ACE Ecuador Hosts His Excellency Julio José Prado Minister of Production, Trade, Foreign Affairs and Fisheries Government of Ecuador His Excellency Mauricio Montalvo Samaniego Ambassador, Permanent Representative Permanent Mission of Ecuador to the Organization of American States Carla María Muirragui Palacios Undersecretary General of the Cabinet Presidency of the Republic Government of Ecuador Alfonso Abdo Vice Minister of Production and Industries Ministry of Production, Trade, Foreign Affairs and Fisheries Government of Ecuador Daniel Legarda Vice Minister of Trade Ministry of Production, Trade, Foreign Affairs and Fisheries Government of Ecuador Ana María Gallardo Vice Minister of Export Promotion Ministry of Production, Trade, Foreign Affairs and Fisheries Government of Ecuador Andrés Arens Vice Minister of Fisheries Ministry of Production, Trade, Foreign Affairs and Fisheries Government of Ecuador María Cristina Solís Undersecretary of Competitiveness Ministry of Production, Trade, Foreign Affairs and Fisheries Government of Ecuador Special Guests His Excellency Michael J. Fitzpatrick Ambassador of the United States to Ecuador United States of America, Department of State U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Ecuador Alejandra Castillo Assistant Secretary for Economic Development Department of Commerce Government of the United States Thomas Hastings Interim Representative Permanent Mission of the United States to the Organization of American States U.S. State Department Kim Osborne Executive Secretary for Integral Development Organization of American States Sheba Person-Whitley Seattle Regional Director Economic Development Administration U.S. Department of Commerce Mara Campbell Acting Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to the DAS/COO Economic Development Administration U.S. Department of Commerce Eric Smith Interim Representative Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Senior Advisor to the Secretary U.S. Department of Commerce Christopher Epps Director of External Affairs Economic Development Administration (EDA) U.S. Department of Commerce Germany Dr. Christian Forwick Deputy Director General External Economic Relations, Trade Policy, Representative for Latin America Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action Germany Dr. Melanie Werner Head of Division Latin America Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action Participants OAS Member States Argentina Andrés Michel Director Córdoba Acelera, Municipality of Córdoba Barbados Misha Lobban-Clarke Executive Director Barbados Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BCCI) Belize Michael Singh Honorary Consul of Ecuador to Belize Consulate of Ecuador in Belize Brazil Alan Senra Strategic Advisor for Green Investments Investminas (Government of the State of Minas Gerais – Brazil) Canada His Excellency Stephen Potter Ambassador of Canada to Ecuador Canada Jason Tolland Director General of the South America and Inter-American Affairs Bureau Canada Kaveh Dashti Commercial Counsellor Embassy of Canada to Ecuado Chile Rodrigo del Canto-Huerta Director of Tech Transfer University of Development Colombia Ximena Duque CEO FEDESOFT Colombia Santiago Pinzón Vice President Digital Transformation Executive Director Chamber of Industrial and Digital Industry National Association of Enterprises of Colombia (ANDI) Colombia Juan Carlos González V. Vice President of competitiveness Chamber of Commerce of Bogota Colombia Santiago Viera Commercial attache in Ecuador PROCOLOMBIA Colombia Mauricio Romero Strategy Manager Invest in Bogota Dominican Republic Natalie Souffront Director of Industrial Economics Ministry of Industry, Commerce and SME´s of the Dominican Republic Ecuador Ana Maria Gallardo Vice Minister of Exports and Investments Promotion Gobierno del Ecuador Ecuador Daniela Espinoza Secretary of Productive Development and Competitiveness of Quito Municipality Ecuador Francisco Rivadeneira Director, City of Quito CORPEI Ecuador Daniela Espinosa Angel Investor - Ex Founding COO Kushki (First Ecuadorian Unicorn) Ecuador Rigoberto Carvallo Vice President Manta Business Chamber Ecuador Natalia Almeida Deputy Director Ecuador’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation Alliance (AEI) Ecuador Carmen de la Cerda Carmen de la Cerda BuenTrip Ventures Ecuador Daniela Peralvo Co-founder IMPAQTO Ecuador Paola Cano BDM WORLDLOGISTIC S.A. Ecuador Belén Pastor Manager of Projects Public Municipality Enterprise to Promote Innovation and Competitiveness in Guayaquil (EPICO) Ecuador Pamela Crespo Coordinator, Center for Digital Transformation Public Municipality Enterprise to Promote Innovation and Competitiveness in Guayaquil (EPICO) Ecuador Xavier Ordeñana Dean, ESPAE Graduate School of Management Polytechnic University of Litoral (ESPOL) Ecuador Roberto García Director, HUB and Research Coordinator Santiago Guayaquil Catholic University Universidad Católica Santiago de Guayaquil El Salvador His Excellency Carlos Brizuela Ambassador Embassy of the Republic of El Salvador El Salvador Cesar López Minister-Counsellor Embassy of the Republic of El Salvador Guatemala María Nichols Director Business Chamber of Commerce and Services Guyana Leyland Lucas Dean, School of Entrepreneurship & Business Innovation University of Guyana Haiti Morgan Mendis Director Ayiti Analytics Haiti Lescarmel Durand Manager Centre d’Entrepreneurship et de Leadership Honduras Anael Espinal Educational Innovation and Faculty Director UNITEC University Mexico Diana Laura García Chief of Staff Secretary of Economic Development Paraguay Rosa Mabel Florentín Public Affairs Advisor National University of the East Saint Lucia Emma Hippolyte Minister for commerce Ministry of Commerce, Manufacturing, Business Development, Cooperatives and Consumer Affairs Saint Lucia Sophia Alfay-Henry Permanent Secretary Ministry of Commerce, Manufacturing, Business Development, Cooperatives and Consumer Affairs Trinidad and Tobago Desmond Dougall Managing Director GISCAD Limited United States Don Pierson Secretary Louisiana Economic Development United States Lawrence Collins Executive Director, International Commerce Louisiana Economic Development United States Dr. Eloisa Klementich President & CEO University of the West Indies United States Keith Swenson Deputy Assistant Director Office of Economic Development and Competitiveness (OEDC) State of Washington United States Stephanie L. Bowman Maritime Industry Lead State of Washington United States Georgina Scarlata Commercial Attaché U.S. Embassy to Ecuador United States Michelle Lorenzo Economist Specialist U.S. Embassy United States Dr. Paula Cecilia Pineda Division Manager, Economic Development City of Houston United States Dr. Geoffrey Stewart Director - Louisiana Entrepreneurship & Economic Development Center; Moody Company Endowed Chair in Regional Business Development University of Louisiana, Lafayette United States Dr. Peter Y Wui Professor, Chair of Business Administration, Director of MBA University of Arkansas Pine Bluff United States Johnathan Holifield Senior Vice President for New Economies Bitwise Industries United States Jeannette P. Tamayo Associate Vicepresident Workforce Development and Community Engagement University of Illinois System Illinois Innovation Network United States Jason Thibedeau Economic Development Program Manager Puget Sound Regional Council Seattle Region, Washington State United States Ryan Ramkhelawan Managing Partner Lasting Machine Ventures United States John Bozek Director of Research and Strategy Invest Puerto Rico United States Natasha Main Director of Impact Partnerships CAMBIUM Carbon - Building Circular Economies for Urban Wood United States Aaron Pacheco Research Associate - Geographer Region Nine Development Commission Uruguay Carmen Sánchez President National Agency for Development (ANDE) Uruguay Luis Silveira Senior Research Catholic University of Uruguay OAS Permanent Observers - Participants Lambert Van Nisterlrooij Former Member of European Parliament and Policy Advisor for Regional Innovation Projects European Union Germany Stefan Metz Coordinator AiF Project GmbH Multilateral Organizations, Companies, and NGOs Nathan Ohle President & CEO International Economic Development Council Marcela Bueno Country Director for Ecuador Pan American Development Foundation Macarena Jáuregui Institutional Relations and New Business Consultant Pan American Development Foundation Ecuador Office Carlos Martínez President & CEO International Economic Development Council Axel Cabrera Fellow U.S. Mexico Foundation ACE Committee Members Government of the United States Dr. Barrett Haga Senior Engagement Administrator U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) Julianna Aynes-Neville Alternate Representative Permanent Mission of Ecuador to the OAS U.S. Department of State Organization of American States César Parga Chief, Section of Competitiveness, Innovation and Technology Department of Economic Development Executive Secretariat for Integral Development Adriana Bonilla Coordinator, Americas Competitiveness Exchange Department of Economic Development Executive Secretariat for Integral Development Renée Penco Coordinator, Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) Department of Economic Development Executive Secretariat for Integral Development Juan Sebastián Fonseca Support Staff - Web and Multimedia Designer Americas Competitiveness Exchange Department of Economic Development Executive Secretariat for Integral Development Download QR 🡻