Organizing Committee
Caius Priscu
Conference Chair
Adjunct Professor, NBKIME, University of British Columbia.
Principal Geotechnical Engineer, Priscu and Assoc. Consulting Engineers ltd.
Michael Davies
Technical Program Co-Chair
Managing Director, Davies Mining Consultancy Ltd.
Chris Anderson
Technical Program Co-Chair
Director, Tailings, Teck Resources Ltd.
Dirk Van Zyl
Speakers, Keynotes and Panels Lead
Senior Consultant, University of British Columbia, Prof. Emeritus.
Daryl Hockley
Speakers, Keynotes and Panels Lead
Corporate Consultant,
SRK Consulting.
Bryan Bale
Social Events Coordinator
Principal Tailings Engineer, Base Metals, Teck Resources
Robyn Gaebel
Student Networking Dinner Lead
Geotechnical Engineer and Project Manager, WSP.
Grant Mitchell
Short Course Coordinator
Junior Geological Engineer, BGC Engineering Inc.
Masaki Miyoshi
Student Networking Dinner Lead
Lead, Campus Talent Acquisition, Teck Resources Ltd.
Kate Patterson
Short Course Technical Lead
Tailings and Water Resources Engineer, Principal,
Klohn Crippen Berger.
Gaston Quaglia
Tradeshow Reception Lead
Senior Consultant, SRK Consulting Ltd.
Daniela Uhlenbruck
Student Volunteer Coordinator
Water Resources Engineer, Klohn Crippen Berger
Advisory Committee
Marie-Josee Banwell
Business Development, TRE ALTAMIRA Inc.
Chris Bareither
Associate Professor, Colorado State University
Carlo Cooper
Director, Minebridge Software.
Alan Chou
Geotechnical Engineer, BGC Engineering
Lucas Duarte
Geotechnical Corporate Manager, Vale
Rick Friedel
Senior Geotechnical Engineer, Principal, Klohn Crippen Berger
Brian Gray
Geotechnical Engineer in Training, Stantec.
Cassandra Hall
Manager, Tailings, Crushed Leach and Water, Freeport-McMoRan.
Jason Hilgers
Associate Vice President, AECOM.
André Jabir Assumpção
Regional Director, TPF.
Tamara Johndrow
Director Tailings & Water, Freeport-McMoRan.
Chris Johns
Geotechnical Engineer, Principal, Tetra Tech.
Ljiljana Josic
Sr. Director Tailings, Water and Geotechnical Engineering, SNC-Lavalin
Shane Kelly
Vice President, Gregg Drilling.
Dallas McGowan
Vice President, Oil Sands, ConeTec.
Randal Osicki
Senior Geotechnical Engineer and Associate, Thurber Engineering Ltd.
Josh Rogers
Geotechnical Engineer, Stantec.
Daniel Ruane
Senior Engineer, Knight Piesold Consulting.
Kurt Schimpke
Senior Geotechnical Engineer, Barr Engineering.
Kevin Schraden
Diemme Filtration
David Slack
COO, ConeTec.
Martyn Willan
Lead Geotechnical Engineer, WSP.