Irene Arias Hofman

Irene Arias Hofman, a Spanish national, was appointed CEO of IDB Lab, the IDB Group innovation laboratory, in January 2018. Irene leads a purpose-driven multidisciplinary team that fosters innovation for inclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean. Under her direction, the lab uses tools of financing, knowledge, and connections to co-create projects and support entrepreneurship. […]
Irene Arias Hofman

Irene Arias Hofman, a Spanish national, was appointed CEO of IDB Lab, the IDB Group innovation laboratory, in January 2018. Irene leads a purpose-driven multidisciplinary team that fosters innovation for inclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean. Under her direction, the lab uses tools of financing, knowledge, and connections to co-create projects and support entrepreneurship. […]
Hon. Carlos Curbelo

Born to Cuban exiles that fled Fidel Castro’s regime in the 1960s, Carlos Curbelo is a father, husband and former small business owner who has dedicated his life to serving his South Florida neighbors. Carlos grew up in Miami and attended John G. DuPuis Elementary and Belen Jesuit Preparatory School before graduating from the University […]
Armand Arton

Mr. Arton is a visionary entrepreneur, philanthropist and a Global Citizen. He has an extensive background serving the specialized needs of high net worth investors around the world and is a trusted advisor to governments around the world in attracting foreign direct investments through investor residency and citizenship programs. His career began in the wealth […]
H.E. Luis Almagro

Luis Almagro is a Uruguayan lawyer, diplomat, and politician who served as the 10th Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) from 2015 to 2025. Since June 2025, he has been the Director of the Observatory for Democracy of the CASLA Institute. Almagro served as Uruguay’s Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China […]
Liz Schrayer

Liz Schrayer serves as President & CEO of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC), a broad based coalition of over 500 businesses and NGOs that advocates for strong U.S. global leadership through development and diplomacy. Under her leadership, the USGLC has grown to a nationwide network of advocates in all 50 states and boasts a […]
Victor Manuel Muñoz Rodríguez

Víctor Muñoz is a Colombian entrepreneur and angel investor. He has founded and supported technology-based companies in various sectors, including IoT, analytics, cybersecurity, healthcare, and consultancy. Currently, he is an operating partner at Ewa Capital, a VC fund with a focus on Latin America. He is a member of boards in the fintech sector and […]
Teryn Wolfe

Teryn Wolfe is the Founder and Executive Director of Measurement Matters, a social, environmental and financial value management organization based out of Bogotá, Colombia. She supports Concordia with strategic work around Innovative Finance in Bogotá, is an associate professor at EAFIT University and an associated professor at the Kellogg´s School of Management Sustainable Finance and […]
H.E. Iván Duque Márquez

Iván Duque was the youngest elected President in Colombia’s history at the age of 41 in 2018. He is currently a Distinguished Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center, a Transformational Distinguished Fellow at Oxford University, a Distinguished Fellow at WRI, a Leadership Fellow at FIU, a Distinguished Fellow at the Bezos Earth Fund, and an Ambassador for the World Coalition for Nature. […]
Diego Molano Vega

Diego Molano Vega, Advisor on Digital Transformation of Governments and Corporations, startup mentor, technology policy expert, talent creator. Diego Molano Vega is the former Minister of Information Technologies and Communications of Colombia (2010-2015). Molano created the “Plan Vive Digital”, a national technology plan that transformed the Country and led Colombia to obtain in 2012 the […]
Adriana Henriquez

Adriana currently serves as Director of Development and Engagement at the Center for Independent Thought where she manages donor relationships and implements development and fundraising plans to provide for the short- and long-term needs of CIT’s education programs. She also works with CIT’s network of teachers to gather feedback of topics and activities that can […]