Carolina España is Executive Vice President at CAF Development Bank of Latin America. Prior to this appointment, she was the Director Representative in Colombia and Director of Institutional Financial Resources at CAF. She holds a master’s degree in Finances and graduated as Systems Engineer at the Universidad Metropolitana de Venezuela, worked as a consultant on treasury management systems at Price Waterhouse, where she also participated in several projects of Venezuelan companies such as PDVSA, Mavesa, and Corimón.

Dr. Jerrold D. Green is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Pacific Council on International Policy in Los Angeles. He is concurrently a Research Professor at the University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. Green was previously a Partner at Best Associates in Dallas, Texas, a privately held merchant banking firm with global operations. He also occupied a number of senior management positions at the RAND Corporation where he served as the Director of International Programs and Development and was awarded the RAND Medal for Excellence.

Christian Asinelli leads the strategy of sovereign financing, technical assistance, generation and dissemination of knowledge with a focus on Environmental Sustainability, Gender, Inclusion and Diversity, Physical and Digital Infrastructure, Social Development and Urban Development; as well as the organization´s relationship agenda for its countries and the incorporation of new members.

William F. Maloney is Chief Economist for the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region. Mr. Maloney, a U.S. national, joined the Bank in 1998 as Senior Economist for the Latin America and Caribbean Region. He held various positions including Lead Economist in the Office of the Chief Economist for Latin America, Lead Economist in the Development Economics Research Group, Chief Economist for Trade and Competitiveness and Global Lead on Innovation and Productivity. He was most recently Chief Economist for Equitable Growth, Finance and Institutions (EFI) Vice Presidency.

Nigel Purvis is an American diplomat, business and non-profit executive, think tank scholar and international lawyer. Nigel is the founding CEO of Climate Advisers, a consultancy dedicated to raising climate ambition, catalyzing action, and improving lives. Climate Advisers specializes in U.S. climate policy, international climate diplomacy, carbon markets, and climate communications.