Gabriel Andrade is managing director and head of Global Payments Solutions for Mexico. In this role, Gabriel is responsible for driving the GPS strategy in the country including payment and receivable solutions, Liquidity and Trade & Supply Chain Finance.

Alejandra Lagunes is a visionary leader in technology, digital communication, public policy, regulation, and well-being. She has held influential roles at companies such as Yahoo, Microsoft, Google, and Televisa. In the realm of digital communication, she was a key figure in shaping political strategy during two presidential campaigns in 2012 and 2018.

Cristiane Kisil Spercel is a associate managing director in Moody’s Global Public Project, & Infrastructure Finance Group, where she manages the analytical team for Latin America. She also spearheads the rating agency coverage of sub-sovereign credits throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. In her role, Cristiane serves as a rating chair across various sectors, including toll-roads, energy and water utilities, natural gas pipelines, airports, PPPs, as well as regional local governments.

Salma Jalifeh has decades of experience as an information and communications technology consultant in Latin America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region. Her experience in the public and academic sectors mas made her a leading advocate for digital transformation. She has held high-profile positions, including Undersecretary of Communications of the federal government, Commissioner of Cofetel, and among others. Jalife founded Centro México Digital in 2021, focused on people and micro, small and medium-sized enterprises.

Erez I. Tucner is a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig LLP, where he chairs the New York Cross-Border Tax Planning Practice. With extensive experience in business and tax law, Tucner specializes in structuring and negotiating the legal, business, and tax aspects of complex multimillion-dollar domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions. His practice encompasses the formation of domestic and offshore private equity funds, family offices, and hedge funds, with investments spanning the United States, Latin America, Europe, and Israel.

Carlos Hawthorne serves as the managing director and Head of Global Transaction Services (GTS) Corporate Sales for Brazil at Bank of America. With over two decades of experience in corporate banking, Hawthorne has been instrumental in delivering comprehensive financial solutions to multinational and large domestic corporations across Latin America. His leadership has been pivotal in expanding GTS services, including cash management, trade finance, and treasury solutions tailored to complex, high-value clients.

Tina Faraca serves as Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer of Natural Gas Pipelines at TC Energy, where she leads the commercial, operational, safety, technical services, and project execution functions for the company’s natural gas transmission and storage businesses across Canada, the United States, and Mexico. She joined TC Energy in April 2020 as Senior Vice-President of Commercial for U.S. Natural Gas Pipelines and quickly advanced to become President of U.S. Natural Gas Pipelines and later EVP.

Katya Somohano Silva leads Iberdrola México as CEO, a role she took on in April 2024. Born in Mexico City, she earned her law degree from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and completed a master’s in law at the University of Cambridge. She also completed executive programs at IPADE and Harvard Business School. Before joining Iberdrola, she directed energy and sustainability strategies at CFE Calificados and Grupo Deacero, where she held key leadership roles.