Lima, March 1, 2024. The fourteenth edition of the International Congress of Prospectors and Explorers - proEXPLO 2025 is promoted by the Peruvian Institute of Mining Engineers (IIMP) and the Organizing Committee of the event.

This committee is chaired by Walter Tejada, an executive with extensive managerial, technical and operational experience in the mining exploration industry. Currently, he is the Americas Operations Manager for BHP Exploration.

Tejada has more than 28 years of professional experience that have led him to lead mining exploration initiatives in Peru, the Andes and Canada. He has developed technical assessments, risk management, and design and implementation of exploration strategies in an environment of high technical, social and regulatory complexity.

Prior to his current position, he held the position of Exploration Manager Peru for BHP until 2023, Global Asset Manager for Teck Resources Limited until 2019, and Country Manager for Teck Resources until 2015.

His academic background includes a degree in Geological Engineering from Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (Lima, Peru) and a Master of Science in Mineral Exploration from Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario, Canada).

In addition, he is a graduate of Teck Resources' Emerging Leaders program and holds accreditations in Strategic Thinking for Executives from Cambridge Judge Business School and Leadership and Influence from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.