Speakers
Financial Innovation
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Jorge Oliva
Mol
Finance and Administration Manager at Los Héroes Compensation Fund
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LinkedIn profile
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María Eugenia
Sosa Taborda
Latin America and Caribbean Network Coordinator, UNEP Finance Initiative
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LinkedIn profile
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Camila
Silva Arango
Technical Assistance Manager, ECO Business Fund - Finance in Motion
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LinkedIn profile
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Luiz
Calado
Strategic Solutions & Engagement Specialist for Latin America - Global Forest Watch
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LinkedIn profile
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Gianleo
Frisari
Senior Climate Change Specialist at Inter-American Development Bank
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LinkedIn profile
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Twitter profile
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Darren
Ware
Senior Vice President, Government Engagement, Latin America and Caribbean, Mastercard
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LinkedIn profile
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Mr. Scriven is the CEO of IDB Invest, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group’s private sector institution. IDB Invest is a multilateral development bank focused on serving its clients and achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals in Latin America and the Caribbean. A dual Argentine/British citizen, Mr.
With over 20 years of experience in the private sector, banking, and international organizations, Marisela Alvarenga is a prominent leader in promoting inclusion and sustainability in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), as well as driving financial innovation to contribute to development impact in the region.
Eric Parrado Herrera is Chief Economist and General Manager of the Research Department of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) since March 2019. Before joining the IDB, he was a professor of economics and finance at the ESE Business School of the Universidad de los Andes in Santiago, Chile. Mr.
Christian Stone is the co-founder of More Vino Limited and obtained his PhD in Management with a focus on Entrepreneurship and Strategy from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. During his tenure teaching at Carleton, Dr. Stone worked extensively with the ILS simulation, teaching hundreds of students at the university level.
Hülya has been an international sustainability expert since 2008. At our firm, she is responsible for the evaluation, guidance and monitoring of investee companies’ environmental and social performance. Hülya is also responsible for our development impact approach and assessment, and chairs the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee.
We are a safe, participative and inclusive cooperative society. We contribute to improving the living conditions of communities through financial services and cooperative education, with quality and closeness. Convinced that cooperativism is a life option that promotes a solidary society.
More than 15 years experience with the dissemination and consolidation of corporate social responsibility strategy in large companies, sustainable finance and developing innovative projects with positive impacts.
Ability for leading teams and establish partnerships, working with Government, NGO's, Academy and Companies.
Randy, co-chair of the firm’s Latin America Desk and partner in the Corporate Department, advises multinational clients in connection with cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, securities and finance transactions throughout Central and South America, the Caribbean, Europe and the United States.
In Amsterdam, leading the unique ILX team that manages a highly impactful SDG-targeted Institutional Private Credit Fund that co-invests with the Global Development Banks, in particular the Multilateral Development Banks. We recently launched ILX Fund I with 1st close commitment from APG, the Netherland's leading pensionfund manager.
Arsalan Mahtafar is the Director of Development Impact of the JPM DFI. In this role, Arsalan maintains the JPM DFI methodology – ensuring it is in-line with best practices in the field of development finance – and applies the methodology to banking and markets transactions originated and structured by J.P.
Steve is the lead portfolio manager for Nuveen’s fixed income strategies that incorporate Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria and Impact investments, including those that comprise our Core Impact Bond, Short Duration Impact Bond and Green Bond composites. He is also a member of the Investment Committee.
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Climate Action
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Helena
Gualinga
Young International Defender of Climate Justice and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
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Twitter profile
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Carla
Toranzo
Latin America Coordinator at Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS)
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Twitter profile
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Daniela
Raik
Executive Vice President, Field Programs, Conservation International
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LinkedIn profile
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Susana
Vélez Haller
Senior Manager, Auditor and Accreditation Body Engagement, Verra
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LinkedIn profile
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Diane
Damskey
Head of Secretariat, Operating Principles for Impact Management, IFC
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LinkedIn profile
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Ricardo Antonio
Navarro
Agronomy Leader at Ingenio Monte Rosa Center of Excellence at Pantaleon Group
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LinkedIn profile
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Patrícia
Genelhú
Patrícia Genelhú, Head, Sustainable & Impact Investing, BTG Pactual
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LinkedIn profile
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Walter
Baethgen
Senior Research Scientist, Director, Regional and Sectoral Research Program, IRI, Climate School, Columbia University
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LinkedIn profile
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Marcelino
Madrigal
Head of the IDB Energy Division and Head of the IDB Group Electromobility Group
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LinkedIn profile
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Twitter profile
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Luca Meini is in charge of supporting business-line initiatives for the circular economy, co-ordinating cross-divisional activities and positioning the Enel Holding Group externally.
Previously, he has held positions at Enel within the Market division and the Generation and Energy Management division.
José Koechlin von Stein established Inkaterra in 1975, pioneering ecotourism and sustainable development in Peru. Aiming to underscore natural and cultural values, Inkaterra works under a holistic approach. Scientific research is produced as a basis for conservation, education and the wellbeing of local communities.
Teresa Vernaglia specializes in implementing and managing infrastructure companies with large scale and complexity. He has been working for 30 years in the sectors of public telecommunications networks, in electricity distribution networks and more recently in sanitation (water and sewage networks) and reused water for industry.
Experienced leader with a deep commitment to community, transparency and perseverance in driving results in the non-profit organization management industry. Strong operations professional skilled in conservation, sustainable development, Corporate Social Responsibility, climate change, and ocean conservation.
As Senior Manager, Auditor and Accreditation Body Engagement, Susana manages a team responsible for engaging with various organizations involved in auditing and accreditation, including Validation and Verification Bodies, with a focus on capacity building and training. She can provide support to existing VVBs or potential VVBs.
Rogerio is the Head of Tourism for IDB Invest and has over two decades of real estate and hospitality experience. He is responsible for executing the bank's tourism strategy in Latin America and the Caribbean through a variety of financial instruments including debt, mezzanine, and equity investments.
Dr. Melanie Rieback is CEO/Co-founder of Radically Open Security (the world's first not-for-profit computer security company), and "Post Growth" startup incubator Nonprofit Ventures. She is also a former Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the Free University of Amsterdam.
Walter E. Baethgen is Senior Research Scientist, Director of the Regional and Sectoral Research program in the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) at the Columbia Climate School, and served as Acting Director of the Agriculture and Food Security Center at The Earth Institute, both at Columbia University.
Jordi Tasias is a Managing Director in the Private Equity team. He heads the Mexico office from which he oversees the activities in Latin America (outside of Brazil), including CDPQ’s private equity activities. He also supports the Infrastructure team’s business development activities.
Hilen leads the Climate Change Advisory Services Team at IDB Invest, which she joined in 2017. She is responsible for developing innovative strategies and implementing solutions to reduce the impact of climate change, that include governments and companies of various sectors in countries of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Engineer in Renewable Natural Resources and Master in Management and Public Policies from the University of Chile, he has dedicated his career to specializing in water management, hydraulic works and natural disaster management, developing public and private projects in these matters.
Dr. Marcelino Madrigal, former commissioner of the Regulatory Commission in Mexico, senior specialist at the World Bank, and research professor member of the national system of researchers in Mexico. He has more than twenty years of experience in academia, development banking, and government in policy and regulatory agencies.
Enrique Cañas is Head of the Financial Institutions Division of IDB Invest. The division is responsible for the origination and structuring of transactions with a broad range of financial intermediaries such as banks, mutual banks, credit cooperatives, financial and insurance companies, and microfinance institutions, among others.
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Just Transition + Small & Island Countries
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Selwin
Hart
Special Adviser and Assistant Secretary-General for Climate Action at United Nations
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LinkedIn profile
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Twitter profile
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Imega Breese
McNab
Executive Director, Private Sector Organization of Jamaica
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LinkedIn profile
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Camille
Facey
Chair of the Private Sector Organization of Jamaica Corporate Governance Committee
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LinkedIn profile
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Andrés
Bustos Isaza
Manager – Puerto Solo and former Manager at Puerto Antioquia
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LinkedIn profile
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Eduardo
Holgado
Managing Director – Project, Infrastructure & Principal Finance, Goldman Sachs
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LinkedIn profile
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Carlos
Takahashi
Chariman, Blackrock Brazil & Vice President of the Board of Directors, Anbima
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LinkedIn profile
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Evan
Epstein
Executive Director at University of California Hastings Center for Business Law
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LinkedIn profile
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Darryl
White
Chief Executive Officer and RVP at RBC Caribbean Banking and RBC Merchant Bank
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LinkedIn profile
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Ana M.
Guevara
Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Global Markets, WEConnect International
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LinkedIn profile
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Carlos
Ercolin
Coordinator-Training of Board Members, Getulio Vargas Foundation
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LinkedIn profile
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Francisco
Alcalá
Marketing Manager for Central America and the Caribbean, CALOX
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LinkedIn profile
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Nathan
Snorteland
Director Risk Management Center Institute for Water Resources, US Army Corps of Engineers
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LinkedIn profile
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Chief executive with corporate finance, business management, business development, corporate governance, turnaround and acquisitions expertise, leading JAMAICA PRODUCERS GROUP, a diverse and multinational portfolio of specialty food and logistics businesses with over 1000 employees.
Olga is an experienced director with global expertise in digital & technology strategy, risk, cyber-security, and emerging markets from her 20+ years’ experience. She has held C-Level positions within leading companies and corporate groups in Financial Services, Technology and Telecommunications in the US, Latin America, Brazil and Spain.
Luiz Gabriel Todt de Azevedo (Gabriel Azevedo) is the Chief Strategy Officer (a.i) of IDB Invest. During his 35+ year career in international development, the private sector, academia, and civil society, he has developed a unique perspective on strategic leadership, political economy, partnerships, and collective action.
Carlos Takahashi is Chairman of BlackRock in Brazil, responsible for institutional relationships with a focus on regulatory and market issues, member of the Latin America Regional Executive Committee and also Vice-President of the board of the Brazilian Financial Association of Capital Markets (ANBIMA).
Board member of Marfrig (second largest beef producer in the world) and Wise Plastics (largest plastic recycling company in Brazil). President of the board of Arapyau (philanthropic arm of Guilherme Leal). Member of advisory boards of Coalizao Brazil Clima, Florestas e Agricultura, WWF Brasil, Instituto Ethos and EcoFuturo (Suzano).
One of the forerunners of corporate governance in Brazil, Sandra Guerra has served as a board member and chairperson of boards of directors since 1995. Her experience includes acting on the boards of listed, closed, family-controlled and state-controlled companies as well as of non-profit organizations both in Brazil and abroad.
Evan is a corporate governance expert and has advised founders, executives, directors and investors for over 15 years in Silicon Valley and internationally. He has also been retained as an expert in corporate governance litigation both in the U.S. and abroad, and has deep experience with executive and director education.
Dr Axel Kravatzky is managing partner of Syntegra-ESG Inc., chair of TTBS/TC309 Mirror Committee, vice-chair of ISO/TC309 Governance of organizations, the co-convenor and editor of ISO 37000 Governance of organizations – Guidance. He is currently the project leader for ISO 37006 Indicators of effective governance.
Corporate finance profissional with general management and marketing experience and proficiency with infrastructure funding, debt capital market and equity raising, structured finance, corporate governance, board relationship, investor relations and business plan analysis and development.
Angela Miller, Principal Environmental and Social Specialist is the Head of Agribusiness/FIs/Social/Climate Risk/Policy Sectors in the Environmental, Social and Governance Division at IDB Invest. Angela, who has dual US and Colombian citizenship, has more than 20 years of experience in environmental and social management.
Marta Viegas is director of corporate governance at IDB Invest, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining IDB Invest, she practiced law for almost 20 years in Brazil and in the United States and received recognition as a leading lawyer in the most important legal rankings such as Chambers, Latin Lawyer and Legal 500.
Eblein George Frangie, born December 2, 1977 in Paramaribo, Suriname is the CEO of Finabank, the 4th commercial bank in Suriname, since 2011. In 2010, Eblein was approached by the founder of Finabank, to help restructure Finabank, then a small family bank without a proper structure and growth direction.
+25 years of experience leading teams of 10-80 staff members. Broad, multi-industry marketing and sales experience in E-commerce, Pharmaceuticals, Retail, Telecommunications, Consumer Goods and Food & Beverage. Controlled P&L in 3 offices in 3 countries. Managed several, complex, 360° marketing campaigns and budgets of over $15MM usd.
- Coordinator at FGV (Formação de Conselheiros)
- Member of IBGC, CRA-SP and IBEF
- Consultant at Hexis (F&A and Corporate Governance)
- Visiting Professor at Fundação Getulio Vargas (MBA program), Positivo University and PUC-PR
- Faculty Member at CCGI (Caribbean Corporate Governance Institute)
David has over 20 years experience in sustainability and ESG-related professional services, working at PwC and AccountAbility. He has a wealth of experience in working with a broad range of sustainability and ESG-related standards and frameworks both in an advisory and assurance provider capacity.
Stephanie is the head of gender and diversity at IDB Invest, based in Washington, D.C. At IDB Invest, our goal is to improve lives. As Head of Gender and Diversity, Stephanie's role is to ensure that all operations have a positive impact in leading to a more gender-balanced society.
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Sustainable Digital Transformation + Sustainable Value Chains
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Yolanda
Kakabadse
Former President of WWF and IUCN. Ecuador Environment Minister 1998-2000.
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Twitter profile
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Lucía
Gaitán
Senior Officer Technical Assistance Management, Finance in Motion
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LinkedIn profile
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Nelson
Azevedo
Governance for startups Practice Leader, Better Governance & Board Member
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LinkedIn profile
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José Luis
Núñez
Global Head for Blockchain and Web3 businesses, Telefónica Tech
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LinkedIn profile
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Gustavo
Idigoras
President, Argentine Chamber of the Oil Industry and Cereal Exporters Center
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LinkedIn profile
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Horacio
Romanelli
Director of Regulatory Affairs and Sustainability, Millicom
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LinkedIn profile
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Dr. NA, Suk-Kwon is the president of the Center for Social value Enhancement Studies (CSES). The center was established in April 2018 to standardize social value measurement and conduct research to solve various social problems with people who pursue the same mission. Dr. Na joined the center in April 2019.
Leonardo Mazzei leads stakeholders’ engagement and non-financial risk management in high-risk high-reward projects at IDB Invest. He coordinates institutional and operational-facing engagement activities and partnerships to accelerate the private sector's adoption of sustainability solutions and best practices.
Senior Finance executive with growing responsibilities in multinational companies and 1st tier banks: Citibank, Cargill, BankBoston/Fleet Bank, International Finance Corporation-World Bank and Odebrecht Ambiental. Solid experience in credit and infrastructure project structuring.
Co-founder and CEO of Williams Caribbean Capital. An impact investment and renewable energy asset development business, which is a joint venture with Williams Industries. www.williamscaribbeancapital.com
As I wrote a while ago, I consider myself a lucky corporate rat. I owe everything that I am to Telefónica, which has allowed me to enjoy an excellent forum to experience the digital revolution first-hand from all the cousins, including great innovation within a large company and the world of startups and entrepreneurship.
Carol Lacombe joined Valor Venture’s São Paulo office as in 2019. Carol is focused on sourcing deals, evaluating investment opportunities and supporting Valor Venture’s community. During the six years between 2013 and 2019, Carol worked in two of the main Brazilian early-stage Venture Capital funds, IndicatorCapital and Performa Investimentos.
Experience in relational sales for large corporations. Telecommunications Engineer, PDD from IE and Master in Business Management and Marketing from ESADE Business School. Holding positions of responsibility in sales of information technology, cloud, security, digital employee and customer relationship channels.
Industrial Engineer, U de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia, Master in International Business, USC, joined Johnson & Johnson as a trainee in the UK and rose to be to President for Latin America. Left J&J to create a pharmaceutical company with an innovative business model, my first experience as an entrepreneur.
Industrial Engineer with a Master's Degree in Business Administration and various specialties in regulatory matters. He has more than 19 years of experience in regulatory affairs working in both the public and private sectors and more than 14 years of experience in the telecommunications sector.
Pedro is responsible for defining and executing the strategy to help governments transform digitally to achieve their goals of driving social and economic growth, creating an efficient and transparent government, including and empowering citizens, developing public policies based on data and protect and maintain the environment.
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