Organizers
Illinois Hosts
Juliana Stratton
Lieutenant Governor
State of Illinois
Kristin Richards
Director
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
Timothy L. Killeen
President
University of Illinois System
ACE Committee Members
Government of the United States
Mitchell Harrison
ACE Program Coordinator
Economic Development Administration (EDA) U.S. Department of Commerce
Julianna Aynes-Neville
Development Counselor
Permanent Mission of the United States to the OAS U.S. Department of State
Daniel J. DiLeo
Foreign Affairs Officer
Permanent Mission of the United States to the OAS U.S. Department of State
Organization of American States (OAS)
Cesar Parga
Section Chief
Section of Competitiveness, Innovation and Technology Department of Economic Development Executive Secretariat for Integral Development
Cristina Solís
Coordinator, Americas Competitiveness Exchange (ACE)
Section of Competitiveness, Innovation and Technology Department of Economic Development
Effy Gómez
Research, Design and Content Development Assistant, ACE Program
Section of Competitiveness, Innovation and Technology Department of Economic Development
Mona Swoboda
Program Manager
Inter-American Committee on Ports (CIP)
Juan Sebastián Fonseca
Multimedia Designer, Web & Video Production, ACE Program
Section of Competitiveness, Innovation and Technology Department of Economic Development
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
Margo Markopoulos
Deputy Director for Trade and Investment
Dan McManus
Deputy Director for External Relations
Lauro Arias
Assistant Deputy Director
University of Illinois System
Joseph T. Walsh
Vice President for Economic Development and Innovation
Jeannette P. Tamayo
Associate Vice President/VPEDI and Executive Director, Illinois Innovation Network
Nikki Yagoda
Associate Director, Community Engagement
Innovation Exchange Coalition (IEC)
Natasha Main
Co-Founder
