World Strategic Forum 2020 | International Economic Forum of the Americas | 6 April 2020 | Biltmore Hotel Miami Coral Gables, 1200 Anastasia Ave, Coral Gables, FL 33134, USA

The World Strategic Forum is presented by the International Economic Forum of the Americas. Its mission is to address the major governance challenges of the new world economic order, focusing on the central role of the Americas and in the global market. The objective of the World Strategic Forum is to foster a better understanding of opportunities and challenges at stake for the Americas in the Global Market. The Forum also seeks to provide a platform for business meetings in a broad spectrum of sectors and to foster economic development.

2020 Speakers, Chairman and Advisory Board

CHAIRMAN:

Eduardo J. Padrón
President, Miami Dade College

ADVISORY BOARD:

Stefanie Crosby
President and Chief Visionary Officer, Triumspear International

Craig D'Souza
Head of Investigations, Intelligence and Protective Intelligence, Facebook

Rebeca Grynspan
Secretary General, Ibero American Conference (SEGIB)

Frank Holder
Managing Director & Head of Latin America, Berkeley Research Group

Michael Ferris
CEO, Abacode Cybersecurity Experts

Juan M. Kuryla
Director and Chief Executive Officer, PortMiami

Roberto R. Pupo
Partner, Holland & Knight

Karl Sestak
Chief of Staff, Carnival Cruise Line

Rosa Sugrañes
Director, Iberiabank

Alvin West
CFO & SVP Finance, GMCVB

SPEAKERS:

Ghonche Alavi
Consultant, Information Security, NYA

Matthew Arnold
Managing Director and Global Head of Sustainable Finance, JP Morgan Chase

Douglas M. Baker, Jr.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Ecolab

Bjarni Benediktsson
Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, Iceland

Afsaneh Beschloss
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, RockCreek

Eduardo E. Cabrera
Chief Cybersecurity Officer, Trend Micro

Chris Campbell
Chief Strategist, Duff & Phelps

Edson Caram
Secretary of Mobility and Transportation, São Paulo

Bill Casey
Vice Chair, Americas Transaction Advisory Services, EY

Kimberly Churches
Chief Executive Officer, American Association of University Women (AAUW)

Stephanie E. Cohen
Chief Strategy Officer, Goldman Sachs

Jaret L. Davis
Co-Managing Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig

Shamik Dhar
Chief Economist, BNY Mellon Investment Management

Arnold W. Donald
President and Chief Executive Officer, Carnival Corporation & plc

Mark Dudman
Head of Global Product and AI Development, IBM Watson Health

Mike Fernández
Chairman, MBF Healthcare Partners

Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild
Chief Executive Officer, E.L. Rothschild LLC; and Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Coalition for Inclusive Capitalism

Zulfiquar Ghadiyali
Chief Executive Officer, The Private Office of Sheikh Tahnoon Bin Saeed Al Nahyan

Patrick Goddard
President, Brightline/Virgin Trains USA

Robert J. Grammig
Partner, Holland & Knight

Sarita Gupta
Director, Future of Work(ers) Program, Ford Foundation

Katherine Hamilton
Chair, 38 North Solutions

Frank L. Holder
Managing Director & Head of Latin America, Berkeley Research Group (BRG)

Kristi Hummel
Senior Vice President, Talent & Culture, DELL.

Bill Johnson
President, World Strategic Forum

Dimitri Kazarinoff
Chief Executive Officer, XLFleet

Nancy Knight
Director, Division of Global Health Protection, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Juan M. Kuryla
Director and Chief Executive Officer, PortMiami

Paul Lamontagne
Managing Director, FinDev Canada

Anne-Marie Lévesque
Gender Equality and Women’s Economic Empowerment Advisor, FinDev Canada

Jonathan Levin
Miami Bureau Chief, Bloomberg

Emmanuel Ligner
President and Chief Executive Officer, GE Healthcare Life Sciences

Diane Magnum
News Anchor, CBS; Reporter, Writer and Producer

José Luis Manzano
President, Integra Capital

Sergio Massa
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Argentina

John McCormick
President and Chief Executive Officer, Blackstone Alternative Asset Management

Ram C. Mohan
President & Chief Executive Officer, Infrastructure Management & Security Services (IMSS), Happiest Minds

Rolando Montoya
Interim President, Miami Dade College

Leonardo Moreno
Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Chief Commercial Officer, The AES Corporation

Eileen Murray
Co-Chief Executive Officer, Bridgewater Associates

Sanjeet Pandit
Global Head of Smart Cities, Qualcomm Inc.

Georgios Papadimitriou
Head, Enel Green Power North America

Christina Pappas
Vice President, Florida Realtors

Diana Plazas-Trowbridge
Chief Marketing Officer, Caribbean & Latin America, Marriott International

Marc Powell
Marc Powell, US Advisory Infrastructure Leader, EY

Norberto E. Quintana
Partner, Holland & Knight

Gil Rémillard
Founding Chairman, International Economic Forum of the Americas (IEFA)

Nicholas Rémillard
President and Chief Executive Officer, International Economic Forum of the Americas (IEFA)

Alex Rice
Co-Founder and Chief Technical Officer, Hacker One

Victor Rico
Secretary General, Development Bank of Latin America (CAF)

Lenore Rodicio
Executive Vice President and Provost, Miami Dade College

John W. Rogers, Jr.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Ariel Investments

Brenton L. Saunders
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Allergan

Erik Schatzker
Editor-at-Large, Bloomberg TV

Paul Schultz
Chief Executive Officer, AON Securities

James P. Scriven
Chief Executive Officer, IDB Invest

Denis Simonneau
Senior Vice President of Institutional Affairs, L'Oréal

Lester Sola
Director and Chief Executive Officer, Miami International Airport (MIA)

Jamal A. Sowell
President and Chief Executive Officer of Enterprise Florida and Secretary of Commerce for the State of Florida

Scott Stump
Assistant Secretary for Career, Technical, and Adult Education, U.S. Department of Education

William D. Talbert III
President and Chief Executive Officer, Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB)

Michael Thompson
Deputy Mayor and Chair, Economic and Community Development Committee, City of Toronto

Karyn Twaronite
Global Vice Chair, Diversity and Inclusiveness, EY

Frank van der Post
President, Atlantic Broadband

Víctor Vial
Vice President for Finance, Panama Canal Authority

George H. Walker
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Neuberger Berman

Ellen L. Weintraub
Commissioner, United States Federal Election Commission

Tom Wilson
Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Allstate Corporation

Stavros N. Yiannouka
Chief Executive Officer, World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) –Qatar Foundation

2020 Partners

PRESENTING PARTNER:
• Miami Dade College

STRATEGIC PARTNERS:
• State of Qatar
• Atlantic Broadband a Cogece Company
• MIA
• Port Miami
• Suez

GOLD PARTNERS:
• Florida Realtors
• EY
• FinDev Canada
• Holland & Knight
• Garda World

SILVER PARTNERS:
• BRG
• Carnival Corporation & PLC
• Integra
• Miami Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau
• Port Everglades
• Wise Qatar Foundation

BRONZE PARTNERS:
• Abacode
• Enterprise Florida
• Engie
• IDRC CRDI
• Canada
• Brightline
• Henley & Partners
• Miami Tunnel
• FPL
• Miami-Dade Beacon Council

MEDIA PARTNERS:
• Financial Times
• FDI Intelligence
• Politico
• Worth
• America Economia
• The Business Year
• Diario Los America

SUPPORTING AND KNOWLEDGE PARTNERS:
• Invest: Miami
• Young Leader' Circle
• Americateve