18:30

Mimy Mackenzie, Conference Manager, Gecamin, Chile
Jacques Wiertz, Water Congress 2025 Program Director, Environmental Rehabilitation and Ecosystem Dynamics Team Leader, SMI-ICE-Chile, University of Queensland, Australia
Gladys Vidal, Water Congress 2025 Co-Organizer, DIrector, Water Resources Center for Agriculture and Mining (CRHIAM), Chile
David Rubinos, Water Congress 2025 Co-Organizer, Scientific Leader, SMI-ICE Chile
Omar Del Castillo, Water Congress 2025 Co-Organizer, Director of the Hydraulic Research Institute, Universidad Nacional de San Juan, Argentina
Konstantina Katsanou, Water Congress 2025 Co-Organizer, Researcher in Water Quality Assessment and Monitoring, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, The Netherlands

19:20

Welcome Message from Guest Country

René Borghouts, Deputy Ambassador, Kingdom of the Netherlands in Chile

19:30

Welcome Message and Opening Talk from the Chair of the Congress

Leadership in the Water Transition: Technology and Water as Drivers of Change

Mariana Concha, Water Congress 2025 Chair, Corporate Water Manager, Codelco, Chile