Alberto Acosta

Undersecretary of Commerce and Investment Presidency

Republic of El Salvador

Biography
Contact him

aacosta@presidencia.gob.sv

Website

Partnership opportunities

Participation in the program seeks to promote the creation of trade and investment opportunities, and strengthen skills for the design of public policies aimed at economic development. In particular, learn about best practices in the agricultural sector that allow the development of this sector in El Salvador. This sector has been abandoned for decades and its development and the achievement of food sovereignty are being sought.

I offer first level contacts in the government of El Salvador for the creation of business and investment opportunities in sectors such as: agriculture, aeronautics, tourism and technology.

Short description of current job:

Responsible for the coordination of the technical team of the Secretariat in emblematic projects related to the design of the Trade and Investment Policy 2020-2050, operation of the National Committee for Trade Facilitation, design and establishment of a Single Window for Construction Permits, among others. Contribute to the articulation of public institutions linked to trade and investment. Support in the administrative and financial management of the Secretariat of Commerce and Investment. 

Previous jobs:
Financial Technical Manager and Chief Financial Officer, Municipal Office of San Salvador.

Financial Analyst and Securities Auditor in the Superintendency of the Financial System of El Salvador.

Main areas of work:

  • Economic development
  • Business creation and development
  • Economic planning
  • Technology transfer
  • Agriculture

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.