Kopernikus

Music of the Americas presents a new production composer Claude Vivier's chamber opera Kopernikus, performed by Meridionalis and the International Contemporary Ensemble conducted by Sebastián Zubieta, with live video by Sergio Policicchio.

Martin de los Santos

Martin de los Santos is CFO of Mercado Libre (Nasdaq: MELI), the leading e-commerce platform in Latin America. Prior to taking on the CFO role, Martin was responsible for developing Mercado Libre's lending business. Mercado Credito is a fintech operation that offers working capital loans to Mercado Libre sellers and consumer financing to the unbanked population in Latin America.

CFO, Mercado Libre

Pablo Mainardi

Pablo Mainardi is chief financial officer of Grupo Arcor, one of Latin America's leading food and consumer goods companies.

He has extensive executive experience in finance and general management across Argentina and Brazil, having previously held senior leadership positions at Arauco and Central Puerto.

Pablo is an industrial engineer from the Universidad Buenos Aires and holds a master's degree in business administration and a postgraduate degree in finance from Universidad del CEMA.

Chief Financial Officer, Grupo Arcor

Federico Furiase

On March 2, 2026, Federico Furiase was appointed secretary of finance at Argentina’s ministry of economy. He holds a master’s degree in Finance from UTDT and a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics (Cum Laude) from UBA. He is the director of Anker Latin America. Previously, he served as a senior analyst at Estudio Bein & Asociados from 2008 to 2017 and as director of Eco Go Consultores from 2017 to 2021.

Secretary of Finance, Ministry of Economy of Argentina

Florencia Lendoiro

Florencia Lendoiro is an Argentine journalist specializing in economics and business and currently serves as Argentina Deputy Editor at Bloomberg Línea. With 30 years of experience, she has led teams and coverage at El Cronista, Ámbito Financiero, Clarín, and Perfil. She holds a degree in journalism from Universidad de Belgrano and has completed programs at the University of California, San Diego and the University of Oxford.

Deputy Editor for Argentina, Bloomberg Línea

Luciano Laspina

Luciano Laspina is an Argentine economist and Executive Director of CIPPEC. He served as a National Deputy from 2015 to 2025 and chaired the Budget and Finance Committee of Argentina’s Chamber of Deputies. Previously, he was Chief Economist and CFO at Banco Ciudad de Buenos Aires and advised Argentina’s Central Bank and Ministry of Economy. He holds a bachelor's degree in economics from the National University of Rosario and a master’s degree in economics from Universidad del CEMA. He is also a professor at Universidad Torcuato Di Tella’s Business School.

Executive Director, CIPPEC

Hugo Eurnekian

Hugo Eurnekian is an Argentine businessman and President and CEO of Compañía General de Combustibles (CGC). He has led the energy division of Corporación América and oversaw the group’s acquisition of CGC in 2013. Under his leadership, CGC expanded its operations through the acquisition of Petrobras Argentina’s upstream assets in the Austral Basin.

Presidente y CEO, CGC

María Eugenia Sampalione

María Eugenia Sampalione is Executive Director and Country Manager of Newmont Argentina. She has more than 20 years of experience in government affairs, corporate diplomacy, external relations, and reputation management. She joined Newmont in 2018 and previously held senior roles in corporate and external affairs. Sampalione holds a degree in political science and international relations from the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina and has also held leadership roles in Argentina’s mining industry associations.

Executive Director & Country Manager, Newmont Argentina