ACE Network - RIAC

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ACE Network

Movers and shakers working together to boost economic development, innovation, and entrepreneurship. That is the #ACXchange!

The ACE Networks is a vibrant and dynamic community of top decision-makers from the public, private, and academic sectors from the Americas and beyond. To join the ACE Network apply to upcoming semiannual in-person editions of the program to be selected through a competitive process.

Antigua & Barbuda

Argentina

Name Title ACE Editions

Sandra JosephPermanent Secretary - Ministry of Social Transformation and Human Resource Development

5


Sandra JosephPermanent Secretary - Ministry of Social Transformation and Human Resource Development

5

Guillermo Acosta

Undersecretary of Federal and Sectorial Articulation - Ministry of the Production (2018)*Current Title: Secretary of Economy and Finances - Municipality of Cordoba

1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12

Mariano OrtegaDirector - National Institute of Industrial (2019)*Current Title: Executive Director - Asociation for Social Business Development (ADSE)

7, 12

Virginia Ávila Deputy Secretary of Foreign Affairs - Government of Tucuman 9, 10, 12

María Eugenia Suárez

Deputy Manager - National Institute of Industrial Technology (INTI) 12

Juan Nascimbene

Senior Advisor - Undersecretary of Foreign Trade of Argentina - Ministry of the Production and Labor

7

Donatela Orsi Director of Productive Ecosystems - Minitry of Production and Labor 8

Tomás Roldán Regional Executive - National Institute of Industrial Technology 8

Facundo López Raggi

Minister of Production and Industry - Government Neuquen Province 9

Jorge Aguado Secretary of Planning and Policies - Ministry of Science, Technology, and Producitve Innovation 9

Romina Eliana Gayá

Director - Monitorng Technological and Productive Services - Ministry of the Production and Labor

7, 8

BarbadosName Title ACE Editions

Kim Tudor CEO - National Initiative For Service Excellence (NISE) Inc. 10

Charles Cyrus Acting Director - National Council for Science and Technology 3

Anne Patricia Reid CEO - Barbados Private Sector Association 1

Sonja Trotman CEO - Barbados Investment and Development Corporation 7

Fern Lewis Director - Barbados Investment and Development Corporation 11

Shawn Tudor CEO - Barbados Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation 6, 8

Anderson Cumberbatch

Chief Business Development Adviser - Ministry of Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Commerce

10

Graham Clarke Executive Director - Barbados Coalition of Service Industries 10

Richard HarrisSenior Business Development Officer - Ministry of Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Commerce

11

Belize

Bolivia


Michael Singh Advisor on Policy and Performance - Office of the Prime Minister 1, 3, 10

Joy Elizabeth Godfrey Owner/Managing Director - CilGlobalIP 7

Duane Belisle CEO - Ministry of Investment, Trade, and Commerce 9

Lejia Melanie Gideon

*General Manager, Enterprise and Innovation Division - Belize Trade and Investment Development Service (BELTRAIDE)

1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Shahera Diane McKoy

Manager - Business Facilitation Unit - Belize Trade and Investment Development Service (BELTRAIDE)

8

Nilda Riverol Manager SBDC Belize - Belize Trade and Investment Development Service (BELTRAIDE) 3, 5

Diana B. Hernández

Export Business Manager - Belize Trade and Investment Development Service (BELTRAIDE) 12

Name Title ACE Editions Website

Luis Guillermo Pou Munt

Chairman of the Committee on Economic and Tax issues - Confederation of Private Businessmen of Bolivia (2016)*Current Title: General Manager - Business Group Pou Munt.

3, 5, 7, 9

BrazilName Title ACE Editions

Andryelle Pedrosa

Institutional Relations Specialist - Brazilian Agency of Industrial Development (ABDI) 2

Marcelo Ortega Júdice Manager of Innovation and Design - APEX 2

Jorge Almeida President - Brazilian Agency for Industrial Research and Innovation (Embrapii) 5

Carlos E. Pereira Operations Director - Brazilian Agency for Industrial Research and Innovation (Embrapii) 9

Marcondes Moreira De Araujo

Science & Technology Liason - Federal Agency of Brazil’s Mid-West (SUDECO) 7

Andre Godoy Director - Brazilian Innovation Agency (FINEP) 9

Newton Hamatsu

Superintendent of Innovation - Brazilian Innovation Agency (FINEP) 9, 10

Jackline ConcaDeputy Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship - Ministry of Industry, Foreign Trade and Services

9

Celio Vaz President - Orbital Engenharia S.A. 10, 11

Priscila dos Santos

Manager of Public Policy - Ministry of Industry, Foreign Trade and Services 6

Marli Elizabeth Ritter

Director - Office of Technology Transfer - Pontifical Catholic University 5

Lidia Henrique do Nascimento Business Training Unit - SEBRAE 2

Olivia Mara Ribeiro Castro Business Training Unit - SEBRAE 2

Fernando Nobre Cavalcante

Founder and CEO - Latin-American Innovation and Entrepreneurship Observatory 4

Ademar Seabra da Cruz Junior

Deputy Consul General - Consulate General of Brazil in Toronto - Government of Brazil 6

CanadaName Title ACE Editions

Doug Kinsey Executive Director (Pacific Region) - Industry Canada 3

Hélène Joncas Senior Manager - National Research Council (IRAP) 3

Eric Hogeterp Innovation - Science and Economic Development 5

Gerald Edward Assistant Deputy Minister - Western Economic Diversification 5

Jennifer MillerDirector - Emerging Technologies, Manufacturing and Life Sciences Branch, Innovation, Science and Economic Development

5

Ridha Ben Mrad CEO - Mitacs Canada 10

Lissa Bridget Matyas

Director of International Partnerships - Mitacs Canada 5

Eric Bosco Executive Business Development - Mitacs Canada 12

Kelly Gillis Associate Deputy Minister - Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada 7

Mitch Davies Assistant Deputy Minister - Strategic Policy Innovation - Science and Economic Development 5

Mark Warren Lehman

Executive Director - Strategic Policy Innovation (Ontario) Innovation, Science and Economic Development

5

Erin Lynch Senior Director - Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) 9

William George Mantel

Assistant Deputy Minister - Research, Commercialization and Entrepreneurship, Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation

5

Robert Faulder Executive Director (Acting) - National Research Council (NRC) Canada 10

Michael Curry Executive Director - National Reserach Council of Canada (NRC) Ontario Region 9

Patrick Hyndman

Director of Canadian and International Partnerships - Quebec Ministry of the Economy, Science and Innovation

9

ChileName Title ACE Editions

Carlos Ladrix Oses

Director of Strategic Programs - National Economic Development Agency (CORFO) 6

Nancy Pérez

Director of Innovation - University of Development (2018)*Current Title: Senior Director for Transformation in Engineering and Construction - National Copper Corporatin (CODELCO)

10

Javier Cueto Manager - Imagine Lab Chile 11

Gonzalo Larenas Executive Director - Clyc.me 11

Johanna Reyes Executive Director - Women Entrepreneurs Corporation 12

Carolina Rojas Director of the Department of Management and Finances - University Diego Portales 4

Sofia Del Sante

Community & Networks Director - Start-Up Chile (2017)*Current Title: Head of Innovation and Entrepreneurship - ProChile

7

Luis Alberto Vladimir Guerra Quezada

Professor - Autonomous University of Chile and Technological University of Chile 4

David RobillardPresident of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Mexico City - Canadian Chamber of Commerce

2

Elizabeth Fortoul Economic Analyst - Embassy of Canada in Mexico 2

Fernando Baños Trade Commissioner - Embassy of Canada in Mexico 2

Saraluz Elechiguerra Director - CME Mexico Division 2

Daniella Fisher Public Affairs/Policy and Economic Relations Officer - Consulate General of Canada 3

ColombiaName Title ACE Editions

Daniel Quintero

*General Manager - iNNpulsa Colombia (2016)*Current Title: Mayor of Medellin 5

Juan Carlos Garavito

*General Manager - iNNpulsa Colombia (2018)*Current Title: General Manager - ClarkeModet Colombia

9

America Castiblanco

Vice President of Acceleration and Entrepreneurship - iNNpulsa Colombia 10

Carlos Méndez *Vice President - iNNpulsa Colombia 12

Juan Camilo Velez

Project Management Office Director - iNNpulsa Colombia 11

Juan Camilo Quintero

Project Management Office Director - iNNpulsa Colombia 8

Juan Carlos Alvarez Strategic Advisor - iNNpulsa Colombia 5

Jerónimo Silva Valenzuela

CEO - Bogota's ICT Incubator & Accelerator (BICTIA) 4

Rosario Córdoba President - Private Competitiveness Council 1

Juan Felipe Quintero

Secretary General/ Research Associate - Private Competitiveness Council 1

Leonor Hidalgo R&D Manager - Ruta N 9

Camilo Fernández de Soto

President - Business Dialogue - IDB (2018)*Current Title: President - Colombia Productiva 9

Ximena DuqueDirector of Competitiveness - Colombian Federation of Software and IT Industry (FEDESOFT)

6

Juliana Carmona

Director of the Research Center on Software and Related Services - Colombian Federation of Software and information Technology Industries (FEDESOFT)

11

Erasmo Muñoz Heraldo

Secretary of Economic Development - Marinilla City - Antioquia 11

Johanna Salgado

Coordinator on Entrepreneurship - Rosario University (2019)*Current Title: Caribbean Director - Women Economic Forum (WEF)

11

Beatriz Daza Ariza

Director of Business Development - Chamber of Commerce of Barranquilla 6

Fernando José Estupiñan

Deputy Secretary of the District Bureau of Economic Development - Government of Bogota 6

Jorge A. Hernández

Director of the Innovation Center (INNOVANDES) - Universidad de los Andes 6

Isabela Echeverry

Director of Entrepreneurship and Innovation - Chamber of Commerce of Cali 7

Marco Llinás Vice President - Chamber of Commerce of Bogota 7

Alejandro López President - Medellin Startup City 8

Ana Maria Muñoz Founder and Director - 1/4 Tech Lab 8

Liliana PinillaManager of the Office of Transfer of Results of Strategic Research - Chamber of Commerce of Bucaramanga

8

Victoria Ibañez Executive Director - AmCham Barranquilla 3, 10

Santiago Acosta-Maya

Managing Director of Development and Innovation - Medellin Public Enterprises (EPM) (2016)*Current Title: CEO - Reflejarse

6

Fernando Sierra *Co-Founder & General Partner - INVICTUS CAPITAL 7, 8

Marcela Rueda Deputy Director - Connect Bogota Region Colombia 7, 9

Teresa Santofimio Executive Director - Productivity Center of Tolima 12

Edgar Maestre Latin America Program Officer - Young Americas Business Trust 2

Iván Gutierrez Executive Director - Network of I&DT Centers of the Colombian Agricultural Sector (CENIRED) 3

Maria Eugenia Lloreda

Director - Investment Promotion Agency (INVESTPACIFIC) 3

Aydée Patricia Guerrero

University Professor/Researcher - Universidad del Valle 4

Edwin Geovany Carvajal Vallejo

General Manager - Regional Commission on Competitiveness Department of Nariño 4

Alvaro Amaya General Manager - Colombian Sugarcane Research Center (Cenicana) 5

Costa RicaName Title ACE Editions

Carlos Mora Vice Minister - Ministry of Economy Industry and Commerce 3, 5

Gabriela León Segura

Director of SMEs - Ministry of Economy, Industry, and Commerce 12

Cindy Medaglia Monge

Economic Analysts - External Commerce Development Agency (PROCOMER) 4

Carlos Miguel Peña

Founder Director - Costa Rica Emprende Foundation 5

Vanessa Gibson Head of Investment Climate - Costa Rica Investment Promotion Agency (CINDE) 9

Ariana Tristán Director - Chamber of Industry 10

Liz Brenes Vice-Dean of R&D - Universidad Estatal a Distancia (UNED) 10

Velia Helena Govaere

Executive Director - Competitiveness Promotion Council (2014)*Current Title: Coordinator of the Observatory of Foreign Trade - Universidad Estatal a Distancia (UNED)

1, 10

Luis Alonso Jiménez

Managing Director of the Agency for Entrepreneurship Management - University of Costa Rica

6, 7

José C. Quirce Director of Trade Office - Washington - D.C. 1

Dominican Republic

Dominica


Angel Alfonso Willmore

Director of Innovation - Enterprise Development and Entrepreneurship - Iberoamerican University 1

Sandra Marina González

Executive Director of Investment Climate and Competitiveness - Ministry of Economy and Planning (2016)*Current Title: Director of Planning and Development - Superintendence of Securities

5, 12

Welington Omar Sanchez

Director - Small Business Development Center (SBDC) - SME Center UCATEBA University 7

Laura del Castillo

Technical Director - National Council of Private Enterprise 11

Tamara VásquezCoordinator of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Areas - National Competitiveness Council

1, 2, 3

Tomás Domingo Guzmán

Director of Innovation and Productive Development & Vice Ministry of National Competitiveness Management - Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development

6, 78


Esther M. Thomas

Permanent Secretary - Ministry of Commerce, Enterprise and Small Business Development 5

Danny JosephRural Business Enterprise Officer - Ministry Of Commerce. Enterprise, and Small Business Development

11

Roselyn Victoria Paul

Minister of Commerce - Enterprise and Small Business Development 3, 6, 7

EcuadorName Title ACE Editions

Edwin Andrés Córdova

President - Ecuadorian School of Textils Engineers 1

Sergio Flores President - Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL) 1

Florípes del Rocío Samaniego Erazo

Director of Research Center - Polythecnical College of Chimborazo 4

Mauricio Alejandro Villavicencio

Advisor - Ministry of Education 6

Sheyla Carmen Rivera

Founder and CEO - Yacaré Technology (Information Technology Company) 6

Santiago León *Minister of Industries and Productivity (2017) 7

Soraya Alejandra Borja

Project Specialist for Strategic Projects of the Productive an Tax Advisory Council - Ministry of Industry and Competitiveness

8

Patricio Alarcón President - Quito Chamber of Commerce 10

Roberto García V Research and Graduate Program Coordinator - Santiago de Guayaquil Catholic University 11

Villie Morocho Director of Innovation and Technology - University of Cuenca 11

Maria Walevska Villavicencio CEO - Consultora R Quality 3, 9

Javier Meléndez Manager - Krugerlabs 12

Natalia Almeida Deputy Director - Innovation and Entrepreneurship Alliance 12

Juliana Carmona

Director of the Research Center on Software and Related Services - Colombian Federation of Software and information Technology Industries (FEDESOFT)

11

Erasmo Muñoz Heraldo

Secretary of Economic Development - Marinilla City - Antioquia 11

El Salvador

Grenada


Yax Canossa Innovation and Quality National Director - Ministry of Economy 3

Lissette Cristalina Canales

Business Faculty Dean - Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvador 8

Andrea Pérez Castro

General Manager - Chamber of Commerce and Industry of El Salvador 9

Luis Alonso Martinez Perdomo

Director of Entrepreneurship and Innovation - Francisco Gavidia University 1, 3


Khesha Mary Mitchell

Vice President of Business Development - Grenada Industrial Development Corporation 6

GuatemalaName Title ACE Editions

Juan Carlos Paiz President - Foundation for the Development of Guatemala (FUNDESA) 7, 8, 9

Fernando López

President - Latin American Industrial Association (AILA) (2018)*Current Title: President - Grupo Polytec

6, 8, 9, 10

Hugo Figueroa Marroquín

Director of Technology and Innovation - National Science Council 1

Jaime Roberto Díaz Palacios

Executive Director - National Competitiveness Program (PRONACOM) 1

Andrea Velásquez

Chief of Competitiveness - National Competitiveness Program (PRONACOM) 12

Vera Domínguez Calderón

Analyst Coordinator of the Competitiveness and Access Division - Guatemalan Association of Exporters (AGEXPORT)

1

Irvin Rolando Calderón Motta

Head of basic and applied research of the Department R & D projects and programs - Science and Technology National Secretariat (SENACYT)

3

Karim Mercedes Orozco

Chief of Supply and Technological Demand Innovation - Science and Technology National Secretariat (SENACYT)

3

Rosa Amarilis Dubón Mazariegos

Coordinator of the Unit for Intellectual Property and Outreach - University of San Carlos de Guatemala

4

Claudia Liseth Vásquez

National Representative of Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) in Guatemala - Vice Ministry of Development of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises - Ministry of Economy

7

José Ramón Lam *Vice Minister of Economy 11

Lorena Quiñónez

Entrepreneur and Director - La Fábrica and QUILO S.A 8.10

Lucia María Del Rosario Barreda

General Manager - Promoter of Tourism Development (PRODETUR) 8, 9

Guyana

Haiti

Honduras

Name Title ACE EditionsChristina Samanta Samaroo

Senior Officer of Research & Marketing of the Small Business Bureau - Ministry of Tourism, Industry & Commerce

3


Rock AndréChief Executive Director - Center for Entrepreneurship and Leadership in Haiti (CEDEL)

8

Clifford Réginald Nau

Economic Advisor - Office of the President General Manager - Alpha Haiti National Incubator 9, 12

Jeff D. Pierre Executive - Ministry of Economy and Finance 10

Fabiola Antoine Executive on Innovation and Entrepreneurship - Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) 7, 8, 9


Marlon Antonio Brevé

Academic President - Central American Technological University (UNITEC) 5

Ana Lourdes Laffite Licona

Dean of Engineering and Architecture - Central America Technological University (UNITEC) 6

Ana Margarita Maier

Dean of Business and Social Sciences - Tech University of Honduras (UNITEC) 7

Maria Teresa Morazán

Co-founder and Director - Impact Hub Tegucigalpa 8

Ricardo Irias Co-Founder and CEO - Sube 3, 7

Desiree Tejada Dean of Engineering and Architecture - Central America Technological University (UNITEC) 6

Anael Espinal Varela President - National Committee 4

JamaicaName Title ACE Editions

Audrey Elaine Richards

Project Manager - Jamaica Venture Capital Program 1

Claudine Keisha Tracey

General Manager - Strategic Services Division of the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) 1

Julian Robinson Minister of State - Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (MSTEM) 1

Reginald K. Nugent

Senior Policy Advisor - Ministry of Industry Investment and Commerce 3

Michelle Ann Chong

President & CEO - Jamaica Exporters Association (JEA) & Honey Bun (1982) Limited Corporation 6

Patricia Lewin Senior Technology Officer - National Commission on Science and Technology 10

Carlinton Burrell CEO - Caribbean Climate Innovation Center 11

Oral Shaw Principal Director - Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries 10, 11

Delaine P. Morgan

Manager - Export and Market Development - Jamaica Trade and Investment Agency (JAMPRO) - Ministry of Economy , Government of Jamaica

6, 8

Althea Janice West-Myers

Manager of Business Services - Jamaica Business Development Corporation, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries

7, 8

Pauline Nelson Communication Manager - Jamaica Venture Capital Program, Development Bank of Jamaica 12

MexicoName Title ACE Editions

José Alonso Huerta Cruz

CEO - Council of Science - Technology and Innovation in Hidalgo State (CITNOVA) 1, 8, 9, 10

Alfredo Saldaña Alvarez

Chief of Office - National Conference of Governors (CONAGO ) 10

Liliana Araceli Reyes

Director of Venture Capital - National Entrepreneurship Institute - Secretariat of Economy (2017)*Current Title: General Manager - AMEXCAP

1, 7, 8

Miguel Odilón Chávez Lomelí

Director of Innovation - National Council of Sciente and Technolofy (CONACYT) 1, 2

Teresa de León Zamora

Director of Technology Commercialization - National Council of Sciente and Technolofy (CONACYT)

2

Adrian Carabias *MUSEIC Coordinator - National Institution of Entrepreneruship (INADEM) 2

Paloma Saldaña Sánchez

*Coordinator of MUSEIC - National Institute of the Entrepreneur (INADEM), Ministry of Economy 3

Itzel Villa

*General Director of Entrepreneurship Programs and Financing - Mexico’s National Entrepreneurship Institute (INADEM) Ministry of Economy

8, 9

Adriana Tortajada

Managing Director of Entrepreneurship Programs and Financing - National Entrepreneurship Institute (INADEM)

3, 5

Enrique Perret Erhard

Director General for North America - ProMexico (2017)*Current Title: Director - U.S.-Mexico Foundation

7

Alberto Saracho President and CEO - Idea Foundation 1

Carolina Agurto Salazar

Partner and Director of Innovation - Idea Foundation 12

Javier Jileta Managing Director - Scientika 2

José Martínez IT@Baja 2

Raymundo Flores Guitiérrez

Managing Director - Arizona State Trade and Export Promomtion Program 2

Robin Enrique Reyes

Managing Partner - MITA Institute/ MITA FundDevelopment 2

Santiago Saviñon CEO - PingStamp 2

José Guadalupe Octavio Cabrera-Lazarini

Dean of Manufacturing Engineering Department - Universidad Politecnica de Queretaro 3, 5

Michel Marfil Rivero

General Manager - R+D+I Hub Technology and Knowledge Transfer Office 4

Lilia Marcela Arechavala

CEO - The George E. Brown U.S. Mexico Foundation for Science (FUMEC) 6, 7

Guillermo Fernández

President and CEO - The George E. Brown U.S. Mexico Foundation for Science (FUMEC) 1, 3

Claire Marie Ségolene

Technical Secretariat Coordinator - The George E. Brown U.S. Mexico Foundation for Science (FUMEC)

5

Carlos MartínezDirector - TechBA Colombia - The George E. Brown U.S. Mexico Foundation for Science (FUMEC)

11

Miguel Angel Sanabria

Vice President - National Council of Software Clusters 6

Sara Rocio Abarca Lopez

Deputy Director of Planning - Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) 6

Adriana E. Eguia Alaniz CEO - Tijuana EDC 7

Ian Paul Otero CEO & Finance Director of the Confederation of Industrial Chambers (CONCAMIN) - Red Bean S.C. 7

Ignacio Calderon Advisor on Entrepreneurship - City of Aguascalientes 10

Daniel Moska Dean - Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education 1

Sergio Ortiz Entrepreneurship Academic Director - Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education 11

Liliana Cedillo General Director - Competitiveness and Innovation Center, State of Aguascalientes 1, 5

Ricardo Ludlow General Director - Hidalgo Institute of Competitiveness 1, 5

Rafael Carmona Dávila CTO & Bussines Developmen - GreenMomentum 2, 3

Iván Torres Menchaca

President - Chamber of Commerce Federation, State of Jalisco 3, 4, 10

Mildreed Leines Head of Hidalgo Business Network (EMPRERED) - Ministry of Economy, Governmnet of Hidalgo 3, 5

Eugenio José Reyes Guzmán Director - World Trade Center - Monterrey 5, 7, 8, 11

Alejandro Eugenio Fernández

Secretary of Economy and Employment Development - City of Matamoros - State of Tamaulipas

1

Carlos Iglesias Founder and CEO - NeteMedical 1

Luis Armando Bravo PROBIONICS 1

Mariano Gamboa

General Coordinator of IT and Communication Services - CINVESTAV 1

Agustín Velázquez Managing Partner - AvahLegal 2

Elias Rios Managing Partner - AvahLegal 2

Alejandro Pohls Socio - Orozco & Pöhls Abogados - SC 2

Armando González CEO - Peeksil 2

Francisco Villaseñor CEO - Carbon Diversion Latin America 2

Ruy CervantesCoordinator of Innovation Culture Programs - Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology, State of Jalisco

1

Daniel Rocha Science Specialist - U.S. Embassy in Mexico City 1

Nicaragua

Panama


Jalima Gómez Export Supply Manager - PRONicaragua 1

René González-Mejía

Executive Director - Development Institute of Nicaragua (INDE) 7

Julio C. Montealegre Founder and CEO - Esentium 11

Carmen Irene Hilleprandt

President - Chamber of Commerce and Services of Nicaragua 12


Hilario Espinosa Special Project Coordinator - Secretariat of Competitiveness and Logistics 1

Javier A. Arias-Real

Director - Panama National Metrology Institute (CENAMEP AIP) 9

Elida Alcedo General Coordinator - Competitiveness and Trade Promotion Program 1

Zoila Yadira Guerra de Castillo

Director of the knowledge Transfer - Management Technological University 3

Rodrigo González Paniza

Vice President of Innovation - Transformation and Experience - Banesco 9

Clara Chacón Executive Manager of Innovation Culture - Banesco 9

Miguel Angel Esbrí

*Executive Secretary of Competitiveness and Logistics - Ministry of Presidency 5, 6, 7, 9

Ernesto León CEO - Edupan International 12

ParaguayName Title ACE Editions

María Liz Palacios

Director of Technical Cabinet - Vice Ministry of Basic Education 8, 10

Cinthia Facciuto President - Fintech Paraguayan Chamber 12

Karen L. Coronel

President - GROW SRL (2017)*Current Title: Business Manager - Manpower Group Paraguay

7

Oscar Stark *Vice Minister of Commerce - Ministry of Industry and Commerce 9

Maria Paola Ferrario Chief Operations Officer - Challenger 7, 8, 10

Gricelda Cañete Itaipu Technological Park 3

Nora Angélica Medina

Coordinator of Business Development Technological Park Itaipu (PTI) 4

Leticia Romero

General Director - ICT in Education and Digital Inclusion - National Secretariat of Information and Communication Technologies (SENATICs) - Government of Paraguay

6

PeruName Title ACE Editions

Enrique Javier Aldave

Director General - Innovation - Technology Transfer and SME’s Services, Ministry of Production

1

Alejandro Martin Bernaola Cabrera

General Director of Innovation - Ministry of Production 2

José Forero Lora Director - Fablab, ESAN University 4

Karin Ursula Fassbender

Deputy Director of Innovation and Technology Transfer - National Council of Science - Technology and Technological Innovation (CONCYTEC), Government of Peru

6

Renato Alonso Poire

Senior Analyst - Internationalization Strategic Line - National Competitiveness Council - Ministry of Economy and Finance, Government of Peru

6

Jhosep Guzmán Del Río Co-founder and CEO - WAPOSAT S.A.C. 9

Omar Azanedo *Manager - American Chamber of Commerce of Peru (AMCHAM PERU) 10

Jorge Alfredo Huarachi

Researcher and Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation - Catholic University of Saint Toribean of Mogrovej

3, 5, 8, 10

St. LuciaName Title ACE Editions

Emma Hippolyte Minister of Commerce - Business Development, Investment and Consumer Affairs 5

Gale Tracy Christiane Rigobert

Minister of Education - Innovation, Gender Relations and Sustainable Development 6

Jacqueline Caroline Emmanuel

Head of Competitive Business Unit - Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission 7, 8

Barbara Innocent

Small Business Development Centre (SBDC) Director / Ministry of Commerce - Business Development, Investment and Consumer Affairs

5

Fiona Leigh Hinkson

Executive Director - National Competitiveness and Productivity Council 5, 11

Lennel G. Malzaire

Director of Innovation - Government of Saint Lucia 12

Denell Florius Entrepreneur - EcoCarib Inc. 10

Jorge Alfredo Huarachi

Researcher and Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation - Catholic University of Saint Toribean of Mogrovej

3, 5, 8, 10

SurinameName Title ACE Editions

Reina Tamara A. Raveles

Permanent Secretary - Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Tourism 5

Susan Bansropansingh

Program Manager - Suriname Business Climate and Innovation Program 9

Amit Chandansingh

Program Manager Innovation Fund - Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Tourism 11

The BahamasName Title ACE Editions

Davinia Blair Executive Director - Small Business Development Centre Bahamas 10

Barry Malcolm President - Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce 1

Matt Sweeting Secretary/Director - The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce 3

Jerome Kennedy Fitzgerald *Minister of Education - Science & Technology 6

Karen Eleanor St. Cyr

Senior Lead Policy Advisor and Coordinator of Regional and International Projects - Ministry of Education

7

Jeffrey L. Lloyd *Minister of Education 9

Sharon L. Poitier Deputy Director of Education - Ministry of Education, Science and Technology 9

Edison Leroy Sumner

President and Honorary Consul - Sumner Strategic Partners 5, 11

Trinidad and TobagoName Title ACE Editions

Ramnarais Rikhiraj Permanand

Ministry Executive Director - Economic Development Board/Council for Competitiveness and Innovation - Ministry of Planning and Sustainable Development

1

Indera Sagewan - Alli

Executive Director - Caribbean Competitiveness Forum 8

Desmond Dougall Managing Director - GISCAD Limited 9

Graham King Lecturer/Global Director - University of the West Indies (UWI) / Global Leadership Interlink 9

Tricia BecklesStrategic Business Development Manager - Tobago House of Assembly - Division of Finance and the Economy

11, 12

Shellyanne Wilson Professor/Lecturer - University of West Indies 10

Meera Ramesar Director - Ministry of Planning and Development 11

Shawn De Freitas Co-Founder / CEO - Dingole LTD 10

Ancel Bhagwandeen Entrepreneur - ProtoFABTT 11

Navin Boodhai Manager of the Engineering Institute - The University of the West Indies 11

Carla Mc Knight Incubator Manager -National Integrated Business Incubator System (IBIS) 6, 7

Phil Edwards CEO - Tobago Information Technology Limited 12

United States of AmericaName Title ACE Editions

Carol Palacio Economic Development Coordinator - Orange County Government 6

Kevin O'Shea Vice President - International Trade Arizona Commerce Authority 6

Lesley Varghese Mayor's Chief of Staff - City of Austin - Texas 6

Lindsay Volpe Manager - Tallahassee-Leon County Office of Economic Vitality 6

Renee Kelly Assistant Vice President for Innovation and Economic Development - University of Maine 6

Skadi Tirpak Economic Development Manager - City of San Antonio - Texas 6

Victor GarzaDirector - Existing Business - Talent and Entrepreneurship - Greater San Marcos Partnership

6

Cristina L. Paredes

Deputy Director - Tallahassee – Leon County Office of Economic Vitality 7

Manuel A.J. Laboy

Secretary - Department of Economic Development and Commerce / Executive Director - Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company

7

Patricia (Trish) Kelly Managing Director - Valley Vision - Sacramento 7

Erika Maria Medina

Chief Business Development Officer - Department of Economic Development and Commerce - Puerto Rico

8

Gabriel D. Youtsey Chief Innovation Officer - University of California 8

L. Kevin Johns Director Economic Development Austin - City of Austin 8

Sebastian Vidal 0Executive Director - Parallel 18 - Puerto Rico 8

Mike Ammann President/CEO - San Joaquin Partnership 9, 12

Michael Paul Gay

Senior Vice President - Madison Region Economic Partnerships 4, 6, 7, 11

Timothy Edward Kelley

President/CEO - Imperial Valley Economic Development Corporation 6, 9

Carlos Mariano Marin

Chair - Tropical Texas Regional Center for Innovation and Commercialization 1

Mark Joseph Kroll

*Dean - School of Business - University of Texas at Brownsville 1

Blas Perez Henriquez

Director - Center for Environmental Public Policy; Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Policy at University of California - Berkeley

2

Brian Sherman Senior Vice President - Business Development for the Arizona Commerce Authority 2

Dan Franklin MEP Executive Director - Arizona Commerce Authority 2

Harold Morris Founder and CEO - HYDROUS Engagement Systems 2

James Ahlers General Counsel - Molera Alvarez LLC 2

Kelly Reeser Director of Entrepreneurial Development - FloridaWest Economic Development Alliance 2

Maria Eugenia Calderon-Porter

Vice President - Texas A&M International University 2

Raul Rodriguez Barocio

Professor - Chairman of the Board - UIW San Antonio - U.S.- Mexico Foundation 2

Daniel Christopher St. Louis

Director - Manufacturing Solutions Center Connover - North Carolina 3

Kristin Elizabeth Dozier Leon Country Commissioner - District 5 Florida 3

Mayor Darrell Hinnant *Mayor - Kannapolis - North Carolina 3

Mayor Ed Braddy *Mayor - Gainesville - Florida 3

Patrick Schaefer Executive Director - Hunt Institute for Global Competitiveness 3

Roque Vela *City Councilman Laredo - Texas 3

Thomas Devon Laney President and CEO - Innovation Depot, Inc. 3

David Jonathan Cobin

Manager - Strategic Engagement - Arizona Commerce Authority 4

David Michael Drennon

Vice President - Strategic Initiatives - Arizona Commerce Authority 4

Paul F. Jadin President / CEO - Madison Region Economic Partnership (MadREP) 4, 6

Patrick Charles Executive Director - Hunt Institute for Global Competitiveness University of Texas at El Paso 5

Tristan J. Fiedler Vice President - Federal Government Relations Florida Tech Office of Research 5

Denisse M. Rodriguez

Director and Executive Advisor to the CEO - Puerto Rico Science Technology & Research Trust 9

Glenda Humiston

Vice President - Agriculture and Natural Resources University of California 9

John Sternlicht CEO - Economic Development Alliance of Skagit County 9

Judith SheftAssociate Vice President Technology & Enterprise Development - New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)

9

Willie Logan CEO - Opa locka Community Development Corporation 9

Javier A. Rivera-Aquino

Deputy Secretary - P.R. Department of Economic Development 10

Libby Szabo County Commissioner - Jefferson County Government 10

Mary Cronin Managing Director - Smith Dawson & Andrews on behalf of the County of Kaua'i 10

Cynthia Carrillo Vice President of Innovation - Greater Sacramento Economic Council 11

Kristi Pollard CEO - Jefferson County Economic Development Corp 11

Kris Khalil President - New Orleans BioInnovation Center 11

Mayda Velasco Director / UNESCO Chair Pofessor - COFI & Northwestern University 11

Monica NovoaDirector - Latin American Initiatives - Economic Development Lab - Enterprise Innovation Institute - Georgia Institute of Technology

11

Ben Pingree Director - Tallahassee-Leon County Place 10, 11

Nicole Griensewic Mickelson

Executive Director - Region Nine Development Commission 10, 11, 12

Lisa Simone Herr Executive Director - The 7 Rivers Alliance 4, 5

Alan Pruitt Executive Director - Western Arizona Economic Development District - Inc. 12

Lynne Henkiel Director - Innovation Ecosystems - Georgia Institute of Technology 12

Govind KannanVice President for LandGrant Affairs and Economic Development - Fort Valley State University

12

Lucas Arzola Chief Operations Officer - Parallel18 12

Mark Waller Commissioner El Paso County - Colorado 12

Joe Krier Councilman - San Antonio City, Texas 6

UruguayName Title ACE Editions

Daniel Yavuz Kefeli

Director of the Division on Industrial Policies - Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining of Uruguay

4

Carmen Sánchez Balcarce

Manager - Promotion of Entrepreneurship - Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining - Government of Uruguay

6

Sara Beatriz Goldberg

Manager of Operations - National Agency for Research and Innovation - ANII 6

Maria Magdalena Giuria

Director Ithaka Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation-Catholic University of Uruguay 7, 8, 10

Luis Miguel Silveira Argenzio

Senior Researcher - Competitiveness Institute of the Catholic University of Uruguay 4

Catherine Krauss

Director of the Center of Competitiveness - Universidad Católica del Uruguay 3, 5

Juan Eduardo Cros Ramos

Director - Center for Knowledge and Experiences International Consulting Firm PricewaterhouseCoopers

4

VenezuelaName Title ACE Editions

Dunia de Barnola

Executive Director - Venezuela Competitiva National Center for Competitiveness 3

Estonia

Georgia

Cyprus

Germany


Liisa Oviir *Minister of Entrepreneurship - Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications 5


Irakli Kashibadze Chairman - Georgia’s Innovation and Technology Agency 5


Constantinos Petrides *Deputy Minister to the President 5

Elena Damianou*Head of the Office of the Deputy Minister Constantinos Petrides - Presidency of the Republic of Cyprus

5


Adelheid Adam Deputy Head of International Business Development Fraunhofer 9

Ole Johann Janssen

Deputy Director General - Innovation and Technology Policy - Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy

6, 7, 8, 10, 12

Nikolai Ziegler Policy Officer - Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy 7, 8

Russia

Israel

South Korea


Alisa Kolesnikova CEO - QiHouse 2


Rina Feinstein Director - P-Ecosys 2

Nissan Amdur Trade Officer - Embassy of Israel in Toronto - Government of Israel 6

Alan Uriel Hofman

Director of Latin America Desk - Israel Innovation Authority 8

Les Abelson North American Manager - Israel Innovation Authority 10

Israel Shamay Executive Director of Americas Operations - Israel Innovation Authority 6, 7


Jeong Il Kim *Director - Ministry of Trade - Industry and Energy 5

MunKee Choi*Professor - Management Science - KAIST / Former Minister of Science, ICT, and Future Planning

5

Chang Kyung Kim

*Acting President - National Research Foundation - Government of South Korea 6

Keonyeong Jeong

*Deputy Director - Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning - Government of South Korea 5, 6

Sunhak ChoCounselor for Science, Technology and Innovation - Embassy of Korea in Washington - D.C - Government of South Korea

5, 6

Spain

United Kingdom


Rafael Gómez Sales Representative - Structuralia 11

Rosario Paradinas

Economic Counselor - Spanish Embasy in Puerto Rico 11

Francisco Sánchez Quintana

Delegate to the South Cone - Center for Industrial Technology Development – CDTI - Spanish Embassy in Chile

11


Tony Curzon Price

Economic Advisor to the Secretary of State - Department of Business Energy and Industrial Strategy

10

Matt Grainger Deputy Director - Department for International Trade 10

Caroline Wedmore

Head of Strategy - Department for International Trade 11

International Organizations and Multinational CompaniesOrganization Name Title ACE

Editions

Moira Paz-Estenssoro

Development Bank of Latin América (CAF) Rector Representative in Mexico 2

Lisa Michelle Harding

Caribbean Developent Bank

Coordinator of Micro - Small and Medium Enterprise Development at the Technical Cooperation Division -

Caribbean Development Bank

8

Ulla Engelmann European Commission Head of Unit - European Commission (EC) 9

Marijn Verhees European Parliament Head of Office - Cabinet of Lambert van Nistelrooij MEP 11

Lambert Van Nistelrooij

European Parliament

Member of European Parliament (2019)*Current Title: Senior European

Commission Expert - VanNistelrooijRegional

11

Sylvia Dohnert Inter American Development Bank (IDB)

Executive Director & Private Sector Lead Specialist - Compete Caribbean

Partnership Facility9

Valarie Pilgrim Inter American Development Bank (IDB)

Coordinator - Compete Caribbean Partnership Facility 11

Kwesi Roberts Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Business Development Officer 10

Marlon P. Marie Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Technical Specialist of ICT & Innovation 11

Lance Leverenz Pan American Development Fundation

Senior Director of Business Development 8

Laura Aragón Pan American Development Fundation New Business Manager 10

Luisa Villegas Pan American Development Fundation Senior Director - Program Innovation 12

Marco Kamiya UN-HABITAT Coordinator of Urban Economy and Finance Branch - UN-HABITAT 10

Christian Gómez - Jr Walmart Senior Manager for Latin American

Global Government Affairs - Walmart 9

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