Paola Prado

Third Secretary

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility

Biography:

Paola Prado, Third Secretary, Department of International Economic Organisms – Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility. Current job: Analyze documents and follow-up proposals and compromises of Word Trade Organization committees, negotiating and working groups on Agriculture, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, Trade Facilitation, Market Access, Technical Barriers to Trade and Electronic Commerce. Review the resolutions of the Committee on Commodity Problems – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Follow-up Ecuador actions as President Pro Tempore of Inter-American Competitiveness Network (RIAC) – Organization of American States (OAS). Facilitate interinstitutional coordination to encourage Ecuador participation at meetings of international economic organisms, such as WTO. Previous jobs: Vice Consul, Consulate General of Ecuador in Guangzhou (2018-2020), P. R. of China; Vice Consul, Consulate General of Ecuador in Sao Paulo, Brazil (2009-2011). Academic background: Commercial Engineer; Bilingual Business Administration Bachelor – Army Polytechnic School (ESPE)

Nicole Griensewic

Executive Director

Region Nine Development Commission in Minnesota

Biografy:

Griensewic has served as Executive Director of Region Nine Development Commission since 2012. As executive director, Griensewic has made it a priority to foster collaboration and engagement by sharing Region Nine’s story both regionally and globally. Griensewic is an active board and committee member for multiple organizations throughout Minnesota. Griensewic is the immediate past President of the Greater Minnesota Partnership, and is the first female to chair the Executive Committee for the University of Minnesota’s Center for Transportation Studies, where she served as chair of the Governance Committee. Griensewic also served as secretary of Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota’s Governing Board of Directors and chaired the Governance Committee and currently serves as an advisory board member for South Central College’s Center for Agriculture. She serves on the executive committee for the MACS Board, Minnesotans for the American Community Survey Board of Directors and represents the Midwest on the National Assoc. of Development Orgs.’s (NADO) Board of Directors.

Griensewic is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and has completed course work through Harvard’s Kennedy School’s Executive Education. She received the 2017 Outstanding Recent Alumnus Award from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

Her professional background includes extensive private sector and non-profit leadership experience.