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Victoria Alonsoperez

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Chipsafer, Uruguay

Victoria Alonsoperez is a Uruguayan inventor, an innovator, and the Founder & CEO of Chipsafer, based in Singapore.
She is an Electronics & Telecommunications Engineer and her patented inventions pioneered the satellite-enabled livestock tracking industry. She is a UN ‘Young Leader for the Sustainable Development Goals’, an International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) ‘Small Business Champion’, and a World Economic Forum (WEF) ‘Young Global Leader’. She has a passion for space, and expertise in satellite technology & applications, the internet of things, sustainability, and impact innovation.
Victoria has been recognised internationally with awards including: ‘Best Young Inventor Award’ by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), ‘Innovator of the Year: Argentina & Uruguay’ by the MIT Technology Review, Winner of the International Telecommunication Union ‘Young Innovators Competition’, and the ‘Young Space Leader Award’ by International Astronautical Federation (IAF). Her company Chipsafer has been awarded ‘Most Innovative Startup of Latin America’ by the Inter-American Development Bank and second prize in Chivas Regal’s global ‘The Venture’ competition. In 2017, she was invited to present Chipsafer at the Solutions Summit at the UN Headquarters during the UN General Assembly. She has also been listed in the BBC’s global list of ‘30 female entrepreneurs under 30’.
Her prior roles have included: Digital Innovation Lead at Airbus (where she led the creation of the Agriculture Digital Platform, AgNeo), Special Advisor to the President of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF), Board Member of the Space Foundation, and Chair of the Space Generation Advisory Council (a global NGO supporting the UN Programme on Space Applications). She attended International Space University, where she co-designed a medical experiment for astronauts that won the Barcelona ZeroG Challenge, and worked as a Teaching Associate with the Space Engineering Department.
She has High Functioning Autism, and a passion for the advocacy of neurodiversity.

Nathalia Arcuri

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Me Poupe! Conteudo e Servicos Financeiros Eireli, Brazil

Nathalia Arcuri is a Brazilian entrepreneur, journalist, finance specialist, philanthropist and founder of the world's largest financial entertainment platform, Me Poupe! From content to technology, Me Poupe! has been making it easier for people to understand difficult concepts involving finances and investments, her company helps over 21 million people each month to improve their financial life. Nathalia believes that education is the first step for true financial freedom and her mission is to make people free through democratic access to quality knowledge.
Nathalia disrupted the Brazilian financial market by bringing the concept of entertainment to the service of financial education. Her work at the forefront of Education has earned her several awards over the past 4 years. Me Poupe! democratized access to personal finance content, introduced complex concepts in a simple and fun way and among its platforms has the largest YouTube channel in the world, with more than 5.5 million engaged subscribers.

She is an author, a student of behavioral economics with a specialization in choice architecture.

Bibliography:

Spare me! 10 steps to never run out of money in your pocket. 2018
+500 thousand units sold

Practical Guide Mee Save! 33 days to change your financial life.
2021
+30 thousand units sold

Yara Argueta

Member of the Board, Mergers and Acquisitions and Expansion, Grupo Solid SA, Guatemala

Former CEO of Grupo Solid, market leader of Paints and Coatings in Central America with headcount of 1,500 employees and above US$ 100 million in turnover. Currently became board member of Grupo Solid, also in charge of M&A and expansion.
Yara was appointed as one of the most powerful woman in Central America by Forbes Magazine in 2016, and as one of five more admired women in Central America by the business magazine Estrategia y Negocios, for three consecutive years (2008, 2009 and 2010). Honored as Distinguished Professional of the year by INCAE Business School in 2013.
Member of the Central America Leadership Initiative – CALI / Aspen Global Network. President and Mentor of Vital Voices´ Guatemalan Chapter. Board Member of the Guatemalan Board of INCAE Business School. Has served as Industrial Engineering Director in Universidad Rafael Landivar. Electoral Coordinator and Delegate for the last four Guatemalan presidential elections.
Yara has an MBA from INCAE, an Industrial Engineer degree from Universidad Rafael Landivar and additional education in Harvard Kennedy School and in Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Martin Aspillaga

Managing Director, Sociedad Gestora de Fondos de Inversión Salkantay Capital Partners, Peru

Martin Aspillaga is Managing Director and Founder of Salkantay Partners. He is a PE and VC professional investor. Prior, he worked at Enfoca Investments, Bain & Company, McKinsey & Company and as a Peruvian bank regulator. He is a teacher, mentor and instructor and has published poetry, short stories and articles. He has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA in Economics from Universidad del Pacifico.

Bernardo Asuaje

Co-Founder and Managing Director, Grupo Attia (Colombia), Colombia

Bernardo is a vibrant young entrepreneur with a strong sense of purpose in a local industry dominated by large traditional real estate developers. In a country of more than 6 million senior citizens, Bernardo has undertaken the task of designing and building projects that can provide high-quality residences, care and wellness programs for the elderly and has shown signs of always being on the cusp of innovation for social integration in urbanism.

Rodrigo Baggio

President and Founder, RECODE, Brazil

Rodrigo Baggio is the President and Founder of Center for Digital Inclusion (CDI). Previously, Rodrigo founded Informática para Todos, Brazil’s first campaign for donated computers in 1995 and opened the first Information Technology and Citizens Rights School (ITCRS) in Dona Marta, a slum in Rio de Janeiro. In the same year, Rodrigo established CDI, the first non-profit organization to fight the digital divide in Latin America. Rodrigo is recognized as one the 100 Global Leaders for Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum, and Time magazine named Rodrigo as one of the leaders of Latin America that will make a difference in the third millennium, selecting him for their Local Heroes campaign. Rodrigo was selected by CNN, Time and Fortune as one of the principal voices in economic development and received a certificate of recognition from the Clinton Global Initiative.

Cristina Bitar

Senior Partner and President, Azerta, Chile

Cristina Bitar is Executive Director of Azerta, a strategic communications company in Chile and Member of the Board of Un Techo Para Chile, an NGO dedicated to building housing for families in extreme poverty. She was also the Founder and Executive Director of Independientes en Red, a political movement that was created to promote new leadership and political renovation. From 1996 to 2008, Bitar was Executive Director and Founding Partner of Hill & Knowlton Captiva. Prior, she worked as Adviser to the Minister Finance of Chile and Head of the APEC Division at the Ministry of Foreign Relations of Chile. She also led the presidential campaign of Joaquin Lavin in 2005. Bitar is a Member of the Board of Comunidad Mujer, a local leaders association for women, and Member of the Board of Provida, the largest pension fund in Chile. She has a BA in Economics and Sociology from Dartmouth College, and an MBA from Universidad de Chile and Tulane University.

Esteban Bullrich

Senator from Buenos Aires, National Congress of Argentina, Argentina

Bachelor's degree; graduate studies, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, US. 2003, began political career running for City Council for the Recreate for Growth party (Recrear); later, Vice-President for the Buenos Aires District. In office, organized and led efforts to improve the Argentine education system. 2005-09, represented the Federal Capital of Buenos Aires; represented the PRO, a centre-right political bloc. With PRO, also allied with political blocs Commitment to Change and Recrear. Eisenhower Fellow, Multi-Nation Program (2006). In December 2015, appointed Minister of Education of Argentina by President Mauricio Macri. Elected National Senator in 2017, representing Buenos Aires Province (Cambiemos).

Eugenio Burzaco

Secretary of Security, Ministry of Security of Argentina, Argentina

Eugenio Burzaco is an Argentinean politician, who currently serves as Secretary of Security of the Ministry of Security of Argentina since December 2015. Previously he served as Chief of the Metropolitan Police of Buenos Aires between 2009 and 2011, and National Deputy between 2005 and 2009. Burzaco holds a Master’s degree in Public Policy and Economics from Georgetown University and a BA in Political Science from the University of El Salvador.

Cristiano Câmara

Founding Partner, Vitis Capital Asset Management, Brazil

Education: 1998, BSc in Civil Engineering, Pontifícia Universidade Católica, Brazil; 2002, MBA, University of Michigan; 2007, General Management Program, Harvard Business School; 2013, Yale's Foundations for Leadership in the 21st Century; 2014 Families in Business Harvard Business School; 2016 Harvard Kennedy School's Global Leadership and Public Policy for the 21st Century. 2017-2019 Master in Change Management (EMC) at Insead. Professional:1995-2000, Founder and CEO, Netcam; 2001, Consultant, McKinsey & Company. With Grupo Jaime Câmara: 2002-06, Head of Strategic Planning; 2006-10, Director, Strategic Planning and New Businesses; since 2010, Chief Executive Officer. Since 2013, President and CEO. From September 2016 on, Member of the Board: 2018-Present Partner at Vitis Capital. Fundação and Instituto Jaime Câmara, Board Member ; Instituto Palavra Aberta, Board Member. Member, Foro IberoAmerica. Young Global Leader, World Economic Forum (2013).

Luis Alberto Camargo

Founder and Director, Organizacion para la Educacion y Proteccion Ambiental (OpEPA), Colombia

Luis Alberto Camargo is Founder and Executive Director of Organización para la Educación y Protección Ambiental (OpEPA - Colombia & USA), Co-Founder fo The Weaving Lab, Core member of Regenerative Communities Network and Founder of Colombia Regenerativa, and Director at Thundra Outdoors. Global Change Leader, Young Global Leader (2008), Ashoka Fellow.

Prior, he held a number of roles, including Adviser to the Vice-Minister of Environment of Colombia, Adviser to the Department of National Planning, Researcher at Universidad de los Andes and WWF, Wilderness Medicine Instructor at the Wilderness Medicine Institute of the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) as well as wilderness educator in the US. He received a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from Lehigh University and a Master's in Computer Graphics from Pratt Institute.

Alfredo Capote

Head of Spanish Latam Investment Banking, Deloitte, Mexico

Alfredo Capote is Co-Chief Executive Officer of publicly listed Promecap Acquisition Company, S.A.B. de C.V. which is focused on making an initial business combination with a leading business in Mexico. In addition he is Head of Investor Engagement at 500 Startups, the leading global venture capital firm n technology, focused on supporting and funding the most innovative tech founders in the world. Over 20 years, he held various leading private equity and investment banking senior position. Being the most relevant, head of the investment banking efforts for Goldman Sachs in Mexico, where he was responsible for client coverage and execution of M&A and capital market transactions in Mexico and selected countries within Latin America. Capote joined Goldman Sachs in 2006 as a Vice-President in Investment Banking and was named Managing Director in 2007. Prior to joining the firm, he spent eight years at Morgan Stanley in the Latin America Group within the Investment Banking Division in the M&A and Corporate Finance Groups. Capote has led a significant number of transactions across Latin America and several sectors including telecom, media, real estate, financial institutions, oil, gas, education, automotive, chemical, consumer goods, industrial, IT services and utilities, among others. Capote earned a BSc, magna cum laude, in Chemical Engineering from Manhattan College in 1993; an MA, with honours, from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) in 1996; and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in 1998; a Leadership Programs both in the Said School of Business at Oxford University and the Kennedy School at Harvard University.