Fábio Alves is a columnist at O Estado de S. Paulo newspaper and writes daily for its financial newswire Broadcast, where his column has run since 2011. Previously, he worked as a reporter for Dow Jones Newswire and Bloomberg News, based in New York City. In his career, he also worked for the BBC World Service in London and for many leading Brazilian media outlets, including Época magazine, Folha de S. Paulo and Gazeta Mercantil newspapers.

Andrea Pinto is an experienced professional who has worked for Ford Motor Company for over 20 years. She has held various roles in accounting, treasury, and financial planning and analysis across South America.

She is responsible for South America Treasury, Accounting, FP&A and Internal Control since 2021. She joined Ford through the financial institution in 1998, called Ford Credit, where she spent 2 years. In 2000, she moved to the auto sector, in the FP&A area. 

Tadeu Marcon Teles is the country manager director at Moody’s Analytics do Brasil, contributing significantly to the company's overall global success in the region. With over 16 years of experience with the company, Tadeu has held various roles, including associate director and assistant director, where he was responsible for overseeing the implementation of Moody’s Analytics risk management solutions in the United States, Canada, and Latin America.

Maria Elvira Salazar represents Florida’s 27th Congressional District, passionately serving the people of South Florida. She currently serves on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs as well as the House Committee on Small Business.

Adriano Espaillat represents New York’s Thirteenth Congressional District.

Representative Espaillat is the first Dominican American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives and his congressional district includes Harlem, East Harlem, West Harlem, Hamilton Heights, Washington Heights, Inwood, Marble Hill, and the north-west Bronx.

First elected to Congress in 2016, Representative Espaillat was sworn into office on January 3, 2017, during the 115th Congress and is serving his fourth term in Congress.

Luis Gilberto Murillo Urrutia is the Acting Minister of Foreign Relations of Colombia. In July 2022, Murillo was nominated by president-elect Gustavo Petro to serve as ambassador to the United States.

Rebecca Lissner has served as the Principal Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President since May of 2022. Previously, served on the National Security Council Staff as the Acting Senior Director for Strategic Planning. In that role she served as the lead author of the Biden-Harris administration’s National Security Strategy and directed the Russia-Ukraine “Tiger Team” contingency planning process.

Christopher Dodd is Special Presidential Advisor for the Americas, following up on his role as Special Advisor for the Ninth Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles. Senator Dodd will help advance the implementation of key initiatives President Biden announced at the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, spanning economic cooperation, migration, health, human rights, food security, as well as other priorities.

Doug Sosnik is a policy and political expert who has closely advised President Bill Clinton and multiple U.S. Senators, governors, Fortune 100 corporations, foundations and universities for 35 years.

Doug has for decades advised a range of organizations and individuals on their critical issues. His clients have included the National Basketball Association, the Motion Picture Association of America, CNBC, The Rockefeller Foundation and The University of North Carolina.

Russ Schriefer is a veteran political strategist, who has been shaping winning campaign messages for more than three decades. He’s held key roles in seven presidential campaigns, including the campaigns of President George H.W. Bush, President George W. Bush, and Mitt Romney, and has helped guide dozens of Representatives, Senators, and Governors to office.