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Selwyn Blaylock Canadian Mining Excellence Award
Doris Hiam-Galvez is a transformational global leader and Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering. With a PhD in metallurgy and three decades of global senior corporate leadership, she has pioneered breakthrough innovations that reduced environmental footprints, de-risked investments, and halved timelines on billion-dollar projects.
As the visionary author of Designing Sustainable Prosperity (Wiley, 2024), Doris provides a science-based roadmap to create resilient regional economies aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals. Her work offers the industry a path to enable lasting prosperity, grounded in her core philosophy: “Mining will ultimately be judged by the future it enables.”
Currently serving as program chair for the World Mining Congress 2026, Doris continues to challenge the status quo. She is inspiring a new path forward to deliver the essential minerals society needs while securing a balance between prosperity, people, and the planet.
Distinguished Lecturer 2023-24 and 2024-25
Designing Sustainable Prosperity (DSP)
Lecture Abstract
DSP is a practical and structured method to enable the creation of future sustainable societies. It is a collaborative process with practical steps, where interested parties, including members of the local population, define specific types of enterprises needed to establish the pillars of a future diversified economy. A different way of thinking is required to achieve this. The big shift is to focus on the long-term prosperity of the region rather than the short term. The process begins by embarking on a transformative journey to unlock the true potential of the people and the region by empowering individuals, promoting the right skills, fostering collaboration and responsibly leveraging the region’s strengths. The business cases serve as catalyst for attracting new investors. The mining industry can facilitate the transition to a diversified economy as a basis for a sustainable society.
