Vivian Lan

Director of SingularityU Mexico Summit in Jalisco

Innovation for social good and the use of technology to help humanity are Vivian Lan’s biggest drives, who in addition to studying graphic design at CDMX, majoring in fine arts in New York and being a Montessori teacher, has always been involved in projects of social impact. As a social entrepreneur and consultant with experience in leadership, innovation and design, Vivian believes in tackling global grand challenges through creativity and collaboration; working together to change the world.

After several years of working with marginalized communities in Mexico, Israel and Kenya, in 2011 she launched a cost-free social media campaign to help the hunger in Africa caused by the drought, in which she raised $ 100,000 USD in 10 days, brought together 57 international volunteers and delivered 40 tons of food and medical care to 20,000 affected people.

In 2013, she attended Singularity University at NASA, where she studied the use of exponential technologies, to integrate them into humanitarian work and apply them to change the world. After graduating Vivian became the Singularity University ambassador in Mexico, in addition to being the Director of the Innovation Ecosystem of at the Presidency of the country and the Exponential Growth Director at ExO Works.

Now a day Vivian is an international speaker and she is the Director of SingularityU Mexico, driving progress through technology and innovation..

Dr. Kai-Fu Lee

Chairman and CEO, Sinovation Ventures / President, Sinovation Ventures Artificial Intelligence Institute

Dr. Kai-Fu Lee is the Chairman and CEO of Sinovation Ventures (www.sinovationventures.com/) and President of Sinovation Venture’s Artificial Intelligence Institute. Sinovation Ventures, managing US$2.5 billion dual currency investment funds, is a leading venture capital firm focusing on developing the next generation of Chinese high-tech companies. Prior to founding Sinovation in 2009, Dr. Lee was the President of Google China, and senior executives at Microsoft, SGI, and Apple. Dr. Lee received his Bachelor degree from Computer Science from Columbia University, Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University, as well as Honorary Doctorate Degrees from both Carnegie Mellon and the City University of Hong Kong. He is the Co-Chair of Artificial Intelligence Council for World Economic Forum Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Times 100 in 2013, WIRED 25 Icons, and followed by over 50 million audience on social media.

In the field of artificial intelligence, Dr. Lee built one of the first game playing programs to defeat a world champion (1988, Othello), as well as the world’s first large-vocabulary, speaker independent continuous speech recognition system. Dr. Lee founded Microsoft Research China, later renamed Microsoft Research Asia, which was named as the hottest research lab by MIT Technology Review. While with Apple, Dr. Lee led AI projects in speech and natural language, which have been featured on Good Morning America on ABC Television and the front page of Wall Street Journal. He has authored 10 U.S. patents, and more than 100 journal and conference papers. Altogether, Dr. Lee has been in artificial intelligence research, development, and investment for more than 30 years. His New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling book AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order (aisuperpowers.com) discusses US-China co-leadership in the age of AI as well as the greater societal impacts brought upon by the AI technology revolution. His new co-authored book AI 2041 published in fall 2021 explores how artificial intelligence will change our world over the next twenty years..

Maurice Conti

CEO at Applied Intelligence

Futurist, deep tech authority, innovation executive, advisor, and international keynote speaker, Maurice has helped NIKE, Tesla, Disney, Google, Airbus, the Navy SEALS, the Government of Japan, and many others, to understand what’s coming in the future, why it matters for them, and how to prepare for–and thrive in–our rapidly changing landscape. He is a rare blend of hands–on practitioner and big thinker. 

Maurice's work focuses on disruptive innovation, applied machine learning, advanced robotics, augmented and virtual realities, and the future of work, cities, mobility, and climate..

Elizabeth Parrish

CEO of BioViva

Elizabeth Parrish is the Founder and CEO of BioViva, a company committed to extending healthy lifespans using cell technologies. Liz is a humanitarian, entrepreneur, innovator, podcaster, and a leading voice for genetic cures. As a strong proponent of progress and education for the advancement of regenerative medicine modalities, she serves as a motivational speaker to the public at large for the life sciences. She is actively involved in international educational media outreach.

Misha Glenny

Award-winning journalist

Misha Glenny is an award-winning journalist who made a name for himself as a BBC correspondent in Central Europe covering the 1989 revolutions and the wars in the former Yugoslavia. He has won a Sony Gold Award for his outstanding contribution to broadcasting and is also the recipient of the BT Information Security Journalist of the Year Award.

His books "McMafia: Serious Organized Crime" and "DarkMarket: How Hackers Became the New Mafia" were shortlisted for several awards, with "McMafia" being adapted into a major television series by a joint production between AMC (in the U.S.) and the BBC, which has already been commissioned for a second season.

His latest book, "Nemesis: One Man and the Battle for Rio," is the biography of a former leader of a major Brazilian cocaine cartel whom Misha extensively interviewed in prison. "Nemesis" is also in development as a television drama series.

Misha's series, "Putin: Prisoner of Power," was one of Audible's best-selling political podcasts in 2019, as was its 2020 follow-up, "The Rise of the Iron Men," which examines the rise in support for figures like Trump, Johnson, Orban, Erdogan, Bolsonaro, Modi, and Duterte.

Misha can speak on all aspects of organized crime, from money laundering to cybercrime, human trafficking, and drug trafficking. He has unique insights into how new technology is reshaping traditional organized crime in narcotics trafficking, smuggling, and sex trade. He also draws on his geopolitical expertise to show how major power relationships are driving insecurity in cyberspace and why businesses cannot rely on governments to shore up their vulnerabilities.

Misha is currently writing a new book, "The Cobra Effect: A History of the Present," in which he will explain exactly why our present is so turbulent, looking back at the past century where he engaged and discussed the world with many of its key players.

He is also developing a major new drama series, "Amazonia," which unravels one of the greatest dramas of all: the deforestation of the Amazon..

Charlene Li

Author of The Disruption Mindset, Founder & Senior Fellow of Altimeter a company of the consulting firm Prophet

For the past two decades, Charlene Li has been helping people see the future. She is an expert in digital transformation, leadership, customer experience, and the future of work. She is the author of six books, including the New York Times bestseller "Open Leadership" and co-author of the acclaimed book "Groundswell". Her latest book is the bestseller "The Disruption Mindset". She is the founder and Senior Fellow at Altimeter, a disruptive analyst firm acquired in 2015 by Prophet. Named one of the most creative people in business by Fast Company, Charlene is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Business School..

Drew Dudley

Founder & Chief Catalyst of Day One Leadership

Somewhere around the middle of his undergraduate education, Drew realized engaging with the world was a lot more fun than writing papers about it.

While still a student he became heavily involved in Canada’s largest post-secondary charitable initiative in support of Cystic Fibrosis Canada, eventually serving as the National Chair of the organization. As he moved into his career, he took on the challenge of creating and building the Leadership Development Program at the University of Toronto, which became the largest and most dynamic in the country.

It was those leadership students who changed the course of Drew’s professional life: they secretly organized a campaign to put him onstage at TEDxToronto 2010, where he delivered a talk that would go on to generate more than 5 million views around the web. A high-achieving lifestyle took its toll however: undiagnosed bipolar disorder set the foundation for binge eating and drinking, and Drew grew to over 300 pounds while struggling with the emotional challenges of a career that kept him on the road 250 days a year.

Drew credits the Day One process with saving his life— he began applying the process to improving his mental and physical health. Recognizing how many people were struggling silently with similar battles, Drew began infusing these experiences into his keynotes, hoping to remind people that their scars in no way stand in the way of their leadership.

In 2018, Drew shared both his story and the Day One process in his first book This is Day One: A Practical Guide to Leadership That Matters. Today, Drew continues to travel the world sharing the Day One process with organizations of all kinds—aiming to redefine leadership for as many people as possible.

Feggy Ostrosky

Professor and Director of the Neuropsychology and Psychophysiology Laboratory at the Faculty of Psychology, National Autonomous University of Mexico

She studied a Bachelor's degree in Psychology at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, a master's and doctorate in the Department of Communication Disorders at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, and a Doctorate in Biomedicine at the Faculty of Medicine of the National Autonomous University of Mexico.

Her area of interest is the study of the relationship between the brain and human behavior. She has conducted research on the psychophysiological and neuropsychological bases of oral and written language, memory, violence, and changes associated with normal and pathological aging. She has authored 29 books, 6 neuropsychological tests with norms for Spanish-speaking populations according to age and education level, and is the author of 320 scientific articles and chapters. She serves on the Editorial Committees of National and International Journals. For her research work, she has received numerous awards and distinctions, including the National Research Award in Psychology, the Anáhuac University Award, the National University Bicentennial Edition Award, the Heberto Castillo Capital City Award, and the research award from the Mexican Society of Psychology. She is a member of various international and national scientific societies and belongs to the National System of Researchers, Level III, the highest level. Currently, she is a full-time professor and director of the Neuropsychology and Psychophysiology Laboratory at the Faculty of Psychology, National Autonomous University of Mexico.

Stuart Russell

Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, UC-Berkeley. Leading expert in artificial intelligence, robotics, and ways to acquire and utilize biological data.

Stuart Russell is a pioneer in understanding and utilizing artificial intelligence (AI), its long-term future, and its relationship with humanity. He is also a leading authority in robotics and bioinformatics. He is the author or co-author of three books on knowledge, reasoning, and machine learning, including the standard textbook on artificial intelligence. Stuart Russell is a Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at UC-Berkeley and an Adjunct Professor of Neurological Surgery at UC-San Francisco.

In addition to the previously mentioned positions, Stuart Russell holds the Smith-Zadeh Chair of Engineering at UC-Berkeley and serves as Vice-Chair of the Global Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Council of the World Economic Forum. He has received numerous awards and held the Blaise Pascal Chair in Paris from 2012 to 2014. He is a researcher at several research centers, including the Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research Laboratory (BAIR), the Berkeley Center for New Media (BCNM), and the Synthetic Biology Institute (SBI). He is the founder and Vice President of Bayesian Logic, Inc., a data analytics company contracted with the UN to build a new global monitoring system for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty..

Hanna Tucker

Director of Balance Point Ventures and Founder of Disruption Dinner

Hannah Tucker researches disruptive developments transforming the economy, with a focus on food systems. She delivers this content to companies and investors, while providing sustainability advisory to her clients through her company, Balance Point Ventures. Hannah is also the founder of Disruption Dinner, which offers immersive culinary adventures in our changing world.

Previously, Hannah worked in sustainable investments, both with Al Gore at Generation Investment Management and with PIMCO. Hannah holds a dual master's degree in Business Administration and International Studies from the Wharton School and the Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania. She is certified as a CFA Charterholder, Climate Reality Leader, and tutor at the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership..

Dr. Mark Jackson

Quantum Evangelist at Cambridge Quantum Computing

Dr. Mark Jackson is the Quantum Evangelist at Cambridge Quantum Computing. He earned his undergraduate degree in Physics and Mathematics from Duke University and a Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics from Columbia University. He then spent 10 years researching string theory and cosmology, co-authoring nearly 40 technical papers. To promote public understanding of science, he founded the scientific crowdfunding platform Fiat Physica and the Science Partnership Fund, a non-profit organization. He is an Adjunct Professor at Singularity University and Director of Astronomers Without Borders..

Amy Blankson

Co-founder of the Digital Wellness Institute

Amy Blankson is the co-founder of the Digital Wellness Institute and the author of the bestselling book "The Future of Happiness." A graduate of Harvard and Yale School of Management, Amy is a member of the United Nations Global Happiness Council, a member of the World Innovation Organization, a distinguished instructor in Oprah's online Happiness course, and a regular contributor to Forbes. Her current work focuses on cultivating happiness and well-being in the digital age, and she takes pride in advising numerous wellness initiatives, including the new CookieJar Moments app launched this month.

Raymond McCauley

Principal at Exponential Biosciences Advisor and Board Member of many companies focused in Biotechnology

Raymond McCauley is a scientist, engineer, inventor, investor, and entrepreneur working at the forefront of biotechnology. Raymond explores how applying technology to life -- biology, genetics, medicine, longevity, agriculture -- is affecting every one of us. He uses storytelling and down-to-earth examples to show how quickly these changes are happening, right now, and where it may head tomorrow. His work and profile have been featured in Wired, Forbes, Time, CNBC, Science, and Nature.

Raymond is: Principal of Exponential Biosciences, a private consultancy; a theme advisor to ARK Invest, home of good thinking about investing in disruptive innovation; Chair of Digital Biology at Singularity University, a Silicon Valley think tank devoted to training leaders about exponential technologies; Co-founder and Chief Architect for BioCurious, the hackerspace for biotech, a not-for-profit where professional scientists, DIYbio hobbyists, and entrepreneurs come together to design the next big thing to come out of a Silicon Valley garage; Part of the team that developed next generation DNA sequencing at Illumina, where he worked in bioinformatics, cancer sequencing, and personal genomics.

Raymond's postgraduate work includes studies at Texas A&M University, Stanford, and UC Berkeley in electrical engineering, computer science, biophysics, biochemistry, bioinformatics, and nanotechnology. He previously worked with Genomera, Illumina, Ingenuity Systems, TANSTAAFL Media, QIAGEN, Viatel, NASA, and other state and federal agencies. Raymond develops and advises a variety of companies and organizations. Raymond's favorite project is raising his twin boys to be superheroes.

Jennifer Caspari

Master Specialist in Healthcare Sector Strategy at Deloitte Consulting

Dr. Jennifer Caspari is a physician, researcher, educator, and behavioral health consultant passionate about developing innovative strategies to promote biopsychosocial health. Her areas of expertise include integrated behavioral health and wellness, evidence-based communication and behavior change, and designing and implementing strategies to promote the integration of digital tools focused on behavioral health into the healthcare ecosystem. Jennifer currently serves as a healthcare sector strategy specialist at Deloitte.

Pato Bichara

CEO of Collective Academy

Pato Bichara Assad is the CEO of Collective Academy, the neo-university that is re-evolutionizing education for leaders in Latin America through its master's, undergraduate, and corporate learning programs. In just five years, they have managed to build a community of over 5,500 learners and developing executives and 150 mentors across Latin America.

In addition to his day-to-day work in building the future of education, Pato is a member of the Consortium for Learning Innovation at McKinsey & Company and a partner at Xochi Ventures, a venture capital fund focused on companies disrupting traditional industries in Latin America.

Previously, he was part of the team at Polymath Ventures in Colombia, launching companies for the Latin American middle class, and the investment team at IGNIA, the Mexican venture capital fund focused on companies serving the base of the pyramid. He began his professional career as a consultant at Bain & Company Mexico and The Bridgespan Group.

Pato holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Tecnológico de Monterrey. He firmly believes in advancing Latin America's economic development through harnessing human talent and building innovative companies..

Shuo Chen

General Partner at IOVC, faculty at UC Berkeley and SingularityU, Board Director of DECODE and commissioner at Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC)

Shuo Chen is a General Partner at IOVC, where she focuses on early stage venture investments in Silicon Valley with a focus on future of work and enterprise/SaaS. She is also Faculty at UC Berkeley and Singularity University. Shuo is appointed by California Governor Gavin Newson to serve as 1 of 13 voting members on California's Mental Health Commission (as the first Asian American Commissioner), which includes overseeing ~$2.6 billion annually in state budget and advising the Governor or the Legislature on mental health policy.

In her venture role, Shuo has invested in companies now acquired by Goldman Sachs, Ford, Caterpillar, Binance and Dialpad, as well as now unicorns including Boom, Checkr, Grubmarket, Instacart and Rescale. She has helped portfolio companies close deals with Amazon, Apple, Google, Mercedes-Benz and NASA among others, as well as scaled portfolio companies into Europe and Asia.

Prior, Shuo worked at Goldman Sachs in investment banking, where she worked with clients including Alibaba and Tencent, as well as represented the firm on the Board of Women in Finance. Before that, Shuo was at PwC, where she worked on Google’s $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola and LinkedIn’s $119 million acquisition of SlideShare. Shuo has also co-authored one of the leading books on financial regulations published by Cambridge University Press in 2019, and sits on the Advisory Board of Forbes China, where she advises on content and awards for Asian Americans in North America.

Rodolfo Ramírez

Founder and CEO of Redbox

Founder and CEO of RedBox, the most experienced innovation agency in Latin America, with offices in Mexico City and New York. In 18 years, he has developed innovation projects for 80 brands in 10 countries, resulting in over 400 solutions in the market for companies such as Sabritas, Kidzania, DHL, and Sportsworld, among others. He holds a Bachelor's degree in International Trade from ITESM and an MBA from Lund University in Sweden. He is a guest lecturer at IPADE in Mexico and an active speaker at the region's leading innovation forums. He is also a mentor for high-impact entrepreneurs at organizations such as Endeavor and a board member for Make-A-Wish Mexico.

Ja-Naé Duan

Co-Founder and Managing Partner at The Revolution Factory, Bestselling Author of The Startup Equation, Faculty member of SingularityU and Collaborator and Advisor at several companies.

For over 20 years, behavioral scientist Ja-Naé Duane has been dedicated to a single mission: improving the lives of one billion people. This award-winning innovator and expert in global systems focuses on helping corporations, governments, and universities understand and develop future systems, using emerging technologies such as VR/AR, AI, and blockchain. Ja-Nae guides companies forward, helping them get out of their own way to create exponential innovation and predict the future. She has had the pleasure of working with companies such as PWC, Samsonite, Constant Contact, Natixis, John Hancock, and AIG. A top-tier speaker within the Singularity University community and author of the bestseller, "The Startup Equation", Ja-Nae helps both startups and multinational companies identify new business models and paths for global scale.

Over the years, her work has caught the attention of The Associated Press, NPR, The Boston Globe, and BusinessWeek. Ja-Nae holds degrees from Brown University, I.E. Business School, Northeastern University, Carnegie University, and Boston University. Currently, Ja-Nae is a Ph.D. candidate focusing her research on the future of information systems.

Alexandro Arias

Partner, Life Sciences and Healthcare Leader S-Latam, Future of Health Leader in Latam, and Member of the Commercial Team at Deloitte.

Alexandro Arias studied Economics at ITAM and an MBA at ESADE Business School in Barcelona. He has over 20 years of experience in transformation projects, first in the banking sector and currently at Deloitte.

 Alex is the Lead Partner for Life Sciences and Healthcare at Deloitte S-Latam and has been involved in various projects involving advanced analytics, human behavior, and patient experience design. He is also the leader of the "Future of Health" initiative for Deloitte in LATAM, a global initiative that explores opportunities for transformation in the sector..

Tricia Wang

Member of the Atlantic Council Geo-Tech Center and the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University. Co-founder of Sudden Compass and Last Mile - COVID Straight Talk.

Tricia Wang is a technology ethnographer obsessed with designing equity into systems. She is part data geek, part designer, and part community organizer, with a belief that technology should serve humanity as the driving force behind her work from the public to the private sector. She is the co-founder of Sudden Compass, a consulting firm working with Fortune 500 companies and startups, from Spotify to P&G and Google. She is a frequent keynote speaker at conferences, pioneering the operationalization of data science with what she calls "Thick Data," which she describes in her TED talk. Her tech career began by selling some of the first text messaging services and mobile phones to research the rise of social networks in Web 2.0 and now advocates for Web 3.0 to generate social impact through more human-centric applications of crypto and blockchain-enabled technologies. Her focus on technology has always been on adoption among marginalized communities from the US to China and South America. She advises startups and nonprofit organizations and is an advisor to Decentral Labs at the University of Lisbon. She is a member of the Geo Tech Atlantic Council, an affiliate of Data & Society, and has served as a member of the Global Futures Council on Data for the World Economic Forum. She is also a member of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, a Fulbright Fellow, and a National Science Foundation member. She optimizes her life for dancing, eating, hanging out with her dog Elle, and her grandmother..

Eduardo Zamora

Managing Director of Fortinet Mexico.

Eduardo Zamora is the Managing Director of Fortinet Mexico, where he has dedicated himself to developing and evolving the company's business and ecosystem in Mexico to help make it the number one cybersecurity provider in the country.

With over 24 years of experience in the technology industry, Eduardo has held various executive and leadership positions within the sector, both in Mexico and Latin America.

Eduardo has worked with companies such as NCR, HP, Teradata, SAS, DELL, and SAP.

Prior to joining Fortinet, Eduardo served as Vice President of Sales at SAP Mexico, where he was responsible for leading digital transformation with innovative solutions for consumer industries in Mexico, including Retail, CPG, Pharma, and Life Sciences. He also led the strategy for both Cloud and On-Premise business models, increasing the company's revenue and profits in Mexico. 

He holds a B.Sc. in Management and Computer Systems from the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM), and has also completed various postgraduate programs..

Cristina Cárdenas

Public Sector Partnerships Manager for Iberoamerica at Coursera.

Cristina currently serves as the Public Sector Partnerships Manager for Iberoamerica at Coursera, one of the leading global learning platforms. 

Before this role, she founded 3C Innovation for Human Development, a consultancy providing advice on technology adoption and digital skills development in Latin America, particularly in the educational and labor contexts. 

Until January 2019, she led the General Coordination of @prende.mx (CG@), a decentralized body of the Ministry of Education (SEP) in Mexico, responsible for national policy on educational innovation. The initiative promotes the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for the development of digital skills and Computational Thinking in educational authorities and students at the basic education level. 

Previously, she was responsible for achieving the Quality Education objective of the National Digital Strategy in the Office of the President of the Republic. Before this experience, she worked at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in Washington, D.C. 

Currently, she is a founding partner of the Advisory Council of CONECTADAS, a member of the Management Committee of the non-profit organization MXDC.org, and part of the Advisory Board of Christel House International. She also serves as the president of the Casa de María Youth Rehabilitation Center. 

Cristina holds a degree in Economics from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) and a master's degree in Economics from the University of Essex, Great Britain.

Jeff DeVerter

Director of Technology.

Jeff has over 25 years of experience in IT and technology, and has been with Rackspace Technology for over 10 years. Jeff is a proven strategic leader who has helped companies like American Express, Ralph Lauren, and Thompson Reuters create and execute multi-year digital transformation strategies. During his time at Rackspace Technology, Jeff has launched and managed many of the products and services that Rackspace Technology offers, in addition to supporting merger and acquisition activities to enhance those offerings. Jeff is a father of two young children and husband to his wife Michelle of 27 years. When he's not at Rackspace Technology or in San Antonio, you can find Jeff restoring the land on his ranch in the mountainous region of Texas..

Ralph Herbst

Head of Strategy Implementation and Commercial Planning, Cellular Therapy and Genetics Unit.

An authentic and inspiring senior executive with an entrepreneurial mindset built on over 20 years of experience in complex commercial environments, driving growth and bottom-line results. Known as a leader in strategy, business, and technology, adept at technology and experienced with sound judgment. Proven track record of team development in high-performing business units multiple times. Balanced and winning communicator, creating external and internal networks to shape key business decisions..

Carlos Álvarez

Partner at RedBox and Founder of Inspiration to Create

Carlos Álvarez is a partner and creative director at RedBox, the most experienced innovation agency in Latin America. He has developed innovation projects for over 80 brands in 6 different countries. He is the co-founder of RedBox Academy, an education platform on inspiration, creativity, and innovation where he has taught courses and given lectures to over 10,000 people. Carlos studied an MBA at the Berlin School of Creative Leadership where he won the Michael Conrad Award for the creation of the "Four Sources of Inspiration" model, which was presented as a featured project at the Cannes Festival 2010. He has collaborated with Forbes Mexico in creating articles related to innovation and is part of the mentor network of Unreasonable Mexico.

Cristina Bautista

Corporate Sommelier at Antzara Gourmet

Today she is convinced that the best wine is yet to be made and that in order to properly taste it, it is not enough to be a Sommelier, you need to be the best. Cristina is passionate about the Art of Sommeliering, she has spent over 22 years investing much of her time in getting to know, live, and enjoy experiences that allow her to understand the before and after of a drink or a food, awakening gastronomic pleasures in everyone she meets and attends to.

This has allowed her to discover and propose new ways of pairing, blending, and accompanying each other, to achieve a perfect harmony in the Art of Service at a table.

After completing a degree in architecture engineering and a bachelor's degree in administration, she discovered that both were found in the beauty and functionality of a cellar and in the perfect balance between price and quality of a product.

But both were not enough to achieve her goals, so she has committed herself to constantly updating herself and has added specialties such as sherry, beer, whisky, coffee, cigars, charcuterie, restaurant management, mixology, tequila, and mezcal, among others, in order to interact with all lovers of good food and drink every day of her life.

Traveling inside and outside her country is quite an adventure for her to be amazed by new aromas and flavors. This allows her to continue designing experiences that have opened doors for her to participate as a sommelier and instructor in the best specialty stores and in the best educational institutions of the art of good service, and to be part of the organizational structure of the most recognized companies in the industry to which she belongs.

Roberto Castañón

Director of Operations at RedBox

Roberto is the Director of Operations at RedBox, the innovation agency with extensive experience in Latin America. With 12 years of experience, he has spearheaded innovation projects for both multinational corporations and startups across six countries, catering to over 80 brands. Roberto implements various methodologies to devise innovation strategies encompassing cultural, experiential (UX/CX), service, and product realms. He co-founded RedBox Academy, a platform dedicated to innovation education, where he has conducted courses and conferences for over 15,000 individuals. Roberto holds a Master's degree in Innovation, Creativity, and Business Management from the University of Newcastle in the United Kingdom, graduating with honors.

Sergio Caetano

Director of Innovation at RedBox

He is the Director of Consulting and is part of the founding consulting team at RedBox, with 15 years of experience in innovation processes, brand building, consumer experience creation, business model development, and innovation culture development. Sergio has worked across more than 10 categories and with over 200 clients, successfully transforming business development and value propositions in Mexico. He is a co-founder of RedBox Academy, a platform for innovation education, where he has taught courses and given lectures to over 15,000 people. Sergio graduated with honors in Advertising from the University of Communication.

Josset Ávila

Master Roaster at La Finca

Josset is passionate about coffee, spending many years exploring new ways to taste this wonderful seed. One of his practices involves music.

Focused on the Indie genre, he combines the vibrations generated by musical notes with the aromas of coffee. Through this simple exercise, he has developed different tasting techniques and blends.

Personal projects have been an exciting challenge for him, as he creates blends, adaptations, and formulas to combine two of the world's most consumed beverages: beer and coffee.

To reach this level of expertise, Josset has been at the forefront with major coffee producers, traveling long distances, harvesting, and tasting different strains found throughout the country.

Mónica Rivera

Director of Consulting at RedBox

Monica is the Director of Consulting at RedBox, where she has been coordinating and developing innovation projects since 2008. She also leads training sessions on the company's proprietary methodology. Since 2003, she has been involved in developing marketing and branding strategies for clients across various industries. Monica gained her professional experience in advertising, branding, and strategic planning at McCann Worldwide Group (2003-2004) and Y&R (2004-2008) before joining RedBox Innovation in 2008. Throughout her career, she has had the opportunity to work with over 60 brands.

Alejandro Mireles

IT Network and Infrastructure Administrator

Alejandro Mireles has been a valuable member of the information systems department at Arbomex for 4 years, driving digital culture within the company. He has actively contributed to research and development in technological innovation, Industry 4.0, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and IoT. 

He is deeply involved in the disruptive transformation and change management of the traditional business model, focusing on integrating new technologies. He has played a significant role in implementing SASE cybersecurity platforms with a Zero Trust model. Alejandro has also led the implementation of strategies and plans for asset security using artificial intelligence-based teams and systems.

Ilce Vera

Consultant of SAP

Ilce Vera is convinced that persistence is key to success in any chosen field, believing it to be more of an emotional trait than a logical one. This quality drives Ilce to complete every project she sets out to accomplish.

Focused on projects with technological impact, Ilce aims to facilitate the implementation of technological trends, firmly believing that technology will play a crucial role in improving the quality of life and work for everyone.

In 2017, Ilce joined the Arbomex team in the IT department, where she discovered her innovative spirit. Currently, she is dedicated to digital transformation in the company's key processes and critical mission systems, such as SAP..

Guillermo Terán

Chief Information Officer

His beginnings in the information technology field date back to 1989 when his father, with sacrifice and effort, acquired a personal computer, with which he began this great adventure in the world of computing. Motivated to learn alongside his father, he carried out several experiments with the PC he had back then with an i286 microprocessor. Here is where that curiosity to learn and innovate was born. After 32 years of this first experience, he has spent 17 years collaborating with Arbomex on multiple innovation projects, digital transformation, and dreaming that this 100% Mexican company achieves a digital culture that competes globally. 

Currently, as leader of the "infrastructure, networks, and cybersecurity," "SAP and mission-critical systems," "operations technology," and "software engineering development" areas, he prepares himself along with his team to face the uncertainty globally, because he believes that adversity strengthens the spirit and character of people who are passionate about their work day by day.

Ingrid Lisac

Music therapist

Ingrid is a music therapist certified by the SEP, who explores the sound and vocal relationships of ritual music, blending traditional techniques from Mongolia, Tibet, Australia, and Mexico, among other parts of the world. Her practices delve into the effects that sounds produce on the mind and matter. 

She conducts studies in cymatics to decipher the patterns that different musical instruments induce in water. In the field of mental health, she combines music resources with breathing and meditation techniques to foster the creation of states of well-being. 

She has participated in artistic awareness projects at venues such as the Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso and Purísima Arte Contemporáneo, among others. She has collaborated on community projects around resilience and emotional integration.

She insists that sound is a habitable space, a digestible food, and a resource for recognizing, processing, and transforming our emotions and mental processes for greater well-being.

Iván Maraña

Professional Mentalist

Ivan Maraña is a professional mentalist, member of the Society of American Magicians, who begins his career in the world of magic with the purpose of reminding us of this feeling that many of us have forgotten. 

Over time, he discovers that his interest goes beyond what can be explained with the 52 cards of a deck, which leads him to focus his studies on areas such as psychology and neurolinguistic programming. 

Through these and other tools, he better understands the human mind to achieve experiences that seem "impossible." 

"Astonishment is not a created emotion, but a state that is revealed."

Jorge Martínez

Sales Solutions Engineer

Jorge Martínez is a Solutions Engineer who advises his clients on the digital transformation of any processes requiring automation of document flow and formalization through electronic signatures of said agreements.

Jorge believes in the high impact of innovating and/or optimizing business processes by selecting the appropriate technology that allows for rapid adoption and value realization for the business community in Latin America.

Jorge has accompanied clients of solutions such as DocuSign, Automation Anywhere, Documentum, SAP, Oracle, among others, on their journey to improve customer experience, activate digital assistants and workforce, synchronize their supply chains, and manage documents.  

Jorge is a graduate of MEDEX, IPADE Monterrey.

Juan Manuel Hurtado

Marketing Manager

For the past eight years, Juan Manuel Hurtado has been utilizing his research, communication, and organizational skills to enhance daily operations and business in the automotive industry.

With a passion for maintaining and organizing operations, Juan has traversed the sales area, overseeing the development of projects for multinational companies in the automotive sector.

He earned his MBA in Marketing in 2015, thus fueling his interest in innovation, market research, and B2B strategies aimed at achieving better brand positioning.

Currently, he is responsible for the marketing department at Arbomex, driving digital transformation and creating mid- to long-term strategies for the development and expansion of new businesses using methodologies such as SCRUM and Design Thinking.

Rosa Costes

Chief Operating Officer and Co-founder

Rosa is an entrepreneur with extensive experience in e-commerce, business development, product management, automation processes, and marketplace models. She has built her career with a vision of creating companies with innovative products based on customer acquisition and retention strategies through data science and artificial intelligence.

Before joining Envíoclick, Rosa was the Regional Director of Customer Value Management and CRM at Linio.com. She led innovation projects in marketing based on big data developments and decision tools.

In addition to her experience in tech and e-commerce, she has over 8 years of experience in software, telecommunications, and banking companies such as Gemalto and Stefanini IT Solutions, where she led financial product projects and market analysis teams.

Rosa is Mexican, graduated from the Universidad Panamericana (UP) with a degree in administration, finance, and economics. She also holds a specialization in banking and finance from the Institute of Stock Market Studies in Madrid, where she graduated as number one in her class.

Rodrigo Padilla

Happinss CEO

MBA from IEDGE, Certified in "The Science of Happiness" from the University of Berkeley, California, Chief Happiness Practitioner and certified in Mindfulness by Happiitude and the World Happiness Foundation, diplomas in NLP, in design thinking from the Design Business Innovation Institute; Serial entrepreneur having created 7 companies in areas such as education, tourism, technology, and health; Over 20 years in contemplative practices such as Mindfulness and Kindfulness, with Dr. Koncha Pinós as a teacher. 

International speaker with over 200 workshops and conferences delivered on entrepreneurship, technology, leadership, happiness, and mental health topics, was a mentor and regional director for Mexico at the Founder Institute, the world's largest technology accelerator; former director of the Innovation Center for Economic Development Acceleration of the Ministry of Innovation, Science, and Technology of Jalisco; co-director of a research project on reducing occupational stress through the use of virtual reality (VR), with results presented at the 3rd congress of innovation in psychiatry at Stanford University, as well as at the "VR & Healthcare" symposium at Harvard Medical School in 2018. CEO and founding partner since 2016 of Happinss, a startup focused on helping people raise their level of consciousness to increase their well-being and happiness, and creator of the "Happy Place to Work" distinctive to create organizational cultures centered on people's happiness and creator of the "7 Meta-Competencies of Happiness" methodology.

Javier Lozano Garza

Co-founder and CEO of Clínicas del Azúcar

He is the co-founder and CEO of Clínicas del Azúcar, a chain of "one-stop shops" backed by corporations that provides specialized and low-cost diabetes care in Mexico. Key developments include process improvement, predictive algorithms, and patient-centered care.

Javier was a member of the Council - The Future of Behavioral Science Global Future Council at the World Economic Forum (November 2016 - November 2018) and a member of the Council of The Future of the Health Sector Global Agenda Council - World Economic Forum (2014 - November 2016).

He studied Physics Engineering at the Tecnológico de Monterrey Mexico and earned a Master of Business Administration from MIT with a specialization in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. He also completed the AD-2 Program at IPADE Business School.

Alejandra Rodríguez

Co-founder of iBasto

Graduated from the Bachelor of Design at ITESO with studies at the University of Malaga, Spain in Marketing, she has pursued her passion for technology, interconnectivity, and creativity by developing 2 technology-based companies. She is now the CEO of Krrrunch, a software development company specializing in e-commerce, and Co-founder of iBasto, a platform to solve the supply chain for convenience stores in Mexico, a company that was recently awarded by Singularity University and the Government of Jalisco. 

She champions the initiative for the inclusion of women in the STEAM world, being a co-founder of Talent Woman, an international movement that highlights and inspires girls and women to participate in science, technology, and business areas. She won the Youth Award 2019 given by the State of Jalisco, and with the same principle, she founded Equalitics for children to provide real opportunities to children from low-income backgrounds through science and technology, achieving the first generation of robotics in the El Rehilete neighborhood, Zapopan.

Francisco Xavier Orendáin De Obeso

Strategic General Coordinator

Xavier Orendáin De Obeso, a native of Jalisco and Guadalajara, holds a degree in Civil Engineering Administration from the Universidad Panamericana, Guadalajara Campus. He is an entrepreneur and businessman with a solid background in Business Management, Leadership, and Negotiation from the Instituto Panamericano de Alta Dirección Empresarial (IPADE) and Columbia Business School in New York, United States of America.

Throughout his civic career, he has been an active member of various Citizen and Civic Councils, forums, and collectives, addressing areas of interest such as the Common Good, Business, Public Transport, Culture, Environment, and Citizen Participation. Committed to Mexico and Jalisco, he is the creator of the "Nunca Te Rindas" platform, which supports companies and professionals in crisis. Xavier is also a promoter of the Integrity Pact and the Well-Being Pact for Jalisco.

He served as President of the Board of Directors from 2018 to 2020 of the National Chamber of Commerce of Guadalajara and currently serves as Coordinator of Economic Growth and Development for the Government of Jalisco. del Gobierno de Jalisco.

Luis Vázquez

Operations Manager at SingularityU Summit Mexico

Luishon is a natural explorer and an early adopter, which has afforded him the opportunity to live multiple extraordinary experiences in both his professional and personal life. He supports the constructivist approach as, among learning methodologies, it has allowed him to exponentially enhance his engineering skills and decipher that his happiness lies in expressing his love by collaborating and supporting the people he connects with throughout the magical journey of life.

He graduated from the Universidad Iberoamericana as an Industrial Engineer. He has work experience in the chemical, construction, tourism, and technology and innovation industries, in various areas ranging from manufacturing to commercial management. Today, he is seeking to develop himself in the world of impact investing, as he has found a positive balance there between collaboration, impact, efficiency, and sustainability versus the resources invested in projects and efforts to make the world a better place.

Silvina Moschini

Co-founder of SheWorks! and Unicorn Hunter.

Silvina Moschini is one of the leading experts in the digital economy and how the fourth industrial revolution is transforming the global workforce, female empowerment, and accelerating government reforms around the world.

She is the co-founder of an ecosystem of companies that leverage the cloud to connect businesses and talent on demand:TransparentBusinessa platform for workforce management that promotes transparency in both public and private sectors by eliminating fraud and taxpayer money loss, and SheWorks!, an innovative company harnessing the power of technology to close the gender gap. Silvina is the executive producer of Unicorn Hunters, a new business series democratizing wealth by connecting high-growth potential companies seeking capital to achieve a $1 billion valuation with individuals worldwide seeking high-return investment opportunities. She also serves as one of the panelists on the Money Circle, alongside Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, and Rosie Rios, former Treasurer of the United States.

With a unique perspective on how technology generates social impact and business, Silvina was the only standout entrepreneur at W20 Argentina, the G20 advisory group on economic growth with a gender perspective, was a special guest at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2019 and led the innovation panel at the Cumbre de Presidentes de las Américas, a meeting of top CEOs and heads of state.

She is a columnist at CNN en Español, Entrepreneur and Forbes, and is part of the contributor roster at the World Economic Forum regularly called upon by national and international media outlets such as CNBC, CCTV and others.

In 2020, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award (Premio a la trayectoria) of Women in Tech® and was named "Woman of the Decade" by the Women Economic Forum, which also recognized SheWorks! as an "Iconic Company creating a better world for all" for its commitment to equity for women, and as a Digital Leader at the Hispanic Digital Awards. In 2019, Silvina received the Equals in Tech Award, the United Nations global initiative recognizing high-impact technological projects aimed at closing the gender gap.

Diego Masayi

Co-founder of iBasto

Diego holds a degree in International Business from the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM), from which he graduated with Academic Excellence. Currently, he works as a Management Analyst in the area of strategic projects for Lechera Guadalajara Sello Rojo. He is also a co-founder of iBasto.com, an e-commerce platform and data analysis science company that is revolutionizing the distribution channel and promoting the digitalization of corner stores.

He is a partner at Mexchia, an agriculture company, and Uyeda Industrial de México, focused on product printing and labeling. He is also the founder of Sendatsu, a company providing consulting services and support to new businesses.

Diego is involved in the Council of Industrial Chambers of Jalisco (CCIJ), where he was president of the International Affairs Commission. Currently, he is president of the Strategic Projects Commission within the same organization. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Chamber of the Food Industry of Jalisco (CIAJ).

Alix Rübsaam

Researcher in philosophy of technology, cultural analysis, and post humanism

She is a PhD candidate at the University of Amsterdam and the Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis (ASCA). There, she researches the collaboration between human and nonhuman (technological) agents at the intersection of humans and computational systems. As a Faculty Fellow at Singularity University she investigates the societal and cultural impact of exponential technologies. Her focus is on changing ideas about humanity in technological contexts such as Artificial Intelligence, (autonomous) robotics, information technologies, and digital environments. Additionally, Alix has written about cyberpunk and science fiction literature, autonomous weapons, and embodied robotics.

She has an MA in Cultural Analysis and has graduated from Singularity University’s Graduate Studies Program in 2015. Her most recent publication is a chapter in Augmented Intelligence: The Future of Work and Learning (2018).