Speakers
Macarena Vargas Losada, legal VP and general counsel, CODELCO
Macarena is Vice President Legal and General Counsel of CODELCO, where she leads the legal function. Her responsibilities span risk management, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, complex litigation, and stakeholder relations across the corporation.
She has a professional background that combines private practice in financial and corporate matters, public sector experience within the Ministries of Finance and Energy, and in house roles in highly regulated industries, consistently working at the intersection of law and business.
Throughout her career, she has led M&A processes, public private partnerships, strategic negotiations, regulatory proceedings, and high-profile litigation matters.
She serves on the boards and committees of subsidiaries and joint ventures linked to Codelco, contributing to the design of the company’s long-term strategy.
She is a lawyer graduated from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, holds an LL.M. from the University of Chicago, and completed the Advanced Business Management Program (PADE) at ESE Business School.
Alejandro Arias Edwards, general counsel, head of corporate affairs, Siemens Chile
Alejandro Arias Edwards is General Counsel, Head of Corporate Affairs and Board Member at Siemens Chile, where he leads the company’s legal, corporate governance and government affairs functions. He advises senior management and the board on complex commercial negotiations, major infrastructure and energy projects, disputes and strategic risk management in highly regulated environments. Alejandro has over 15 years of experience across the energy, mining and infrastructure sectors and is recognized for bridging legal, business and institutional perspectives. He holds an LL.M. in Natural Resources Law & Policy from the University of Dundee (UK) and is currently pursuing an MBA at ESE Business School, Universidad de los Andes.
Jessica Matus, director of privacy and security, Magliona Abogados
Jessica provides ongoing advisory services to companies and organizations across Chile and Latin America on compliance with data protection and cybersecurity regulations, privacy impact assessments for major national and regional projects, and guidance to governments and international organizations, including ECLAC and UN Women Chile. She serves as a member of the Ministerial Advisory Commission for the implementation of the Data Protection Law in Chile (2025).
She has led legal departments at Marca Chile, the Ministry of Mining, the Ministry of Justice, the National Statistics Institute (INE), and the Municipality of Antofagasta. She is also the co-founder of the Datos Protegidos Foundation (2015) and the Internet Society Chile (2020), initiatives dedicated to promoting data privacy and security, as well as a free, open, and collaborative Internet.