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.

She was appointed President and CEO of Americas Society/Council of the Americas in August 2003, after working in the private sector with Latin America and other emerging markets for over 30 years. As a passionate advocate for Latin America, she joined the organizations to implement a new strategic plan to renew and restore the Society and Council to their historic position. Before her current role, she was a founding partner of her own investment and advisory group, primarily focused on Latin America and the U.S. Hispanic sector. Previously, Segal was a partner and head of the Latin American Group at JP Morgan Partners/Chase Capital Partners (CCP), where she invested in various sectors and countries, pioneering early-stage venture capital investments in Latin America. She has always been and remains an enthusiastic mentor and advocate for entrepreneurs, particularly in Latin America. Prior to joining CCP, Segal served as a senior executive director focusing on investment banking in emerging markets and capital markets at MHT/Chemical/Chase Banks. Segal played an active role during the Latin American debt crisis of the 1980s and early 1990s, serving on numerous Advisory Committees and acting as chair of the Advisory Committees for Chile and the Philippines. Segal is a board member of Mercado Libre, Vista Oil & Gas, and Robinhood, as well as an honorary director at Scotiabank. She also serves on the boards of Americas Society/Council of the Americas, the Tinker Foundation, the Bretton Woods Committee, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. In 1999, she received the Order of Bernardo O'Higgins, Grand Officer Grade, in Chile. In 2009, Colombian President Álvaro Uribe honored her with the Order of San Carlos. In 2012, Mexican President Felipe Calderón awarded her the Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle. In 2013, the Chilean-American Chamber of Commerce recognized her as Honorary Chilean of the Year. In 2018, she received the Order of Merit for Distinguished Service of Peru, Grand Officer rank, from President Martín Vizcarra. In 2022, she was recognized by Colombian President Iván Duque with the Order of Boyacá, Grand Cross category. Most recently, in September 2023, she was honored by the government of Ecuador with the National Order of Honorato Vásquez, Commander grade.

Co-creador de la teoría de campos de cuerdas y líder global en física:  

• Físico teórico, autor de bestsellers, reconocido futurista y divulgador científico
• Como co-creador de la Teoría de Campos de Cuerdas, el Dr. Kaku continúa la búsqueda de Einstein por unificar las cuatro fuerzas fundamentales de la naturaleza en una gran teoría unificada del todo.
• Formado en Harvard, tiene un doctorado de Berkeley (Universidad de California) y roles senior en Princeton y CUNY.
• Autor de libros académicos y más de 70 artículos publicados en física teórica.

Felipe Larraín Bascuñán, born on February 14, 1958, in Santiago, Chile, is a distinguished Chilean economist, academic, and politician. He completed his secondary education at San Ignacio El Bosque and Tabancura schools in Santiago. Later, between 1976 and 1980, he studied Commercial Engineering at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (PUC), where he graduated in 1981. He continued his education at Harvard University, earning a master’s degree in 1983 and a PhD in Economics in 1985, with a thesis titled "Essay on Exchange Rate and Economic Activity in Developing Countries." In the academic field, Larraín has been a professor of Economics at PUC since 1996, teaching courses in Macroeconomics and International Economics. He has also worked as a consultant for various international organizations, including the United Nations, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the International Monetary Fund. In his political career, he served as Chile’s Minister of Finance during two terms: first from 2010 to 2014, and later from 2018 to 2019, both under President Sebastián Piñera's administration. During his tenure, he was recognized as "Best Finance Minister of Latin America" in 2010 and "Best Finance Minister of the Americas" in 2010 and 2018 by prestigious international publications. After leaving government, Larraín took on the role of Director of the Latin American Center for Economic and Social Policies at the Pontifical Catholic University (CLAPES UC), a position he had also held between 2014 and 2018. In this role, he has contributed to the analysis and development of public policies in Chile and Latin America. As an author, he has published 14 books and more than 120 professional articles across different regions of the world. Among his most notable works are "Macroeconomics in the Global Economy", co-authored with Jeffrey Sachs in 1993, and "The Economic Transformation of Chile", co-edited with Rodrigo Vergara in 2000. Most recently, in 2024, he edited the book "Chile 2050: One Country. Four Presidents", published by Ediciones UC, which compiles the visions of four former Chilean presidents on the future of the country.

Joseph Oughourlian is the founder of Amber Capital, a firm he established in New York in November 2005. Oughourlian began his career at Société Générale in Paris in 1994 and moved to New York in 1996. In 1997, he started managing Société Générale’s proprietary investments in New York, which led to the creation of Amber Fund in October 2001 with initial capital from the bank. Oughourlian graduated from HEC Business School and Sciences-Po in Paris, and he holds a postgraduate degree in Economics from the Sorbonne in Paris. He serves on the board of directors of several companies. He was appointed to the board of PRISA in December 2015 and became Vice Chairman of the Board in April 2019. In February 2021, he was named President.

Since early 2023, Andrés Rebolledo Smitmans has served as Executive Secretary of the Latin American Energy Organization for the 2023-2025 term. He was elected to this position during the LII Meeting of Energy Ministers of Latin America and the Caribbean, held in December 2022, in accordance with the provisions of the Lima Agreement. With an outstanding professional career spanning over 30 years, Andrés Rebolledo Smitmans has held various technical leadership and political roles in the energy sector, international economic relations, and multilateral organizations. An economist from the University of Chile, he served as Chile's Minister of Energy from 2016 to 2018 and as President of the National Petroleum Company of Chile. He also held the position of Vice Minister of International Economic Relations of Chile, Ambassador to Uruguay, Representative to ALADI, and consultant for the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and other organizations. As Minister, he led a significant transformation of the Chilean energy sector through the massive integration of non-conventional renewable energies, fostering a cleaner energy matrix and a more efficient and competitive sector. This transformation was carried out through a participatory process involving all relevant stakeholders, which also enabled the development of a regulatory framework to promote electromobility and the introduction of new technologies and energy sources, such as green hydrogen. In academia, he has taught at various universities in Chile, particularly in postgraduate programs, and served as Dean of the Faculty of Administration and Business at SEK University in Chile from 2020 to 2022.

Natalia Bayona is a trailblazer in public administration who began her career working for the government of her native country, Colombia. During her time at ProColombia, the national government agency dedicated to promoting tourism, she led Colombia's tourism promotion in the MERCOSUR trade bloc (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay) and became the first director of the country's trade office for Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay. In 2013, at just 27 years old, Ms. Bayona became the youngest manager responsible for promoting her country's tourism worldwide. Since 2016, she has been based in Spain. Initially, she served as Vice President of the South Summit platform in the country, and later she joined the UN Tourism to lead the newly created Department of Innovation, Education, and Investments. Under her leadership, the organization has launched pioneering initiatives, including more than 10 global startup competitions, numerous national challenges, and over 20 innovation and technology forums. Thanks to these efforts, an extensive innovation network has been established, comprising over 10,000 entrepreneurs, 1,200 companies, 400 public institutions, 500 educational institutions, 40 business accelerators, and 250 investors. This dynamic ecosystem has facilitated the acquisition of over USD 214 million in funding for groundbreaking businesses. Additionally, Natalia played a decisive role in creating UNWTO's first online tourism training platform (Tourism Online Academy), which has over 20,000 students and offers 24 courses with scholarships available to students worldwide. Ms. Bayona also received an Eisenhower Fellowship in recognition of her leadership skills and her commitment to fostering a more prosperous and equitable world through her work in tourism. In 2022, her home country honored her as one of the ten most outstanding Colombians living in Spain. Natalia holds a degree in International Relations from the Universidad Externado de Colombia, an Executive MBA from IE Business School, and has completed an executive program in innovation and digital transformation for tourism at the same institution. She frequently delivers lectures and masterclasses at renowned universities worldwide, including Harvard, Cornell, and MIT.

Presidente de Directorio Corporación Financiera Nacional del Ecuador. Posee estudios en Administración de Negocios y Economía, fue Decano de la Escuela de Negocios de la Universidad de Las Américas, además Director Regional de Europa en Trade Financing & Services de Citibank N.A., fue Ministro de Finanzas de Ecuador en el periodo 1995 – 1996 y ex miembro del directorio de empresas como: Fideval, Aserval Holdings, Junta Monetaria, entre otras. En el Gobierno del Nuevo Ecuador y bajo la dirección de la Corporación Financiera Nacional B.P., gestiona diversas fuentes de financiamiento para el fortalecimiento del sector productivo nacional atreves de la Banca de Segundo Piso.

(Chile) is associate professor at the Universidad de Santiago de Chile and a global fellow with the Latin American Program of the Woodrow Wilson Center. She is a researcher with expertise in urban violence, police reform and organized crime in Latin America. She has held key advisory positions at multilateral and national organizations and serves as a member of the Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters to the Secretary General of the United Nations.

He is currently president of the Elcano Royal Institute, and has been a member of its Scientific Council for a decade. An economist by training, he belongs to the State Corps of Economists and Commercial Technicians. Throughout his professional life, he has held positions in the Ministry of Economy, worked in the private sector –as Chief Economist of Argentaria, AFI and Banco Santander in Latin America– and, more recently, has been the Chief Economist and Director of the Department of Research of the Inter-American Development Bank. He is currently a member of the Advisory Council for Economic Affairs of the First Vice President of the Government. He has extensive experience in international organizations, both European and global. Member of several boards of directors of public and private companies, he has been a professor and also president of the Social Council of the University of Castilla-La Mancha. Frequent contributor to the media, he has been part of the editorial boards of Foreign Policy, Prisa and Grupo Recoletos.

Es Ingeniero civil con formación ejecutiva en Harvard Kennedy School, Chicago Booth School of Business, IMD, Kellogg School of Management, IESA y THNK School for Creative Design. Es el presidente ejecutivo de Ron Santa Teresa y desde mayo de 2017 preside la Comisión Nacional de Promoción de Inversiones (CONAPRI) – agencia de promoción de inversiones conformada por miembros de empresas privadas venezolanas. Es Cónsul Honorario de Corea del Sur, miembro de las Juntas Directivas del Instituto de las Américas, Domegas, Protinal/Proagro y Santa Teresa entre otras. También es fellow de Ashoka, de Young Global Leaders (YGL) del Foro Económico Mundial, del Inter-American Dialogue y miembro de Young President’s Organization (YPO) 

A lawyer by profession, he studied law at the University of Chile's Law School, graduating with highest honors. He signed the “National Agreement for the Transition to Full Democracy,” a pivotal document during Chile’s democratic transition in the 1990s. He was later elected as a member of parliament for one term and twice as a senator of the Republic of Chile. During his parliamentary career, he served on the Education, Constitution, Legislation and Justice, Labor, and Social Security committees, as well as addressing matters related to international relations and regionalization processes. He worked as a consultant for the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in Washington, DC, focusing on democratic governance, strengthening Congresses, and empowering civil society. In academia, he served as Dean of the School of Government at the Adolfo Ibáñez University, where he worked on topics such as leadership, organizational reengineering, connections between the political and business worlds, and the growing divide between citizens and public institutions. He also served as Chile's Minister of Defense and Foreign Affairs. He is the author or contributor to more than 10 books and numerous publications, including “Politics Matters: Democracy and Development in Latin America” published by the Inter-American Development Bank and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance. On February 8, 2022, he was appointed Secretary General of the Ibero-American General Secretariat.