Executive Director
Indigenous Centre of Excellence for Mineral Development (ICEMD)

Jenny-Lou Campbell is Anishinaabe and a proud member of Serpent River First Nation, located along the North Shore of Lake Huron, and currently resides in Sudbury, Ontario.

As the Executive Director of the Indigenous Centre of Excellence for Mineral Development (ICEMD), she is dedicated to advancing Indigenous participation and bolstering the natural, technical, and financial capabilities of First Nations in the mineral development and mining sector.

Prior to joining ICEMD, Jenny served as a mining policy analyst at the Anishinabek Nation and held various roles in the mining industry as both a proponent and consultant. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Lakehead University and Native Child & Family Worker diploma from Sault College.

Global Water Lead
Rio TInto

Operational water management expertise coupled with an ability to understand, influence and communicate water risk and performance

Scott provides specialist water management support and expertise across Rio Tinto’s portfolio. He has driven the development and implementation of the water risk framework and represents Rio Tinto on the International Committee of Mines and Metals (ICMM) and Mineral Council of Australia (MCA). Scott is currently the Chair of the ICMM Water Working Group.

With 35 years of experience in the resource sector and specializing in water, Scott’s experience is broad and gained through his involvement in civil engineering, environmental management, geotechnical investigations and design projects associated with coal and metalliferous mines in Australia and Asia. It is from this broad platform that Scott has developed his understanding of operational water management including the complex inter-dependencies with the environment, mine planning, processing, ore body knowledge, tailings, landform reclamation, communities, heritage, legal and closure planning functions.

Scott joined Group HSES as the Practice Lead – Water in 2017. His strong technical base combined with an ability to understand, influence, communicate and be strategic, provides a solid platform to drive and embed effective assessment and communication of Rio Tinto’s water management risk and performance both internally and externally with stakeholders and investors.

Director, Tailings & Geotechnical Engineering
Lundin Mining

Andre Gagnon is a professional geotechnical engineer with 15 years of experience in the mining industry.  He graduated from Queen’s University in Canada with a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Geological Engineering, and later completed an MSc in Engineering Geology at Imperial College London.  Andre joined Lundin Mining in 2017 and is based out of the corporate office located in Toronto.  He leads the development and supports implementation of the company’s corporate tailings strategies and programs.  Prior to joining Lundin Mining, Andre was a member of the corporate technical services team at Goldcorp where he managed the global tailings stewardship program and supported various tailings innovation projects.  Prior to Goldcorp, we was a consultant in the mining industry specializing in geotechnical site investigations and tailings facility design and construction. 

Andre is a member of the Mining Association of Canada’s Tailings Working Group. 

Vice President of Land, Water & Liability Management
Freeport-McMoRan

Francis is responsible for managing the Company’s Energy portfolio and strategy as well as managing all land and water assets and needs of the Company.  Prior to his current position, Francis served in various Freeport positions overseeing reclamation and remediation as wells as a role in Business Development. 

During Francis’ 30 plus year career in the mining industry, he has worked in various capacities for Magma Copper Company, BHP Billiton and Freeport-McMoRan.  His career has enabled him to live and work in Arizona, California, Texas, and Australia.   

Francis graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and subsequently attended the University of Arizona receiving his Masters of Business Administration from the Eller College of Management.   

In February, 2011, Francis was elected Chairman of the Arizona Mining Association, a position he currently holds.  Francis also serves as an Executive Committee member and Board member of the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce. 

Manager, Environment & 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 on legal and other requirements, including understanding existing and changing regulations, associated standards and how to ensure that the company complies with these requirements.  Relevant research and development opportunities occasionally overlap with changing expectations.   

As the long-serving chair of the Initiative Leaders team responsible for the Mining Association of Canada’s Towards Sustainable Mining initiative, Shirley has helped to continually improve the TSM protocols and the ensuing site-level performance improvements at Hudbay. 

Membership on the board of directors of the Auditing Association of Canada as well as an entity known as The Collaboration helps Shirley maintain her skills as an ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 auditor.

Director of Mining & Industrial Water Quality Regulation
Department of Water Sanitation

With a BSc. Honours (Chemistry) Degree obtained from the University of the Western Cape in 2001, Raquel has been employed at the Department of Water and Sanitation since 2002 and has largely been responsible for water quality management and water resource regulation throughout her career. 

She has been championing water quality management programmes in the Department for years including the Establishment of the Anti-Pollution Task Team and has worked extensively with mines, to ensure that they comply with the required legislation.
Ms. Mazwi has managed a number of projects in the Department such as Jan Dissels River Compulsory Licensing Project which has been the first of its kind in the whole country, Bulshoek Illegal Water Use project, the Sandveld Integrated Water Management Plan, etc. 

She is currently the Project Manager for the Waste Discharge Charge System, The Waste Discharge Standards and Compliance Monitoring to the Resource Quality Objectives (with a focus on the quality parameter) as well as overseeing the management of the 3 Acid Mine Drainage Treatment Plants in Gauteng, and development of water resource regulations (currently busy drafting the Unconventional Gas Regulations as well as the Groundwater Management and Protection Regulations).

Global Head of Water & Waste
Newmont

Kristin is the Global Environmental Director in the Corporate Sustainability & External Relationship Team at Newmont Mining Corporation, headquartered in Denver, Colorado. In her role, she is responsible for providing subject matter expertise and promoting alignment with standards/strategies and targets to support environmental management and performance within her focus areas of water, tailings storage facilities and heap leach facilities, and waste rock and ore stockpiles. 

Kristin is a professional engineer and prior to joining Newmont in 2021 she worked  in multi-disciplinary teams to prepare water balance models and develop water management plans, review water quality data, and design and optimize water treatment processes for the mining and metals sector. Kristin holds a Bachelors of Chemical Engineering and Biosciences, a Masters of Engineering and Public Policy from McMaster University, and a Water Without Borders diploma from United Nations University – Institute for Water Environment and Health.

Director, Mining Futures
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 partnered with numerous energy and mining industry companies, consortiums and governmental agencies around the globe. Dr. Warren’s work is breaking new ground and helping strengthen the mining industry today and into the future. 

As Chief Principal Investigator her research develops transformative industry advancements through emerging molecular biological techniques. Some of her current research projects with Vale, Syncrude, COSIA, Glencore and CSIRO Australia develop real-world solutions around bio-mines and bio-intelligent organisms for mining impacted water. Through leading-edge wastewater management innovations she is helping industry be more sustainable, efficient and cost effective.  

The Lassonde Institute of Mining is a global leader in interdisciplinary mining research and industry-academic partnerships. Linking world-renowned Principal Investigators from engineering, applied sciences, earth sciences, physics, finance, law and public policy the Lassonde Institute pioneers practical technologies. With world-class facilities, the Lassonde Institute provides unparalleled opportunities for students, researchers and the mining community and trains the future mining leaders of tomorrow.

Principal Hydrologist Strategic Planning
Minera Las Bambas

Jorge Zafra is a Mechanical Fluid Engineer from the National University of San Marcos with 20 years of experience in water management across various industries. He holds a Master's degree in Hydrology and Water Resources Management from the IHE Delft Institute for Water Education in the Netherlands.

Mr. Zafra has extensive experience in the design of hydraulic infrastructure, road drainage, hydroelectric power plants, pit dewatering plans, water balances, hydrological and hydrogeological modelling, climate change, and water management strategies in mining.
Currently, he serves as the Principal Hydrologist in the Strategic Planning Management team at Minera Las Bambas, Peru. Where he leads the comprehensive water management strategy. He also provides technical support for operations and long-term plans, including dewatering plans, water balance, water management infrastructure strategy, ensuring alignment with international standards such as those of the ICMM.

With 10 years of teaching experience, Mr. Zafra has taught courses in hydrology, hydraulics. He currently teaches Hydrogeology in the Environmental Engineering Faculty at UTEC-Lima.