Pilar Frank-O’Leary

Pilar Frank O’Leary is Founder and President of PFO Advisory Group, a consulting practice which advises organizations on their government affairs, partnership and business needs in Latin America, the U.S. and other countries. She has over 20 years experience working on Latin America and international initiatives at Fortune 100 companies and other leading institutions. A native […]

Cecilia Duque Duque

Cecilia Duque Duque has invested her more than forty years of her life working for the development of the craftwork sector in Colombia. She began her career leading the museum of Popular Arts and Traditions. She has also been linked with the Organization of American States as a craft consultant for the Cultural Department during […]

Tania Delgado Barón

PhD in Technology Project for the Valuation of Cultural Assets of the Polytechnic of Milan. Master of Arts from the  Birmingham Institute of Art and Design – University of Central England and  Industrial Designer from the University of Los Andes.  Teacher and researcher, with a special emphasis on projects of Safeguarding and Valorization of Cultural Heritage through Design […]

Mónica Contreras Esper

Monica began her career at PepsiCo in 2000 with the acquisition of Margarita, where she had worked as a marketing manager.  After the acquisition, Monica was initially designated as the Trade Marketing Manager. In this position, she collaborated closely with the Latin American region and the Sales team of Mexico to incorporate the best practices […]

Juan Viente Contreras

Anthropologist – Universidad de los Andes- with a Master’s Degree and PhD in Musicology and Ethnomusicology- UCLA. USES. Entrepreneur, creator of La Hicotea Factoría, a company dedicated to agro-industry focused on the marketing of innovative and healthy foods based on quinoa. Currently, it is focused on the production of CEREZA A BASE DE QUINUA. La Hicotea Factoria works for […]

Mauricio Claver-Carone

Mauricio Claver-Carone was elected President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) on September 12, 2020. As President of the IDB, he also chairs the Board of Executive Directors of IDB Invest, the private-sector arm of the IDB Group, and the Donors Committee of IDB Lab, the Bank’s incubator for innovative development projects. Prior to his […]

Cordell Carter

Cordell brings more than 20 years to his pursuit of a society and  organizational cultures where everyone belongs and has equitable opportunities to thrive. He is currently executive director of the Aspen Institute Socrates Program, a global education forum and the founding director of the Aspen Institute’s Project on Belonging. Finally, Cordell founded the Festival of […]