2024 COA Symposium and 29th BRAVO Business Awards

João Vitor Menin, the CEO of Inter & Co, is a visionary leader with a wealth of experience in the financial and capital markets. With a remarkable tenure spanning over 20 years, he has been instrumental in overseeing the company's most significant projects since 2004. 

Recognized...

Francisco Aldaya is a seasoned Argentine journalist with more than a decade of experience, specializing in news coverage across Argentina, Colombia, Perú, Chile, Bolivia, and Uruguay. Educated in the United Kingdom, where he attended ACS Cobham International School and the...

Roberto Alvo is CEO of Latam Airlines Group, having assumed the role in April 2020. With over 18 years experience at LATAM, Roberto was previously chief commercial officer and has held various positions in the group with the responsibility for network, alliances and fleet...

Alejandro Anderlic is a corporate diplomat, the husband of Belén and father of Tomás and Clara, a former law practitioner, a running enthusiast, and a student of singing and piano. He joined Salesforce in 2019 and currently leads government affairs for Latin America, where he...

Tomás Bermudez, a dual Venezuelan and Colombian citizen, is the General Manager of the Country Department for Central America, Haiti, Mexico, Panama and the Dominican Republic (CID) since May 2023. Simultaneously with this function, he also carries out the duties of IDB Country...

Enrique Bolaños is the president of INCAE Business School, a position he has held since 2015. During his presidency, Enrique's focus has been to guarantee academic excellence, positioning INCAE as one of the best business schools in Latin America. He has led significant...

Andrés Cadena is a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company in the Bogotá office and a member of the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) Council. Over the past two decades, he has advised several Latin American governments, as well as major multilateral banks and companies in the...

Cristián Carafí is a Managing Director and Partner at Boston Consulting Group (BCG). He leads the People & Organization, and Travel, Cities & Infrastructure practices for Spanish-speaking South America (Chile, Argentina, Peru, Colombia, and Central America). He also heads the...

Adriana Cisneros, CEO of Cisneros, leads a privately-owned enterprise with a rich 95 -year legacy in global business operations. Under her strategic vision, Adriana has led Cisneros into a new era of innovation and diversification through its three divisions: Cisneros Real Estate...

With over 30 years of international experience in the building materials sector, Enrique García currently acts as the Regional Director for Central and South America for Cementos Progreso overseeing the operations in El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia. Previously...

Mariano Gomide de Faria is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of VTEX (NYSE: VTEX), a global ecommerce platform recognized as a leader in digital technology by the Gartner Magic Quadrant. With over 25 years in the industry, Mariano plays a pivotal role in overseeing the company’s global...

Ronnie Hawkins a partner at Global Infrastructure Partners, a part of BlackRock, having joined the firm in 2018. Mr. Hawkins focuses on investment activity in Latin America for GIP and GIP Emerging Markets. He is based in New York. 

Prior to joining GIP, Mr. Hawkins served as a...

Gerardo Herrera Perdomo is the Director of Marsh Advisory for Latin America, former Vice President of Procapitales (Association of Capital Market Promoters), Co-Director of the network of Corporate Governance Institutes in Latin America and President of the Board of Advisors of...

Haim Israel is a managing director and global strategist who heads up the Global Thematic Research team. Prior to this, Israel was the head of Bank of America’s EEMEA Technology, Media and Telecommunication Research team. For the past four years, Israel and team have been ranked...

Aitor Jauregui is Head of Latin America for BlackRock, responsible for all of the firm’s activities in the region. Mr. Jauregui's service with BlackRock dates back to 2011. Prior to his current role, he was the Country Manager of Iberia (Spain, Portugal and Andorra) and a member...

Shannon Kellogg is a vice president of public policy at Amazon, leading the company's public policy efforts for Amazon Web Services (AWS) across the Americas. In this role, he oversees policy priorities and strategies for AWS, managing public policy and government affairs...

Jairo Lorenzatto is the Chief Executive Officer of Smurfit Westrock in Latin America. He was born in Brazil, is a chemical engineer, and has master’s degree in administration from Stanford University. 

Over the past 28 years, he has held leadership positions in companies such as...

Juan Pablo Mata, a Guatemalan, is the CEO of Grupo Mariposa where he's responsible for leading the sustainable growth of the Group.

Juan Pablo holds an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, a bachelor of arts and science with a major in finance and economics at...

Sebastian Mejia is the Founder and President of Rappi, a technology company that serves millions of customers, couriers, and merchants across Latin America. Rappi has played an essential role in the transformation of the tech ecosystem in the region. He is an active investor and...

As the Executive Director and Chief Business Officer (CBO) of Grupo Promerica, Ramiro Ortiz Gurdian leads one of the most prominent financial groups in the region, operating across nine countries in Central America, Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, and the Cayman Islands. With a...

Raquel Peña Rodríguez has forged a distinguished career at the intersection of education, business, and public service. Born in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, she graduated with a degree in Business Administration from the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y...

Pedro Pereira is the pioneering Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) of SAP Latin America and the Caribbean, a role he assumed in January 2022. As CSO, Pedro is instrumental in guiding regional business leaders to realize the symbiotic relationship between profitability and...

Horace Porrás has held senior leadership roles at multinational companies such as Schlumberger, American Tower, Cargill, Mastercard, McDonald’s, and Afiniti, with responsibilities spanning the Americas, Europe, and global operations.

He is currently leading HR International...

Elizabeth Robberechts is the Division 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...

Alejandro Romero is LLYC's Global CEO. He is in charge of the fulfillment of the company’s Strategic Plan, driving LLYC’s CEOs in Europe, the United States and Latin America to achieve the business objectives. He directly leads the Key Clients plan and the Healthcare and Mining...