Eric Parrado Herrera

Eric Parrado Herrera is Chief Economist and General Manager of the Research Department of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) since March 2019. Before joining the IDB, he was a professor of economics and finance at the ESE Business School of the Universidad de los Andes in Santiago, Chile. Mr. Parrado is a visiting professor at Oxford University and ETH Zürich, and a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on Frontier Risks.

Chief Economist and General Manager of the Research Department, IADB

Alex Gladstein

Alex Gladstein is Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation. He has also served as Vice President of Strategy for the Oslo Freedom Forum since its inception in 2009. In his work, Alex has connected hundreds of dissidents and civil society groups with business leaders, technologists, journalists, philanthropists, policymakers, and artists to promote free and open societies.

Chief Strategy Officer, Human Rights Foundation

Jaclyn Cahan

Jaclyn Cahan is the Chief of Cyber and Emergent Issues, FINCEN, U.S. Treasury Department

Ms. Cahan served as Counsel for the Foreign Affairs Committee where she managed the sanctions and illicit finance portfolio.

Chief of Cyber and Emergent Issues, FINCEN, U.S. Treasury Department

Driss Temsamani

Driss Temsamani is Managing Director and a member of Citigroup Treasury & Trade Solutions Latin America Executive Committee responsible for Digital Platforms.

As Head of Digital Driss is responsible for a full range of banking platforms for cash management, liquidity investment services, working capital solutions, commercial cards and trade to enable multinational corporations, financial institutions and public sector organizations to operate in the most connected and efficient manner across 22 countries in Latin America.

 Managing Director- Head of Digital, Citi Latin America

Pedro Castillo

Pedro Castillo Terrones was inaugurated as president of Peru on July 28, 2021. Previously he was a primary school teacher, rural patrolman, union leader, and politician.

As a teacher and president of the committee of the regional bases of the Unified Union of Education Workers of Peru, he became known nationally for being the main leader in the 2017 teacher strike.

President of Peru

Roberto Sánchez Palomino

Roberto Sánchez Palomino is a public management professional, with a decade of experience in the field of intergovernmental management in policies, programs, and projects of regional, provincial, and central governments including PCM, MINSA, CONCYTEC, UNDP, EU, Contravalores Funds, governments and local governments, and universities.

Peruvian Minister of Trade and Tourism

Rafael Ugaz Vallenas

Rafael Ugaz is the executive director of ProInversión, which promotes private investment in the country through different mechanisms such as public-private partnerships, asset projects, and tax works. As a private investment promotion agency, it oversees the projects of national relevance assigned to it, or those it receives on behalf of the three levels of government.

Executive Director, Private Investment Promotion Agency, ProInversión

Pedro Francke

Pedro Francke Ballvé was appointed minister of economy and finance on July 30, 2021. Francke has a recognized track record as an economist, researcher, and expert on poverty, social policy, and health issues. In public management he has served as general manager of EsSalud between August 2011 and April 2012. He was also chairman of the board of directors of the Metropolitan System of Solidarity (SISOL) of the Municipality of Lima between January and August 2011.

Peruvian Minister of Economy and Finance

Jorge Luis Chávez Cresta

Jorge Luis Chávez Cresta has a doctorate in government and public policy and a master’s degree in business administration. He is a civil engineer, a collegiate lawyer, and a retired general office of the Peruvian army. He previously was the Peruvian minister of defense and a vice president of the directing committee of INARAG Group of the Americas. He was also head at Indeci, coordinator of the National Emergencies Operation Center, and general director of policy at the Ministry of Defense.

Peruvian Vice Minister of Mining