2023 Latin American Cities Conferences: Santiago

Aisén Etcheverry has extensive experience in the field of digital technologies and public policies related to science, technology, and innovation. She has been a driving force behind key initiatives related to personal data protection, open access to knowledge, and technologies...

Jessica López Saffie holds a Degree in Business Administration and Economics from the Universidad de Chile. She served as president of Banco Estado, executive president of the Asociación Nacional de Empresas de Servicios Sanitarios (National Association of Sanitation Services...

Mario Marcel is a Commercial Engineer from the University of Chile and M. Phil. in Economics from the University of Cambridge, UK. In 2015 he became Board Member of the Central Bank of Chile. In 2016 he was appointed President of that institution, a position he held until the end...

Alberto van Klaveren Stork holds a Degree in Legal Sciences from the Universidad de Chile, a Master of Arts in International Studies from the University of Denver, United States, and a Doctorandus in Political Science from the Universiteit Leiden, Netherlands. 

With extensive...

Bernadette M. Meehan was confirmed as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Chile by the U.S. Senate on July 20, 2022. 

Ambassador Meehan most recently served as Executive Vice President of Global Programs at the Obama Foundation, where she oversaw leadership development programs for...

Gastón Bottazzini, born in Argentina in 1969, took over as CEO of Falabella on June 1, 2018. He previously worked as CEO of Falabella Financiero for approximately 10 years, which afforded him deep knowledge of the businesses and markets in which Empresas Falabella operates, as...

Karla Flores was appointed Executive Director of InvestChile in March 2022, becoming the is the first woman to hold the post since the agency’s founding in 2016.  Prior to her appointment by President Boric, she was working as a senior international consultant in the Integration...

Soledad Jeria has been the country manager of Chile for Rio Tinto since 2020. Her key responsibilities are managing the Joint Venture with Minera Escondida positioning and generating alliances between Rio Tinto and other copper mining companies, like Codelco with the Rio de Cobre...

Lawyer from the University of Chile, Diploma in Natural Resources and Energy Law from the Catholic University and Master of Laws from the University of Melbourne, Australia. Before assuming his current position, he served as Legal Manager of Albemarle Chile, where he led the...

Matias is the CEO and founder of NotCo, an international plant-based food tech company originated in Chile and now the fastest growing food tech brand in Latin America. At just 32, he has driven the company to global success, achieving a unicorn status valued at $1.5 billion in...

Rosario Navarro is president of the Confederation of Chilean Industry (SOFOFA) and has a distinguished career in the business community in Chile. With strong emphasis in innovation and digital transformation, she has held the position of vice-president at SONDA, senior partner at...