YPA Career Development Chats: Advice from Rising Professionals

You know that friend who seems to have things figured out? (At work, at least!) 

They have a great job and know where they are going professionally. Sure, they’ve had challenges, but they tackle them with grace and make everything look easy. How do they do it? 

 Join for the launch of the Young Professionals of the Americas' Career Development Chats series, where we gather a group of rising young professionals who are that friend. They’ll discuss their career paths, struggles, and answer any questions from you. Join us after for a networking reception sponsored by Microsoft. Soon, you too can be that friend. 

Speakers:

• Diogo Ide, Senior Program Manager, Microsoft
• Maria Paula Perdomo, Third Committee Expert, Permanent Mission of Chile to the United Nations 
• Elizabeth González, Senior Manager, Thought Leadership & Community Engagement, Bloomberg
• Pia Fuentealba, Executive Director, Young Professionals of the Americas, AS/COA   


Event is full. Email ypany@as-coa.org to join the waitlist.

Diogo Ide is a senior program manager in Microsoft’s UN and International Organizations office. He manages Microsoft’s engagement with the UN on early warnings, digital transformation, and environmental sustainability. He is also an active member of the Microsoft LGBTQ+ ERG group. Previously, Diogo was a director of public policy programs at the Americas Society & Council of the Americas, where he was responsible for tracking policy developments and managing relationships with C-suite executives and senior government officials. Diogo has a master’s degree from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Brasilia.

Maria Paula Perdomo represents Chile’s foreign policy priorities at the United Nations on the issues of social development, human rights and gender. She has actively engaged in multilateral action and worked with the private sector, and along civil society to strengthen multi sectoral partnerships. She is also a graduate student at Columbia University, where she is completing a Masters in Public Administration. Previously, Maria Paula worked at the grassroots level with Latinx youth in the United States. A proud Colombian and Latina, always looking for opportunities to build bridges between the needs of local communities and global solutions. 

Elizabeth Gonzalez is responsible for the research and content development of sponsored programming for the commercial partners of Bloomberg Live Experience's international forums. Under the Bloomberg New Economy platform, she managed four working groups of private and public sector leaders and experts, including the Cities, Climate, Health, and Trade Councils. Previously, she spent 5 years at Americas Society/Council of the Americas (AS/COA) following economic and political trends in Latin America and traveling throughout the region to produce the livestreaming and associated media content of AS/COA conferences. Elizabeth completed a master’s in Economic Policy Management at Columbia University’s SIPA in May 2020 with a focus on Global Energy Policy, and has a dual Bachelor's in Journalism and Political Science from New York University. Born in Havana and raised in Miami, she calls New York City home but considers herself a citizen of the world.

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