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ALEXANDRE BALDY, State Secretary, Metropolitan Transportation of São Paulo

Bachelor in Law, entrepreneur, industrial and politician, Alexandre Baldy established himself as a successful business man and public manager in Brazil.

At the age of 31 he was invited to take on the Secretary of Industry and Commerce of the State of Goiás.

In 2014, at age 34, the people of Goiás elected him as a Federal Deputy.

He is a licensed president of the Goiás Pharmaceutical Industry Union, a member of organized civil society entities, such as the Association of Young Entrepreneurs, the Goiás Trade Association and the Goiás Industry Federation.

In November 2017 he was appointed Minister of Cities of Brazil by President Michel Temer. He joined the Progressive Party, which he presides in Goiás. In the Ministry of Cities, Minister Baldy was responsible for the Housing, Mobility, Urban Development and Sanitation Secretariats, as well as the National Department of Traffic.  

He is currently State Secretary of the Metropolitan Transportation of São Paulo. Under his management are the São Paulo Metro, the São Paulo Company of Metropolitan Trains, and the Campos do Jordão Railway.

David Barragán, Commercial Director LATAM , voestalpine Railway Systems

David Barragán, Zaragoza, Spain, 1979, is Commercial Director at LATAM for voestalpine Railway Systems.

Industrial Engineer from the University of Comillas, with a Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Control from the University of Humberside & Lincolnshire in the United Kingdom, he has an Executive MBA from the Instituto de Empresa in Madrid, Spain.

After working for several years in companies of the railway sector, he joined the voestalpine group in 2013. Since then he has focused on points and crossings, signaling and monitoring devices for the Latin American and Spanish markets.

Wesley Cardia, Secretary of Promotion and Support for Partnerships of Federative Entities, Secretariat for Investments Partnerships Program

Experience:  Shareholder/Director of Maestro Marketing since 1991. Director of Aspen Capital, mergers and acquisitions company (2011-2018). CEO of ISL Brazil (1999-2001). Worked in three different moments for the government of Rio Grande do Sul State: Director of International Relations - (1979-1983), Ceremonial Director - (1983-1984) and Events Director (1995-1998). He was also Director of the midia company RBS (1984-1990) and Director of Marketing of the Soccer State Federation – RS (2004-2012). Author of the books "Sports Marketing and Sponsorship", "Sports Marketing and Arenas Management" and "Image crisis and crisis management".

Academic background:  Master in Communication Science at PUC-RS (2008). Post-graduate certificate in Marketing at the University of California - Berkeley (1992). MBA at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul [Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul] - UFRGS (1991). Post-graduate certificate in Administration and Human Resources Management at PUC-RS (1986). Bachelor's Degree in Law at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul [Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul] - UFRGS (1981).

Tomás Elejalde Escobar, General Manager (CEO), Medellin Metro

Professional education:
Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineer University of Applied Science of Colonia, Germany.
Studies in management and economic engineering, Applied Science University of Mönchengladbach, Germany.
Top management specialist, emphasis in quality, Universidad de Antioquia.

Work experience:
26-years-experience in Metro de Medellín, as follows:
• Currently General Manager (CEO)
• Planning Manager (CPO)
• Operation Manager (COO)
• Chief of Customer Mobilization Process
• Chief of Engineering Unit
• Chief of Traffic Department
• Operation Supervisor at Central Control Point

Other experience
• Sales and technical service engineer at Nordmann K.G
• Tools design assistant engineer, special devices for manufacturing at Jean Walterscheid – Unicardan.
• Factory engineer at Klöckner-Möeller A.G.
• Practicing engineer at Siemens A.G. Gäretewerk factory.

Juan Fernández Paredes, Director, business development and Internationalization, Revenga Smart Solutions

Juan Fernández joined Revenga Smart Solutions in 2002. Since then, he has led the Company´s business development, including its international expansion. In this role, Juan plans and controls resources and proposals, ensuring quality standards for customer service. Before joining Revenga Smart Solutions, between 1998 and 2002, Juan Fernández was in charge of account management in the construction department of Aon Gil y Carvajal.

Juan holds a degree in Economics and Business Administration from the "Universidad Complutense de Madrid", a Masters in Risk Management and Insurance from the "Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca" and a General Management Degree (PDG) from the IESE Business School.

Andrea Flores Andino, General Manager, Quito Metro

Andrea Flores Andino is a lawyer specialized in procedural law, an expert in Transport Regulations qualified by the United Nations, UNOPS; With extensive experience in mobility issues in public entities and international organizations: she was an advisor to the Ministry of Transport and Public Works, National Director of Regulation in the National Transit Agency, Legal Advisor in the Mobility Secretariat of the DMQ Municipality and was part of the UN mission that provided technical assistance for the Cuenca Tram Rail Transport System.

He served as General Manager of the EP of Passenger Transport of Quito and is currently the General Manager of the EP Metropolitana Metro de Quito.

She is a member of the Latin American Directory of Women Specialists Gk Ecuador, and during the last 10 years she has participated in the design and construction of regulatory projects for land transportation and mobility, at the national and local levels for different organizations.

Jean-Robert Laarhoven, International sales manager , Amurrio Ferrocarril y Equipos

Jean-Robert Laarhoven, international sales manager at Amurrio Ferrocarril y Equipos. Mechanical engineer with more than 20 years of career and more than 15 in the railway sector with extensive international experience.

Leonidas Narvaez, General Manager, Bogota Metro

Civil engineer and road design specialist. In his 39-year professional career, he has held positions and developed transportation infrastructure projects.

In his public sector career, he has work at Ministerio de Obras Públicas (Ministry of Public Works), Instituto Nacional de Vías - INVÍAS (National Institute of Highways), Agencia Nacional de Infraestructura (National Infrastructure Agency), among others.

Narváez became General  Manager of Empresa Metro de Bogotá on 28th January 2021, leading and developing the most important infrastructure project in Colombia: the construction of the first metro line and already planning the second metro line.

HECTOR ORTEGA, Managing Director, Panama Metro

Héctor Ortega, civil engineer at the head of the General Directorate of the Panama Metro, SA, a mass passenger transport company that mobilizes around 400 thousand users daily, allowing them to shorten the travel time of thousands of residents of the North and East areas to the downtown Panama City.

With more than two decades of experience in the Panamanian construction sector, engineer Ortega assumed since January 2020 the challenge of directing the operation and maintenance of Lines 1 and 2 and the continuity of the Master Network, which includes the year 2040 the construction of 9 lines, with the purpose of consolidating the Metro into the structuring axis of urban mobility in the metropolitan area.

Along with the daily task in command of the operations of the current Metro lines, Ortega leads the construction of the megaproject Line 3, the extension of Line 1 to Villa Zaita and the Ramal Line 2 project, which connects the Specialized Higher Technical Institute and Tocumen International Airport.

During their execution, the Metro projects will contribute to the economic reactivation of the country, generating direct and indirect jobs throughout the different construction phases.

Engineer Ortega has a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Civil Engineering obtained from the University of Arkansas, United States, he has also been president of the Panamanian Chamber of Construction (CAPAC) and shares with us the challenges of the Metro and the construction of Line 3 .

Rafael Santos, Executive Director, Office for the Reordering of Transport (OPRET), Metro Santo Domingo

Rafael Antonio Santos Pérez (Rafa Santos), was born in Moca, Dominican Republic. He graduated as a civil engineer from the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra; Throughout his life he has successfully served in various positions in both the public and private sectors.

Career path:

• 1979-1982 Director of the local assistant of the Secretary of State for Public Works of the city of Moca, Dominican Republic.

• 1982-1985 Regional Director of the Secretary of State for Public Works, North Zone, Santiago, Dominican Republic.

• 1985-1986 Northeast Regional Director of the Secretary of State for Public Works based in La Vega, Dominican Republic.

• 1989-1994 president of the company CONAPRO, distributor of food products.

• 1990-1994 Managed and supervised the construction of the Cibao Central Aqueduct, Dominican Republic.

• 2000-2004 Advisor to the State Works Supervisory Office.

• Since 1984 president of the Empresa Constructora Ingeniería y Construcciones Viaducto S.A. (INGCOVISA).

• 2020 - 2021 Executive Director of the Office for the Reordering of Transport (OPRET), Metro - Teleférico de Santo Domingo.

• President for six years of the prestigious Association for the Development of the Espaillat Province (ADEPE).

Rolando Valle, Managing Director, Urban Electric Train System (SITEUR)

Civil Engineer by Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey. 

With 45 years of professional experience in mass transit systems type Metro and urban trains, Rolando Valle Favela has held national and international positions at operation, management and technical consulting in cities such as Monterrey and Panama.

In 1986, he served as General Manager of the DAJA group, responsible for the construction of the San Juan de los Lagos River railway bridge in Jalisco. 

From 1988 to 2009, he held several management positions in the planning,construction, operation and consolidation of the two lines of Metrorrey in Nuevo León, reaching the General Direction.

From 2009 to 2019, he made consulting and project management services in the development of the L1 and L2 of the Panama City Metro.

Jorge von Fedak, International Sales Manager, Linsinger Maschinenbau GmbH

Jorge von Fedak is our International Sales Manager at Linsinger Maschinenbau GmbH, where he leads and develops the Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Market, via our web of representatives as well as directly involved with projects that demand attention to detail.

Mr. von Fedak has been in the International Sales for over 20 years, successfully linking Europe with the Americas, leading technology transfer projects, on the job training programs, joint ventures and strategic alliances in the Oil & Gas, Defense, environment remediation areas and development of infrastructure projects.

Currently located in Upper Austria, he is continually visiting the region to maintain our database updated on current and future projects where we can provide tailormade solutions, strategic partnerships and alliances.

Always available in Spanish, Portuguese, English or German.

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