ACE Ambassadors

Leading voices in economic development, innovation, and entrepreneurship

The ACE Ambassadors are leaders from the ACE Network who have been selected for their top performance and valuable contributions to the program fostering economic development, innovation, and entrepreneurship in the Americas and beyond.

Guillermo Acosta

Secretary of Economy and Finances
Municipality of Cordoba
Argentina

Virginia Ávila

Deputy Secretary of Foreign Affairs
Government of Tucumán
Argentina

Dr. Celio Vaz

President
Orbital Engenharia S.A.
Founder
Aerospace LLC
Brazil

Lissa Matyas

Vice President, Global Government Affairs,
CIFAR
Canada

Marcela Rueda

Deputy Director
Connect Bogota Region
Colombia

Fernando López

President
Grupo POLYTEC
Guatemala

Patricia Lewin

Liliana Reyes

Don Pierson

Secretary Louisiana Economic Development United States

Cynthia Carrillo

Expert – Regional Innovation Ecosystems
United States

Kris Khalil

Executive Director
New Orleans BioInnovation Center (NOBIC)
United States

Nicole Griensewic

Executive Director
Region Nine Development Commission
United States

Dr. Tristan Fiedler

Director of Federal & Faculty Engagements
Florida Institute of Technology
United States

Dr. Ole Janssen

Enrique Perret

Argentina

Barbados

Belize

Bolivia

Brazil

Canada

Chile

Colombia

Costa Rica

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

El Salvador

Grenada

Guatemala

Guyana

Haiti

Honduras

Jamaica

Mexico

Nicaragua

Panama

Paraguay

Peru

St. Lucia

Suriname

The Bahamas

Trinidad & Tobago

United States

Uruguay

Venezuela

Cyprus

Estonia

Georgia

Germany

Israel

South Korea

Spain

United Kigdom