Julie Chung currently serves as the acting assistant secretary of the State Department’s Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA).

Chung became the principal deputy assistant secretary in WHA in November 2018. She was previously the director for Japan in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs and the acting deputy assistant secretary from February–September 2018. A career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of minister-counselor, she held positions as the deputy chief of mission in Cambodia and economic counselor in Thailand.

Cesar Bernal is currently the director of CathLab in North Latin America at Medtronic. He’s held several leadership positions within Medtronic, including general manager of Medtronic operations in Peru; director of surgical Innovations and early technologies based in Mexico City. Previously, Bernal was an executive at Johnson & Johnson based in Mexico City where he was corporate business executive manager; key distribution manager, country sales manager and marketing manager.

Carolina Bogado Gomez has more than 20 years of experience in human resources. She is currently the human resources director for Microsoft Mexico, where she is focusing on cultural and digital transformation. She recently won HR Star awards for demonstrating excellence in Microsoft's cultural attributes: making a difference, growth mindset and one microsoft. Carolina began her professional career in Venezuela with the multinational company British American Tobacco (BAT).

Ricardo Zúniga, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, is Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary and special envoy for the Northern Triangle. He leads U.S. diplomatic efforts, advises the secretary and acting assistant secretary for the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, and coordinates closely with the National Security Council staff on the administration’s comprehensive efforts to stem irregular migration to the United States and implement President Biden’s multi-year, $4 billion to address root causes of migration in Central America.

Ricardo Maduro is a former president of Honduras from 2002 to 2006 representing the National Party of Honduras (PNH). He was president of the Central Bank of Honduras and coordinator of the Economic Cabinet. He was elected as congressman to the Central American Parliament and participated as candidate for a seat in the National Congress of Honduras. Born on April 20, 1946, he achieved his degree in economics from Stanford University, California, in 1969. He has extensive business experience, which begins as general manager of Xerox in Honduras.

Martha Bárcena was born in Veracruz, on March 2nd, 1957. Married to Agustín Gutiérrez Canet (career diplomat), she has two daughters: Mercedes and Martha. She has a bachelor’s degree in communication studies (Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City), and in philosophy (Pontificia Universitá Gregoriana, Rome). Has also studied a master’s degree in diplomatic studies (Diplomatic School, Spain) and a master of philosophy specializing in political philosophy (Universidad Iberoamericana). She has post graduate courses on: inter-American system, U.S.

Kevin K. McAleenan was designated as the acting secretary of Homeland Security by President Trump on April 8, 2019. Before this appointment, he served as commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), having been confirmed by the U.S. Senate in March 2018. Previously, he had served as CBP acting commissioner since January 2017.

Yasser González Cabrera is as a social impact entrepreneur with seven years of experience in the city bike tourism sector who runs a local bike business in Havana called Citykleta, founded in 2017. To rescue the cycling culture in Havana, Citykleta started to offer free cycling events for locals since 2017 backed up with the profits we get from bike tours. In 2019, their customers increased 198 percent and they hosted 75 cycling events attended by more than 1,200 locals.

Nancy Sanchez is the general manager of Americas Manufacturing, responsible for the LEGO Group factory in Monterrey, which manufactures almost all of the LEGO products sold in the Americas. From the beginning of her career, Sanchez has focused on industrial engineering, which took her to become manager of quality and engineering at companies from the automotive and home appliances Industry.

María Ariza serves as CEO at Bolsa Institucional de Valores (BIVA), a global electronic marketplace for buying and selling securities, created with the aim of deepening the Mexican stock market and generating a competitive financing alternative for high growth companies. Prior to joining BIVA, María spent her entire professional career in the private equity sector, holding various leadership positions, including: CEO of the Mexican Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AMEXCAP); partner at Ictus Capital; and as associate at the NAFTA Fund LLC.