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