H.E. Julio Jose Prado
Julio Jose Prado has led projects in the national scope, such as the Sectorial Action Plan and the Month of Innovation for the Coordinating Ministry of Production, Employment and Competitiveness (2010), the First Market Intelligence System for the Competitiveness and Industry (2009), and the Economic and Social Impact Study of the New Airport of Quito […]
Rick Wade
Rick C. Wade is Senior Vice President of Strategic Alliances and Outreach at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce where he implements programs and initiatives to help the Chamber create new business relationships and partnerships across diverse audiences. He provides counsel on both domestic and global policy issues. Wade also leads the Equality of Opportunity Initiative […]
John DeVito
John B. DeVito began serving as the Special Agent in charge (SAC) of the New York Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in January 2019. He is responsible for ATF operations throughout the entire State of New York and is a member of the Senior Executive Service (SES). ATF […]
Kate Zernike
Kate Zernike is a national correspondent for The New York Times, where she has worked since 2000. She was a member of the team that shared the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for explanatory reporting for a series of stories about Al Qaeda and the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. Her new book, “The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, […]
Natalia Martinez-Kalinina
Natalia Martínez-Kalínina was born in Cuba and grew up in Havana, Moscow, and Mexico City before being granted asylum in the United States. She is an organizational psychologist and holds degrees from Harvard University and Columbia University. She works primarily at the intersection of entrepreneurship, technology, economic progress, and urban development and is deeply passionate […]
Hope King
Hope King is a former finance executive turned journalist, news anchor and writer who has interviewed thousands of the top business leaders in the world. Hope currently covers business news for Axios out of New York.
Caitlin Owens
Caitlin Owens is a health care reporter at Axios, where she has worked since its launch in 2017. She covers the policy, politics and business of health.
Gen. Wesley K. Clark, (ret.)
Wesley K. Clark is a businessman, educator, writer and commentator who serves as Chairman and CEO of Wesley K. Clark & Associates, a strategic consulting firm. Clark retired as a four star general after 38 years in the United States Army, having served in his last assignments as Commander of US Southern Command and then […]
Dr. Christopher Austin MD, MSc
Dr Christopher Austin, AWS Healthcare – Speaker Bio Dr Christopher Austin is the International Clinical Lead for Academic Medicine, Research Organizations and Hospitals with Amazon Web Services (AWS), supporting academic medical centers, health research organizations, and hospitals around the world to leverage the power of AWS technologies to accelerate clinical research and innovation, and drive […]
Jessica Bedoya
Jessica L. Bedoya is the Chief of Staff and Chief Strategy Officer at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). She is the primary adviser to the President on institutional strategy and investment policy, while leading the Bank’s operations. She has directed a whole-of-institution analysis of the region’s economic and social landscape and options for long-term, inclusive […]
Rónán Smith
Rónán is the head of Research, Development and Student Pathways for the Trinity Access Programmes (TAP). TAP works in partnership across the education sector with students, teachers, families, communities and businesses to widen access and participation at university for under-represented groups. Rónán’s work focuses on fundraising and development for nationwide educational outreach initiatives as well […]