Víctor Marroquín serves as Senior Vice President of Kellanova Latin America and is a member of the company’s global executive committee. With over 25 years of experience in the consumer goods industry, he has held numerous senior leadership roles across the region, driving commercial growth and strategic transformation in key markets.
Juan Manuel Alzate is a Principal at Boston Consulting Group. He has over 15 years of private sector experience in the electrical power industry across the continent. His expertise includes corporate strategy design and implementation, innovation, adoption of software and hardware technology, business model development, as well as the application, formulation, and regulatory policies of the industry.
Julia Torreblanca serves as Vice President of Corporate Affairs at Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde S.A.A. Previously, she was Vice President of Legal Affairs and Government Relations. She joined Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde in 1997, was appointed Legal Director in 2003, and became Legal and Environmental Director in 2004.
A lawyer, she specializes in mining, environmental, and corporate law, as well as project financing and permitting.
Joan Perkins arrived in Peru in August 2024 to serve as the deputy chief of mission at the U.S. embassy in Lima and later assumed duties as chargé d’affaires in April 2025. Before her time in Peru, she served as political counselor at the embassies in Madrid, Spain and Port-au-Prince, Haiti as well as the Political/Economic Chief in Asunción, Paraguay. She also performed political work in San José, Costa Rica and La Paz, Bolivia.
Silvia Cuba Castillo is a sociologist from the Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal, specializing in environment and development, with a master’s in Administration and Social Management. She also completed doctoral studies in Environment and Sustainable Development. She was a fellow at the Korea International Cooperation Agency (Koica), where she obtained a specialization in investment and green infrastructure.
Waldir Eloy Ayasta Mechán is an electromechanical engineer from Universidad Nacional Pedro Ruiz Gallo (Lambayeque), with specializations in business management, project management, and administration. He holds a master's degree in Business Strategy Administration and a PhD in Administration from Universidad Nacional del Callao.
Minister Elmer Schialer is a diplomat with more than 35 years of service to Peru. He has a degree in International Relations from the Diplomatic Academy of Peru, a master’s degree in Economics from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP), and has completed postgraduate studies in Systems Engineering at the National University of Engineering.
With over 20 years of global experience in sales, leadership, and talent development, Priscila Jones currently holds the role of Global Go-to-Market Executive at SAP Learning, where she drives strategic enablement initiatives designed to equip leaders and teams for success in today’s fast-paced, skills-driven economy.
Vicente Gómez Facio is the ratings manager at Moody’s Local México. In his current role, he manages a team of Lead Analysts and Associate Analysts, overseeing a portfolio of domestic issuers in Mexico and ensuring high-quality ratings and research. Prior to this position, Vicente was an Associate Analyst at Moody's, where he contributed to the analysis of various financial institutions. He holds a degree in Economics and has developed expertise in the Banking, Insurance, and Asset Management industries.
Emilio Romano has been Mexico country executive and chairman of the Board of Bank of America in Mexico since 2014. Mr. Romano oversees BofA’s Global Corporate & Investment Banking activities, Equities, Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities businesses, as well as the domestic bank and broker- dealer subsidiaries of BAC. He is President of the Mexican Banking Association (ABM) for the 2025-2027 period.