Participants and
Special Guests

Argentina
Undersecretary of Systems and Connectivity
Government of Cordoba, Argentina
ACE Ambassador
Deputy Secretary of Foreign Affairs
Government of Tucuman, Argentina

Barbados
Manager, Global Exports, Logistics and Corporate Communication
Barbados Investment and Development Corporation

Brazil
Advisor to the Innovation Board
Funding Authority for Studies and Projects (FINEP)

Canada

Colombia

Costa Rica
Head – Center of Observatory of Foreign Trade
Universidad Estatal a Distancia (UNED)

Dominican Republic
Vice Minister of Industrial Development
Ministry of Industry, Trade and SMEs

Ecuador
Special Guest
Ambassador, Permanent Representative
Permanent Mission of Ecuador to the Organization of American States
Vice Minister of Industries and Production
Ministry of Production, Trade, Investment, and Fisheries
Undersecretary of Industrial and Territorial Competitiveness
Ministry of Production, Foreign Trade, Investment and Fisheries
Dean
ESPAE Graduate School of Management Polytechnic University of Litoral (ESPOL)

El Salvador
Undersecretary of Commerce and Investment Presidency
Republic of El Salvador

Guatemala

Jamaica
Executive Director
Morris Entrepreneurship Centre Northern Caribbean University

Mexico
Employment and Promotion Director
Secretary of Economic Development of Monterrey
Foreign Trade and Jobs Market Coordinator
Mexican Institute for Competitiveness (IMCO)

Panama

St. Lucia
Director of Innovation at the Innovation Division
Ministry of Education, Sustainable Development, Innovation, Science, Technology and Vocational Training

St. Kitts & Nevis

Trinidad and Tobago

United States
ACE Ambassador
Executive Director
Region Nine Development Commission in Minnesota
Vice President for Economic Development and Innovation
University of Illinois

Uruguay
OAS Permanent Observers

Germany
Expert for National and International Innovation and Technology Policy
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy

Saudi Arabia
Director of Public and Private Sectors Challenges
National Competitiveness Center
NGOs and other Institutions
ACE Ambassador & Special Guest
Executive Director
U.S. Mexico Foundation (USMF)
Program and Business Development Manager
Pan American Development Foundation (PADF)

