Ana María Molina

Director

Alliance for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (AEI)

Biography:

“I have held executive positions in national & international companies, specializing in Reputation Management, Strategic Communications and Business with Purpose Marketing. I was a senior director at Philip Morris International in Sustainability and Public Affairs for the Andean markets and director of Human Resources for Ecuador, Peru and Chile. During almost 9 years I headed up Corporate Marketing in Sustainability and Public Affairs at Corporacion GPF-Grupo Fybeca, part of the FEMSA Comercio Socofar alliance. 

I currently lead SE PUEDE, an inclusive agribusiness program aimed at supporting rural growers from Ecuador’s Andean and Amazonia. Proposal -broker-free- connects farmers with big brands, while offering free on line education access on agribusiness matters. SE PUEDE mid term goal is to position unique local production for export. 

I received an MA in Communications at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and have conducted studies in Business Administration, Entrepreneurship and Circular Economy. I have a degree in Journalism and graduated with honors from the Universidad de Guayaquil, my hometown. 

I am a tireless learner and an advocate for women empowerment, circular economy and the fight against child labor and child malnutrition.I want to contribute from my trench to make a more equitable society. 

I am honored to be ranked among the top Ecuador 100 Leaders with Highest Reputation (Merco 2021). “

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.

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