ACE Network The Premier Economic Development, Americas Innovation and Entrepreneurial Competitiveness Network of the Americas Exchange Movers and shakers working together to boost economic development, innovation, and entrepreneurship. That is the #ACXchange! The ACE Networks is a vibrant and dynamic community of top decision- makers from the public, private, and academic sectors from the Americas and beyond. To join the ACE Network apply to upcoming semiannual in- person editions of the program to be selected through a competitive process. Antigua & Barbuda Name Title ACE Editions Permanent Secretary - Ministry of Social Sandra Joseph Transformation and Human Resource 5 Development Argentina Name Title ACE Editions Permanent Secretary - Ministry of Social Sandra Joseph Transformation and Human Resource 5 Development Undersecretary of Federal and Sectorial Guillermo Articulation - Ministry of the Production (2018) 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, Acosta *Current Title: Secretary of Economy and 12 Finances - Municipality of Cordoba Director - National Institute of Industrial (2019) Mariano Ortega *Current Title: Executive Director - Asociation for 7, 12 Social Business Development (ADSE) Deputy Secretary of Foreign Affairs - Government Virginia Ávila 9, 10, 12 of Tucuman María Eugenia Deputy Manager - National Institute of Industrial 12 Suárez Technology (INTI) Senior Advisor - Undersecretary of Foreign Trade Juan of Argentina - Ministry of the Production and 7 Nascimbene Labor Director of Productive Ecosystems - Minitry of Donatela Orsi 8 Production and Labor Regional Executive - National Institute of Tomás Roldán 8 Industrial Technology Facundo López Minister of Production and Industry - 9 Raggi Government Neuquen Province Secretary of Planning and Policies - Ministry of Jorge Aguado 9 Science, Technology, and Producitve Innovation Director - Monitorng Technological and Romina Eliana Productive Services - Ministry of the Production 7, 8 Gayá and Labor Barbados Name Title ACE Editions CEO - National Initiative For Service Excellence Kim Tudor 10 (NISE) Inc. Acting Director - National Council for Science and Charles Cyrus 3 Technology Anne Patricia CEO - Barbados Private Sector Association 1 Reid CEO - Barbados Investment and Development Sonja Trotman 7 Corporation Director - Barbados Investment and Fern Lewis 11 Development Corporation CEO - Barbados Agricultural Development and Shawn Tudor 6, 8 Marketing Corporation Chief Business Development Adviser - Ministry Anderson of Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and 10 Cumberbatch Commerce Executive Director - Barbados Coalition of Service Graham Clarke 10 Industries Senior Business Development Officer - Ministry Richard Harris of Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and 11 Commerce Belize Name Title ACE Editions Advisor on Policy and Performance - Office of the Michael Singh 1, 3, 10 Prime Minister Joy Elizabeth Owner/Managing Director - CilGlobalIP 7 Godfrey CEO - Ministry of Investment, Trade, and Duane Belisle 9 Commerce *General Manager, Enterprise and Innovation Lejia Melanie Division - Belize Trade and Investment 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Gideon Development Service (BELTRAIDE) Manager - Business Facilitation Unit - Belize Shahera Diane Trade and Investment Development Service 8 McKoy (BELTRAIDE) Manager SBDC Belize - Belize Trade and Nilda Riverol 3, 5 Investment Development Service (BELTRAIDE) Diana B. Export Business Manager - Belize Trade and 12 Hernández Investment Development Service (BELTRAIDE) Bolivia Name Title ACE Editions Website Chairman of the Committee on Economic and Tax issues - Confederation of Private Luis Guillermo Businessmen of Bolivia (2016) 3, 5, 7, 9 Pou Munt *Current Title: General Manager - Business Group Pou Munt. Brazil Name Title ACE Editions Andryelle Institutional Relations Specialist - Brazilian 2 Pedrosa Agency of Industrial Development (ABDI) Marcelo Ortega Manager of Innovation and Design - APEX 2 Júdice President - Brazilian Agency for Industrial Jorge Almeida 5 Research and Innovation (Embrapii) Operations Director - Brazilian Agency for Carlos E. Pereira 9 Industrial Research and Innovation (Embrapii) Marcondes Science & Technology Liason - Federal Agency of Moreira De 7 Brazil’s Mid-West (SUDECO) Araujo Andre Godoy Director - Brazilian Innovation Agency (FINEP) 9 Newton Superintendent of Innovation - Brazilian 9, 10 Hamatsu Innovation Agency (FINEP) Deputy Director of Innovation and Jackline Conca Entrepreneurship - Ministry of Industry, Foreign 9 Trade and Services Celio Vaz President - Orbital Engenharia S.A. 10, 11 Priscila dos Manager of Public Policy - Ministry of Industry, 6 Santos Foreign Trade and Services Marli Elizabeth Director - Office of Technology Transfer - 5 Ritter Pontifical Catholic University Lidia Henrique Business Training Unit - SEBRAE 2 do Nascimento Olivia Mara Business Training Unit - SEBRAE 2 Ribeiro Castro Fernando Nobre Founder and CEO - Latin-American Innovation 4 Cavalcante and Entrepreneurship Observatory Ademar Seabra Deputy Consul General - Consulate General of 6 da Cruz Junior Brazil in Toronto - Government of Brazil Canada Name Title ACE Editions Executive Director (Pacific Region) - Industry Doug Kinsey 3 Canada Senior Manager - National Research Council Hélène Joncas 3 (IRAP) Eric Hogeterp Innovation - Science and Economic Development 5 Assistant Deputy Minister - Western Economic Gerald Edward 5 Diversification Director - Emerging Technologies, Manufacturing Jennifer Miller and Life Sciences Branch, Innovation, Science 5 and Economic Development Ridha Ben Mrad CEO - Mitacs Canada 10 Lissa Bridget Director of International Partnerships - Mitacs 5 Matyas Canada Eric Bosco Executive Business Development - Mitacs Canada 12 Associate Deputy Minister - Innovation, Science, Kelly Gillis 7 and Economic Development Canada Assistant Deputy Minister - Strategic Policy Mitch Davies 5 Innovation - Science and Economic Development Executive Director - Strategic Policy Innovation Mark Warren (Ontario) Innovation, Science and Economic 5 Lehman Development Senior Director - Innovation, Science and Erin Lynch 9 Economic Development (ISED) Assistant Deputy Minister - Research, William George Commercialization and Entrepreneurship, 5 Mantel Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation Executive Director (Acting) - National Research Robert Faulder 10 Council (NRC) Canada Executive Director - National Reserach Council of Michael Curry 9 Canada (NRC) Ontario Region Director of Canadian and International Patrick Partnerships - Quebec Ministry of the Economy, 9 Hyndman Science and Innovation President of the Canadian Chamber of David Robillard Commerce in Mexico City - Canadian Chamber of 2 Commerce Elizabeth Economic Analyst - Embassy of Canada in Mexico 2 Fortoul Trade Commissioner - Embassy of Canada in Fernando Baños 2 Mexico Saraluz Director - CME Mexico Division 2 Elechiguerra Public Affairs/Policy and Economic Relations Daniella Fisher 3 Officer - Consulate General of Canada Chile Name Title ACE Editions Carlos Ladrix Director of Strategic Programs - National 6 Oses Economic Development Agency (CORFO) Director of Innovation - University of Development (2018) Nancy Pérez *Current Title: Senior Director for Transformation 10 in Engineering and Construction - National Copper Corporatin (CODELCO) Javier Cueto Manager - Imagine Lab Chile 11 Gonzalo Larenas Executive Director - Clyc.me 11 Executive Director - Women Entrepreneurs Johanna Reyes 12 Corporation Director of the Department of Management and Carolina Rojas 4 Finances - University Diego Portales Community & Networks Director - Start-Up Chile Sofia Del (2017) 7 Sante *Current Title: Head of Innovation and Entrepreneurship - ProChile Luis Alberto Professor - Autonomous University of Chile and Vladimir Guerra 4 Technological University of Chile Quezada Colombia Name Title ACE Editions Daniel *General Manager - iNNpulsa Colombia (2016) 5 Quintero *Current Title: Mayor of Medellin *General Manager - iNNpulsa Colombia (2018) Juan Carlos *Current Title: General Manager - ClarkeModet 9 Garavito Colombia America Vice President of Acceleration and 10 Castiblanco Entrepreneurship - iNNpulsa Colombia Carlos Méndez *Vice President - iNNpulsa Colombia 12 Juan Camilo Project Management Office Director - iNNpulsa 11 Velez Colombia Juan Camilo Project Management Office Director - iNNpulsa 8 Quintero Colombia Juan Carlos Strategic Advisor - iNNpulsa Colombia 5 Alvarez Jerónimo Silva CEO - Bogota's ICT Incubator & Accelerator 4 Valenzuela (BICTIA) Rosario Córdoba President - Private Competitiveness Council 1 Juan Felipe Secretary General/ Research Associate - Private 1 Quintero Competitiveness Council Leonor Hidalgo R&D Manager - Ruta N 9 Camilo President - Business Dialogue - IDB (2018) Fernández de 9 *Current Title: President - Colombia Productiva Soto Director of Competitiveness - Colombian Ximena Duque Federation of Software and IT Industry 6 (FEDESOFT) Director of the Research Center on Software and Related Services - Colombian Federation of Juliana Carmona 11 Software and information Technology Industries (FEDESOFT) Erasmo Muñoz Secretary of Economic Development - Marinilla 11 Heraldo City - Antioquia Coordinator on Entrepreneurship - Rosario Johanna University (2019) 11 Salgado *Current Title: Caribbean Director - Women Economic Forum (WEF) Beatriz Daza Director of Business Development - Chamber of 6 Ariza Commerce of Barranquilla Fernando José Deputy Secretary of the District Bureau of 6 Estupiñan Economic Development - Government of Bogota Jorge A. Director of the Innovation Center (INNOVANDES)