoen, Ivan Arriagada, Jorge Gomez, Karina Gistelinck, Flavia Tata Nardini and more. This is where project decision makers, investors, and policymakers turn global insight into immediate action.
- Lead the Three Core Shifts: Master the strategies to Build Trust through positive impact, Lead Transformation toward a sustainable future, and Advance Technology as a high speed enabler.
We are here to do more than talk. In Lima, we will agree on prioritized actions and metrics to be measured as this mission moves from Peru to China (2028), Canada (2031), and India (2033).
Our gathering coincides with Inti Raymi, the Inca Festival of the Sun. As Peru celebrates this sacred solstice, a time of renewal, we will mark a New Dawn for our industry.
The demand for minerals is accelerating. The question is no longer if the industry will grow, but how we will deliver differently.
Bring your voice. Let’s define the future together.
Doris Hiam-Gálvez, PhD, FCAE
Program Chair, WMC 2026
WMC 2026 Program Committee
