Daniela Campello is a senior lecturer in the discipline of international and public affairs at Columbia University. Her research lies at the intersection of international and comparative political economy and Latin American politics, with a particular focus on how globalization and external economic forces shape domestic politics, policy choices, and democratic accountability in emerging economies.

Ángela María Orozco is a strategic leader with more than 30 years of high-impact experience in public administration, C-Suite corporate consulting, and board governance. She has a strong track record in negotiation, organizational transformation, and execution in highly complex environments, spanning key sectors such as foreign trade, infrastructure, transportation, energy, and sustainability.

Sergio Urzúa is a professor of economics at the University of Maryland. His research focuses on labor economics, especially the role of abilities, skills, and uncertainty as determinants of schooling decisions, labor market outcomes, social behavior, and inequality. In addition, his applied research analyzes selection models with unobserved heterogeneity and the impact evaluation of social programs in developing and developed countries.

Richard J. Cooper is one of the preeminent cross-border bankruptcy and restructuring lawyers in the United States and is recognized as a leader in cross-border and sovereign restructurings involving companies and countries in Latin America and other emerging markets. His practice focuses on domestic and international corporate, municipal, and sovereign restructurings, as well as liability management and capital solutions transactions.

Adrian Garza is the chief credit officer for Latin America in Moody's Credit Strategy team, where he leads key regional initiatives. In this role, he oversees cross-sector thematic research, coordinates responses to significant credit events, and collaborates with senior leaders to shape Moody's credit strategy across Latin America. He chairs the Latin America Credit Council, facilitating coordination among analytical teams and promoting a consistent view of macroeconomic, financial, and credit developments across the region.

Roxana Muñoz is a senior vice president in Moody’s Ratings’ Corporate Finance Group. She is responsible for a diverse portfolio of corporate issuers in Latin America, primarily in Mexico, Colombia and Peru. Her coverage focuses mainly on oil and gas companies, including Pemex and Ecopetrol, as well as petrochemical companies such as Alpek and Orbia.

Gonzalo García Estebarena is CEO of Despegar. He joined the company in 2017 and, over the years, held key positions including chief commercial officer for five years, leading marketing and product, and chief technology officer from 2022 until his appointment as CEO in April 2026. He has over 15 years of solid experience in key positions within the industry. Before joining Despegar, he worked for six years at the LATAM Airlines Group from 2011 to 2017, where he held various roles including vice president of international revenue management and global head of sales.

Felipe Villamarín is a co-founder of Rappi, the Latin American super-app he started in Bogotá in 2015 with Simón Borrero and Sebastián Mejía. An economist by training from Universidad de los Andes, he came to Rappi from new-business roles at Imaginamos and Grability, and was named among Bloomberg's 50 Most Influential in 2019 alongside his co-founders. Rappi now operates in nine countries and more than 200 cities.