Gustavo Lagos, Ph.D.
He holds a Postdoctoral degree in Materials Science (Imperial College, London, UK). He also earned a Master of Engineering in Mining Engineering (University of Chile) and a Diploma in Mineral Processing (University of Leeds, UK).
He served as Executive Director of the Center for Copper and Mining Studies (CESCO) and of the Mining Center at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.
He is the author of more than 150 scientific and technical publications, including articles in international peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, edited books, and other scholarly works. He has been invited to teach at numerous national and international institutions and has presented dozens of papers at specialized national and international conferences.
He has also served as a consultant to the mining industry and to the Government of Chile on strategic and environmental issues related to mining.
Siddharth Sareen
He is Research Professor at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute in Oslo and Professor II at the Centre for Climate and Energy Transformation, University of Bergen. He is an award-winning environmental social scientist with a background in development studies, political ecology, and human geography.
He works on the governance of energy transitions at multiple scales in diverse contexts, in and across sectors such as solar energy, electricity grids, urban transport, and forestry. Sareen has held research positions at institutions in seven countries and supervised over 50 postgraduates.
He engages actively in research policy and developing the next generation of social scientists to inform, engage with, and enact more inclusive and just energy futures. He has published widely in various leading journals and edited over a dozen books and journal special issues.
Gonzalo Daniel Cueto
He holds master’s degrees in Public Administration and Management (University of Alcalá de Henares / INAP Spain) and in Economics and Political Science (ESEADE), as well as a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Universidad del Salvador.
A consultant in institutional affairs and geopolitical analysis, he advises public and private companies on institutional positioning. He is co-founder of Instinto Político and a senior consultant for the Organization of Ibero-American States.
He is a senior advisor in the Honorable Senate of the Argentine Nation and Director of Strategic Affairs for the Chamber of Chemicals, Petrochemicals and Related Industries of Neuquén. He previously advised the Honorable Chamber of Deputies of the Nation and served as Director of International Cooperation for the Legislature of La Rioja.
In the public sector, he was executive advisor to Corporación Antiguo Puerto Madero S.A., Intercargo S.A.C. and Federales Líneas Aéreas S.A. In the private sector, he was Managing Director at Andrés Trading and Shipping and Loft8 Multiespacio.
He is the author of the Techno-Economic Outlook Report, a biweekly publication on critical minerals, energy and the transition of the international monetary system.
Leila Devia
A lawyer specializing in the legal framework of natural resources, she holds a Doctorate in Legal Sciences (USAL) and has completed postdoctoral studies. She teaches at several universities, including UBA, USAL, UADE, ITBA, and UCEMA, and is a visiting professor at international universities. She directed the Regional Center for Training and Technology Transfer under the Basel Convention, where she currently works as an external consultant. She is the Director of the UBA Center for Environmental Law (CEDAF) and the Director of the Doctoral Program in Legal Sciences at USAL. She is the author and co-author of publications on climate change and the environment, and is also an expert reviewer for the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.