RED 2021 presentation in Paraguay

Sergio Díaz-Granados has extensive experience in public and private service, both nationally and internationally, with special emphasis on regional development and integration issues. Before assuming the presidency of CAF, he served as Executive Director for Colombia at the Inter-American Development Bank. He previously held the positions of Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of Colombia, Vice Minister of Business Development and President of the Boards of Directors of Bancóldex and ProColombia. He also has been a congressman and chairman of the Economic Affairs Committee of the Colombia’s House of Representatives.

Carolina España was responsible for financing from international institutions and other multilateral organizations, as well as managing relations with development entities and governments, in order to attract resources for the region. He also worked on the design of the institution's bond issuance strategy, in terms of cost optimization and investor diversification, and was in charge of relations with risk rating agencies and investors, as well as support for activities of the institution in the international capital markets. Spain, with a master's degree in Finance and a Systems Engineering degree from the Metropolitan University of Venezuela, worked as a consultant on treasury management systems for Price Waterhouse, a company in which she participated in several projects for companies in Venezuela such as PDVSA, Mavesa and Corimón. .  

He has a Ph.D. in Economics from the Carlos III University of Madrid and a Master's Degree in Economics from the same university. He also has a BA in Economics from the National University of Córdoba (Argentina). His research interests focus on the macroeconomic aspects of economic development and international trade in emerging economies.

He is a Lawyer from the Externado University of Colombia, with a postgraduate degree in Management of Territorial Entities from the UEC and with studies in Diplomacy and International Relations from the Jorge Tadeo Lozano University of Bogotá, he has a diploma in Telecommunications Law from the University of the Savannah of Colombia. He is an expert in telecommunications. He has been a Councilor, Deputy, Representative to the Chamber, Superintendent of Telecommunications and Senator of the Republic of Colombia. He has participated as a lecturer in national and international events on telecommunications, ICT, energy, infrastructure, commerce, transportation, education, public services, environment and others. On January 11, 2019, he was elected by the governments of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru as Secretary General of the Andean Community, for a period of 5 years.

Holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the Andrés Bello Catholic University (UCAB) in Caracas and a Ph.D in Economics from Brown University. Currently, she is the director of macroeconomic studies at CAF, where she coordinates the team of economists in the shareholders countries and contributes to the research publications of the organization, including joint work with other regional and international institutions. She is also an Assistant Professor at UCAB’s School of Economics. She previously worked in the Research Department of the Central Bank of Venezuela. She has published research articles in national and international journals and books.

He has a degree in Political Science from the Catholic University of Córdoba, specializing in Management and Control of Public Policies. He is currently a professor of Human, Economic and Social Development at the Austral University School of Government. He has held different positions in the government of Argentina, he worked at the IDB as Senior Specialist in Modernization of the State, and at CAF as main executive of the Directorate of Institutional Development. He was an Eisenhower Fellow and is a member of the board of the Instituto de Cultura Argentina - Norteamericana.