Meet the Speakers of the X Energy Week

Global leaders, experts, and industry references will share their vision of the energy future. Discover who will be part of the event that will take place in Santiago de Chile from September 30 to October 3, 2025.

List of speakers

Agustín Torroba

International Specialist in Biofuels and Renewable Energy

IICA

Alberto Van Klaveren

Minister of Foreign Affairs

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Alessandra Amaral

Executive President

ADELAT

Alexandra Planas

Lead Energy Specialist

IDB

Alexis Rodríguez

Energy Transition Executing Regional Head for LAC

Maersk

Alicia Williner

Coordinator of the Regional Observatory on Planning at ECLAC

ECLAC

Aminta Estrada Leyva

Researcher

SEI Latin America

Ana Lía Rojas

Executive Director

ACERA

Anabella Ruiz

Consultant - Project Coordinator

OLADE

Andrea Heins

Senior Advisor on Energy Efficiency

UNEP Copenhagen Climate Center

Andrea Stegher

President

IGU

Andrés Detomasi

Senior Energy Specialist

EEX Global Knowledge Unit

Andrés Rebolledo

Executive Secretary

OLADE

Andrés Romero Celedón

International Consultant

World Bank

Angelo Gurgel

Principal Research Scientist

MIT

Antonio Silveira

Vice President of the Private Sector

CAF

Arturo Alarcón

Senior Specialist

IDB

Astrid Yanet Aguilera Cazalbón

Research Coordinator

Latin American Observatory of Energy Geopolitics

Aurelio Bustilho de Oliveira

CEO Americas

ENEL

Aurora Williams Baussa

Minister of Mining

Ministry of Mining

Bárbara Nagel A.

Head of the Office of Strategic Alliances and International Relations

CCHEN

Bastián Osorio Gonzalez

Head of Renewable Gases

Metrogas

Belén Aravena

Contract Manager

ENGIE

Bernhardt Johst

Energy Manager

GIZ

Camilo Charme

Executive Director

Generadoras de Chile

Carlos Álvarez

Head of International Relations

European Commission

Carlos Cortés Simon

Executive Chairman

AGN

Carlos Echevarría

Regional Lead Energy Specialist

IDB

Carlos Garibaldi

Executive Secretary

ARPEL

Cecilia Correa

Sector Specialist in the Energy Division

IDB

Cecilia Dastres

Head of the Division of Participation and Social Dialogue

Ministry of Energy

Cecilia San Román Ribolla

President

ANCAP

Charlyne Smith

Starrlight Innovation Lab Lead on Nuclear Technology Innovation

Electric Power Research Institute.

Christiaan Gischler

Lead Energy Specialist

IDB

Christian Jaramillo H.

Founder Partner

On Point Consulting

Claudia Valdés

Principal Officer of Infraestructure

IDB Invesment

Cristina Lobillo

Directorate F: Energy Security and International Relations of the Directorate-General for Energy

European Commission

Cristina Victoriano

Deputy Executive Director

Agencia de Sostenibilidad Energética

Dario Bove

Researcher

University of Genoa

David Delgado

Consultant

OLADE

David Vilar

Senior Energy Specialist - (LAC Energy Unit)

World Bank

Diana Salazar

Co-CEO

Geek Girls LATAM

Diego Pardow

Minister of Energy

Ministry of Energy of Chile

Dorotea López Giral

Director of the Institute of International Studies

University of Chile

Edgar Blanco

Head of Engineering

GasAndes

Edwin Malagón

Senior Specialist

IDB

Efraim Hernández

Researcher

SEI Latin America

Elena Pérez

Chief Events and Engagement Officer

IHA

Espen Mehlum

Head of Energy

World Economic Forum

Ezequiel Tavernelli

Executive Director

ALACERO

Fatih Birol

Executive Director

International Energy Agency

Felipe Bottini

Managing Director for the Energy Transition

Accenture

Felipe Riveros

Grid Code Expert Engineer

Huawei

Felix Sosa

President

ANDE

Fernando Cevallos

Head of the Energy Team

AFD

Fernando Monteverde

VP South America

Siemens Energy

Fitzgerald Cantero

Director of Studies, Projects and Information

OLADE

Florencia Balestro

Energy Specialist - (LAC Energy Unit)

The World Bank

Francesco La Camera

Director General

International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

Gabriel Boric Font

President Of Chile

Gabriela Azócar

CEO

AVLA Chile

Gabriela Elizondo

Energy Practice Manager for LAC

The World Bank

Galen Maclaurin

Group Manager of Geospatial Data Science

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Gastón Siroit

Regional Director of the OEMLAC

OLADE

Gemma Bedia Bueno

Senior Project Manager - Climate Change

Alinnea

Gianluca Palumbo

General Manager

ENEL Chile

Gloria Alvarenga

Director of Energy Integration, Access and Security

OLADE

Griselda Lambertini

Academic Director

CEARE

Guangzhe Chen

Vice President of Infrastructure

World Bank

Guido Maiulini

Head of Strategic Advisory

OLADE

Guillermo Areas

Head of Government Relations and External Affairs for Latin America and the Caribbean

BMW Group

HE Haitham Al Ghais

Secretary General

OPEC

Heloisa Borges

Director

EPE Brasil

Henrique Bezerra

Regional Lead, Latin America

Global Methane Hub

Isabel Beltrán

Vicepresident

GEAPP

Jacqueline Hazbun Arias

Executive Director

ACI

Jaime Szigethi

Socio & Managing Partner Chile

McKinsey & Company

Jaime Baeza

Professor

FLACSO

Javier Tapia

Executive Director

Chilean Association of Transmission Companies

Jessica Arias-Gaviria

Senior researcher

POLEN Just Transitions

Joan Leal

CEO

EDF power solutions Chile

Joisa Dutra

Founder and Director

FGV CERI Center for Studies in Regulation and Infraestructure

Juan Carlos Olmedo

President of the Board

Coordinador Eléctrico Nacional

Juan José Toha

Director of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability

LATAM Airlines Group

Juan Meriches

Executive Director

Empresas Eléctricas A.G.

Juan Pablo Ordoñez

Board Member

INVAP

Julio María Sanguinetti

Former President

Uruguay

Karina Araujo

Diretora do Departamento de Transição Energética

Ministério de Minas e Energia

Laura Viegas

Director of Communications and Sustainability

Inchcape Américas

Lina Escobar Rangel

Senior Energy Specialist

IDB

Lisa Viscidi

Lead Energy Specialist

IDB

Lucía Spinelli

Senior Energy Specialist - (LAC Energy Unit)

World Bank

Ludmilla De Oliveira Diniz

Chief of LAC

UNIDO

Luis Alberto Lacalle

Former President

Uruguay

Luis Llano Zuleta

General Manager

ISA INTERCHILE

Luiz Barroso

CEO

PSR Energy Consulting and Analytics

Marcela Silva

Regional Director of Infrastructure for LAC

World Bank

Marcelino Madrigal

Head of the Energy Division

IDB

Marcelo Mena

CEO

Global Methane Hub

Marco Acuña

President

ICE

Marco Antonio Mancilla Ayancán

Executive Secretary

CNE

Marco Jano

Deputy Director of Research

IDEA

María Adelaida Correa Ruiz

Corporate Sustainability Director

ISA Colombia

María Alejandra Garzón Sánchez

OEMLAC Technical Coordinator

OLADE

María Helena Lee

Head of the Division of Strategic Planning and Sustainable Development

Ministry of Energy of Chile

Maria Medard

Disaster Management Coordinator

CARILEC

María Paz Alvear

Legal Manager

Gasvalpo

María Verónica Barzola

President

Association of Women in Sustainable Energy of Argentina

Mario Miranda

Executive President

ABRATE

Mark Philips

Prime Minister

Marlene Jamilet Elías de Quan

General Manager

LAGEO

Mauricio Bejarano

Deputy Minister of Mines and Energy

Ministry of Public Works and Communications

Mauricio Rebolledo

Director of Public Affairs and Territory

ISA Energía Chile

Maximilian Parzen

CEO, Co-Founder

Open Energy Transitions

Medardo Cadena

Technical Advisor

OLADE

Michael Mechlinski

Regional Coordinator

GET.transform

Michael Pollitt

Professor of Business Economics

Judge Business School, University of Cambridge

Michael Xue

Vice President

Huawei LATAM

Michelle Abreu Vargas

Vice President

Association for the Promotion of Renewable Energies

Michelle Bachelet

Former President

Chile

Mohamed HamelMohamed Hamel

Secretary General

GECF

Nataly Martínez Soto

Deputy Manager of People

GNL Quintero S.A.

Nicolás Spinelli

General Manager

ANCAP

Noelia Maciera

Coordinator of the Renewal Program

Salto Grande Mixed Technical Commission

Pablo Ferragut

Managing Director

ARPEL

Paola Tapia

Director

Directorio de Transporte Público Metropolitano

Patricia Roa

Programming Officer

OIT

Peter Warren

Accelerate-to-Demonstrate (A2D) Facility Manager

UNIDO

Pía Suarez

President

Women in Energy Association

Ramón Fiestas

President

GWEC

Ramón Mendez

Executive Director

REN21

Raúl Podetti

Consultant

Rebeca Poleo

President

H2 Chile

Ricardo Gorini

Senior Programme Officer - REmap

IRENA

Ricardo Michel

SELA

Riley Duren

CEO and Founder

Carbon Mapper

Roberto Aiello

Lead Regional Energy Specialist for the Caribbean

IDB

Roberto Estevez

Country Delivery Manager

LAC

Roberto Mendoza León

Trade union leader

Workers' Union Federation of the Mexican Republic (FOSRM)

Rodrigo Darquea

Head of Corporate Affairs Growth LATAM

BHP

Rosa Riquelme

Executive Director

Agencia de Sostenibilidad Energética

Santiago Patrón

Director of Commercialization and Midstream for Gas and Oil

Pampa Energía

Santiago Peña

President

President of the Republic of Paraguay

Sebastián Galarza

Executive Director

Centro de Movilidad Sostenible

Silvia Zumarraga

General Manager for Market Development

Wartsila

Stéphanie Nour

International Director

Econoler

Tomás Serebrisky

Manager of Infrastructure and Energy Sector

IDB

Walter Martin

Natural Resources Development Specialist for the Energy Division

IDB

Yudi Yepes

Researcher

SEI Latin America