2024 Latin American Cities Conferences: Guatemala City

Bernardo Arévalo has served as the fifty-second President of Guatemala since January 15, 2024. First surfacing on the political scene in 2020, he served as a Deputy in the Guatemalan Congress from 2020 until this year. Before running for public office, President Arévalo worked as...

Jazmin de la Vega serves as Guatemala’s Minister of Communications, Infrastructure, and Housing. Minister de la Vega has had a long career as a government official. She was first elected as a Deputy to the Guatemalan senate in 1996, where she served on behalf of the Partido de...

Gabriela García-Quinn has served as Guatemala’s Minister of Economy since January 15, 2024. Prior to her current role, she has held various roles at non-governmental organizations. 

García-Quinn was a Project Coordinator at the National Competitiveness Program from 2006 to 2010...

Jonathan Menkos currently serves as Guatemala’s Minister of Public Finance. Prior to his current role, Minister Menkos served a member of the Guatemalan Senate. He was also the Vice-Presidential candidate for Thelma Aldana in 2019. 

As an economist, Minister Menkos held various...

Ricardo Quiñónez Lemus has served as the Mayor of Guatemala City since 2018. He was previously the First Councilor, a post he occupied from 2008 to 2018. He was also elected to be the First Syndic of the Municipality of Guatemala in 2003. Quiñónez is the founder of the Unionist...

Julio Álvarez currently serves as the Chief Country Officer for Guatemala on behalf of Citi. As the CEO, Mr. Alvarez works with Citi’s first-rate cliental to increase corporate and investment banking in the country. He has worked in the private sector at Citi for more than 15...

Andrew Biles is the former Chief Executive Officer of Chiquita and a current member of the company’s Executive Board. In the past, he has served as the President of the European Fruit Juice Association, the CEO of the Gerber Emig Group Limited, the European Chief Operating...

Paul Dyck is Vice President for Global Government Affairs & Business Diplomacy at Walmart, where he leads the team responsible for managing geopolitical risk, public policy, government affairs, stakeholder engagement and corporate reputation initiatives for Walmart’s...

Mr. González-Campo is the Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Senior Director of Corporación Multi Inversiones (CMI). CMI is multinational family-owned corporation of Latin American origin that generates investment, employment, and development in the region. Founded in...

Gerardo Martínez is the Managing Director of North Latin America and the Caribbean for Amazon Web Services. He has occupied the role since January of 2024. Previously, at AWS, he served as the Regional Head of North Latin America and the Caribbean (NOLA) from January 2023 to...

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...

Juan Carlos Paiz is the current President of FUNDESA, a non-profit organization based in Guatemala that looks to boost the nation’s economic growth and development. He is also a member of the organization’s Board. Furthermore, he is the Co-Founder and President of Panifresh, an...

Susan Segal was elected President and CEO of Americas Society/Council of the Americas in 2003 after having worked in the private sector with Latin America and other emerging markets for over 30 years. Prior to her appointment, Susan was a partner at Chase Capital Partners...