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1 6 th ACE Participants (Updated September 20, 2016) OAS MEMBER STATES COUNTRY Argentina Barbados PROFILE Guillermo Acosta Undersecretary of Federal and Sectorial Articulation Ministry of Production Government of Argentina Shawn Tudor Chief Executive Officer Barbados Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation Belize Lejia Melanie Gideon General Manager, Enterprise and Innovation Division Belize Trade and Investment Development Service (BELTRAIDE) Government of Belize 1

2 Brazil Ademar Seabra da Cruz Junior Deputy Consul General Consulate General of Brazil in Toronto Government of Brazil Brazil Priscila dos Santos Manager, Public Policy Ministry of Industry, Foreign Trade and Services Government of Brazil Chile Carlos Ladrix Oses Director of Strategic Programs CORFO, Ministry of Economy Government of Chile Fernando José Estupiñan Deputy Secretary District Bureau of Economic Development Government of Bogota Beatriz Daza Ariza Director of Business Development Chamber of Commerce of Barranquilla Jorge Alberto Hernández Director of INNOVANDES Innovation Center Andes University Santiago Acosta Maya Managing Director, Development and Innovation EPM Medellin Public Enterprises Ximena Duque Director, Competitiveness FEDESOFT n Federation of Software and IT Industry 2

3 Costa Rica Luis Alonso Jiménez Director, Agency for Entrepreneurship Management (AUGE) University of Costa Rica Dominica Roselyn Victoria Paul Minister of Commerce, Enterprise and Small Business Development Government of Dominica Dominican Republic Tomás Domingo Guzmán Director, Innovation and Productive Development Vice Ministry of National Competitiveness Management Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development Government of the Dominican Republic Ecuador Ecuador Mauricio Alejandro Villavicencio González Advisor Ministry of Education Government of Ecuador Sheyla Carmen Rivera Founder and CEO Yacaré Technology Grenada Khesha Mary Mitchell Vice President, Business Development Grenada Industrial Development Corporation Guatemala Fernando López Fernández President, Chamber of Industry of Guatemala (CIG) President, Latin American Industrial Association (AILA - LAIA) Honduras Desiree Tejada Dean of Engineering and Architecture Central American Technological University (UNITEC) 3

4 Jamaica Michelle Ann Chong President, Jamaica Exporters Association (JEA) CEO, Honey Bun (1982) Limited Corporation Jamaica Mexico Delaine Patricia Morgan Manager, Export and Market Development Jamaica Trade and Investment Agency (JAMPRO) Ministry of Economy Government of Jamaica Lilia Arechavala Chief Operating Officer Mexico- Foundation for Science (FUMEC) Mexico Sara Rocio Abarca Lopez Deputy Director of Planning Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) Mexico Miguel Angel Sanabria Vice President National Council of Software Clusters Panama Miguel Angel Esbrí Executive Secretary, Competitiveness and Logistic Ministry of the Presidency Government of Panama Paraguay Leticia Romero General Director, ICT in Education and Digital Inclusion National Secretariat of Information and Communication Technologies Government of Paraguay Peru Karin Ursula Fassbender Deputy Director, Innovation and Technology Transfer National Council of Science, Technology and Technological Innovation Government of Peru 4

5 Peru Renato Alonso Poire Senior Analyst, Internationalization Strategic Line National Competitiveness Council Ministry of Economy and Finance Government of Peru St. Lucia Gale Tracy Christiane Rigobert Minister of Education, Innovation, Gender Relations and Sustainable Development Government of St. Lucia The Bahamas Jerome Kennedy Fitzgerald Minister of Education, Science & Technology Government of the Bahamas Trinidad and Tobago Carla Mc Knight Incubator Manager National Integrated Business Incubator System (IBIS) Timothy Edward Kelley President and Chief Executive Officer Imperial Valley Economic Development Corporation El Centro, California Paul Jadin President and Chief Executive Officer Madison Region Economic Partnership (MadREP) Madison, Wisconsin Michael P. Gay Senior Vice President of Economic Development Madison Region Economic Partnership (MadREP) Madison, Wisconsin Victor Garza Director, Existing Business, Talent and Entrepreneurship Greater San Marcos Partnership San Marcos, Texas 5

6 Renee Kelly Assistant Vice President for Innovation and Economic Development University of Maine Orono, Maine Kevin O Shea Vice President International Trade Arizona Commerce Authority Phoenix, Arizona Lesley Varghese Mayor s Chief of Staff City of Austin, Texas Carol Palacio Economic Development Coordinator Orange County Government Orlando, Florida Lindsay Volpe Manager County Office of Economic Vitality Tallahassee, Florida Uruguay Carmen Sánchez Balcarce Manager, Promotion of Entrepreneurship Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining Government of Uruguay 6

7 COUNTRIES OUTSIDE OF THE OAS COUNTRY Germany PROFILE Ole Johann Janssen Director, Innovation and Technology Policy Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy Government of Germany Israel Israel Shamay Executive Director, Strategic Initiatives, Head of the Americas Operations Israel Innovation Authority (OCS-MATIMOP) Government of Israel Israel Nissan Amdur Trade Officer Embassy of Israel in Toronto Government of Israel South Korea Chang Kyung Kim Acting President, National Research Foundation Government of South Korea South Korea Keonyeong Jeong Deputy Director Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning Government of South Korea South Korea Sunhak Cho Counselor for Science, Technology and Innovation Embassy of South Korea in Washington DC Government of South Korea 7

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