#ACXchange

The Participants

Global and Regional Leaders Selected to attend

ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES MEMBER STATES PARTICIPANTS

Argentina

Argentina

Virginia Avila

Virginia Avila

Deputy Secretary of Foreign Affairs
Government of Tucuman
ACE Ambassador

Victor Di Rienzo

Victor Di Rienzo

Under Secretary of Systems and Connectivity
Municipality of Córdoba

Barbados

Barbados

The Honorable Sandra Cheryl Husbands

The Honorable Sandra Cheryl Husbands

Minister
Ministry of Energy and Business
Government of Barbados

Misha Lobban Clarke

Misha Lobban Clarke

Executive Director
Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Belize

Belize

Dr. Leroy George Almendarez

Dr. Leroy George Almendarez

Executive Director
Belize Trade and Investment Development (Beltraide)

Brazil

Brazil

Dr. Celio Costa Vaz

Dr. Celio Costa Vaz

CEO
Orbital Engenharia S.A.
ACE Ambassador

Alan Senra

Alan Senra

Strategic Advisor for Green Investments
Government of the State of Minas Gerais

Canada

Canada

Diane Gray

Diane Gray

President
Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), Government of Canada

Michele Evans

Michele Evans

Assistant Deputy Minister
Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
Government of Canada

Chile

Chile

Pelayo Covarrubias

Pelayo Covarrubias

President, País Digital Foundation
Director, University del Desarrollo

Colombia

Colombia

Juan Carlos González

Juan Carlos González

Vice President for Competitiveness
Chamber of Commerce of Bogota

Tatiana León

Tatiana León

Entrepreneurship and Open Innovation Director
Connect Bogotá

Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Jorge Ocampo

Jorge Ocampo

Executive President
Institute for the Promotion and Municipality Advisory (IFAM)

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic

Laura Del Castillo

Laura Del Castillo

Technical Director
National Competitiveness Council

David Abreu

David Abreu

Director of Industrial Development
Ministry of Industry, Trade, and SMEs

Ecuador

Ecuador

Ambassador H.E.<br> Mauricio Montalvo

Ambassador H.E.
Mauricio Montalvo

Permanent Mission of Ecuador to the OAS
Government of Ecuador

Ernesto Kruger

Ernesto Kruger

CEO (Serial entrepreneur)
Kruger Corp

Pedro Meneses

Pedro Meneses

CEO
Aerialoop

Guatemala

Guatemala

The Honorable<br> Francisca Cárdenas

The Honorable
Francisca Cárdenas

Vice Minister of Investment and Economic Competences
Government of Guatemala

Natalia Samayoa

Natalia Samayoa

Trade Commissioner
Consulate General of Guatemala in Miami

 Diego Meneses

Diego Meneses

Commercial Counselor of Guatemala in Los Angeles
Government of Guatemala

María Nichols

María Nichols

Director
Business Chamber of Trade and Services (Cecoms/Cafif)

Haiti

Haiti

Lescarmel Durand

Lescarmel Durand

Program Lead Manager
Centre d’Entrepreneurship et Leadership

Jamaica

Jamaica

Ambassador H.E. <br>Audrey Marks

Ambassador H.E.
Audrey Marks

Ambassador of Jamaica to the United States
Permanent Representative of Jamaica to the OAS

Panama

Panama

The Honorable Yill Otero

The Honorable Yill Otero

Vice Minister for Multilateral Affairs and Cooperation
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Government of Panama

Ethazel Gómez

Ethazel Gómez

Head of Planning
Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Government of Panama

Saint luica

Saint luica

The Honorable <br>Emma Hippolyte

The Honorable
Emma Hippolyte

Minister
Ministry of Commerce, Manufacturing, Business Development, Cooperatives and Consumer Affairs,
Government of Saint Lucia

Sophia Michelle Alfay-Henry

Sophia Michelle Alfay-Henry

Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Commerce, Manufacturing, Business Development, Cooperatives and Consumer Affairs, Government of Saint Lucia

Mexico

Mexico

Carla Bustillos

Carla Bustillos

Under Secretary of Trade and Investment
State of Tabasco

Betsabé Rocha

Betsabé Rocha

Secretary of Economic Development
Municipality of Monterrey

Enrique González

Enrique González

Director General of Industry, Foreign Investment and Commerce
Government of the State of Mexico

Regina Gándara

Regina Gándara

Executive Director
Mexican Business Council

Juan Ostolaza

Juan Ostolaza

CEO
Center of Competitiveness in Mexico

Alonso Huerta

Alonso Huerta

CEO
Aracnia

David Fortoul

David Fortoul

Director of Economic Affairs and Innovation for North America
Secretariat of Foreign Affairs,
Government of Mexico

Ana Laura López

Ana Laura López

General Coordinator
General Coordination of Ports and Merchant Marine. Secretary of the Navy. Mexico.

Alejandro Juraidini

Alejandro Juraidini

Institutional Relations Director
Bitso

United States

United States

Joe McKinney

Joe McKinney

Executive Director
National Association of Development Organizations

Danielle Casey

Danielle Casey

President & CEO
Albuquerque Regional Economic Alliance

Kris Khalil

Kris Khalil

Executive Director
New Orleans BioInnovation Center
ACE Ambassador

Dr. Cynthia Warrick

Dr. Cynthia Warrick

President
Stillman College

Dr. Jay Walsh

Dr. Jay Walsh

Vice President for Economic Development and Innovation
University of Illinois

Leandra Hayes-Burgess

Leandra Hayes-Burgess

Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Benedict College

Bob Metzger

Bob Metzger

Strategic Engagement Director
Michigan Economic Development Corporation

Sarah Tennant

Sarah Tennant

Senior Sector Development Director and Cyber Advisor
Michigan Economic Development Corporation

Lauro Arias

Lauro Arias

Assistant Director
Office of Trade and Investment

Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

Uruguay

Uruguay

Enrique Topolansky

Enrique Topolansky

Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
ORT University

Federico Penino

Federico Penino

Director of Budget Planning
Government of Montevideo

OAS PERMANENT OBSERVERS - PARTICIPANTS

Germany

Germany

Dr. Ole Janssen

Dr. Ole Janssen

Deputy Director General
Innovation and Technology Policy,
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
ACE Ambassador

Dr. Bastian Alm

Dr. Bastian Alm

Head of Division, Regional Economic and Structural Policy
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action

Armenia

Armenia

Ambassador H.E. <br> Lilit Makunts

Ambassador H.E.
Lilit Makunts

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Embassy of Armenia to the United States

Artur Grigoryan

Artur Grigoryan

Deputy Chief of Mission
Embassy of Armenia to the United States

Norway

Norway

Ken Huste

Ken Huste

Senior Advisor/Maritime Sector Lead
Innovation Norway

MULTILATERAL ORGANIZATIONS, COMPANIES AND NGOs - PARTICIPANTS

Nathan Scott Ohle

Nathan Scott Ohle

President & CEO
International Economic Development Council (IEDC)

Joe Kapp

Joe Kapp

Special Advisor to the President
International Economic Development Council (IEDC)

Bernie Fructuoso

Bernie Fructuoso

Senior Director of Finance and Risk
Pan American Development Foundation

Sowmya Krishnamoorthy

Sowmya Krishnamoorthy

Director, Partnerships and Sustainable Finance
Pan American Development Foundation

David Cabrera

David Cabrera

Executive Director
Center for SMEs Regional Promotion (Cenpromype),
Central American Integration System (SICA)

Sofia Potes

Sofia Potes

Research and Public Policy Manager
United States Mexico Foundation