Minister Grau holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Pennsylvania and a B.A. and M.Sc. in economics from the Universidad de Chile. Until February 2022, he was a professor of economics at the Universidad de Chile and adjunct researcher at the Centro de Conflicto y Cohesión Social (COES). He was also president of the university’s Student Federation (FECH) in 2006.
Karla Flores was appointed Executive Director of InvestChile in March 2022, becoming the is the first woman to hold the post since the agency’s founding in 2016. Prior to her appointment by President Boric, she was working as a senior international consultant in the Integration and Trade Sector of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for the Southern Cone.
Jorge Arbache is Vice President of the Private Sector at the Development Bank of Latin America – CAF and professor of economics at the University of Brasilia. Arbache was Secretary of International Affairs at the Ministry of Planning and Chief Economist of that Ministry.
Javier Dib has been AES Andes' Chief Executive Officer (CEO) since August 2022. Under his leadership, the Company continues to promote a responsible energy transition as part of its Greentegra strategy. Greentegra aims to accelerate our portfolio's decarbonization and growth in renewables and involves applied innovation and the incorporation of energy storage battery systems.
Gonzalo Gebara is the Chief Executive Officer of Walmart Chile. He joined the company in 2000, as a member of the Finance, Strategy, and Commercial teams. In 2004, he moved to Bentonville, Arkansas, where he assumed the role of Senior Director of International Integration, leading these company processes in Brazil, Central America, Japan, and China. Later, in 2009, he arrived in Chile to lead the D&S-Walmart integration process.
Doron Avni leads and manages Google's public policy team across Africa, Middle East, Russia, Israel, Ukraine and Turkey - building strategies, projects and outreach across different issues, markets and organizations. He has been with the company for more than 7 years developing Google’s policy campaigns on cutting edge technology issues like innovation, artificial intelligence, digital literacy, entrepreneurship and controversial content.
Karim Mitre is the lead of the Administration and Human Management & Development division of the Banco de Crédito del Perú. He holds a BSc. (Econ.) in international relations and a Master's degree with a specialization in Latin American politics and development from the London School of Economics in England. He joined Banco de Crédito in July 1997, assuming responsibilities in the Capital Markets Division. Since 2005, he has worked in the field of human development as the Planning and Development Area Manager for HR at BCP.
Ana María Gallardo has a master’s in international business from the University of Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, has a diploma in Public Administration from the Catholic University and Casa Grande University of Guayaquil. She has a B.S. in International Business from Universidad Espiritu Santo in Guayaquil and Surrey Roehampton University in London. She completed the leadership program in digital transformation for women at the IDE Business School.
Roberto Salas Guzmán is an Ecuadorian economist who graduated from the Santiago de Guayaquil Catholic University (UCSG). With more than 20 years of experience as director of multinational companies in Costa Rica, Brazil, Chile and Ecuador; He has an MBA from ESADE in Spain and from Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez in Chile, which he has complemented with management studies at Kellogg Business School of Northwestern University and the Wharton Business School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Darío Herrera's academic training in finance and real estate marketing has allowed him to become a leader in the Montecristi Golf Resort & Villas project, which from December 2012 to April 2021 generated more than 1,000 direct and indirect sources of employment. He has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Universidad San Francisco de Quito.