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

Adriana Aurazo

Secretary General

Latin American Mining Alliance (ALMA)

Alessandra Amaral

Executive President

ADELAT

Alexander Sharabaroff

Senior Energy Specialist

World Bank

Alfonso Blanco

Director of Operations / Director of the Energy and Climate Program

Ivy Foundation / Inter-American Dialogue

Ana Carolina González

Senior Director for Programs & Latin America

NRGI

Ana Lía Rojas

Executive Director

ACERA

Ana María Ibáñez

Vicepresident of Sectors and Knowledge

Inter-American Development Bank

Anabella Ruiz

Coordinator

OEMLAC - OLACDE

Anders Pedersen

Senior Energy Specialist

World Bank

Andrea Afranchi

Member of the Council of Engineers for the Energy Transition

CEET

Andrea Cabrera

President

UTE - Uruguay

Andrés De Tomasi

Senior Energy Specialist

The World Bank

Andrés Rebolledo

Executive Secretary

OLACDE

Ángela González

Planning Manager

National Energy Commission - Dominican Republic

Antonio Milanese

Undersecretary of Planning and Energy Transition

Ministry of Economy of the Nation - Argentina

Arianna Spinelli

National Director of Energy

Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining

Augusto Bello

CEO – AABIGROUP

Company related to IDC Energy

Augusto Bonzi

Energy Specialist

Inter-American Development Bank ( IDB)

Blandine Barreau

LATAM Officer

International Energy Agency

Blas Rozada

Head of Country Operations (Bolivia) and Project Specialist

FONPLATA

Camilo Ordoñez

Power Grid Expert Latam

Huawei Digital Power

Carlos Aurélio Hernández González

Presidente da Comissão Nacional de Energia e Conselheiro Nacional

COPARMEX

Carlos Cortés Simon

Executive Chairman

AGN

Carlos Echeverría

Senior Energy Specialist

Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

Carlos Garibaldi

Executive Secretary

ARPEL

Carolina Rojas

Leader Specialist in Mining

Inter-American Development Bank

Clarisa Proietti

Specialist

OLACDE

Cristina Lobillo

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

European Commission

Cristina Mariaca

International Strategic and Technical Coordinator

ONUDI

Daniel Cabrales

CAF Representative - Dominican Republic

Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean

Daniel Werner

Programme Manager, Global Energy Transformation Programme

GIZ

Daniel Werner

Director of Global Energy Transformation Programme (GET.pro)

GET.Transform

Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean Representative

Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean

Diego León

Gerente de Desarrollo de Negocios Globales

Bridger Photonics

Dr. Philip Mshelbila

Secretary General

Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF)

EGEHID Representative

EGEHID - Dominican Republic

Ernesto Alemán

Senior Business Development Manager AMER Central Region

Wärtsilä

Espen Mehlum

Head of Energy

World Economic Forum

Esteban Kiper

Consultant

OLACDE

Evenson Calixte

General Director - National Authority for Regulation of the Energy Sector (ANARSE)

Bureau of Mines and Energy

Everett Eissenstat

Executive Vice President

Inter-American Development Bank

Facundo Deluchi

Programme Management Officer, Latin America and the Caribbean Division, Department of Technical Cooperation

IAEA

Felipe Mellado Andías

District Energy Coordinator

Ministry of Energy of Chile

Felipe Riveros

Grid Code Expert Latam

Huawei Digital Power

Fitzgerald Cantero

Director de Estudios, Proyectos e Información

OLACDE

Francisco Javier Lecaros Menéndez

President

Latin American Mining Alliance (ALMA)

Gabriel Boric Font

President Of Chile

Gastón Siroit

OEMLAC Director

OLACDE

Georgie Passalaris

Stakeholder Engagement Lead for OGMP 2.0

UNEP

GET.Transform Representative

GET.Transform

Giovanni Bloise

Deputy Minister of Mines

Ministry of Energy and Mines - Dominican Republic

Gloria Alvarenga

Director of Energy Integration, Access and Security

OLACDE

Guadalupe González

IEEE PES

Region Representative Latin America and the Caribbean

Guangzhe Chen

Vice President of Infrastructure

World Bank

Guido Maiulini

Strategic Advisor

OLACDE

Heloisa Borges

Director

EPE Brasil

Henrique Bezerra

Regional Lead for LAC

Global Methane Hub

Inter American Development Bank Representative

Inter American Development Bank

International Solar Alliance Representative

ISA

Isabel Beltrán

Vicepresident

GEAPP

Jari Vayrynen

Energy and Climate Change Expert

World Bank

Javier Cuervo

Energy Senior Specialist

Inter-American Development Bank

Jorge Cantallopts

General Director

CESCO

José Domínguez Bennett

Research Affiliate

University of Calofirnia Berkeley

José Santana

Director of Energy Saving and Energy Efficiency Policies

Ministry of Energy and Mines of the Dominican Republic

José Torón

Regional Program Officer, Latin America and the Caribbean

IRENA

Juan Carlos Gómez

Deputy Manager of Gas Distribution

EPM

Juan Ignacio Alarcón

Market Development Senior Manager for LAC

Wärtsilä

Julián Cortés Oggero

Researcher

Energy Poverty Network (RedPe)

Lisnely Valdés

Director of Electricity

National Energy Secretariat of Panama

Lucía Spinelli

Especialista Senior en Energía

Banco Mundial

Luis Abinader Corona

President of the Dominican Republic

Presidency of the Dominican Republic

Luis García Santander

Director of Services

University of Concepción

Luisa Sierra

Executive Director

Institute for Energy and Environment Development (IDEA)

Luz Stella Murgas

Regional Coordinator for LAC

International Gas Union

Marcela Silva

Regional Practice Director, Infrastructure, Latin America and the Caribbean

World Bank

Marcelino Madrigal

Head of the Energy Division

IDB

Marcelino Madrigal

Director of the Energy Division INE/ENE

Inter-American Development Bank

Marcelo Mena

CEO

Global Methane Hub

Marcio Campos

Vicepresident of Sales

Siemens Energy

Marina Gil Sevilla

Official in Charge of the Energy Unit

ECLAC

Marta Carvalho

Senior Energy Specialist

Inter-American Development Bank ( IDB)

Mary Burce Warlick

Deputy Executive Director

IEA

Mauricio Bejarano

Viceministro de Minas y Energía

Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Comunicaciones de Paraguay

Mauricio León

Officer in Charge of the Natural Resources Division

CEPAL

Medardo Cadena

Asesor Técnico del Secretario Ejecutivo

OLACDE

Michael Mechlinski

Coordinator for Latin America at GET.transform and Regional Coordinator for Central America at GET.invest

GET.transform

Miguel Ángel Figueroa

Commissioner

Electric Energy Regulatory Commission (CREE)

Ministry of Energy and Mines Authority

Ministry of Energy and Mines of the Dominican Republic

Minu Parahoe

Suriname Program Director

ACT

Nelson Mojarro

Head of Energy Transition and Innovation

International Chamber of Shipping

Nicholas Wagner

Manager, Energy and Industry Transition Intelligence

World Economic Forum

Nicholas Wagner

Manager, Energy and Industry Transition Intelligence

World Economic Forum

Odile Jhonson

Senior Energy Specialist

Inter-American Development Bank ( IDB)

Odón de Buen

Expert Consultant in Energy Efficiency

Pablo Regina

Commercial Manager

UTE - Uruguay

Rafael Burgos

Board Member

ANUNR

Rafael Ferreira

Senior Energy Specialist

World Bank

Rafael Poveda

Energy Unit, Natural Resources Division

ECLAC

Ramón Fiestas

President

GWEC

Raúl Jiménez

Economist at IDB Invest

Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

Ricardo Gorini

Senior Programme Officer - REmap

IRENA

Riley Duren

CEO and Founder

Carbon Mapper

Roberto Aiello

Senior Regional Energy Specialist for the Caribbean

Inter-American Development Bank

Rodrigo Moreno

Director

ENLACE Energy Center

Ronny Rodriguez Chavez

Deputy Minister of Energy

Ministry of Environment and Energy

Rubén Chaer

Technical Manager

Electricity Market Administration (ADME) - Uruguay

Santiago Dematine

Consultant

OLACDE

SIE Representative

Superintendencia de Electricidad - República Dominicana

Silvia Zumárraga

GM Latin America & Caribbean

Wärtsilä

Soledad Lysak

Director of Marketing and Long-Term LNG Origination for Latin America

TotalEnergies

TJ Conway

Principal in Climate Intelligence Program

RMI

Tomás Bermúdez

Manager for the Region of Central America, Dominican Republic, Mexico and Haiti.

Inter American Development Bank

Tomas Serebrisky

Manager, Infrastructure and Energy Sector

Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

Tomás Varona

Head of the Energy Policy Department - Vice Ministry of Energy

Ministry of Energy and Mines - Dominican Republic

Vanessa Reynoso

Communications Manager

Barrick Pueblo Viejo

Vicente López-Ibor Mayor

President

European Federation of Energy Law Associations

Wellington Reyes

Director of Innovation at InterEnergy Systems

CEPM

Woochong Um

Chief Executive Officer

Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet

World Bank Representative

World Bank