CARTER ROBERTS is president and CEO of World Wildlife Fund in the United States. WWF, the world’s largest network of international conservation organizations, works across 100 countries and enjoys the support of 5 million members worldwide.

Roberts leads WWF’s efforts to save the world’s great ecosystems and address climate change by linking science, field and policy programs with an ambitious initiative to work with markets and businesses to lighten their impact on the planet. He has worked with communities and heads of state in North America, Africa, Latin America and Asia; and has built partnerships with some of the world’s largest corporations, including Walmart, Cargill and Mars to set new industry standards for resource efficiency.

Roberts earned his MBA from Harvard Business School following a BA from Princeton University, and subsequently held marketing management positions for Procter & Gamble and Gillette. He went on to lead international conservation and science programs for fifteen years at The Nature Conservancy before coming to WWF in 2004.

Roberts serves on the Boards of the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy at Duke University and the Grantham Institute for Climate Change at Imperial College and the London School of Economics. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and most recently served on the International Finance Corporation’s Advisory Panel on Sustainability and Business, as well as the Advisory Board of the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) initiative chaired by the Secretary-General of the UN.

Roberts lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife Jackie Prince Roberts and their three children.

Irene is a Civil Engineer, graduated from the University of Costa Rica. During her time at the Costa Rican Institute of Electricity (ICE), she participated in the Areas of Hydroelectric Project Budgets and of Electrical Planning.

She has been the coordinator for Costa Rica and Panama of the regional 4E Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency project sponsored by the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ).

She served as Vice Minister of Environmental Management and Energy of the Ministry of Environment and Energy of Costa Rica and thereafter as Executive President of the ICE Group.

She is currently a partner in the Boreal International Consulting firm.

Ilan Goldfajn was elected IDB president on November 20, 2022.

Mr. Goldfajn served as Director of the Western Hemisphere Department at the International Monetary Fund in 2022, where he helped countries implement IMF-supported programs to address an unprecedented array of challenges. He also contributed to the region’s policy dialogue on climate change with the IMF and oversaw the first Resilience and Sustainability Facility of the institution. Earlier in his career, he worked as an economist at the IMF, 1996-1999.

Mr. Goldfajn previously served as Governor of the Banco Central do Brasil (BCB) 2016-2019 and Deputy Governor 2000-2003. He led the BCB in a period of unprecedented decline in inflation and interest rates in Brazil. He championed the structural “BC+“ agenda and oversaw the changes that opened the door to new players in the financial services industry, spurred innovation, digitalization, and started developing widespread fast payment system, all of which bolstered efficiency and more inclusion in Brazil’s financial sector.

In 2017, he was elected Central Banker of the Year by The Banker magazine. The year after, Global Finance magazine him named the Best Central Banker.

Mr. Goldfajn’s private sector experience includes key positions at Brazil’s financial institutions: Chief Economist and Partner of Itaú Unibanco, founding Partner of Ciano Investimentos, Partner and Economist at Gávea Investimentos and Chairman of Credit Suisse Brazil’s Advisory Board. He has also had several roles as a consultant at top public sector institutions including the World Bank, the United Nations and the IMF.

He has an extensive academic career. He taught graduate and undergraduate economics at universities in Brazil and the United States. He has worked as an editor of various publications, as well as written and published numerous articles and books. Mr. Goldfajn holds a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), a master’s degree in Economics from the Pontificia Universidade Católica and a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the Universidade Federal, both in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Mr. Goldfajn is fluent in English, Portuguese, Spanish and Hebrew. He took office at the IDB on December 19, 2022.

Luiza Helena Trajano, Chair of the Board at Magazine Luiza, has been a transformative force in the Brazilian retail sector. Her management philosophy emphasizes people-first policies, entrepreneurial spirit, innovation, and creativity, a strategy that has consistently placed Magazine Luiza in the "Best Companies to Work for in Brazil" list for 24 consecutive years.

Beyond her corporate achievements, she is a Board member in various organizations and leads the Grupo Mulheres do Brasil. Her efforts in promoting gender equality were recognized in 2023 when she was named a Champion of the WomenLedCities Council by the UN-Habitat.

Her influence extends internationally, with accolades such as being elected Person of the Year 2020 by the Brazil-USA Chamber of Commerce, named in the TIME 100 list by TIME magazine, and being the only Brazilian listed by the Financial Times as one of the world's 25 most influential women.

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. Scriven was previously Vice President of Corporate Risk and Sustainability at the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in addition to other leadership positions. Before joining the IFC, Mr. Scriven was Chief Financial Officer of Banco Hipotecario in Argentina.

During the past two decades, he has concentrated his efforts on promoting the private sector in development. Mr. Scriven holds a Master´s degree in Finance from Universidad del Centro de Estudios Macroeconómicos of Argentina, and a degree in Business Administration from the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina.

Board member of companies like Raia Drogasil, Grupo Simpar, Amcham, Grupo Vamos, Claranet Technology, and Chairwoman at Pérola, Maria Fernanda Teixeira boasts a 30-year career in multinationals, reaching C-Level positions in leading technology and payment firms worldwide.

She has been awarded by Forbes as the most influential Woman Executive in Technology and Business. An ESG activist for over 25 years, she served as an advisor to the World Bank on the Gender & Development committee and currently serves on the Board of The Dialogue for Americas.

She is a co-founder and Board member of Grupo Mulheres do Brasil, alongside Luiza Helena Trajano and another 130,000 women. With a degree in Business Administration, she has honed her skills at renowned institutions like INSEAD, Harvard Business School, MIT, and Thunderbird. She has also established herself as an ESG specialist, having certified a company she founded with the Corporate B seal.

Borja is Head of Structuring and Latin America & Caribbean (LATAM) at Citi Social Finance based in London. In this role, he leads the team efforts across 19 countries in LATAM and lead globally the mobilization of resources with Development Finance Institutions and impact investors through innovative financial structures. He joined Citi from British International Investment -BII- (former CDC Group), the UK Development Finance Institution, where he spent some years structuring impactful transactions across the financial services sector in Africa and South Asia. He helped BII to set up the Financial Institutions debt business and on the last years of his time in BII he was leading their Risk Sharing/Guarantee business and working on Structured Credit transactions, working with financial institutions, special purpose vehicles and private credit and equity funds. He has extensive experience in development finance having worked with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), based in London, and the IDB Invest (Inter-American Development Bank private sector), based in Washington DC, where he structured debt and capital markets transactions across LATAM. He also worked for Deutsche Bank, also based in London. Borja sits on the Board of Directors of the 2X Global representing Citi and the private sector. Borja holds a Master in Banking and Finance from AFI (Analistas Financieros Internacionales) in the city of Madrid (Spain). In 2022, he was selected to participate on the Harvard Business School – Accion Program on Strategic Leadership in Inclusive Finance that took part in Boston (USA).

Carlos Massaru Takahashi is the current Chairman of BlackRock Brasil Gestora de Investimentos, where he has been working since 2016, having previously held the position of its Country Head and Consultant. He is also director of ANBIMA, coordinator of the ANBIMA Sustainability Network and vice-president of its Third-Party Resource Management Self-Regulation Council. He worked at the Banco do Brasil Conglomerate for more than 40 years, leading several divisions and, from 2009 to 2015, he was President of BB Asset. He also participated in several company Boards of Directors, such as RTM, TAESA, Neoenergia, Banco Votorantim and Hapvida. He holds a degree in Business Administration and an MBA in Administration and Marketing.

Joohee is the Head of Secretariat and Director for the Impact Principles, the global standard for integrating impact throughout the investment lifecycle, hosted at the GIIN. In her role, she leads the overall strategy and management of the Impact Principles, driving the growth of the Signatory community and collaborating with industry partners to deepen the rigor and credibility of impact investing practice in the financial industry.

Joohee brings over two decades of experiences across impact investing, social change, and global management consulting. She has served in senior leadership roles with the global impact consulting firm Tideline and in US-based health and community foundations, advising, launching, and promoting impact investing and systems change initiatives. Prior, she was a strategy consultant at McKinsey.

Joohee has served on various impact investing boards and advisory committees including with Mission Investor Exchange, NMIIC, and Rainmakers Investment Collaborative. Joohee holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Paula Carvalho is a Director at Sustainable Fitch and responsible for assigning ESG Ratings and Scores in Brazil and Latin America. With more than 15 years of experience in ESG, Paula worked as a Manager and Specialist in ESG, Climate Change and Sustainable Finance in renowned auditing and certification companies. She was also ESG Head of an important player in the Brazilian road logistics sector. Paula is an environmental engineer who graduated from UNESP, holding an MBA and a specialization in the areas of Environmental Management and Technology from USP, as well as certificates in Business Management from Fundação Dom Cabral and Human Rights, Social Responsibility and Global Citizenship from PUC-RS.

Marcellus José Barroso Campêlo is from Manaus-AM, graduated in Civil Engineering and specialized in Basic Sanitation. He has held the position of secretary of the Special Project Management Unit (UGPE) of the Government of Amazonas since January 2019, a body of which he was also manager in 2015.

The UGPE is a body responsible for strategic projects that contribute to the development of Amazonas and the quality of life of the population. Among them are the Social and Environmental Program of Manaus and Interior (Prosamin+), the Integrated Sanitation Program of the Interior (Prosai), carried out in Maués and being implemented in Parintins, Ilumina+ Amazonas and Asfalta Amazonas. It also maintains agreements with City Halls to carry out various works throughout the state.

Gabriela Baumgart holds a degree in Business Law from USP, with CEAG and an MBA from FGV, and has attended international programs including Babson College and Harvard Business School, and has extensive experience in corporate governance. Initially a business lawyer until 2000, she then transitioned to executive roles at Grupo Baumgart and has been active in various committees, advisory boards, and Boards of Directors for over 15 years. Currently, she holds positions such as Chair of the Board at Grupo Baumgart, Track&Field, and Instituto Center Norte, as well as advisory board member at Faber-Castell Brazil.

Gabriela is also an ambassador for governance in family-owned businesses at IBGC, where she was a member and chair of the Board for two terms until 2024. Gabriela is committed to mentoring female entrepreneurs and increasing diversity on boards and in company leadership, as well as accelerating the sustainability agenda in business. She is also a co-founder of the microcredit initiative Fundo Dona de Mim, serves as a board member of Instituto Mulheres do Brasil, and is a manager at Movimento Transbordar.

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. He has held various leadership positions, including seven years as Managing Director of the Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) Division at IDB Invest. He has worked in development projects in more than forty-five countries, focusing on areas such as energy, water supply and sanitation, natural resource management, agribusiness, social innovation, and environmental management. He has worked in renowned institutions such as the World Bank, the World Wildlife Fund for Conservation (WWF), and Construtora Norberto Odebrecht.

Gabriel served as Board Member and Member of the Financing and Audit Committee of the Brazilian Biodiversity Fund (FUNBIO). He was Vice Presidente and President of Brazilian Water Resources Association (ABRHidro) and seats on its Consultative Board. He is also an observer to the Board of the International Hydropower Association (IHA). He has received numerous awards in recognition of his professional achievements. Additionally, he has published numerous articles, short papers, blogs, and book chapters in his field of expertise.

Gabriel is a civil engineering from the Federal University of Bahia in Brazil and holds a M.Sc. and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering - Hydrology and Water Resources Management from Colorado State University.

Rosario Bazán is the founder and CEO of Danper, recognized by Bloomberg and Forbes as one of the most influential leaders in Latin America and Peru, respectively, for her impact in the business realm. She serves as the First Vice President of AGAP and is a member of the Advisory Council of CENTRUM at the Catholic University of Peru. Additionally, she contributes to the development of gender equity policies as a member of IPAE's Strategic Committee for Gender Equity. She holds two MBAs, one from RIT University in New York and another jointly from Adolfo Ibañez University in Chile and INCAE in Costa Rica, underscoring her global education and focus on innovation and leadership in agribusiness.

Jorge Rubio is the global head of Citi Social Finance based in London, UK. Citi Social Finance works across Citi businesses globally to develop scalable and innovative platforms and client solutions that enable the bank, its clients and partners to expand financial inclusion, accelerate access to basic services, boost job creation and scale social infrastructure development in underserved communities. Since 2005, Jorge has participated in the design of Citi's commercial strategy that leverages the bank’s access to global investors and unique local footprint in over 50 emerging markets. Since inception, Citi Social Finance has helped mobilize over $12 billion in funding for institutional clients serving the last mile, supporting access to basic services for more than 10 million households and small businesses, with emphasis in women empowerment.

Jorge’s work around social and financial inclusion spans sustainable value chain development, digital financial services reaching the unbanked, and disruptive models that expand access to essential services including power and electricity, water and sanitation, housing, education, healthcare, telecommunications and agricultural finance for lower income populations.
He participated in the development of Citi’s Social Finance Framework for Emerging Markets, which supported the bank’s inaugural $1 billion issuance of an international Social Bond to expand access to basic services to underbanked communities around the world.
Citi’s efforts in this area have been externally recognized and in 2023 Jorge was included in the list of Fifty Most influential in Sustainable Finance by Financial News, London.

Jorge holds an MBA from Columbia Business School in the city of New York and the Instituto de Estudios Superiores de la Empresa in Barcelona, Spain.
In 2009, Jorge was an Associate to the David Rockefeller Centre for Latin-American Studies at Harvard University where he worked with thought leaders in the areas of impact investment and commercial solutions for lower income markets at the Graduate School of Education, the Kennedy School of Government and the Harvard Business School.

Camila Larrea has 8 years of experience managing entrepreneurship, business strengthening and financial inclusion projects for populations in poverty, extreme poverty and vulnerability; and 11 years of experience leading, designing and implementing social and development projects with business communities, traders, local governments in Colombia and differentiated populations, such as women, indigenous peoples and ethnic communities and with international organizations of the United Nations System.

She is currently a senior project manager in the area of financial inclusion at Fundación Capital, leading initiatives aimed at promoting the financial inclusion of vulnerable populations, such as women, migrant populations, bio-businesses (with a focus on the Amazon), etc., in the countries of the Andean Region. Camila is a political scientist from Universidad de Los Andes in Bogota and holds a master's degree in international development from the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom.

British and Polish expert in environmental, social and governance areas with a PhD in Environmental Engineering from the Warsaw University of Technology. He specializes in environmental issues including sustainable financing and circular economy, and in civil society participation and access to information in the development financing context. He has almost three decades of experience in the Environment and Sustainability Department (ESD) of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

Ilana Minev holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Miami and an MBA in Management and Business Law from FGV. She works on areas related to retail, governance, and the nonprofit sector. She is an angel investor in startups and accelerators focused on the sustainable development of the Amazon. Currently, she is the Chair of the Board of Directors at Bemol and a member of the Boards of FBN (Family Business Network), Vagalume, FAS (Sustainable Amazon Foundation), and GACC (Support Group for Children with Cancer). In addition to her professional career, she embraces her favorite role: being the mother of Samuel and Eli.

Mauro Costa is an Agronomist, Master in Tropical Agriculture. Over his 23-year professional career, he has worked in NGOs, government institutions, universities and research centers, always valuing relationships, developing people and creating sustainable business opportunities. At Natura for 17 years, he has been responsible for strategic planning and implementation of the Sociobiodiversity Chains for Natura & CO LATAM.

Rocío is the Regional Manager for Latin America at BlueOrchard. She is responsible for the private debt investment team at the regional level, managing the bottom-up strategy of a number of blended finance vehicles (i.e., LAC GDI and COVID Funds, with participation from IDB), including capital mobilization for the LATAM and Caribbean region.

With 16+ years of experience in Impact Investment, Banking, and Credit Rating sectors, where she worked in the commercial, analytics, and risk departments, she brings a holistic perspective to impact investing.

She is also part of the Credit Committee and the Credit Rating Committee at BlueOrchard, participating in investment decisions based on financial and social return objectives of a range of Funds.

Ciniro Costa Jr is a Scientist at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT of the CGIAR and Lead for Impact of the CGIAR Hub for Sustainable Finance (Impact SF). Previously worked as the Science Officer for the Low-Emission Development research theme for CCAFS, the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security. Ciniro Costa Jr received a Doctoral degree in Sciences from University of São Paulo (2014) and worked as a Research Scholar at the University of New Hampshire (2013) and as a Postdoc fellow at The Woods Hole Research Center (2014-2015).

His expertise includes climate change mitigation in the agriculture sector, including MRV of emissions and mitigation and net zero actions, payments for ecosystems services (inc. carbon markets) and policy analyses. Among others, he has led and collaborated in development projects with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), FCDO (UK-Govn’t), USAID (UK-Govn’t), the World Bank and Green Climate Fund (GCF), and also help develop net-zero food systems strategies for several global food companies. He also serves as Brazil's nominated expert to the UNFCCC for Agriculture, Forestry, and Land Use (AFOLU), in addition to being a member of Technical Working Groups for both the Climate Bonds Initiative and Verra.

Rachel Robboy is an experienced international development banker with core expertise in financial and non-financial risk management, portfolio management, deal structuring and business development with a focus on Latin America. As Chief Risk Officer of IDB Invest, Ms. Robboy oversees credit, market, and operational risk along with the environmental and social risk and special assets teams. Ms. Robboy chairs and votes on multiple senior management bank committees, and is a leader of sustainability; diversity, equity and inclusion; and corporate ethics at IDB Invest. Over the past two decades, Ms. Robboy has held senior-level positions at the Inter-American Development Bank Group including Chief of the Portfolio Management Division and advisor to the Vice President for Private Sector and Non-Sovereign Guaranteed Operations, as well as other leading roles in the Infrastructure Division and the Special Operations Unit. Ms. Robboy holds an MBA in international finance and a master’s in international affairs from The George Washington University and a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University.

Bruno is a Senior Corporate Governance Officer at IDB Invest, where he has dedicated the past seven years to advancing impactful and sustainable development throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Bruno's work is centered around crafting and enhancing governance frameworks that promote transparency, ethical leadership, and equitable growth.

His rich background, which includes an LL.M. degree from Columbia University, a role as a Corporate Law Professor in Brazil, and a CFA in ESG, along with his prior 10-year experience as a transactional attorney, equip him with a unique multidisciplinary approach. Bruno's global perspective and comprehensive expertise are instrumental in driving positive change and fostering inclusive financial ecosystems in the communities IDB Invest serves.

Electronic Engineer from Simón Bolívar University (Venezuela) 1996, with a career of more than 23 years in the telecommunications sector. She worked in Telefónica Venezuela, where she served in different positions in the Technology area until assuming the position of CTO. In 2019 she assumes the responsibility of CEO of Internet para Todos in Peru, accepting the challenge of making viable an innovative and sustainable model to close the digital divide in rural areas of the country, in order to improve the quality of life of the people.

Faced with the economic and service crisis in Venezuela, she successfully managed the continuity and quality of the telecommunications service provided by Telefónica, overcoming the complications of a scenario of reduced investment and limited resources through optimization and innovation.

Martin is responsible for BlueOrchard’s corporate development activities. In his role, he drives strategic growth initiatives and facilitates innovation and new products. Prior to BlueOrchard, Martin was a project manager with a leading international management consulting firm advising clients in the energy and transportation sectors on strategic topics.

Martin is a CFA® charterholder. He holds a Master’s degree in Energy Science and Technology from ETH Zurich and wrote his Master’s thesis at UC Berkeley.

CEO and founder of the Black Money Movement and D'Black Bank, Nina is an Entrepreneur, Angel Investor, and Board Advisor (certified by IBGC). She also serves as a Professor of Innovation and Finance at PUCRS, IBGC, and other institutions, mentors women's programs at Columbia University, and sits on the Board of invested startups. Recognized as one of the 20 Most Powerful Women in Brazil by Forbes and as the Most Disruptive Woman in the World by the Women in Tech Global Awards 2021, Nina Silva embodies leadership and innovation in both finance and education.

Marina Albuquerque is an Associate Director at BTG Pactual and member of the Sustainable and Impact Investing Team for three years now. Before joining the area, she worked for two years in the FX team in Operations, being responsible for foreign exchange operations in all segments and also proprietary ones. She holds a bachelor's degree in Economic Sciences from Insper and previously worked with Macroeconomic Analysis at Bradesco Asset Management. She is an Impact Investing CFA Candidate.

He is a civil engineer, infrastructure planner, project manager and socio-environmental auditor with more than 30 years of professional experience in managing public and private projects; socio-environmental management; execution of socio-environmental studies; conception and execution of hydraulic, civil and road projects; public procurement; socio-environmental audits; and management of state modernization programs, social programs and agricultural development programs, among others.

He was Director of the Environmental Consulting Program for the Andean Region with the Natura Foundation, Ecuador. He served as Vice Minister of Environmental Management in the Ministry of the Environment of Ecuador, and since 1998 he has been an official of the Inter-American Development Bank Group, managing public and private projects.

He is currently the Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance Director of IDB Invest, the private window of the IDB Group."

She is the mother of a 17 year old teenager. Industrial Engineer from Universidad de Lima and MBA from Universidad Adolfo Ibañez de Chile. She has been CFO of Diageo in Peru, merger manager of Peru and Chile in the merger of United Distillers and International distillers in the world, CFO of Fleiscmann del Peru, general manager of Sociedad Nacional de Industrias and executive director of Care Peru. Currently Vice President of the board of Electroucayali, Independent Director at Coril sociedad Titulizadora, at the Norbert Wiener University, President of the NGO Hombro a Hombro and BID Invest Observer in the board of Caja Huancayo, Co chair of the Peruvian chapter of Women Corporate directors and Vice President of L+ lideres por la sostenibilidad, Director at the Consejo Privada Anticorrupción, Chair of the Peruvian chapter of WCD.

*15 years working with Analytics. Currently at Bradesco as Executive Superintendent of the Data Intelligence area, serving as Head of Data Governance and Quality.**
**From 2021 to 2022, worked as Head of Analytics and CRM at Next (Bradesco's Digital Bank).
**With 40 years in the Financial Industry (Banking), including international experience as Head of Information Management for LAM at HSBC Brazil, and 'double-hatting' as CDO Brazil.**
**Holds a degree in Economics with a Postgraduate degree in Administration.**
**Specializations in System Development and Database Administration.**
**Executive Education: Advanced Negotiation Skills, High-Performance Management, and Program for Management Development (Executive MBA - IESE Business School / University of Navarra).

Eblein George Frangie, CEO of Finabank since 2011, has significantly influenced Suriname's banking sector. From the time he was named CEO, Finabank has experienced an average annual growth of 35% and is now a local reference in corporate governance, risk management, profitability, and sound banking ratios.

Before leading Finabank, Suriname's fourth-largest commercial bank, Eblein progressed through various roles at Hakrinbank (the country’s second-largest bank). As chairman of the Suriname Bankers Association (2019-2021), he spearheaded initiatives like the establishment of the Suriname Credit Registration Bureau, the transition to a fully electronic payment system, and the consolidation of the national ATM network.

His efforts also emphasized financial inclusion and compliance enhancements. Since June 2023, Eblein has chaired the Suriname Economic Oversight Board under the IMF program, focusing on national economic stabilization and growth strategies.

Born in Paramaribo, Eblein holds a bachelor's degree in commercial economics from HES Rotterdam (2000) and a master's in Business Administration from RSM Erasmus University (2004).

Patricia Yañez-Pagans is a Lead Economist in the Development Effectiveness Division of IDB Invest, where she directs the ex post evaluation work of operations in the IDB Invest portfolio and the knowledge agenda related to impact measurement. Patricia joined the IDB Group under the Young Professionals program and initially served as an Economist in the IDB's Office of Strategic Planning and Development Effectiveness. Previously she worked as a consultant on impact evaluation issues for different institutions, including the World Bank, UNICEF and the Ministry of Development Planning of Bolivia and the Research Department of the IDB. She was also Professor of Economics at the Universidad Católica Bolivia. Patricia has a Ph.D. in Applied Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a Master’s in Applied Economics from Pompeu Fabra University and a Master’s in Social Policy and Development from The London School of Economics and Political Science.

Juan Carlos de la Hoz, of Colombian nationality, is the Country Representative of the IDB Group in Ecuador. He is a medical doctor and has a master's degree in health economics from the University of York (United Kingdom). He was a country representative in Barbados since 2016. He previously served as Head of Operations in the IDB Country Offices in Brazil and Mexico. He has 25 years of experience at the IDB, having joined the staff in 1999 as a Senior Social Development Specialist with a particular focus on Health.

30 years of Emerging Markets legal and structuring experience, including Linklaters, Morgan Stanley and 11 years at J.P. Morgan.

Isabella is an established Emerging Markets professional, with 30 years’ experience across law, investment banking, structuring, and consultancy.

Her expertise lies in the origination and structuring of complex transactions, with a particular interest in infrastructure. In 2015, she founded Catara Consulting, an investment advisory firm. Isabella’s background in Emerging Markets includes management of the advisory practice at FKS Capital Partners, a structured finance and principal investments firm working across global financial markets. She has worked as Head of London and Africa Capital Solutions at Renaissance Capital, Head of Emerging Markets Credit Structuring at Morgan Stanley as well as at JP Morgan.

Isabella also brings detailed experience in corporate governance, being an independent non-executive director of ICBC Standard Bank plc, chairing its Board Risk Management Committee, and a member of the NYU Law International Alumni Advisory Board.

She speaks English, Portuguese, French and Spanish and holds an LL.B from the Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, an LLM from New York University and a Graduate Degree in Accounting from Fundaçāo Getulio Vargas, as well as the International Directors’ Certificate from INSEAD.

Nathalie Prado, a seasoned Managing Director of Investments at EcoEnterprises Fund, boasts over 15 years of proactive, business-oriented expertise. She has been instrumental in building nature-positive, gender-smart portfolios across Latin America. Prior to her role at EcoEnterprises Fund, Nathalie served as a loan officer for Root Capital, leading investments in Central and South America and the Caribbean. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and an MBA in Sustainable Business from Universidad para la Cooperación Internacional in Costa Rica. Fluent in Spanish and English, Nathalie is also proficient in Portuguese.

Lawyer, public manager, writer and professor. Acram Isper Jr holds a PhD from the Faculdade Autônoma de Direito de São Paulo (FADISP) and a Master in Constitutional Law, with a major on Legal-Political Sciences, from the Universidade Autônoma de Lisboa (UAL). He was president/founder of the Electronic and Digital Law Commission of the OAB-AM and has worked for over ten years in Public Administration, being CEO of ARSEPAM, when he led the drafting of the bill regulating waterway transport in the state of Amazonas. Currently, Acram is founder and CEO of CADA.

Ariadne Caballero is a partner at SPVentures, an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in technology companies that innovate across the entire food chain...from soil to table. She is responsible for the fund's Climate and AgTech investments in LATAM. As investor, she led the investments in companies such as Traive, Moss, Verge, ZoomAgri, Verqor and Puna Bio, where she currently serves on the executive board.

Before joining Venture Capital, Ariadne worked for more than 10 years in agribusiness and financial services where she held positions as
Commercial Leader and Digital Agriculture. She was responsible for leading one of the most important AgTech exits in Latam. Ariadne is an industrial engineer from Tec de Monterrey in Mexico and has an MBA from the University of São Paulo.

Carlos is the Head of Agribusiness (a.i.) at IDB Invest. He is responsible for the strategy, business plan, client management, and structuring of projects for the agribusiness and forestry sector in Latin America and the Caribbean in order to drive development impact while providing financial and non-financial solutions to clients in the food value chain and forestry sectors.

Before joining the IDB Group, he held senior positions in the investment and development banking areas. He was a Structured Finance Principal Investment Officer at the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) and an Investment Banking Vice President at BBVA. While holding these positions, he led and managed over 50 corporate finance, project finance and debt capital market transactions.

Carlos earned a master’s degree in finance from the Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administracion (IESA) and a professional degree in economics from the Universidad Central de Venezuela.

Joana Zylbersztajn graduated as a human rights lawyer from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, specializing in social communication. She has a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in constitutional law from the University of São Paulo and is the author of A laicidade do Estado brasileiro.

At the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of the Organization of American States, Joana was the principal advisor to the Commissioners and coordinated the session responsible for precautionary and provisional measures. She also oversaw the implementation of human rights policies while holding positions in the Brazilian federal government, the municipality of São Paulo, and various civil society organizations. In the private sector, she worked in institutional relations for Natura Cosméticos and Natura &Co.

She is a founding partner of Veredas – Human Rights Strategies; a professor and professional mentor at Insper – Institute of Education and Research; and a member of the Arns Human Rights Commission and the Third Sector Law Commission of the OAB/SP.

José is a Geographer from the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso, with a diploma in Socio-Environmental Conflict Management from the University of Chile. He has more than 18 years of experience in Social Development and Territorial Management; assuming management roles at the regional and national level, with vast experience in sustainable development, citizen participation, indigenous affairs and territorial planning. He has developed his career in both the public and private sectors. Before joining Austral Land, he served as Head of Community Relations at Aela Energía, a pioneering renewable energy company in Chile. He has experience in large investment projects in the energy, mining and infrastructure sectors, where he has had an active participation in the development, construction and operation stages. In turn, he highlights his work in local development as part of the management team of the FUSUPO Country Service Program.

Mayra Cotta is a lawyer specializing in gender, a graduate of the University of Brasília, a Ph.D. student in Politics at the New School for Social Research in New York, and a Master in Criminal Law from the State University of Rio de Janeiro.

She was a legal advisor to the Human Rights Commission in the National Congress. She served as a special advisor to the Executive Secretariat of the Civil House of the Presidency of the Republic. Mayra has taught in the Departments of Politics and Global Studies at the New School and the Departments of Political Science and Women and Gender Studies at Pace University. She was responsible for structuring and coordinating the first office to assist women suffering from Domestic Violence at the Legal Practice Center at UnB. She was a member of the Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean for the Defense of Women’s Rights, CLADEM.

Mayra is a founding partner of Veredas – Human Rights Strategies and author of Mulher, Roupa, Trabalho: Como se Veste a Desigualdade de Gênero and Um Ex-Amigo.

Senior Partner at Blanchet Advogados, Chairman of the Advisory Board of Grupo GDias, and Member of the Nomination Committee of IBGC, where he served as a Board Member, Audit Committee Coordinator, and Legal Committee Coordinator.

A lawyer graduated from the University of São Paulo and a certified director by IBGC CCA+, with 35 years of experience in Corporate Governance projects, Mergers and Acquisitions, and business structuring.

He was the Officer of Strategic Business at CSN, Coordinator of the Governance, Audit, and Risk Committee at Gelf Siderurgia S/A, and a member (i) of the Deliberative Councils of the CSN Foundation and CBS Previdência; (ii) of the Boards of Directors of CBSI and Arvedi Metalfer Brasil, and (iii) of the Supervisory Board of Stahlwerk Thüringen – SWT and CSN representative at the pre-meetings of MRS Logística S/A.

Professor, speaker, and author of several articles on corporate governance published in the most important media outlets.

Eva Heiss is lead environmental and social risk officer at IDB Invest. In her role, she is primarily in charge of the Management led Grievance Mechanisms, a channel for external stakeholders to file environmental and social complaints and concerns, in an effort to provide a timely solution, strengthen E&S performance of projects to address non-financial risk and register systemic issues at portfolio level.

Prior to joining IDB Invest, she worked at MICI, the IDB Group's accountability office, where she was focused on dispute resolution, strategic liaison, conflict analysis and the generation of lessons learned. She has experience in multi-sectoral sustainable development initiatives, both in the non-governmental, multilateral and private sector.

Eva holds a Master's degree in Climate Change and Development from the University of Sussex in England and a Diploma in International Business Management and International Trade from the University of Applied Sciences in Germany, as well as several trainings in mediation of environmental and social multistakeholder conflict.

Hervé Duteil created the first position of Chief Sustainability Officer for BNP Paribas in 2014, in the Americas. In this role, he works with all relevant stakeholders in the definition and implementation of the Bank’s regional ESG strategy.

In 2018, Euromoney selected him as one of the 10 “champions of global impact banking”. On the opening day of Climate Week NYC 2022, he was honored by Insider (formerly Business Insider) as one of the 30 “top global leaders working toward climate solutions” in their inaugural Climate Action 30, along with Francia Márquez, Vice President of Colombia, and Ed Markey, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts.

Hervé served as a member on the CFTC’s Climate-Related Market Risk Subcommittee of the Market Risk Advisory Committee, WBCSD’s Sustainable Finance Policy and SIFMA Sustainable Finance task forces. He currently sits on the Yale Initiative on Sustainable Finance Advisory Board as well as Insider’s One Planet Advisory Council.

Hervé holds a Master in Business Administration with distinction from the Harvard Business School, a Master of Science from the University of Cambridge, and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics & Physics from the Sorbonne University of Paris.

Anita has over 20 years of experience in multilateral banks; she worked as an officer at BNDES, IFC, World Bank, and the IDB itself in different positions - both in operations and strategic areas. She was also a Board member of several investment funds and companies invested by the IDB Group. Her career is marked by innovative projects in the areas of climate finance; gender equity and diversity. Anita has a degree in Economics from UFRJ; Master's in foreign service from Georgetown University and a Master's in Finance from Johns Hopkins University.

Diego is currently the Financial Sector Director for South Cone Financial Intermediaries (FIs) at IDB Invest, responsible for operations in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. Diego joined IDB Invest in 2016 and has been working for the IDB Group since 2004. As an expert in financial markets and sustainable financing, Diego has partnered with +80 FIs (banking and non-banking intermediaries) in Latin America and the Caribbean structuring sustainable financing and technical assistance to promote access to finance for climate change projects, women-led SMEs, financial inclusion and trade finance among others.

Lead Director of State Street Corporation (USA); formerly a Governor of the Wellcome Trust (UK), Chairman of Kinnevik (Sweden) and the Guardian Media Group (UK). She worked for Morgan Stanley for 20 years, becoming Chief Operating Officer and Vice Chairman of EMEA operations in 2002.

Dame Amelia is Co-Chair of the International Advisory Panel for Biodiversity Credits and Chair of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. She has been on the boards of HM Treasury and the Bank of England.

Dame Amelia was appointed a Commander of The Royal Victorian Order (CVO) in 2018, an honour solely in the gift of the Queen, Dame Commander of the British Empire (DBE) in 2010 and a CBE in 2002, in both cases for services to the financial services industry. Dame Amelia has a lavender farm in the Brecon Beacons, Wales. Dame Amelia is a British and American citizen.

Dame Amelia is Co-Chair of the International Advisory Panel for Biodiversity Credits, Chair of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Chair of the Circular Bioeconomy Alliance and a Trustee of Project HOPE UK. Until recently, she was a Governor of the Wellcome Trust, Chair of the Standards Board for Alternative Investments, a Non-Executive member of the Board of HM Treasury, Chair of The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Foundation, Deputy Chair and a Governor of the London Business School and a Commissioner of the UK-US Fulbright Commission. She also has been a member of the Court of the Bank of England and Deputy Chair of the National Portrait Gallery.

Dame Amelia was appointed a Commander of The Royal Victorian Order (CVO) in the Queen’s 2018 Birthday Honours List, an honour solely in the gift of the Queen. She was appointed a Dame Commander of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2010 Queen’s Birthday Honours List and a CBE in 2002, in both cases for services to the financial services industry. She received The Prince of Wales’s Ambassador Award in 2004.

Elizabeth Robberechts is the Chief of IDB Invest’s Infrastructure and Energy Division, managing all of IDB Invest’s activities in the energy, transport, water and sanitation, health and education sectors. Her experience includes structuring financings in the energy and transport sectors for operations in Chile, Mexico, Uruguay and Brazil, including for a variety of renewable energy technologies such as solar, wind and geothermal projects.

She holds Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees from Cornell University. Prior to joining the IDB Group, Elizabeth worked as a consultant for the Ministry of Agriculture of Peru, and as an advisor to municipalities and public agencies related to the issuance of over US$5 billion of municipal bonds in the U.S. She was based for three years in the IDB Group office in Santiago, Chile, and is now located in Washington, D.C.

João Pedro Nascimento is the President of CVM and a Professor at FGV Direito Rio. He holds a PhD and a master’s degree in Commercial Law from USP, as well as a Postgraduate degree in Business Law, with a concentration in Corporate Law and Capital Markets, from FGV Direito Rio, with Extension Courses from Harvard Law School. Currently, João Pedro is a Member of the OECD Corporate Governance Committee.

Paula Valencia is an environmental and social specialist at IDB Invest, based in Washington, D.C. and she leads the agribusiness group within the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance Division. She is responsible for evaluating environmental and social impacts and risks of agribusiness operations, proposing mitigation measures consistent with international best practices, supervising the performance and sustainability of projects, offering technical assistance to customers, and generating knowledge products. She has extensive experience in the public and private sectors of Latin America and the Caribbean, having worked with the IDB Group for 19 years, primarily in agribusiness, financial intermediation, and manufacturing projects. Paula is an Industrial Engineer from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Colombia), she has a master's degree in environmental science and policy from Johns Hopkins University (United States) and other studies in agriculture from Cornell University (United States).

Eric Altafim is a director at ANBIMA and, since December 2016, he has been director of Corporate Desks at Itaú BBA, being responsible for catering to large companies within the Brazilian and UK Wholesale Bank division, distributing Foreign Exchange, Derivatives, investment and debt products, in addition to managing Markets products for all Banco Itaú segments and Treasury products. In 2019, he created the User Experience area for the Wholesale Bank division and has now taken on the challenge of creating Itaú Digital Assets.

He has accumulated 22 years of experience in trade sales, with a career at Banco CCF, passing through HSBC Brasil and UBS.

Eric Altafim has a degree in Business Administration from PUC (Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo) and an MBE in Economics from FEA/USP (Economic Research Institute of the University of São Paulo).

With 30 years of experience in the financial market, she is the creator and co-founding partner of Wright Capital Gestão de Patrimônio. She was a partner at Vinci Partners and Gávea Arsenal Gestão de Patrimônio. She worked in treasury and capital markets at Standard Bank and Deutsche Bank in Brazil and at Merrill Lynch's private bank in San Francisco, California. She is director of ANBIMA, leader of the ANBIMA Sustainability Network, president of the Board of Instituto Iguá, member of the boards of Fundação Grupo Boticário and Instituto Cactus and was one of the founders of Instituto LiveWright. She holds an Economics degree from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica of São Paulo (PUC).

Nicolás is a forestry engineer from the University of Chile and a Master in development, management and evaluation from the University of Antwerp, Belgium. He has more than 30 years of experience in social, environmental management and governance, in the mining, energy and agricultural sectors, participating in the phases; development, construction and operation. He has an interesting career in both the public and private sectors. Prior to joining the consultancy, he served as ESG manager of Aela Energía, a pioneering company in renewable energies in Chile. He also participated in the public sector from the Ministries of Economy and Agriculture, complementary To the above, I work from civil society as executive director of the NGO Tekhne in rural development projects related to renewable energy, irrigation, agriculture and forestry.

Zeca Doherty has been executive director of ANBIMA since 2012, after six years as its Market Supervision Officer. He participates in the AMCC and the UNCTAD Sustainable Investment Advisory Council. He is a member of the board of IIFA and the International Council of Capital Markets Associations.

Over the last 30 years, he has worked for organizations such as the CVM, São Paulo Stock Exchange (B3), Deutsche Bank, BankBoston, BofA and Brown Brothers Harriman.

He was a member of Cise from 2013 to 2018 and of the GRI Advisory Council in Brazil from 2020 to 2022. He was president of Iosco's AMCC from 2013 to 2018. From 2020 to 2022, he was the President of IIFA and was vice-president of Fiafin.

He holds a degree in Economics from UNB, with an Executive MBA in Finance (Insper-SP). He is certified by the Global Advanced Management Program of Georgetown (USA) and Esade (Spain) and has a certification with an emphasis on administration by ICSS.

Denis Benchimol Minev is the CEO of Bemol and co-founder of the Amazonas Sustentável Foundation, the Amazon Museum, and the Parceiros Pela Amazônia platform.

In 2012, he was selected as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. Denis served as the Secretary of Planning and Economic Development of Amazonas and as a financial analyst at Goldman Sachs Bank. He holds a degree in economics from Stanford University, a master's in Latin American Studies also from Stanford University, and an MBA from Wharton School.

Marta heads Corporate Governance at IDB Invest. She is responsible to integrate governance within the investment process of IDB Invest, to minimize investment risk and promote impact and development. A respected thought leader in the field of corporate governance, Marta has a deep understanding of ESG and has provided practical advice to many firms, investors and Boards of Directors. She is a lawyer with demonstrated experience in corporate governance, ESG, compliance, corporate law and M&A. Prior to joining IDB Invest, she practiced law for more than 20 years in Brazil and in the United States, having been recognized as a leading lawyer in reputable legal publications. Marta also served in the Board of Directors of private firms, including the Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance. She is a member of the Brazilian Chapter of Women Corporate Directors. She has a law degree from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo and a master’s degree in law and business from the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law and Kellogg School of Management.

Roberto Waack, Board member of Marfrig, Wise Plásticos, and committees of Tupy, SuperBid and Re.green. Chairman of Instituto Arapyaú. Founder and Board member of Coalizão Brasil, Florestas e Agricultura and Concertacao pela Amazonia. Associate Fellow of Chatham House.

Luana Siewert Pretto is a Civil Engineer (UFSC), with a master's degree in Multicriteria Analysis (UFSC) and a postgraduate degree in Project Management (FGV). She worked at the water and sanitation concessionaire of Santa Catarina (CASAN) and was President of the municipal public water and sanitation Company Companhia Águas de Joinville. She is currently the Executive President of Instituto Trata Brasil.

Camila has extensive experience in the private sector, having held leadership positions in the area of Sustainability, Social Responsibility, Government Relations and Operations in different regions of the country. Throughout her 25-year professional career, she has developed and implemented impact projects in the area of Human Rights related to the training and insertion of young people in the labor market and women's economic empowerment through a pioneering business initiative called Movimento Mulher 360. In the environmental area, she worked in the development of tools for sustainable livestock in retail and in articulation and implementation of Reverse Logistics of Solid Waste in partnership with several national actors. Originally from Bahia, she is a Business Administrator, Specialist in Service Administration from the Federal University of Bahia and a master's student in Regional and Urban Development from Unifacs-BA. Founder of ABACC – Bahian Association for Assistance to Children with Heart Disease and member of Collectivity – Groups of Professionals in Diversity and Inclusion.

Verena Van Der Ven holds a Bachelor's degree in Geography and an MBA in Environmental Management and Sustainability. With a career spanning since 2007, she has worked extensively in environmental assessment and management, serving as an environmental consultant, government official, and educator in vocational courses. Since 2021, she has held the position of Environmental and Social Manager at Scatec in Brazil, overseeing E&S parameters in renewable energy projects, ensuring adherence to local and international regulations while integrating the company's ESG strategy, policies, performance, and reporting. Among her professional duties, she sees the management and continuous engagement of local stakeholders as a key factor in project development.

Jamey Mulligan is Head of Carbon Neutralization at Amazon. His team develops Amazon’s long-term, company-wide strategy and science-based standards for investing in climate mitigation beyond Amazon’s value chain as part of the company’s commitment to The Climate Pledge. Jamey played a role in architecting the LEAF Coalition, which Amazon co-founded together with the governments of Norway, U.K., and U.S. His team also directs Amazon’s investments in restoration and collaborated with an external group of experts to develop the ABACUS label for high-quality carbon removal quantification in restoration projects. Prior to Amazon, Jamey led the World Resources Institute’s carbon removal program, and worked on climate policy in the White House Office of Management & Budget.

Andrés is the Director of Investment Funds at IDB Invest, bringing over two decades of international financial industry experience. Since joining IDB Group in 2009, he has focused on advancing financial markets in Latin America and the Caribbean, overseeing the investment fund business, including private equity and credit funds. Andrés serves on several advisory boards for funds based in the region.

Before IDB, he held key positions at Citibank Bolivia, including Corporate Finance and Capital Markets Manager, Corporate Bank Manager, and Head of Analysis, Planning, and Strategy. At Banco de Credito de Bolivia BCP, he was Head of Middle Market Banking and Head of Financial Planning, and served on various committees.

Andrés holds a master’s degree in finance from Boston College, a master’s degree in economics from Florida International University, and is a CFA charterholder.

Graduate in Civil Engineering from the University of Costa Rica, with a postgraduate degree in Hydroelectric Development from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

She has 35 years of experience in the energy sector. With the Costa Rican Institute of Electricity (ICE) she worked on the development of hydroelectric projects and on environmental studies to achieve the viability of hydroelectric projects and transmission lines.
For 8 years she served as director of the Planning Secretariat of the Energy Subsector in the Ministry of Environment and Energy of Costa Rica, from where she directed the design of national energy policies and their implementation.

Mario Torres is a Senior Manager at Finance in Motion, Bogotá, leading the Investment Management team since 2015. He specializes in structuring debt transactions across Latin America, promoting sustainable agricultural practices and the issuance of green and social bonds. Previously, Mario held roles at the Inter-American Development Bank and CAF - Latin American Development Bank, focusing on inclusive business initiatives and infrastructure projects. He has also worked in distressed assets and financial markets at Credit Agricole and the International Finance Corporation. Mario holds an International MBA from IE Business School and a BSc in Economics from Universidad de las Américas-Puebla.

Monica has more than 15 years of experience in supranational organizations as a capital markets specialist. Currently, she is a lead officer in the funding team at IDB Invest where her main responsibilities are structuring, negotiating and executing bonds and thematic bonds in global and local capital markets, including Mexico, Colombia and Brazil; Also, she is in charge of implementing the investor relation activities . Prior to working at the IDB group, she worked as a financing officer at CAF issuing bonds in global markets and began his career at the Central Bank of Venezuela as an analyst and trader for short-term instruments and currency. Monica has a master's degree in Finance from the EOI School of Industrial Organization – Spain and in Administration and Management from Georgetown University, USA.

Entrepreneur, Net-Zero evangelist, consultant, software architect, with more than 20 years in leadership roles in multinational companies including Pearson, The Walt Disney among others.

He is currently CTO of HanaLoop and leads the digital GHG management platform project based on big data and artificial intelligence, which has helped multitudes of companies mitigate climate risks, comply with regulations and plan their carbon reduction. Additionally, he provides strategic advice in areas of sustainability and decarbonization using cutting-edge technology.

Eusebio Garre serves as the Head of Funding at IDB Invest, the private sector arm of the Inter-American Development Bank Group.

In his role, Mr. Garre is responsible for overseeing IDB Invest's debt issuance programs in the international capital markets and managing investor relations activities. Prior to joining IDB Invest in 2013, he was a Senior Advisor at Roland Berger Strategy Consultants after accumulating over a decade of experience at Deutsche Postbank, where he held various significant roles including Head of Liquidity and Capital Management and Head of Credit Treasury.

Mr. Garre earned his graduate degree in economics from the University of Cologne, Germany. Additionally, he is an alumnus of the IESE Business School in Barcelona and the European School of Management and Technology (ESMT) in Berlin.

Valeria Café has been the CEO of the Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance (IBGC) since January 2024 and serves as a board member in several civil society organizations and regulatory bodies, in addition to being a guest lecturer in governance at FGV.

Since 2016, as the Director of Advocacy & Influence at IBGC, she has been responsible for its growth in chapters, knowledge management, research, government and institutional relations, and socio-environmental impact, amplifying the cause of corporate governance in the country.

During her 18 years working in multinational companies, she led institutional areas – government relations, communication, and sustainability – at J.P. Morgan, HP, Whirlpool, and Coca-Cola. She was one of the founders of IRELGOV, where she served as a board member for its initial four years. She was a board member of ISE/B3 and GRI.

She holds a degree in Advertising and Publicity, with a postgraduate degree in Marketing, an Executive MBA, and a master's degree in Administration. She developed a strategic business vision linked to the training of multifunctional teams and the implementation of stakeholder relationship management processes and projects in government affairs, marketing/communication, and sustainability, with active participation in crisis management and mergers and acquisitions operations.

Bernardo has 15 years of experience in anti-corruption, investigations, competition law and international litigation, having worked in government, law firms and international organizations. At IDB Invest, Bernardo is responsible for legal and compliance matters, including integrity, conflicts of interest and other non-financial risks related to IDB Invest's operations, as well as training and advocacy initiatives in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Prior to joining IDB Invest, Bernardo was part of the World Bank's integrity unit, where he conducted anti-corruption and fraud investigations in Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa. He has also been in private practice in New York and Brazil. Bernardo was also an antitrust investigator with the Brazilian Antitrust Authority (CADE). He is a lawyer admitted to practice in New York and Brazil.

Dorte Verner, Ph.D., is the Lead Agriculture Economist in Food and Agriculture Global Practice and the Lead for the Novel Protein agenda at the World Bank. Dorte has over 30 years of experience developing knowledge and innovations to tackle our biggest development issues.

Dorte’s work has been focused on Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and The Middle East and North Africa, where she has led knowledge products and innovation, developed projects, published books, and papers in the areas of insect farming for food, feed, and fertilizers; food system transformation; climate-smart agriculture; climate change adaptation and mitigation; jobs and labor markets; indigenous peoples; and poverty reduction. Dorte has worked in the private sector in Brazil, the OECD, the Inter-American Development Bank, the European University Institute, and Paris 1.

She holds a Ph.D. in Macroeconomics and Econometrics from the European University Institute, Italy, and a postgraduate degree in Economics from the University of Aarhus, Denmark. Dorte has won numerous awards for her economic work and development photography, and she is a fellow at the Explores Club. Finally, Dorte loves learning from people all over the world, including about their lives, livelihoods, and the food they eat and produce.

Mardi McBrien is Chief of Strategic Affairs and Capacity Building at the IFRS Foundation.

Prior to the IFRS Foundation, Mardi spent over a decade leading the global ESG standard setter, the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB). Under Mardi’s leadership CDSB published the first global capital market framework for reporting investor focused information on climate, environmental and social matters to capital markets. CDSB’s work notably underpins both the TCFD and the TNFD frameworks and became an influential foundational building block in the establishment the International Sustainability Standards Board, where Mardi also played an important leadership role in its establishment.

Mardi has enjoyed a vibrant career which involved her leading high profile flagship environmental campaigns, working in public sector policy advisory roles and public private partnership management. Originally qualifying as a forester and environmental scientist in Australia (Melbourne University) and agricultural economist (UK, SOAS), Mardi is a Board Member of XBRL International, a member of the UK Government Transition Pathway Taskforce Steering Group, trustee of one of the oldest environmental NGOs in the world, the International Tree Foundation, a founding Board member of WOCAN – Women Organising for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management / W+ Standard, a school governor and a member of the ICAEW Sustainability Advisory Committee. Mardi was awarded UK environmental campaigner of the year by the Sheila McKechnie Foundation in 2013 and in 2021 and was selected as one of the ESG Foundation’s ones to watch.

Stéphanie Émond is VP and Chief Impact Officer at FinDev Canada’s, overseeing the Impact Enablement team responsible for development impact, technical assistance, environmental and social risk management and thought leadership.

Stéphanie is chair of the Canada Forum for Impact Investment of Development (CAFIID). She is also a member of the Lucie and André Chagnon Foundation Board of Directors.
Prior to joining FinDev Canada, Stéphanie served as the Executive Director of FINCA Canada, a microfinance organization with the mission to alleviate poverty through lasting solutions that help people – women in particular – build assets, create jobs, and raise their standard of living.

Before FINCA, she worked as a management consultant with Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton, on business and strategic planning, market analysis and marketing strategies, and for the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA – now Global Affairs Canada) as an economic advisor focusing on private sector development and financial inclusion. Prior to that, Stephanie worked with FINCA Peru, a Peruvian microfinance institution, and for Newad, a Canadian place-based media company, as Director of Marketing.

She holds a MBA from HEC Montreal.

Mr. Juan Parodi is a Lead Investment Officer at IDB Invest, the private sector arm of the Inter-American Development Bank. Juan is based in São Paulo and leads IDB Invest efforts in the South Cone under the Corporates Division responsible for a broad range of sectors such as housing, pharmaceutical, wholesale, pulp and paper, energy transition minerals, mining, and others. Juan also leads the IDB Invest Amazonia Forever Roadmap which aims to increase private sector activity and impact in all eight countries of the Amazonia basin. Prior joining IDB Invest, Juan worked for more than 17 years in commercial and investment banking in São Paulo and New York in institutions like Banco Santander, Société Générale and Itaú BBA. During his extensive experience, Juan was responsible to structure a wide range of local and offshore debt and equity products in most Latin American countries, Mexico and the US. Previous experience sectors include soft commodities, oil and gas, agribusiness, and retail amongst others.

Silvana is Energy and Infrastructure Director at IDB Invest in Sao Paulo, Brazil. She has joined IDB Invest in August 2020 to originate and structure projects in these sectors.

Silvana has more than 25 years of experience, working in financial services, including: ABN, Banco Itau BBA, Societé Generale, WestLB Investment Banking and Asea Brown Boveri. Her working experience includes originating, advising, and arranging a significant list of Project Finance and asset finance deals in Latin America, including cross-border and local financing transactions in Energy, Infrastructure, O&G, Shipping and Water & sanitation.

Silvana holds an M.B.A. degree from FIA, USP – Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil a B.A. in Economic Science from USP – Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil and a B.A. in Public Administration from FGV- Fundação Getúlio Vargas, S.P., Brazil.

Terence Gallagher is a British national, based in Washington. He began his career as an investment banker at Citigroup, where he spent 9 years supporting emerging market governments and corporates access the international capital markets, working from London, New York and São Paulo. Since 1999, he has dedicated himself to Financial Inclusion, initially working as a consultant for diverse organizations such as Accion International, Development Alternatives Incorporated, and PlaNet Finance. He joined the World Bank Group - IFC in 2008 in Rio de Janeiro where he spent 10 years as a Specialist for Micro and Small Enterprise Finance, responsible for investments in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa. As of April 2018, Terence moved to Washington to join IDB Invest as head of Financial Inclusion. He has a Masters degrees in Economics from the University of Cambridge, UK.

Mr. Churlkyu Maeng has been working for Hyundai Engineering as overseas marketing expert for over fifteen years.
After having worked in African branch office for three years, he is now the representative of LATAM branch office in Sao Paulo, Brazil since 2022.

Carole Sanz-Paris is the Head of Debt Capital Markets and Structured Finance at IDB Invest, where she leads a team dedicated to assisting private sector clients in Latin America and the Caribbean in accessing both local and international capital markets.

Carole is a specialist in fixed income, structured finance deal execution, sale side research and credit analysis. She worked as a structurer at JPMorgan Chase, fixed income research analyst at Deutsche Bank and rating analyst at Moody’s. She has been responsible for the structuring, executing and placing of many complex financing structures. Carole has published extensively on relative value of fixed income products at Deutsche Bank, where her team was acclaimed as the No. 1 Securitization Research House by Euromoney and Institutional Investors.

Carole holds an Executive MBA at Oxford SAID (United Kingdom). She holds Mechanical Engineering degrees from the Université de Technologie de Compiègne (France) and Cranfield University (UK).

Ms. Sandrea Maynard has been a qualified Barrister-at-Law since 1998 and has practiced both privately (domestic and internationally) and for the United Kingdom’s Crown Prosecution Service. Her journey working in academia began in 2012 as a Senior Lecturer and advanced to an Associate Professor in Law. She has held senior leadership and management roles within UK universities across the sectors of law, business and university group subsidiaries both nationally and regionally, and managed multi-disciplinary and multifunctional teams through globally disruptive changes such as BREXIT and COVID-19. She has been responsible for driving the development of and sustainability of internationalisation in higher education, and managing global partnerships. More recently, her particular focus has been on income generation nationally and globally within Higher Education. She was instrumental in the development of a national curriculum in the criminal justice sector in the UK, and led on, and secured significant government contracts. She has also spearheaded the development and delivery of global executive and governmental training and international student recruitment. PVC Maynard also serves as a Visiting Professor in France and is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy UK.

As Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Global Affairs at The University of the West Indies (The UWI) she leads the regional university’s global engagement portfolio and coordinates all internationalisation and strategic global initiatives across The UWI system. She is also responsible for the progression of the new International School for Developmental Justice as part of the new UWI Global Campus, leveraging the high reputation of the regional university to build capacity and generate revenue as a core part of the University's financial future. As part of her portfolio is the University Office of Global Partnerships and Sustainable Futures (OGPSF). The OGPSF has played a pivotal role in deepening The UWI’s collaborations with multilateral development partners, international foundations, and university consortia. In addition to spearheading the mobilisation of significant funding for The UWI, Ms. Maynard has successfully led several flagship initiatives that have helped to bolster The UWI’s global positioning. Ms. Maynard’s office has coordinated with The UWI’s regional Sustainability Futures initiatives, examples include Global Institute for Climate-Smart and Resilient Development, Centre of Excellence for Oceanography and Blue Economy, Climate Justice Advocacy, International Universities Climate Alliance, Race to Zero Commitment for Universities and Colleges, Future Earth Project and Responsible Futures. Ms Maynard secured and leads the partnership with UNESCO IESALC and UNOSSC with the pilot project, Youth-Led Greening Technology Transfer within the South-South University Cooperation Network (SUCN).

Flavia Tinelli is the Impact Director at Acrux Partners, a firm specializing in impact investment in Latin America. She leads all impact assessment and management projects for the organization, including designing, developing, and implementing measurement, management, and reporting systems. Flavia supports various organizations in defining their impact strategies and designing suitable tools for their implementation. In her professional career, she served as the Coordinator of Consumer Policies at the Ministry of Production in Argentina, managing pricing programs and data use for the design of public policies. She holds a degree in Sociology from the University of Buenos Aires. She has completed specialization courses in Monitoring and Evaluation Tools for Social Impact Projects at UdeSA (Argentina) and the Impact Measurement Program at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford (United Kingdom).

Rafael Matas Trillo is presently Head of the Andean Region and Energy Sector Lead, in the Infrastructure and Energy Division of IDB Invest, based at IDB Invest’s head-office. He has been working for the IDB Group since 2007, leading the development of transportation, renewable energy projects and PPA frameworks, and water and sanitation transactions in Latin-America and the Caribbean. Mr. Matas has special expertise obtained in the Andean Region and Southern Cone, structuring complex energy and infrastructure transactions in Colombia, Peru, Chile, Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil. He was also based at IDB’s representative office in the Dominican Republic for four years, where he structured renewable energy projects and PPP transactions in the Dominican Republic and Jamaica. He is presently also the Energy Sector Lead of IDB Invest.

A Spanish national, he has received awards for innovative project finance execution, as team leader, region supervisor and as individual. Previous to the IDB Group, Mr. Matas worked for the Spanish bank Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) in its Hong Kong office for two years, managing the Spanish desk of the BBVA in China, and mainly devoting to corporate finance transactions.

He has a Law Degree and Master’s in International Law by ESADE (Spain) and a Master’s in Foreign Service by Georgetown University.

Mr. Fabio Jose Fagundes is the Chief of Financial Products & Services for IDB Invest, member of the Inter-American Development Bank Group, in Washington, DC. He is a dual citizen of Brazil and the United Kingdom and has over 30 years’ experience in global financial markets. He worked for the Wholesale Banking units of Banco Real in Brazil and ABN AMRO Bank in the UK with a global reach. Before joining IDB Invest to lead the investment strategy of Blended Finance, DCM & Structured Finance, Equity and Mezzanine, Mobilization and Trade & Supply Chain Finance, he was the Global Head of Trade Asset Mobilization for Santander Group based in Spain. Mr. Fagundes holds an EMBA from TRIUM, an alliance of NYU Stern, LSE and HEC, and an MBA in Finance from IBMEC (Brazilian Institute of Capital Markets).

Dr. Carlos Pedrotti serves as the Head of Telemedicine at the renowned Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein in Brazil, a globally acknowledged leader in healthcare and management. He holds a medical degree from the University of Sao Paulo, specializing in cardiology. Further enhancing his expertise, Dr. Pedrotti acquired an MBA in Healthcare Management from Insper-SP and completed a specialization in Data Science from Johns Hopkins University. Since the inception of the Telemedicine Center in 2012, Dr. Pedrotti has been a pivotal figure in its operations, overseeing medical practices, management, and the innovation of new digital healthcare products and services. His current role extends to the presidency of Digital Health Brazil (SDB), a prominent organization uniting major telemedicine providers in the country. His influential leadership and contributions have made him a key figure in the telemedicine sector across Latin America.

Cristina Simón is responsible of Social Infrastructure at the Infrastructure and Energy Division at IDB Invest since February 2018. Cristina, a Spanish national, has solid experience in infrastructure advisory for complex financial transactions in Latin America and the Caribbean. She has worked on several education and health projects, advising both the public and the private sector.

Prior to joining IDB, she was Director of Infrastructure Finance and PPPs for ten years at Deloitte based in Colombia, Brazil, and Spain and Director at Asesores de Infraestructuras, integrated in Deloitte in 2008. Before that, she worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Department of Infrastructures, Government & Utilities in Madrid.

Cristina holds a Business degree from CUNEF (Complutense University in Madrid) and a master’s degree in Corporate Finance and Investment Banking from IEB in Madrid.

André is Davi's father and Isa's husband, he has more than 10 years of experience in the ESG area, working in various segments including logistics, industry and technology.

He has been at iFood since 2021, where he leads the Sustainability agenda of the largest foodtech in Latin America.

He has a degree in Environmental Engineering from Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), a postgraduate degree in Security Engineering from the University of São Paulo (USP) and an MBA in ESG from Trevisan Escola de Negócios.

Mr. José is graduated in Business Management with an MBA by Saint Paul Escola de Negócios and the New York Institute of Finance. He has a large experience in several sectors like capital goods, petrochemical, defense and utilities, having worked in Brazil and USA for companies like ABB, Braskem and Mectron.

For the past 11 years he has been proudly working with the purpose of recycling water at Aquapolo Ambiental, where he acts as the CEO since 2018. Mr. Jose is also a Board Member of the COFIP ABC (ABC Petrochemical Industries Committee) and a member of the Water Positive Think Tank, an independent group of professionals working towards a water positive future.

Ana María is the Chief of the Transport Division at the Inter-American Development Bank (IBD). Ana María joined the Bank in 2011 as a Transport Specialist in Colombia, and in 2017, she transferred to Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Previously, she worked for the Colombian government where she was responsible for the Transport Subdirectorate of the National Planning Department. Ana María also worked for Barnet’s lower mayor’s office in London and the deputy prime minister’s office. Ana María is an economist from the Universidad del Rosario, Colombia, and has a master’s degree in planning and development from the University College London.

Rogerio leads all tourism-related initiatives in Latin America and the Caribbean for IDB Invest. As Head of Tourism, he is responsible for origination, investments, and executing IDB Invest’s tourism strategy in LAC through a variety of financial instruments including debt, mezzanine, and equity.

With over two decades of real estate and hospitality experience, Rogerio has held various positions across global firms. Before joining IDB Invest, he was Chief Investment Officer at Key International, a Miami-based real estate investment platform. He also served as EVP Acquisitions & Development for Terranum Hotels, an owner and operator of hotels across Latin America sponsored by the Santo Domingo Group and Equity International. Early on, Rogerio worked for over 11 years at Ernst & Young in Miami, where he led the firm’s real estate and hospitality advisory activities in Latin America.

Mr. Basso is often quoted in industry publications on hospitality trends and topics and is a guest speaker at industry-related conferences in the U.S. and Latin America. He holds a business degree from the College of William and Mary and a master’s degree from the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University.

Sol is Sustainability Director for Viajero Hostels, a regional hostel platform based in Colombia and with a presence in Uruguay, Argentina, Peru, Mexico, and the United States. She is responsible for leading the sustainability strategy for the company.

Sol has a Social Worker bachelor's degree from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, a master's degree in International Studies from the Universidad de los Andes, Colombia, and a Public Policy Studies degree from Flacso, Brazil. She has over 13 years of international experience in strategic management, diversity and inclusion, sustainability, and impact investing.

Marina Barki is the ESG Coordinator for Embratur, the Brazilian Tourism Board. She led the institutional relations agenda in LAC for the Climate Bonds Initiative (UK) until 2023 and was previously responsible for the domestic policy strategy of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (UK Embassy) in Brasilia for seven years. Marina was also a Director at Concordia Public Affairs and a Public Policy Advisor to the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT), through its Embassy in Brasilia.

She holds a bachelor's in Public Relations with a Postgraduate degree in Public Policy and Management (MPA) from the Brazilian Institute of Education, Development and Research (IDP), and is currently pursuing an MBA in ESG at Ibmec.

Romina is the Chief Financial Officer at Corpora, a Chilean holding company owner of various businesses including Explora, a regional hotel and exploration company. Established over 30 years ago, Explora features hotels and lodges in Chile, Argentina, Peru, and Bolivia and, since 2021, is a certified B Corporation.

Romina has more than 15 years of experience in corporate finance and investments across different industries (education, agroindustry, etc.). She is also an accounting and finance lecturer in various postgraduate programs at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Romina holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Pontificia Universidad Católica and an MBA from Kellogg School of Management.

Head of Credit Funds and Blended Finance at Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES). Post-Doctor in Finance from UCLA, Doctor from University of Manchester and Master from McGill University. Full Professor of Finance at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Professional experience in companies and financial institutions in Brazil, in the USA, and in the United Kingdom. Former CEO of Fundação de Assistência e Previdência Social do BNDES (FAPES), one of the largest pension funds in Brazil. He has conducted research and consulting projects for several multilateral and international organizations. He has published more than 100 papers in books, conferences and prestigious academic journals.

Elsa Beatriz García Bojorges is the President of the Mexican Financial and Sustainability Reporting Standards Board – CINIF (Mexico). She also was Chair of the Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting (ISAR Group) of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). She was the founder of Latin American Regional Partnership for the promotion of sustainability and SDG reporting and was de Chair in 2022. She is a CINIF representative at the Sustainability Standards Advisory Forum (SSAF) of ISSB and at the Emerging Economies Group of IASB – both groups of IFRS Foundation.

Nathalie Vidual joined the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) in 2012 as an analyst. In 2021, she was promoted to Securitization Supervision Manager and, in 2023, she became an Investor Guidance and Sustainable Finance Officer. Currently, Nathalie develops activities related to financial education, investor service and sustainability. She represents the CVM at the Financial Innovation Laboratory (LAB), where she is directly involved in discussions and projects related to the promotion of Green Finance, ESG Transparency, Taxonomy, Blended Finance and Diversity and Inclusion. Furthermore, she represents the CVM in international forums (C8 IOSCO, OECD/INFE and FC4S/LAB). She has a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Brasília and an MBA in Finance, Investments and Risks from FGV-Rio de Janeiro.

Frederic de Mariz, PhD is Head of Sustainability for UBS BB in Latin America, a function he set up in 2020. Frederic is also an adjunct Professor at Columbia University as Brandmeyer Fellow for Impact and Sustainable Investing. Prior to investment banking, he was a senior equity research analyst, being consistently ranked among the top 3 in independent industry surveys, such as Institutional Investors (#2 2018), Starmine (#1 2017), Euromoney (#1 in Impact Investing 2017). His areas of expertise include ESG, impact investing, financial services, FinTech and entrepreneurship. Frederic has Master’s degrees from Columbia University (International Affairs), Sorbonne, Sciences Po., and ESSEC. He completed his PhD in Finance at University of Sao Paulo, analyzing how financial services can lead to improved financial inclusion in Brazil. Frederic has published a number of academic articles and his most recent book “Finance with a Purpose” was published in 2022 (World Scientific). He represents UBS at Anbima and was an advisor to microfinance institutions in Brazil.

Carolina Rivas is the CIO of Tembici, with a degree in Public Relations and Social Communication, and an MBA in Strategic Service Management and Strategic Carbon Management, both from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV). With more than 12 years of experience in urban mobility, Carolina was one of those responsible for the development and management of Itaú bike shared bicycle projects from the beginning, when she was still working at Itaú Unibanco. Currently, she is responsible for the People Impact, ESG and Diversity and Inclusion divisions at Tembici. She also acts as sponsor of Tembici's diversity and inclusion committee, spearheading and stimulating initiatives that make the company increasingly diverse and inclusive.

Daniel Maeda has a degree in Engineering and Law, and has worked at CVM since 2005. In 2009 he took over the Records and Authorizations Division, and in 2014, the Market Structure Division. From 2016 until 2023, he was responsible for overseeing the supervision of institutional investors, the area responsible for supervising the investment fund industry and its service providers, and since then, he has served as director. Acts or acted as a representative of the CVM in national (ENCCLA, IMK and COREMEC, among others) and international (IOSCO and FSB, in particular) forums. Before CVM, he worked at a financial institution and an auditing body.

As part of Finance in Motion, Matias is responsible of assessing the impact of the investments in green bonds made by LAGreen. Since 2013, Matias has focused on the issuance of thematic bonds through his work at organizations like IDB, UNEP-FI and UN Environment. In particular, Matias is specialized on the role that capital markets and the financial sector can have in supporting a transition to more inclusive, low carbon economies. Matias is an Economist from the Catholic University of Bolivia and holds a Master's degree in Economic Policy for Development from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

He has served as Director of the BANCO PARA LA COMERCIALIZACIÓN Y LA PRODUCCIÓN S.A. (Bancop) since June 2021. He was President of Bancop and the Chortitzer Ltda. Cooperative. He was a Promoter and Principal Trustee of Bancop. He is a Member of the Board of Directors of FECOPROD. He was Vice President of the NIKKEI CETAPAR Foundation. He was a Member of the Board of Directors of COMPACOOP - Treasurer. He was a Member of the Agricultural Advisory Council, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock. He was a Member of the Board of Directors of INCOOP. Former Director of the Teacher Training Center - Loma Plata. Former Director of the Lolita Educational Center

He coordinates the Environmental and Social risk team in Produbanco and leads the development of the portfolio transition strategy. Before that, Marcelo led commercial projects at the Quito Stock Exchange were he was instrumental in scaling up the capital market of Ecuador. He holds a MBA complemented with leadership. marketing and negotiation studies. His leadership and performance was recognized by many institutions, such as the Department of State of the USA, that named him as representative of Ecuador in the “International Visitors Leadership Program”, IVLP.

Certified Public Accountant with over 30 years of experience in the financial sector. He leads the Sustainability Strategy for Grupo Bancolombia. He is a member of the Strategic Committees of GISD (Global Investors for Sustainable Development - UN), GFANZ (Glasgow Finance Alliance for Net Zero), and UNEP-FI (United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative). He is an expert financial industry advisor for SBTi (Science Based Target Initiative).

David Brogeras, Head of Digital Transformation Advisory Services at IDB Invest, is an experienced professional in the field of digital transformation. His work focuses on addressing challenges within the private sector by integrating digital platforms, data analytics, and artificial intelligence solutions.

Before joining IDB Invest, David held managing director positions at renowned global consulting firms specializing in digital transformation. His entrepreneurial spirit led him to co-found two technology start-ups. His expertise spans various sectors, including agriculture, manufacturing, and financial inclusion. Through his publications, he sheds light on the potential of the Latin American and Caribbean region to enhance competitiveness via innovative digital solutions.

With a Bachelor’s degree in Physical Sciences from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, his role at IDB Invest involves leading digital transformation initiatives and partnership programs that significantly impact private sector development. He also focuses on enabling businesses to extract more value from their technology investments, improving their Digital Business Journeys, and achieving their Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Gillian leads the CIBC Caribbean’s regional Corporate Banking and International Corporate Banking teams and has over 30 years’ experience in the banking and financial services sector covering various roles in corporate banking, capital markets, investment banking, governance, strategy, credit risk & operational risk management.

As part of the Corporate & Investment Banking leadership team at CIBC FirstCaribbean, Gillian has successfully arranged and executed more than US$5 billion in loan financing, merger and acquisition advisory transactions arranged for both public and private sector clients in the Caribbean and has made a remarkable contribution to loan asset growth in various sectors including real estate, renewable energy, infrastructure, regulated telecom and electric utilities.

With CIBC FirstCaribbean’s focus on advancing its ESG strategy, Gillian is the key lead on sustainable finance development initiatives for the delivery of products and solutions to regional sovereign & corporate clients and was the execution lead for CIBC FirstCaribbean in the US$150 million Barbados Blue Loan financing which was recently recognized globally with the IFR Sustainable Loan Financing Award.

Gillian is an Associate of the Institute of Canadian Bankers and holds a Master of Business Administration (Finance) from the University of Leicester, United Kingdom.

Mr. Romany started his career in the Insurance Industry over thirty years ago holding various senior positions within Guardian Group. His career spanned various managerial positions at Caribbean Home Insurance Company Limited, later becoming the General Manager of the Trinidad Insurance Operations. His experience included working as Technical Advisor for Caribbean Home NCB Insurance Company Limited in Jamaica, where he also lectured at the College of Insurance.

Caribbean Home Insurance later became Guardian General Insurance Limited and Mr. Romany was appointed Vice President of Technical Insurance. Since then, he held a number of Executive positions within Guardian Group including Executive - Business Transformation Unit at the parent company Guardian Holdings Limited (GHL). From 2004 to 2018, he held the positions of Vice President with responsibility for Technical Governance, Reinsurance and Risk Management, then Group Chief Underwriting Officer for the Property and Casualty division and Group Chief Risk Officer for GHL. In 2018, Mr. Romany was appointed President of Guardian General Insurance Limited and presently serves as Director on the boards of the following insurance, reinsurance and broking companies as well as insurance market associations in the Caribbean.

Alessandro Maffioli is Managing Director and Division Chief of Development Impact at IDB Invest. He oversees the organization’s Impact Management Framework, which includes an end-to-end series of tools and practices to measure and manage the development impact throughout the investment lifecycle. During his 20 years of experience at the IDB Group, Alessandro has coordinated impact evaluations of projects in areas including agricultural development, science and technology, small and medium-sized enterprise productivity, and access to credit. Prior to joining the IDB Group in 2004, Alessandro spent five years at the Research Center for Latin American Studies and Transition Economies of Bocconi University, where he focused his research on the economics of innovation and regional economics. Alessandro holds a PhD in Production and Development Economics from the University of Insubria, Italy.

Since 2012, he has been the Director of Energy and Infrastructure at IDC, a firm that structures private equity funds. From this position, he leads the structuring and development of infrastructure projects such as Xochi, and promotes structural changes to achieve more and better infrastructure in the region.

He is a Mechanical Engineer from the Universidad del Valle de Guatemala and holds a Master's degree in Project Management from Northwestern University. He has extensive experience in the development of energy and infrastructure projects.

From 2005 to 2007, he was the Secretary of the Board of Directors and General Manager of the National Electrification Institute in Guatemala (INDE) and was President of the National Electric Energy Commission (CNEE) from 2007 to 2012, the regulatory body of the electric sector in Guatemala.

An economist with postgraduate degrees in Marketing, Entrepreneurship, and Business Management, and a Master's degree in Finance, she currently serves as the Director of Sustainability at Enel in Brazil. She has 10 years of experience in the financial market and the telecommunications sector, and has been working in the energy sector for 15 years. In 2014, she led the structuring of Enel's new Sustainability department and, since then, has been applying the concept of creating shared value and stakeholder capitalism across all business lines of the group in the country. She is a board member of the Global Compact Network Brazil, promoting the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs in the country, in addition to being a corporate board member with training from IBGC.

Orlando Ferreira, a national of Paraguay, is the Chief Finance and Administration Officer of IDB Invest. As the Chief Finance and
Administration Officer, Orlando is responsible for managing the financial resources of IDB Invest. He has deployed successful financial and investment strategies while implementing an annual funding program reaching US$2.8 billion that has positioned IDB Invest as a key Sustainable Bond Issuer.

Before this role, he served as Chief Strategy Officer and Operating Officer. Mr. Ferreira joined the organization as a Senior Advisor to the CEO in 2006 and later held several Division Chief positions.

Orlando is passionate about development and pioneered the first Inter-American Investment Corporation initiative to measure, track, and report on the results of each operation Development Impact and Additionality Scoring System. Also established the first strategic planning framework for the Organization.

He has also served as a member of the Board of Executive Directors of the IDB Group from 1999 to 2005. Before his service at the IDB Group, Mr. Ferreira worked for 15 years in Paraguay's construction, financial, and advisory services sectors.

He holds a degree in economics from the Universidad Nacional de Asunción in Paraguay, a graduate degree in Economics from the same university jointly with Universidad de Santiago de Chile, and a master’s degree in finance from The George Washington University.

Agricultural Engineer from the University of Buenos Aires. More than 30 years of experience in local and international commercial positions related to agribusiness. For 6 years leading the sustainable development of Molinos agro S.A. with a focus on the triple ESG impact. Member of the Visec Board of Directors.

Paula leads the Sustainability and MSMEs Team at IDB Invest, which she joined in 2019. She is responsible for the intersection of private sector and sustainable development.

Before joining the IDB Group, she led the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Business Call to Action, a global platform that promotes inclusive businesses and their contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Paula previously worked at Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) in New York, where she provided advice to global corporations on topics including responsible sourcing, human rights, and sustainability strategy. She worked with CARE Canada and the Aga Khan Foundation in the development of value chains, impact investments, and microfinance.

Paula earned a master’s degree in environmental studies from York University (Canada) and a professional degree in industrial engineering from Universidad de los Andes (Colombia).

Laura is an economist specializing in Sustainable Finance, dedicated to driving positive transformations within the banking industry. With extensive experience in the banking, insurance, and mass market sectors, she has focused on strategic alignment and project impact measurement.

She is the only Central American woman in the inaugural class of the Master of Science with a specialization in Green Energy and Climate Finance from the Berlin School of Economics and Law (HWR Berlin).

Passionate about leveraging finance for sustainable development, she is also committed to promoting diversity and inclusion. Her goal is to inspire the next generation of female leaders as a mentor and speaker for diverse audiences.

Tom is Chief Investment Officer at Mombak, responsible for originating and approving all Mombak's investments in the Amazon. Prior to this, he was Global Head of FP&A at Nubank, instrumental in the company's rapid growth and $40b IPO on the New York Stock Exchange in 2021. Previously he held executive roles in Kraft Heinz and was a trader at commodities giant Glencore. Tom holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Cambridge and an MBA from London Business School.

Angela Miller is currently Managing Director of the Environmental, Social and Governance Division at IDB Invest. She has over 27 years of experience in international development focusing on environmental and social risk management in sectors such as infrastructure, agribusiness, financial institutions, amongst others. Recent highlights of her work include leading the development of the new IDB Invest Environmental and Social Sustainability Policy and Implementation Manual. Prior to her current role at IDB Invest, Angela was the Division Chief of ESG & Development Effectiveness in the IIC, where she led the development of the Sustainability Policy (dated 2013), the IDB Development Effectiveness Framework and led the team of environmental and social specialists, corporate governance, and development effectiveness teams. Prior to her work managing the ESG team, she focused on assessing the environmental and social impact of proposed investments in a variety of sectors and supervising the implementation of risk prevention and mitigation measures. She also spearheaded an internationally recognized capacity building program on sustainability topics targeted to the financial sector. Before her arrival at IDB Invest/IIC, she worked as an environmental and social specialist at the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and several international environmental consulting firms where she focused on high-risk projects managing complex issues related to topics such as indigenous people, resettlement, and biodiversity. Angela holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering from Queen’s University in Canada and a Master of Science in Environmental Management & Ecological Economics from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Ana Luci Grizzi is a sustainability/ESG expert, professor, and speaker. She is an EY partner and LATAM deputy sustainability and climate change leader. She coordinates the sustainability commission from IBGC and co-coordinates the sustainability commission from ABVCAP. She holds an expert degree on corporate governance from the Saint Paul Business School, she has a master degree (L.L.M.) in environmental law from PUC/SP and an expert degree from USP. She is the co-author of “Environmental Civil Liability from Lenders” published in 2003 and she is the author of “Environmental Law applied to Agreements” published in 2008.

Emerson Ferretti is a former professional football athlete (having played as goalkeeper for Grêmio, Flamengo, Bahia, among other major teams in Brazil), and was elected the best goalkeeper in Brazil in 2001. He is currently a sports manager, serving as the president of Esporte Clube Bahia, one of the most popular clubs in Brazil, since the beginning of 2024. Prior to this role, he worked as a sports commentator on television, served as President of EC Ypiranga from 2010 to 2017, sports coordinator for the Salvador City Hall from 2011 to 2012, technical director of Sudesb (Sports Superintendence of Bahia) from 2014 to 2015, and was the training center coordinator for the 2019 Copa América. Emerson is also a professor of sports management and a speaker, holding a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and a postgraduate degree in Sports Management.

Milagros Rivas Saiz is Division Chief, Advisory Services, at IDB Invest, which she joined in 2021. She is responsible for leading the Climate Change, Gender and Inclusion, SME Development, Digitalization, and Public-Private Partnerships areas. Before joining the IDB Group, Milagros worked for the International Finance Corporation as Global Head of Strategy Director and Global Head of Advisory Services, a position in which she helped develop highly sustainable projects and open markets to private investment. Previously, she was an Executive Committee member of Acciona Energía. Milagros has extensive experience in consulting, from her work at McKinsey & Co. Milagros earned a master’s degree in civil engineering from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Spain).

Dafna is a Partner in Energy and ESG Consulting, in the Strategy, Analytics and M&A area of ​​Deloitte Spanish Latin America.

She has more than 25 years of professional experience in business transformation and sustainability primarily in the Latin American energy industry and public services sector.

He has participated in more than 150 consulting projects in the areas of sustainability and ESG strategies, energy policy and regulation, design, analysis and support in the implementation of new business models of sustainable mobility, public transport, renewable energies, energy efficiency and biofuels, negotiation, investment portfolios, financial analysis, among others.

Some of the most relevant projects she has led in sustainability include:

Define the Carbon Neutrality and sustainability Strategy for one of the largest coal miners in Colombia
Analyze the current sustainability strategy of a leading food company in Ecuador to determine its level of maturity, compare the company's ESG/Sustainability practices with those of three industry leaders, define its sustainability strategy and design a roadmap for prioritize initiatives that will allow the company to meet its objectives.

Build a platform of services and solutions in sustainable mobility, based on the identification of business opportunities for sustainable mobility in the global market and the study of the financial and strategic viability of developing the opportunities identified in the largest utility environment. of Colombia, in order to develop a roadmap for the opportunities that best suit the company.

Support the structuring of new lines and business models in the green hydrogen industry for the most relevant utility in Colombia. Determine the market elements in the analysis of the national and international demand for green hydrogen and establish key aspects for the evaluation, structuring, development and implementation of the business in the markets of interest.

Develop qualitative market research to identify opportunities in the implementation of smart city services within Medellín and its metropolitan area.

Carry out the design of the National Observatory for Social and Productive Inclusion of people with disabilities.

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. She has extensive experience in creating favorable conditions for environmentally-friendly investments and leveraging international climate funds that help channel private investment to the region. She joined the IDB Group in 2009 and specialized in the development and implementation of climate policies. Hilen earned a PhD in philosophy, politics and government and a master’s degree in international economic development from Georgetown University (USA). She also earned a master’s degree in political sciences from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel) and an undergraduate degree in political sciences from Universidad Católica de Córdoba (Argentina).

Director of Sustainability for Brazil and the Southern Cone at Coca-Cola Latin America, Rodrigo Brito is responsible for leading strategies and initiatives related to sustainability in six countries.

He has a degree in Administration from UFPR with specialization in management, innovation and development programs carried out at Harvard Kennedy School, Stanford, Yale and Indian School of Business. Before that, he was co-founder of Aliança Empreendedora, an organization supporting micro-entrepreneurs across the country, where he was president and has served as an advisor since 2013. Additionally, he co-founded, is a partner and advisor to Emerge, a company dedicated to fostering science-based innovation in Brazil.

In 2017, Rodrigo co-designed and led Água+ Acesso, a program that contributed to expanding access to water for 183 thousand people in 430 communities in 10 Brazilian states. Rodrigo was recognized as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, an Ashoka fellow and member of the Folha Network of Socio-Environmental Entrepreneurs.

Igor Valentim dos Santos, the Head of Data and Analytics at IDB Invest, has several notable achievements in the field of data leadership and digital transformation. Here are some key highlights:

Digital Accelerator: As the leader of the institutional data strategy at IDB Invest, Igor guides the organization as a digital accelerator. He ensures that the appropriate technological platform and analyses are in place to leverage data as the main source of knowledge and impact in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region.

Forbes Recognition: Igor was recognized by Forbes Brazil as one of the most innovative black professionals in Brazil. This recognition came for his significant contribution to promoting digital transformation at Bradesco, one of the largest financial institutions in Latin America.

People-Centric Approach: Igor serves as a mentor and advisor on digital transformation, governance, and data analytics adoption. His people-centric approach emphasizes the value of a well-engaged team in achieving transformational goals.

Passion for Sports and Diversity: Beyond his professional achievements, Igor is passionate about sports and believes in the lessons it provides—such as teamwork, resilience, and leadership. He is also an advocate for diversity and inclusion.

In summary, Igor Valentim dos Santos has made significant contributions to data-driven transformation, received industry recognition, and remains committed to continuous learning and new challenges.

Rossana Sadir is an executive with broad international general management experience and strategic background in projects for country growth and transformation, built in companies such as McKinsey, Monsanto, Abril, Avon and Amway. Certified Board of Director and Innovation Director, member of boards for retail, infrastructure, technology and private equity companies, both national and global, as well as family and public businesses. Currently serves as board member for TaTa Group (representing IDB in the leading retail chain in Uruguai), as well as Insider Latam, Keune and Goedert Group. Bachelor´s and Master’s degrees in business administration from Universidade de São Paulo, SDA Bocconi and Kellogg/ Northwestern University. Fluency in 5 languages, having lived in eight countries with emphasis in Latin America.

Viviane Otsubo Kwon has extensive experience in socioenvironmental legal matters, especially involving infrastructure projects, M&A, climate change, environmental assets (forest, carbon, water and biodiversity). contaminated areas, waste management.

Education: Bachelor of Laws (São Paulo University - Brazil); Master of International Law (Kyushu University, Japan); Post-graduated on technical and legal aspects of environmental compliance (São Paulo Environmental Agency Superior School); Law and ESG (Fundação Getúlio Vargas).

Verity Chegar was appointed to the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) in June 2022. Prior to the ISSB, Ms Chegar held a variety of ESG investment leadership positions. Most recently, she led the California State Teachers’ Retirement System’s (CalSTRS) policy on sustainable investment and stewardship issues and managed the pension fund’s work to reach its net zero ambition. Previously, Ms Chegar worked at BlackRock, where she oversaw ESG integration into the investment process across the firm’s global portfolio management group of public and private investment teams and advanced the consideration of material environmental and social issues for engagement and proxy voting teams. Ms Chegar was appointed as an inaugural member of the SASB Standards Board from 2017 and served as Co-Vice Chair from 2018 to 2022. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from Mount Holyoke College.

Managing Director and Head of Brazil of Blue like an Orange Sustainable Capital, an impact investment firm focused on structured credit and equity in emerging markets. Cristina oversees operations in Brazil, serves as board member of investee companies, and is a member of the Investment Committee.

Cristina has over 20 years of experience in the financial market, besides strategic planning and corporate M&A, including mezzanine financing at Credit Suisse, private equity and venture capital at Darby Overseas Investments, investment banking at Morgan Stanley (New York), and business development and M&A at Bunge. Cristina is a board member of ABVCAP – Associação Brasileira de Private Equity e Venture Capital, and a member of the WCD Foundation.

Cristina holds bachelor’s degrees in Business Administration from the Getúlio Vargas Foundation and Biological Sciences from the University of São Paulo, and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

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.

Leonardo is a sustainability expert with over 20 years of experience leading regional and global impact investing initiatives involving multilateral development agencies, government, private sector, and non-profit organizations to advance sustainable development. He has extensive experience dealing with political and business leaders during economic reform, public-private partnerships, and project finance in over 40 countries.

Before this role, Leonardo was Head of Communications at IDB Invest supporting private sector investments in Latin America and the Caribbean. Before the IDB, he worked as Senior Communications Officer for the World Bank, leading stakeholder engagement interventions in Africa, Central, and East Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America, focusing on infrastructure, energy, governance, and private-public partnerships. He has authored four books on the role of communication to enhance sustainability performance.

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.

Currently, Marisela Alvarenga holds the position of Chief Investment Officer (a.i.) at IDB Invest, the private sector arm of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group, where she plays a key role as a member of the Senior Management Committee. In this role, she leads a high-level strategic vision for the development and execution of the institution's commercial operations and investments. Her responsibilities range from designing investment strategies to providing financial solutions and advising clients in various sectors, including finance, corporate, infrastructure, and energy. Additionally, she oversees a multinational team of professionals and manages a significant volume of business, driving growth and sustainability in the region.

Previously, Marisela served as Managing Director and Chief of the Financial Sector Division at IDB Invest, where she actively led the commercial strategy and coverage of financial intermediaries throughout the LAC region. During her tenure, she made significant contributions to the structuring of financial instruments, securitizations, and corporate and structured financings, with a focus on green, social, and sustainable finance.

Before joining the IDB Group, she held the position of Regional Director of Corporate and Investment Business Finance at Citibank, based in El Salvador, where she served as the lead financial officer for that segment in Central America. Prior to that, she held prominent roles at Banco Cuscatlán, including Corporate Finance Manager and Financial Planning Chief.
Marisela holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics and Business Administration from the School of Economics and Business, and a Master's in Business Administration from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, complemented by an MBA program at the Otto Beisheim School of Management (WHU) in Germany, as well as several Diplomas in Impact Investing and Sustainable Finance from universities in the United Kingdom.

Her dedication to sustainable development and visionary leadership have made her an influential voice in promoting responsible financial practices and seeking innovative solutions to the economic and social challenges of the LAC region.

Cristina Martin is a VP at HDF Energy. With a solid educational background in electrical engineering, Cristina earned her Bachelor's degree from University of Valladolid, laying the groundwork for her comprehensive understanding of power systems and energy management. Building upon this foundation, she pursued further studies, obtaining a Master's degree in Energy Economics and Policy, which equipped her with a nuanced understanding of the economic, regulatory, and environmental aspects of the energy industry. Cristina's blend of technical expertise and strategic insight has been instrumental in her career at HDF Energy, where she plays a pivotal role in driving forward-thinking initiatives and sustainable energy solutions.

Avinash Marajh is the Investment Management Officer at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), renowned for his expertise in finance and his dedication to fostering economic development in the Latin American and Caribbean region. With a solid educational background in with a Bachelor in Finance at University of South Florida and a Master's degree in Finance from Florida International University, provides him with a comprehensive understanding of financial markets and investment strategies. Throughout his career, Avinash has demonstrated a keen ability to navigate complex financial landscapes and identify investment opportunities that align with the IDB's mission of promoting sustainable and inclusive growth. His strategic acumen and analytical skills have been instrumental in structuring and managing investment projects that drive positive social and economic impact across the region.

Eduardo Holgado is a distinguished leader in the finance industry, currently serving as the Managing Director of Infrastructure and Principal Finance at Goldman Sachs. With a proven track record of success and extensive expertise in infrastructure investment, Eduardo plays a pivotal role in shaping the firm's strategic initiatives and driving investment opportunities in the infrastructure sector. Eduardo's educational background includes a Master's degree in Finance from Columbia University, complemented by years of hands-on experience in investment banking and financial advisory services. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Eduardo was a Vice President in Project and Infrastructure Finance at Citibank. Known for his leadership skills and commitment to excellence, Eduardo is instrumental in driving Goldman Sachs' efforts to invest in and develop critical infrastructure projects that drive economic growth and foster sustainable development. His expertise and dedication make him a highly respected figure in the finance industry and a key contributor to the success of Goldman Sachs' infrastructure investment activities.

Diana Barón is the Head of Sustainable Finance at Banco de Bogotá. She is an economist with a specialization in finance and an Executive MBA from IE Spain. Her expertise includes studies in risk management, finance for development, sustainable finance, opportunities and financial risks related to climate change, , and Sustainable Investing among others.

With over 25 years of experience in banking and finance, Diana has worked in various commercial banks and Investment Banking. She has held the position of CFO and has been leading the sustainable finance strategy at Banco de Bogotá since October 2021. In March 2023, she was elected by other Colombian banks as the President of the Green Protocol for Asobancaria.

Maia has been working for 26 years in the Jardin Azuayo cooperative, with responsibilities spanning from cashier, office director, treasury director and for the last 10 years as Finance Director. In Jardin Azuayo finance is considered as a means to an end, which is to foster community development, and create a society with solidarity as an important value, through process of participation, communication and education.

Laura is an accomplished climate change adaptation academic and consultant with 10+ years experience in climate adaptation and resilience building in Small Island Developing States. Laura is the CEO and Founder of ITACA Solutions. Over the past years, Laura has supported the design and provision of climate services for the public and private sector, including the development of vulnerability, climate risk assessments and adaptation plans, decision support tools for financial institutions, analysis of climate resilience in value chains, and the design and delivery of training and capacity building programs.

María del Consuelo Naranjo Martinez is the Head of Private Sector Integrity at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in the Office of Institutional Integrity in Washington DC. She is a seasoned lawyer with a master's degree in corporate law from the University of Navarra. Additionally, she holds a master's degree in International Business and Economic Law from Georgetown University and a master's in Global Corporate Compliance from the Instituto de Empresa in Madrid. María del Consuelo has extensive experience in anti-corruption matters, having worked with some of the most prominent law firms in Ecuador and Spain.

Rafaella is responsible for ESG in BTG Pactual. She joined BTG Pactual in 2015 with the objective to implement a strategy, structure, procedures and processes for the ESG matters. Previously she practiced environmental law in several firms, BMA Advogados for example. She holds a law degree from the Fundacao Getulio Vargas and an MBA in Environmental Management and Technology from the Sao Paulo University. Also, she represents BTG Pactual in the ESG committees of FEBRABAN, and in the Equator Principles and PRI international groups.

João Diniz Abud is an Environmental and Social Lead Officer at IDB Invest in São Paulo, in charge of evaluating environmental and social loan risks, proposing mitigation measures consistent with international best practices, and supervising project performance. He has over 15 years of experience in environmental and social impact studies and assessments for urban developments, infrastructure, mining, wind power, pulp and paper, food production and agribusiness projects in Latin America and Africa. Before joining IDB Invest, he has worked for other multilateral development banks and for some of the major international E&S consultancy companies, where he was responsible for conducting environmental, OHS and social compliance audits across a spectrum of industries. João holds a BSc. (Geography) from the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, and a M.Sc. in Spatial Planning and Environmental Management from the University of Barcelona, Spain.

Terena Penteado Rodrigues is an international business attorney and compliance C-level executive with over 25 years of expertise in international corporate governance, risk management and cross-border business transactions gained at leading global companies, law firms and international organizations. Terena established and heads the Compliance unit at IDB Invest, the private sector arm of the Inter-American Development Bank Group and advises on non-financial risks related to all IDB Invest operations, including integrity and reputational risks, business conflicts of interest, anti-money-laundering/combating the financing of terrorism and economic sanctions. In this role, she works with teams, senior management, and key stakeholders to mitigate and manage non-financial risks, develop strategies to ensure alignment with international best practices and achieve development impact for Latin America and the Caribbean.

In her prior role as EVP, General Counsel and Secretary of a global publicly traded company, Terena directed all the company’s legal, corporate governance, compliance and regulatory affairs, provided strategic advice on risks, crisis management, complex international business transactions and litigation, and structured and implemented the company’s first anti-corruption and export control compliance programs. She was recognized in the Brazil GC Powerlist and received the Value Champion Award from the Association of Corporate Counsel for leading innovative efficiency measures in the Legal Department. Terena has a law degree from the University of São Paulo and a master’s degree from Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. She is admitted to practice law in New York and Brazil.

Ieda is a non-executive director in the energy, utilities, infrastructure, certification and construction industries gained over 30 years of international experience in executive and non-executive positions in public, private and not for profit companies in the USA, Brazil, Central America/Caribbean, Singapore, France, Isle of Man and the United Kingdom.

She currently serves on the board of Saint Gobain (France), Seatrium Ltd (Singapore), Prumo Logistica (Brazil), The Institute of Directors (UK), Manx Utilities and Business Isle of Man.
Ieda is currently a Senior Visiting Fellow at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, a Senior Adviser at the Brazilian think tank FGV Energia and a member of the Infrastructure Council of the Sao Paulo Federation of Industries (FIESP).

Ieda had previous leadership roles at BP plc, including Vice President of New Ventures, President of BP Brazil, Vice President for BP Solar, Vice President of BP Gas & Power Regulatory Affairs and Country VP for Pan American Energy. Prior to BP, Ieda was CEO of the Sao Paulo Gas Company (Comgas), the largest gas utility in Brazil, which she successfully led the restructuring, floating and expansion leading to the privatisation of the company.

Ieda is a member of the Advisory Council of the Brazilian Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain and a founding director of WILL-Women in Leadership in Latin America, an NGO which supports and promotes the career development of female leaders in Latin America. In 2001 Ieda received the award Veuve Clicquot Business Woman of the Year (Brazil).

Guillermo is currently the Managing Director of Corporates Division (interim) for IDB Invest where he leads investments in the agribusiness, manufacturing, tourism and digital economy sectors totaling +$1.5B per year. For 4 years he led the Agribusiness team, where he managed the annual investment program of +US$400 million with a team of 8 investment professionals across the region.

He joined the IDB Group in 2019 after spending almost 17 years at the International Finance Corporation, private-sector arm of the World Bank Group, where he held several senior investment and development banking positions as Principal Investment Officer in the Global Agribusiness & Credit Risk Departments. Guillermo has originated, structured and supervised +60 corporate and project finance transactions, as well as equity and quasi-equity investments throughout the agribusiness value chain in Africa, Asia and Latin America & Caribbean totaling +$3.0B.

Guillermo holds a MSc in Risk Management from New York University (NY, USA), a MBA from Universidad del CEMA (Argentina), and a CPA degree from the Universidad Católica de Cordoba (Argentina).

Mario Camargo is a seasoned Senior Investment Officer with extensive expertise in infrastructure and energy finance at IDB Invest. Mario has a proven track record leading high-value investment projects exceeding US$5 billion. He specializes in origination, analysis, negotiation, and structuring of complex project finance and corporate finance transactions across Energy, Water, Social Infrastructure, and Transport sectors. Mario holds a bachelor's and master’s degree in business administration from Montpellier Business School in France, and a Master’s of Science in Foreign Service from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service.

CEO of ABCripto, Bernardo Srur is an executive with more than 15 (fifteen) years of experience in governance, financial markets, cryptoassets and the digital economy. Passionate about technology, actively involved in topics related to regulation, innovation and digital evolution. On this journey, he was the Advisor responsible for developing self-regulation for the cryptoactive sector in Brazil; actively participated in the construction of the Cryptocurrency Regulatory Framework (Law 14,478/2022), Federal Revenue Regulation IN 1888/2019, Leader of the LAB (CVM Financial Innovations Laboratory); he was Risk and Compliance Director at 2TM/Mercado Bitcoin responsible for implementing integrity and PLD practices at the largest exchange in Brazil; he was a manager at B3 where he was one of the leaders of the M&A between Cetip and BM&F Bovespa, in addition to having held management positions at Cetip, Hospital Albert Einstein and KPMG.

Silvia was born in the city of Montevideo, Uruguay on May 17, 1964. She graduated from the Faculty of Engineering, University of the Republic in December 1988 with the title of Computer Systems Engineer. She joined UTE in 1986 as a Programmer in the Information Systems Division. Through UTE's External Consulting, she has participated since 1993 in different management improvement projects, highlighting her participation in ANTEL, BROU, OSE, Customs, and the Presidency of the Republic. In particular, she served between 2006 and 2007 as Director of the External Consulting Project that UTE developed in CADAFE-Venezuela. Since 2008 she has held the position of Corporate Services Area Manager. In 2011 she obtained the title of Master in Business Management and Administration (MBA), IEEM-University of Montevideo. She has participated in courses, seminars, congresses and conferences on professional updating in project management, quality, information technology and telecommunications. She has been invited to give multiple conferences at a national and international level related to management improvement processes and information technologies.

Luiz Paulo current leads Sustainable Finance at Deloitte Brasil and has over 19 years of experience providing business valuation and financial modeling services for mergers & acquisitions (buy-side and sell-side), corporate divestitures, feasibilities studies, project risk profile, innovation, ESG and capital projects portfolio optimization (Portfolio Value Management), energy transition feasibility analysis, carbon credits restoration projects analysis ,and business planning purposes in several industries.
Luiz Paulo worked for 2 years at Deloitte USA as New York office leader of Modeling Advisory Practice (MAP), firm's dedicated financial modeling group, focused on providing market-leading decision support services in the context of transactions and business planning.

Janne Sevanto is the Treasurer of IDB Invest, the private sector arm of the IDB Group. He oversees the corporation’s funding, liquid asset management, local currency financing and its balance sheet management activities. Janne has over 20 years of experience in development finance across treasury, business, and products areas. Prior to joining IDB Invest, Janne managed Treasury Client Solutions’ business for Latin America and the Caribbean for International Finance Corporation (IFC). He also worked at the European Investment Fund (EIF) facilitating financing for small businesses in Europe through structured credit products and guarantees. Janne is a Finnish national with degrees in Industrial Engineering and Management from Tampere University and in Financial Engineering from Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley.

Anabel has worked in the field of economic development for over 30 years, focusing on trade, investment, competitiveness, and the role of the private sector. Her experience spans international organizations, the public sector, consulting, and research. Prior to joining the IDB, she served as Deputy Director-General at the World Trade Organization (2021-2023), where she facilitated trade negotiations and oversaw the divisions of economic research, market access, services trade and investment, and intellectual property. Previously, she was Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics (2018-2021) and served as Senior Director of the World Bank’s Global Practice on Trade & Competitiveness (2014-2017). Ms. González has also extensive public sector experience in Costa Rica, the last of it as Minister of Trade (2010-2014).

Purpose is the driving force behind Augusto Garzón Viteri's career. Currently, he is President of the Board of Directors of Ikigai Board Member Circle, the first school for professional directors in Ecuador, and an Independent Professional Director qualified by IFC, IDB Invest and CAF, actively participating in various companies.

His career includes key roles as Advisor to the Superintendent of Banks, Advisor to the Stock Exchange, Legal Vice President and General Secretary of Banco Solidario, Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility and Regulation of Alegro, and Advisor to ExxonMobil Corporation.

As an entrepreneur, Augusto is President of Governance Ikigai and Director of Soul Han-Ei Center for Corporate Governance for Latin America. His leadership influences international investors, corporations, banks and organizations of the popular and solidarity economy.

Augusto is a Lawyer, has an MBA, and studies in management and innovation at Babson College, NYU, Columbia and Yale University.

Daniella De Sousa is a Brazilian-Bolivian economist and political scientist graduated with honors, with a distinguished professional career. With a master's degree with distinction in Macroeconomics Applied by the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, she has more than 15 years of experience in private and central banking. For 10 years, she has worked as Manager of Economic Studies at the Association of Private Banks of Bolivia (ASOBAN), leading projects and initiatives associated with Impact Measurement and Sustainable Finance, in addition to institutional publications and media relations, sectoral analysis and advances in financial inclusion related to payments. Since 2014, she has represented Bolivia on various committees of the Latin American Federation of Banks (FELABAN), occupying the presidency of the Committee of Economists of the Region.

Galia Rabchinsky is a Development Effectiveness Officer in the Development Effectiveness Division at IDB Invest. She works mostly with Financial Institutions in Central America and Mexico, ensuring IDB Invest operations promote social and economic benefits for the region. Within her professional career, Galia has also worked as a Research Fellow for the IDB’s Office of Evaluation and Oversight, supporting the Bank’s corporate and country evaluations, aimed at assessing and improving the quality of its internal processes, policies and programs, and as a Financial Analyst for the US State Department, supporting various budgetary programs. She received her degree as an Economist from the Universidad Iberoamericana in 2012 (Mexico) and has a Master's degree in International Development Policy from Georgetown University (2017).

Medardo is an Electrical Engineer, with a master's degree in business and postgraduate studies in regulation of public services and rates.

He is currently Advisor to the Executive Secretary of OLADE. He previously held the positions of Director of Studies, Projects and Information and Director of Integration, Access and Energy Security of this organization.
He is a senior professor at the National Polytechnic School of Quito-Ecuador, with 39 years of teaching and more than 45 research works.

He has held positions as Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, Vice Minister of Energy, Undersecretary of Project Management and Undersecretary of Planning in the Republic of Ecuador. He has chaired the boards of several companies in the energy sector in his country.

Vice President of Business and Innovation at UCB Power. Electrical Engineer from UFMG, with MBA and Counselor training from FDC. With solid experience in innovative projects in the areas of technology and infrastructure in national and multinational organizations. He is a leader in positioning UCB Power from battery manufacturer to leadership in NOVA energy storage solutions. He leads the "Energy without Borders" initiative with the purpose of discussing the fight against poverty and energy justice

Andrés Pires has been CFO of Aegea Saneamento since 2020 and has more than 35 years of experience in the financial and capital markets, in positions in Brazil and the United States, working in companies such as Banco Geral do Comércio, Montgomery Asset Management, Banco BBA Creditanstalt and Gerdau Ameristeel, in the United States. In the latter company, Pires was the CFO and, later, Global CFO and IR Officer, a position he held until 2015 when he assumed the same positions at Ultrapar Participações S.A. The executive holds a degree in business administration with an emphasis on finance from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) and completed the Advanced Management Program at the University of Pennsylvania (Wharton), United States.