Brian Latell

Brian Latell has been a Latin America and Caribbean specialist since the 1960s. During his 35 years of service in the CIA and the National Intelligence Council, he advised White House and other ranking American officials and members of Congress on Latin American developments. He teaches, lectures, consults, and writes, especially on Cuba and foreign intelligence matters. He has frequently advised U.S. and foreign government policy making organizations and leaders, including presidents and ministers. In the late 1960s he served as a U.S.

Former National Intelligence Officer for Latin America, Expert on Cuba and Foreign Intelligence Matters

Beto Veríssimo

Beto Veríssimo is an agronomic engineer and tropical ecologist. He is the co-founder of Imazon and program director at the Amazon Entrepreneurship Center (Centro de Empreendedorismo da Amazônia). Veríssimo is also an affiliated scholar at Princeton University's Brazil Lab.

Co-Founder, Imazon

Denis Minev

Denis Benchimol Minev is the CEO of Bemol, a retailer in northern Brazil, and an angel investor in sustainable Amazon projects. He is also the co-founder and a member of the board of Fundação Amazonas Sustentável. In 2012, Minev was chosen as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. He previously served as the state secretary for planning and economic development of Amazonas state and was an analyst at Goldman Sachs. Minev holds a BA in economics and an MA in Latin American studies from Stanford University and an MBA from the Wharton School.

CEO, Bemol, and angel investor in sustainable Amazon projects

Marina Grossi

Marina Grossi is the president of the Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development (CEBDS), a position she has held since 2010. She is currently a member of the following boards/advisory councils: Neoenergia Institute, Amazon JBS Fund, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Carbon Disclosure Project for Latin America-CDP, FIES Banco Itaú Unibanco, and Council Network of Women Brazilian Leaders in Sustainability.

President, Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development

Andrea Álvares

Andrea Álvares is the chief brand, innovation, international, and sustainability officer and a member of the executive committee at Natura. Previously, she held general manager, marketing and strategy roles at Pepsico and P&G. Álvares is a board member of the Executive Committee of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and an emeritus advisor of the Conscious Capitalism Institute of Brazil.

Chief Brand, Innovation, International, and Sustainability Officer, Natura
Digital & Data Governance Series

The Digital & Data Governance Series houses AS/COA’s virtual and in-person programming on the subjects of digitalization and data governance.

Héctor Orellana

Hector is Medtronic's current Vice President for Northern Latin America (Mexico and Central America), previously held the same position in Southern Latin America. He also held the position of General Director of Puerto Rico in the same company. At Medtronic he has held positions such as Vice President of CariCam in Puerto Rico and Commercial Director of MITG (Minimally Invasive Therapies Group) in Mexico. Likewise, he has held other positions such as Business Management and Commercial Management.

Vice President for Northern Latin America, Medtronic

Gabriela Zapata

Gabriela Zapata is a strategic advisor on financial inclusion and financial health in Latin America to private and public institutions, including many fintech companies. She currently works on projects with BFA Global, CGAP, the MetLife Foundation, and the office of Queen Máxima of the Netherlands who is the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA).

Financial Inclusion Specialist

Fernando Trujillo

Fernando Trujillo has been the senior vice president of business strategy and transformation at MetLife Mexico since July 2019. In his current role, he is charged with developing and driving the strategic direction for MetLife Mexico, leading the company’s digital transformation, and the development and execution of growth opportunities. Trujillo started his career at MetLife’s Tampa offices and has been with the company for 18 years.

Senior Vice President, Business Strategy and Transformation, MetLife Mexico

Felipe A. Pérez Sosa

Felipe A. Pérez Sosa is the director of the FAIR Center for Financial Access, Inclusion and Research at the Business School of Tecnológico de Monterrey. Additionally, he is a full-time professor in the accounting and finance department of the Business School of Tecnológico de Monterrey and is a partner of GON International, a business consulting firm in Washington, DC.

Director, FAIR Center for Financial Access, Inclusion and Research, Tecnológico de Monterrey