Mariel Beasley is a principal researcher at the Center for Advanced Hindsight at Duke University and co-founder of the Common Cents Lab, a subcenter committed to improving the financial behavior of low- to moderate-income households in the United States.  

Juan S. Gonzalez was commissioned on January 20, 2021 as Special Assistant to the President of the United States and National Security Council Senior for the Western Hemisphere. Prior to joining the administration, Mr.

Patricia Pomies’ mission is to ensure key elements of Globant’s business: the speed, quality and services of product delivery. As Globant’s operative leader, she oversees the revenue and margin for company-wide operations so that Globant can smartly execute its strategy with maximum value for clients and stakeholders. 

María Moret is vice president for Southern Latin America at Medtronic, overseeing Argentina, Chile, Peru, Uruguay, Bolivia, and Paraguay. Moret joined Medtronic over 12 years ago as business manager for Southern Latin America. From 2015 to 2019, she was business director for South Atlantic, covering Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay. From 2019 to 2021, Moret served as senior director for Northern Latin America.

Gaby Gallardo is general manager for Latin America at Microsoft. In this role, she works with governments and partners to build a more inclusive world through digital transformation. She joined Microsoft in 2017 as general manager for Southern Latin America, a post she held until January 2020. Previously, she spent 13 years at Intel Corporation as a general manager and country manager, among other positions. From 1997 to 2004, she was an IT manager at Grupo Clarín, the largest media conglomerate in Argentina.

Ambassador Maria Nazareth Farani Azevêdo is the consul general of Brazil in New York. From 2008 to 2013, and again from 2017 to 2021, she was the ambassador and permanent representative of Brazil to the United Nations in Geneva. Previously, Ambassador Farani Azevêdo was posted to the Embassy of Brazil in Washington DC., the Mission of Brazil to the Latin American Integration Association, in Montevideo, Uruguay, and the Mission of Brazil to the United Nations in Geneva, as a trade and environment negotiator.

Ted Acosta is the EY regional managing partner of the Latin America South Region and in charge of supporting the region’s activities and integrating efforts to increase EY’s growth within Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Prior to leading EY Americas Latin America South Region, Acosta led the EY Americas Risk Management organization, including internal risk assessments, compliance, ethics, privacy, and independence, as well enterprise risk management. He also serves as member of the Global Practice Group.

Facundo Manes is an Argentine neurologist, neuroscientist, and is currently the national deputy pre-candidate for the Province of Buenos Aires.

He has created the Institute of Cognitive Neurology (INECO) and serves as its honorary president. He has also held academic positions such as being the director of the Institute of Neurosciences at the Favaloro Foundation as well as being a rector of the Favaloro University.