Guillermo Acosta
Undersecretary of Federal and Sectorial Articulation
Ministry of Production,
Government of Argentina
Leija Melanie Gideon
General Manager, Enterprise and Innovation Division
Belize Trade and Investment Development Service (BELTRAIDE)
Government of Belize
Brazil
Ademar Seabra da Cruz Junior
Deputy Consul General
Consulate General of Brazil in Toronto
Government of Brazil
Priscila dos Santos
Manager, Public Policy
Ministry of Industry, Foreign Trade and Services
Government of Brazil
Chile
Carlos Ladrix Oses
Director of Strategic Programs
CORFO, Ministry of Economy
Government of Chile
Fernando José Estupiñan
Deputy Secretary
District Bureau of Economic Development, Government of Bogota
Ximena Duque
Director, Competitiveness
FEDESOFT – Colombian Federation of Software and IT Industry
Santiago Acosta Maya
Managing Director, Development and Innovation
EPM –Medellin Public Enterprises
Jorge A. Hernández
Director INNOVANDES - Innovation Center
Andes University
Beatriz Daza Ariza
Director of Business Development
Chamber of Commerce of Barranquilla
Luis Alonso Jiménez
Director, Agency for Entrepreneurship Management (AUGE)
University of Costa Rica
Dominica
Roselyn Victoria Paul
Minister of Commerce, Enterprise and Small Business Development
Government of Dominica
Dominican Republic
Tomás D. Guzmán
Director, Innovation and Productive Development
Vice Ministry of National Competitiveness Management
Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development
Government of the Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Mauricio Alejandro Villavicencio
Advisor
Ministry of Education,
Government of Ecuador
Sheyla Carmen Rivera
Founder and CEO
Yacaré Technology (Information Technology Company)
Grenada
Khesha Mary Mitchell
Vice President, Business Development
Grenada Industrial Development Corporation
Guatemala
Fernando Lopéz
President
Chamber of Industry of Guatemala (CIG) /
Latin American Industrial Association (AILA)
Honduras
Desiree Tejada
Dean of Engineering and Architecture
Central America Technological University (UNITEC)
Jamaica
Michelle Ann Chong
President / CEO
Jamaica Exporters Association (JEA) /
Honey Bun (1982) Limited Corporation
Delaine P. Morgan
Manager, Export and Market Development
Jamaica Trade and Investment Agency (JAMPRO)
Ministry of Economy
Government of Jamaica
Mexico
Lilia Arechavala
Chief Operating Officer
Mexico – United States Foundation for Science (FUMEC)
Sara Rocio Abarca Lopez
Deputy Director of Planning
Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI)
Miguel Angel Sanabria
Vice President
National Council of Software Clusters
Panama
Miguel Angel Esbrí
Executive Secretary, Competitiveness and Logistic
Ministry of the Presidency
Government of Panama
Paraguay
Leticia Romero
General Director, ICT in Education and Digital Inclusion
National Secretariat of Information and Communication Technologies (SENATICs)
Government of Paraguay
Peru
Karin Ursula Fassbender
Deputy Director of Innovation and Technology Transfer
National Council of Science, Technology and Technological Innovation (CONCYTEC)
Government of Peru
Renato Alonso Poire
Senior Analyst - Internationalization Strategic Line,
National Competitiveness Council
Ministry of Economy and Finance
Government of Peru
St. Lucia
Gale Tracy Christiane Rigobert
Minister
Ministry of Education, Innovation, Gender Relations and Sustainable Development
Government of St. Lucia
The Bahamas
Jerome Kennedy Fitzgerald
Minister
Ministry of Education, Science & Technology
Government of the Bahamas
Trinidad and Tobago
Carla Mc Knight
Incubator Manager
National Integrated Business Incubator System (IBIS)
United States of America
Timothy Edward Kelley
President/CEO
Imperial Valley Economic Development Corporation
El Centro, California
Paul Jadin
President/CEO
Madison Region Economic Partnership (MadREP)
Madison, Wisconsin
Michael P. Gay
Senior Vice President of Economic Development
Madison Region Economic Partnership (MadREP)
Madison, Wisconsin
Victor Garza
Director, Existing Business, Talent and Entrepreneurship
Greater San Marcos Partnership
San Marcos, Texas
Renee Kelly
Assistant Vice President for Innovation and Economic Development
University of Maine
Orono, Maine
Lesley Varghese
Mayor's Chief of Staff
City of Austin, Texas
Lindsay Volpe
Manager
Tallahassee-Leon County Office of Economic Vitality
Tallahassee, Florida
Carol Palacio
Economic Development Coordinator
Orange County Government
Orlando, Florida
Skadi Tirpak
Economic Development Manager
City of San Antonio, Texas
Carmen Sánchez Balcarce
Manager, Promotion of Entrepreneurship
Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining
Government of Uruguay
Ole Johann Janssen
Director, Innovation and Technology Policy
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy
Government of Germany
Keonyeong Jeong
Deputy Director
Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning
Government of South Korea
Chang Kyung Kim
Acting President
National Research Foundation
Government of South Korea
Sunhak Cho
Counselor for Science, Technology and Innovation
Embassy of Korea in Washington, D.C
Government of South Korea
Israel Shamay
Executive Director, Strategic Initiatives, Head of the Americas Operations
Israel Innovation Authority (OCS-MATIMOP)
Government of Israel
Nissan Amdur
Trade Officer
Embassy of Israel in Toronto
Government of Israel
Kevin O'Shea
Vice President
International Trade Arizona Commerce Authority
Phoenix, Arizona
Contact Mail
Adriana Bonilla
abonilla@oas.org
Stefanie Haefele
stefanie.haefele@canada.ca
Americas competitiveness exchange CANADA 2016.
