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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

Adrián Correa
Professor
Francisco José de Caldas District University
Adriana Aurazo
Secretary General
Latin American Mining Alliance (ALMA)
Albania Villarroel
Deputy Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Productive Efficiency in the Hydrocarbons Sector
Ministry of the People's Power for Hydrocarbons, Venezuela
Alberto Lora
Director General of Productive Transformation, Physical Integration, and Services
Andean Community
Alejandra Bernal-Guzman
Latin America Programme Officer
International Energy Agency
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
Alfonso Rodríguez
Executive Vicepresident
ETED
Álvaro Gonzalez
Corporate Affairs Manager
ISA Energy in Chile
Alvaro Villasante
Chief Strategy, Innovation & Portfolio Management Officer
Grupo Energía Bogotá
Ana Carolina González
Senior Director for Programs & Latin America
NRGI
Ana Julia Carvalho
Researcher - Energy Security Study Group
ENETRIX
Ana Lía Rojas
Executive Director
ACERA
Ana María Ibáñez
Vicepresident of Sectors and Knowledge
Inter-American Development Bank
Ana María Mogollón
Director of Energy Diplomacy
Transforma
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
Andrea Heins
Senior Advisor
UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre
Andrés Astacio Polanco
Superintendent
Superintendency of Electricity—Dominican Republic
Andrés Cardozo
President
National Regulatory Agency for Energy and Water Services, Uruguay
Andrés De Tomasi
Senior Energy Specialist
The World Bank
Andrés Rebolledo
Executive Secretary
OLACDE
Ángela González
Planning Manager
National Energy Commission - Dominican Republic
Ángela Livino
Brazilian Policy Lead
International Hydropower Association
Annika Gottmann
Representative
BMZ
Antonio Milanese
Undersecretary for Energy Efficiency and Information
Ministry of Economy of the Nation - Argentina
Arianna Spinelli
National Director of Energy
Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining
Arturo Alarcón
Senior Energy Specialist
IDB
Augusto Bello
CEO – AABIGROUP
Company related to IDC Energy
Augusto Bonzi
Energy Specialist
Inter-American Development Bank ( IDB)
Axell Sutton
Founder
Youth4Energy
Barbara Schnell
Director for Latin America and Africa
KfW Development Bank
Blandine Barreau
LATAM Officer
International Energy Agency
Blas Rozada
Head of Country Operations (Bolivia) and Project Specialist
FONPLATA
Brenda Rodriguez
Program Associate Mexico
NRGI
Camilo Ordoñez
Power Grid Expert Latam
Huawei Digital Power
Carla Gordillo
Director of the Center for Advanced Studies in Energy and Mining
San Carlos University of Guatemala
Carlos Antonio Costa
Senior Energy Economist
World Bank
Carlos Aurélio Hernández González
Chair of the National Energy Commission and National Advisor
COPARMEX
Carlos Cabrera
Executive Vicepresident
SERVINCA
Carlos Cortés Simon
Executive Chairman
AGN
Carlos Echeverría
Senior Energy Specialist
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Carlos Garibaldi
Executive Secretary
ARPEL
Carlos Romero
Leadership Program Scholarship Recipient
OLACDE
Carlos Serra
Sustainable Energy Specialist for Latin America and the Caribbean
DG INTPA
Carolina Rendón
World Bank Group Resident Representative for the Dominican Republic, Latin America & Caribbean (LCR)
World Bank
Carolina Rojas
Leader Specialist in Mining
Inter-American Development Bank
Catalina Cecchi
Senior Manager for International Strategies
Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES)
Cecilia Dastres
Head of the Division of Participation and Social Dialogue
Ministry of Energy of Chile
Chandrasekar Govindarajalu
Practice Manager for the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP)
World Bank
Clarisa Proietti
Specialist
OLACDE
Cristian Cardenas-Lailhacar
Instructional Associate Professor
Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, University of Florida
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
Cristina Morataya
Founder
Salvadoran Council of Women in Energy
Dalvin Castillo
Director of Wholesale Electricity Market Oversight
Superintendency of Electricity—Dominican Republic
Daniel Cabrales
CAF Representative - Dominican Republic
Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean
Daniel Cumpa
Senior Advisor - South America
GET.Transform
Daniel Werner
Programme Manager, Global Energy Transformation Programme
GIZ
Daniel Werner
Director of Global Energy Transformation Programme (GET.pro)
GET.Transform
David Diaz
Market Development Lead, Americas
Open Energy Transition
David Vilar
Senior Energy Specialist
World Bank
Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean Representative
Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean
Diana Cadillo
Executive Director
Youth4Energy
Diana Rivera González
Student
Technological University of Campeche
Diana Solís
Undersecretariat of Renewable Energy and Electricity
Secretariat of Energy - Honduras
Diana Suli Perez
Vicepresident
Community Youth Organizations of Colombia
Diego Calderón
Research Geographer
SDSN Youth Bolivia
Diego León
Gerente de Desarrollo de Negocios Globales
Bridger Photonics
Dr. Philip Mshelbila
Secretary General
Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF)
Dussam Notta
Planning Manager
National Load Dispatch Committee (CNDC)
Eduardo Duarte Faria
General Coordinator for Universal Access to Energy
Ministry of Mining and Energy of Brasil
Eduardo Oviedo
Secretary of State for Energy
Honduras
Eliel Hasson
Director for Central America, Haiti, Panama and Dominican Republic
ILO
Erik Diaz
Director of Rural and Suburban Electrification
Ministry of Energy and Mining Dominican Republic
Erika Teliz
Coordinator of the Knowledge Generation and Dissemination Committee
Uruguayan Association of Women in Energy
Ernesto Acevedo Peña
Renewable Energy Director
Ministry of Energy and Mining 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 Manager
National Authority for Regulation of the Energy Sector, Haiti (ANARSE)
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
Fátima Ochoa Morales
Coordinator of International Relations and Projects
REACCIONA Climate Action Network A.C.
Felipe Mellado Andías
District Energy Coordinator
Ministry of Energy of Chile
Felipe Riveros
Grid Code Expert Latam
Huawei Digital Power
Fernelis Ramirez Lorenzo
Director of the Energy Control Center
ETED
Fidel Arzola
Head of Hydropower for Latin America and the Caribbean
Mott MacDonald
Fitzgerald Cantero
Director of Studies, Projects and Information
OLACDE
Florencia Balestro
Energy Specialist
World Bank
Francesco La Camera
Director-General
IRENA
Francisco Javier Lecaros Menéndez
President
Latin American Mining Alliance (ALMA)
Gabriel Boric Font
President Of Chile
Gabriel Velazquez
Technical Director of Energy and Mining Planning
Ministry of Energy and Mining Guatemala
Gabriela Elizondo
Practice Manager Energy Sector for Latin America and the Caribbean
World Bank
Gaddis Corporán
Viceminister of Nuclear Energy
Ministry of Energy and Mining Dominican Republic
Gastón Siroit
OEMLAC Director
OLACDE
Georgie Passalaris
Stakeholder Engagement Lead for OGMP 2.0
UNEP
Gerardo Alemany
Site Representative
Candu energy Argentina
GET.Transform Representative
GET.Transform
Giovanni Bloise
Deputy Minister of Mines
Ministry of Energy and Mines - Dominican Republic
Giselle Varela
President
Barrick Pueblo Viejo
Gloria Alvarenga
Director of Energy Integration, Access and Security
OLACDE
Griselda Lambertini
Academic Director
CEARE
Guadalupe González
IEEE PES
Region Representative Latin America and the Caribbean
Guangzhe Chen
Vice President of Infrastructure
World Bank
Guido Maiulini
Strategic Advisor
OLACDE
Guillermo Koutoudjian
Expert Consultant
Ivy Foundation
Gurbuz Gonul
Director, Country Engagement and Partnerships
IRENA
Helmer Acevedo
Senior Researcher
The International Council on Clean Transportation - ICCT
Heloisa Borges
Director
EPE Brasil
Henrique Bezerra
Regional Lead for LAC
Global Methane Hub
Hugo Lucas Porta
Director of Knowledge, New Business Models and Competitiveness
Institute for Energy Diversification and Conservation - IDAE
Icoana Laís
Technical Advisor
GIZ Brazil
Ilse Berdellians
Energy System Analyst
IAEA
Inter American Development Bank Representative
Inter American Development Bank
International Solar Alliance Representative
ISA
Irene Cañas
Consultant
GET.Transform
Isabel Beltrán
Vicepresident
GEAPP
Ivo Nacucchio
Consultant
OLACDE
Jacqueline Hazbun
Executive Director
Association of Independent Cogeneration Plants of Guatemala - ACI
Jari Vayrynen
Energy and Climate Change Expert
World Bank
Jasmin Ellis-Jones
Regional Director
GIZ Caribbean
Javier Cuervo
Energy Senior Specialist
Inter-American Development Bank
Jessika Peralta
Industrial Engineer Student
Pedro Henriquez Ureña National University
Jesualdo Jiménez
Director of Electricity Market
Ministry of Energy and Mines of the Dominican Republic
Jhonny Villarroel Schneider
Researcher
Higher University of San Simón
Joel Adrián Santos Echavarría
Minister of Energy and Mining
Government of the Dominican Republic
Jorge Bezerra
Market Development Manger for Latin America and Caribbean
Wärtsilä
Jorge Cantallopts
General Director
CESCO
José Antonio Urteaga Dufour
Executive Director
Trust for Electric Energy Conservation (FIDE)
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 Carlos Reyes
Manager of Energy Efficiency
UNITRADE SRL
Juan Ignacio Alarcón
Market Development Senior Manager for LAC
Wärtsilä
Juan Rios
Senior Executive of the Directorate of Energy, Gas, and Strategic Mining
CAF
Julián Cortés Oggero
Researcher
Energy Poverty Network (RedPe)
Julio César de Regil González
Director of Biofuels
Secretariat of Energy - Mexico
Julio Maturana
Business Development Consultant
Riverine
Kathya Delgado
CEO
Warmi Energy
Katia Medrano Ortuno
Volunteer Coordinator
OLAGE
Kelvin Arias
Consultant
OLACDE
Krisly Guerra
Associate Energy Outlook Officer at the Center for Innovation and Technology
IRENA
Leonardo Beltrán
Designated Founding Director
PROTEUS Latin American and Caribbean Center for Maritime Decarbonization and Competitiveness
Leticia Benso
Power Sector Specialist
E+ Energy Transition Institute
Lídice Vaillant Roca
Director of the Photovoltaics Laboratory
University of La Habana
Lina Escobar
Senior Energy Specialist
IDB
Lisette Benitez
Market Development Manger for Latin America and Caribbean
Wärtsilä
Lisnely Valdés
Director of Electricity
National Energy Secretariat of Panama
Lucía Spinelli
Senior Energy Specialist
World Bank
Luciana Tapia
President
Association of Women in Sustainable Energy in Argentina
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
Mahir Ege Hepsen
Governing Board Member for External Relations
European Youth Energy Network
Manuel Lopez San Pablo
General Manager
OC-SENI
Manuel Luengo
Lead Energy Specialist
World Bank
Manuel Preckler
Country Manager
Operadores Nacionales
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
Marcelo Vega
Director of the Energy Efficiency, Sustainability, and Climate Change Group
Institute of Technology, Design, and Innovation (ITDI), National University of Rosario
Marcio Campos
Vicepresident of Sales
Siemens Energy
Margarita Cano
Student
Technological University of Campeche
Marina Gil Sevilla
Official in Charge of the Energy Unit
ECLAC
Marta Cabeza
Superintendent
Superintendency of Electricity and Fuels - Chile
Marta Carvalho
Senior Energy Specialist
Inter-American Development Bank ( IDB)
Mary Burce Warlick
Deputy Executive Director
IEA
Matías Cortés
Executive Director
CEUS
Mauricio Bejarano
Deputy Minister of Mines and Energy
Ministry of Public Works and Communications of Paraguay
Mauricio Camarena
Director of Planning, Performance, and Sustainability
PEMEX
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 Báez Reyes
President
ANDE Paraguay
Miguel Ángel Figueroa
Commissioner
Electric Energy Regulatory Commission (CREE)
Miguel Diaz
Executive Vicepresident
EMIDOM
Milagros de Camps
Chief Sustainability Officer
InterEnergy
Ministry of Energy and Mines Authority
Ministry of Energy and Mines of the Dominican Republic
Minu Parahoe
Regional Director, Northeast Amazon 
The Amazon Conservation Team (ACT) 
Miriam Grunstein
Nonresident Scholar
Claudio X. Gonzalez Center for the US and Mexico
Mirna Jiménez
National Coordinator
Bolivian Women's Energy Association
Mohammad Nadgee
Executive Director
Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE)
Mónica Hernández
PhD
Tecnológico de Monterrey
Myriam Ferrán
Deputy Director General
European Commission Directorate General for International Partnerships
Nataly Montezuma
Regional Project Officer- Latin America and The Caribbean
International Solar Alliance
Nayeli Jaramillo
Leadership Program Scholarship Recipient
OLACDE
Nelbry Zapata
Director of the School of Industrial Engineering
UNPHU
Nelly Abrego
Director of the Nuclear Energy Implementation Program
Lempa River Hydroelectric Executive Commission (CEL)
Nelson Lage
Chairman of the Board of Directives
ADENE
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
Oscar A. Avalle
Regional Manager for Central America and the Dominican Republic Country Director and Representative for El Salvador and the Northern Caribbean
CAF
Osiris Decena Espinal
Viceminister of Energy Security and Infrastructure
Ministry of Energy and Mining Dominican Republic
Osvaldo Rosales
Senior Economist
Individual Consultant
Oswaldo Jiménez Ruiz
Student
Technological University of Campeche
Pablo Pinto
Dean of the La Serena and Ovalle Campuses
Santo Tomas Educational Group
Pablo Regina
Commercial Manager
UTE - Uruguay
Paola Acevedo
Energy Access Project Coordinator
Sustenta Honduras
Paola Pimentel
President
Women in Renewable Energy Dominican Republic
Paz Araya
Doctoral Candidate
IRI THESys - Integrative Research Institute on Transformations of Human-Environment System
Pía Suárez
President
Chilean Women's Energy Association
Rafael Burgos
Board Member
ANUNR
Rafael Ferreira
Senior Energy Specialist
World Bank
Rafael Poveda Bonilla
Senior Specialist in Governance, Public Policy, and Regulation in the Mining and Energy Sectors
International Consultant
Rafael Salazar
General Manager
EGEHID - Dominican Republic
Rafaela C. G. S. Moreira
General Coordinator of RenovaBio and Decarbonization Policies
Ministry of Mining and Energy of Brasil
Ramón Fiestas
President
GWEC
Ramón Méndez Galain
Executive Director
Ivy Foundation
Raúl Jiménez
Economist at IDB Invest
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
René González Castellón
Executive Director
Regional Operating Entity - EOR
Ricardo Gonzalez
General Manager
Anabatica Renovables
Ricardo Gorini
Senior Programme Officer - REmap
IRENA
Ricardo Yate
Technical Sales Expert Digital Grid
Siemens Energy
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
Rolando González-Bunster
Chairman and CEO
Interenergy
Ronny Rodriguez Chavez
Deputy Minister of Energy
Ministry of Environment and Energy of Costa Rica
Rosilena Lindo Riggs
Climate and Energy Advisor
Rubén Chaer
Technical Manager
Electricity Market Administration (ADME) - Uruguay
Rudy Alberto Peredo Flores
Deputy Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy
Bolivian Ministry of Hydrocarbons and Energy
Rutu Dave
Senior Energy Specialist
World Bank
Samuel Pereyra
President
REFIDOMSA
Sandra Conde
Director of Energy, Gas, and Strategic Mining (acting)
CAF
Sanja Bojanic
Deputy Resident Representative
UNDP Dominican Republic
Santiago Dematine
Consultant
OLACDE
Silvia Alvarado
Director Representing AMM Distributors
Administrator of the Guatemala Wholesale Market
Silvia Zumárraga
GM Latin America & Caribbean
Wärtsilä
Silvio Binato
Senior Consultant
PSR Energy Consulting Solutions, Brazil
Soledad Lysak
Director of Marketing and Long-Term LNG Origination for Latin America
TotalEnergies
Thiago Prado
President
EPE
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
Vania Ruvalcaba
Specialist
OLACDE
Vicente López-Ibor Mayor
President
European Federation of Energy Law Associations
Victor Hugo Ventura
Presidential Advisor on Strategic Energy Projects
Guatemala
Víctor Muñoz
Co-Founder
Argia Green Tech & Economics
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
Younkyoo Kim
Director
Hanyang Institute for Energy & the Environment (HY-IEE)
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