Participants ARGENTINA Mariela Bercovich Director Córdoba Acelera Government of Cordoba Ricardo Ariel Occhipinti CEO In-Company BARBADOS James Ronald Clarke President Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry Misha Lobban-Clarke Executive Director Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry BRAZIL Gustavo dos Santos Pereira First Secretary, Head of the OAS Division Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil CANADA Clare Elizabeth Barnett Director Economic Development and International Relations City of Brampton Colombia Maria Carolina Duran Director Latin America Building Markets Juan David Escobar CEO Datalytics Dominica Ambassador Francine Baron CEO Climate Resilience Execution Agency for Dominica (CREAD) Dominican Republic Laura del Castillo Technical Director National Competitiveness Council ECUADOR The Honorable Mauricio Montalvo Ambassador, Permanent Representative Permanent Mission to the OAS Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility Ana Maria Gallardo Dean of Economics and Global Studies ECOTEC University Augusto Garzón Viteri Chairman and Founder Governance Ikigai Corporate Corporate Directors Association Erika Apunte Aguirre Regional Sales Manager Kruger Corporation Pedro Meneses CEO Aerialoop José Saenz Partner and CEO Proactiviti GUATEMALA Douglas Ovalle CEO Branding Global MEXICO Carla Bustillos Undersecretary of Trade and Investment Secretary for Economic Development of the State of Tabasco PARAGUAY Ieda Brizuena Representative Big C S.A. PANAMA Nélida E Gómez Research and Development Coordinator Wisy, Artificial Intelligence Sandra Sierra CEO Panamá al Natural Destinos y Consultorías Turísticas Carlos Alberto Fernández Vice President Corporate Metal Solutions Luis Edgar Aparicio CEO Drongis Corp S.Ep. Edgar Luis Maestre Program Director for Latin America Young Americas Business Trust (YABT) PERU Jhosep Guzmán CEO WAPOSAT SAINT LUCIA Thomas Samuel Trade Advisor, Ministry of Commerce Manufacturing, Business Development, Cooperatives and Consumer Affairs THE BAHAMAS Sen. the Honorable. Barry N. Griffin VicePresident of the Senate Deputy Chairman of The Bahamas Trade Commission and Chief Trade Negotiator of The Bahamas Mikhail Bullard Minister Counsellor, Alternate Representative Permanent Mission of The Bahamas to the OAS United States The Honorable. Kathi Vidal Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office U.S. Department of Commerce Christopher Scott Brown President National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Jaime di Paulo President & CEO Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Barb LaMue President and CEO New North, Inc., Wisconsin William Murphy President & CEO Ardmore Development Authority, Oklahoma Sarah Lynn Tennant Senior Sector Development Director and Cyber Advisor Michigan Economic Development Corporations Bob Metzger Strategic Engagement Director Michigan Economic Development Corporation Ramesh Kolluru Vice President for Research Innovation, and Economic Development University of Louisiana at Lafayette Jeannette Patricia Tamayo Associate Vice President for Workforce Development and Community Engagement University of Illinois Jason Thibedeau Economic Development Program Manager Puget Sound Regional Council, Seattle Dr. Sanna Gaspard CEO Rubitection Barbara Ines Rivera Director Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust Eric Shreffler Senior Vice President of Market Development Michigan Economic Development Corporation Allison Mae Winstel Chief of Staff mHUB, Illinois LaShaunda Rene Chief Strategy Officer Louisiana Randy Delbert Letang Chief Executive Officer SGP BioEnergy, New York Shirin Bidel-Niyat Chief of Staff USPTO URUGUAY Maggie Giuria Dean Catholic University of Uruguay GERMANY Georg Nagel Director International Cooperation AiF Project GmbH AiF Project GmbH Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Change ARMENIA Narine Haroyan Advisor to the Deputy Minister Ministry of Economy International Economic Development Council (IEDC) Eloy Fisher Advisor for the Executive Director for Panama Office of the Executive Director OEDBR International Monetary Fund Lance Shelton Leverenz Senior Director of Business Development Pan American Development Foundation Allyson Tays Johnson Marketing Manager Partnerships & Sustainable Finance Pan American Development Foundation INNOVATION EXCHANGE COALITION Natasha Main Co-Founder Innovation Exchange Coalition (IEC) Ryan Ramkhelawan Co-Founder Innovation Exchange Coalition (IEC) Download QR 🡻