Sarah Aiosa has been serving as SVP and President, Latin America for MSD (known as Merck & Co. Inc, in US and Canada) since February 1, 2022. In her current role, she sets the strategic direction and oversees pharmaceutical operations in human health across all Latin American subsidiaries encompassing 4,000 employees in more than 20 countries. Sarah also serves on the Board of Directors for the Council of the Americas.
Philippa Scarlett is the head of worldwide government affairs and policy at RELX, a U.K.-based public company with over 33,000 employees globally and which provides information-based analytics and decision tools for customers in more than 180 countries.
As Organon’s Chief Human Resources Officer, Aaron Falcione is focused on building a “culture-first” company that attracts the best talent, fosters an environment where all employees have a sense of belonging and can wholeheartedly embrace Organon’s values. With diversity, equity and inclusion at the core, Aaron leads a team of Human Resources professionals around the world who are responsible for all aspects of the Organon employee experience, including performance and change management, succession planning, learning and development, and compensation and benefits.
Jeannine Acevedo is a seasoned New York project finance partner, who focuses on the development and financing of power and infrastructure projects in Latin America. She regularly represents sponsors and creditors, in complex cross-border financial transactions, particularly in the renewable energy, transmission and transportation sectors.
Andrew Light, Ph.D., is Assistant Secretary of Energy for International Affairs. He started at the Department of Energy on January 20, 2021, leading the Office of International Affairs as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary before his nomination by President Biden as Assistant Secretary on April 28, and confirmation by the U.S.
Francisco Aldaya is a seasoned Argentine journalist with more than a decade of experience, specializing in news coverage across Argentina, Colombia, Perú, Chile, Bolivia, and Uruguay. Educated in the United Kingdom, where he attended ACS Cobham International School and the University of Exeter, Francisco is fluent in English and Spanish and has also learnt Portuguese. At Bloomberg Línea, he began his career as a Senior Editor, having launched the publication in Argentina in 2021, and has taken on new markets since then, as Panregional Bureau Chief.
Born in Buenos Aires in 1969, Gaston Bottazzini was named CEO of Falabella SA in June 2018, where he led a strategy to transform the company into the region’s leading digital ecosystem. Currently, Falabella serves more than 37 million clients through 510 physical stores and malls, in addition to its e-commerce platform and portfolio of financial services. Some of the highlights of his tenure at Falabella are the acquisition of Linio, the launch of its marketplace Falabella.com, and the creation of FPay, the company’s digital wallet and payment processing platform.
Marlene Garayzar es Cofundadora y Directora de Regulación y Gobernanza (CGO) de Stori, el primer unicornio mexicano fundado por una mujer. Es egresada de Relaciones Internacionales del ITESM-CCM y Sciences Po Paris, con un MBA del ITAM. Cuenta con más de 18 años de experiencia en el sector financiero mexicano (seis de ellos en empresas financieras internacionales) principalmente en áreas como operaciones, servicio al cliente, cumplimiento de riesgos y cobranza.
Pablo Claver is partner and managing director at Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Since he joined BCG in 2005, he has developed unparalleled expertise within the People and Organization Practice (POP), where he has led most of his client projects.
Enrique Bolaños is the president of INCAE Business School, a position he has held since 2015. During his presidency, Enrique's focus has been to guarantee academic excellence, positioning INCAE as one of the best business schools in Latin America. He has led significant initiatives with the institute's impact centers, focused on social progress, entrepreneurship, and inclusive leadership, among others.