CONFIRMED SPEAKERS

José Luis Aguilar, Undersecretary of Air Transport, Ministry of Transport and Works - Ecuador

He is an Ecuadorian lawyer, he was born on November 4, 1976 in Ibarra, he completed his higher studies at the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador, where he obtained a degree in legal sciences and a doctorate in jurisprudence. In later years, he obtained a master's degree in public procurement law at the University of Castilla-La Mancha.

He was a professor of Public Procurement and Public Companies in the Master of Business Law at the Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo.

He was Deputy Director General of Special Contracting in the State Attorney General's Office.

He worked in the Secretariat of Productive Development of the Municipality of Quito, as Metropolitan Supervisor in the Metropolitan Control Agency.

I hold the position of Legal Manager at Corporación QUIPORT S.A.

Assumes the position of Undersecretary of Air Transport from June 25, 2021.

Raffoul Arab, Managing Director, Tocumen International Airport - Panama

Raffoul Arab Pinzón, is a native of the province of Veraguas.

He is general manager of Tocumen International Airport, the most important passenger hub in the region, and four other terminals throughout the country.

He has extensive experience in the business sector, mainly in the areas of logistics and construction. He has an International Diploma in Airport Management from IT Aérea Aeronautical Business School.

He has led organizations in the insurance, real estate, import, telephony and civil works sectors, which has allowed him to know and apply effective strategies in the administration.

He has training and experience in airport management that has allowed him to develop projects aimed at strengthening operations in each of the areas of the air terminal, together with a team of highly qualified professionals.

During his tenure, he reactivated the operations of the Tocumen International Airport and recovered the solidity of the company's finances, after the stoppage due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the crisis in the aeronautical industry.

Soon it is preparing to put into full operation the new Terminal 2 of Tocumen, which will increase the potential of passenger transits through the Panama Hub, up to 25 million people a year.

JENIFER BUSTAMANTE, Deputy Director of Public Private Associations, MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND PUBLIC CREDIT - COLOMBIA

Jenifer Bustamante, economist with a master's degree in Public Policy from the Universidad de los Andes. More than 5 years of experience in the analysis, structuring and monitoring of infrastructure projects. She worked in the Risk Management of the National Infrastructure Agency for more than 2 years, and is currently Deputy Director in charge of Public Private Associations of the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit.

Algernon Cargill, Director, Department of Aviation, MINISTRY OF TOURISM & AVIATION - BAHAMAS

Algernon Cargill is the current Director of Aviation, with responsibility of the Aviation portfolio of the Minister of Tourism and Aviation. He is specifically charged with the responsibility to develop the Bahamas Family Islands Airport Infrastructure and there are 28 Airports within the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.

He holds an MBA degree with honours from the University of the Miami, with a specialization in International Business. His professional career to date encompasses Strategic Management, Banking and Finance and Sales and Marketing. Mr. Cargill spent 23 years with a large commercial bank, rising to the rank of General Manager of Branch Banking. This was followed by engagement with one of the international oil companies which extended his reach into the global market, including a multiyear assignment as Country Chairman and Legal Representative with Chevron Puerto Rico LLC, with responsibility for sales, service, marketing, risk management and financial performance for a regional district compromising Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, Antigua, St Kitts, Dutch St Maarten, and French St Martin, as well as Dominica and St Lucia.

Mr. Cargill currently serves as the Deputy Chairman of the newly formed Disaster Reconstruction Authority. He is also a former Director and CEO of the National Insurance Board of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.

He has lectured in programmes at the University of the West Indies in Jamaica, Trinidad, and Barbados, and at Sir Arthur Lewis Community College in subject areas ranging from Strategic Management, International Business to Economics and Finance. He is currently an Adjunct Professor in the University of the Bahamas’ School of Business, Tourism and Hospitality Studies where he lectures in The Banking, Economics and Finance and Management Departments.

He is the President of the Bahamas Aquatics Federation and a Member of the Bureau of FINA, the global governing body for Aquatics Sports, representing the Central American and Caribbean Region.

Emerson Castro Hidalgo, Director Transport Programs and Projects, Ministry of Transport and Communications - PERU

October 15, 2019 - To date General Directorate of Transport Programs and Projects of the Ministry of Transport and Communications.

Director General of the General Directorate of Transport Programs and Projects of the Ministry of Transport and Communications.

Appointment through different Ministerial Resolutions, as the titular representative of the Ministry of Transport and Communications before the Special Commission that represents the State in International Investment Disputes before, Line 2 of the Lima and Callao Metro, Deviandes, Red Vial 4 and APM Terminals.

November 13, 2020 - To date, the State Coordination and Response System in International Investment Disputes.

Appointment through Ministerial Resolution 0816-2020-MTC / 01.02, as the titular representative of the Ministry of Transport and Communications before the Special Commission that represents the State in International Investment Disputes, regarding the controversy related to the Concession Contract for the design, construction, financing, conservation and exploitation of the Callao Port Terminal, with the Company APM Terminals Callao SA (Law No. 28933).

March 2019 to October 2019 - General Directorate of Transport Programs and Projects of the Ministry of Transport and Communications.

General Coordinator of Concessions in Transport Infrastructure of the General Directorate.

June 2011 to February 2019 - General Directorate of Transport Programs and Projects of the Ministry of Transport and Communications.

General Coordinator of Concessions in Transportation Infrastructure of the General Directorate of Concessions in Transportation.

June 2006 to June 2011 - High Level Commission for the Expropriation of Land Ministry of Transport and Communications.

- Technical Coordinator in charge of the Project of Liberation and acquisition of lands of the Expansion of the AIJCH in Adjacent Lands for the Construction of the 2nd Runway of the AIJCH.

- Development Coordinator of investment projects related to AIJCH, Cuzco and other airports.

- Development Coordinator of the Implementation and Relocation Program of the AAHH around the AIJCH.

Jorge Deannuntiis, Costa Rica CEO, Swissport

Joined to Swissport in 2019 as Commercial Manager Mercosur Cluster and as from 2021 assumed the position of CEO in Swissport Costa Rica.

Background for more than 30 years in different global companies including directing supply chains , logistics operations, project management,  airlines and shipping industry.

JAIR FAJARDO, managing director , Civil Aeronautics of Colombia

He served as deputy manager of Indumil and has held senior positions in entities such as the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA), the National Department of Statistics (Dane), the National Federation of Departments, the Agustín Codazzi Geographical Institute and the Regional Autonomous Corporation of the Rio Grande. de la Magdalena, among others.

He is an Economist from Santo Tomás University, MBA Master in Business Administration from Externado de Colombia University, Specialist in Strategic and Prospective Thinking from Externado de Colombia University, Master in International Business Management from the EOI School of Industry Organization of Madrid and pursues a Doctorate in Business DBA studies at the Swiss Management Center in Switzerland.

He gives a Master's and Specialization Chair in strategic and prospective management, development of infrastructure and communications projects and innovation at the Sergio Arboleda University, the Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario, the Externado University, the Universidad Católica de Oriente, the University of La Sabana, La Salle University and Central University.

Cesar Figueroa Mendoza, Manager of Entrance Systems Business Division, dormakaba Mexico Central America and Caribbean

Industrial Engineer and Master´s Degree in Administration Sciences.

Senior Manager with 26 years of experience on Sales and business development management on security markets.  Nowadays is the Manager of Entrance Systems Business Division at dormakaba Mexico Central America and Caribbean, responsible for consulting of solutions to help make airports and airlines more secure and more efficient with the develop of automated and reliable access solutions and services enable a seamless passenger flow, improve security, and support the efficiency and acceleration of airport operations processes.  We make access in life smart and secure.

Felix Kanazawa, President, DINAC, NATIONAL DIRECTORATE OF CIVIL AERONAUTICS - Paraguay

Academic Training Summary

Graduated as Second Lieutenant of Reserve Infantry from the “Acosta Ñu” Military High School. 1981

Graduated with honors from the Military Academy "Mariscal Francisco Solano Lopez" as Second Lieutenant of Communications of the Army and Bachelor of Military Sciences. 1986

Higher Technician in Electronics at the Polytechnic Faculty of UNA. 1991

Electronic Engineer at the National University of Asunción. 1998

Master in Business Management at the Autonomous University of Asunción. 2008

Actual charge

President of the National Directorate of Civil Aeronautics (DINAC), Decree 3539 of April 20, 2020.

Most relevant Occupied Positions

Head of the Technical Department of the Army Communications Command. Until the hierarchy of Army Communications Captain, voluntary retirement in 1998. Project executed during his position "Armed Forces Communications System through a Trunking VHF / UHF network."

Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Cooperativa “24 de Octubre” Limitada.

President of the Association of Nikkei Alumni of JICA.

Leader of the Electronics and Mechatronics Research Group at the Polytechnic Faculty.

Head of Voice Core and International Services in the company NUCLEO S.A. Personal (licensed).

Associate professor at the Faculty of Polytechnics and the Faculty of Engineering UNA.

Director of the Aeronautical Engineering Program FPUNA.

Honorable mentions

Honor of Merit from the UNA Faculty of Engineering.

Honor of Merit from the UNA Polytechnic Faculty on two occasions.

Medal of Honor from the Army Communications Command, in recognition of the relevant services rendered to this Command.

Medal of Honor from the Logistics Brigade of the Paraguayan Air Force, in recognition of the relevant services rendered to this Command.

Medal of Honor from the Aeronautical Prefecture, in merit of the relevant services provided to this Command.

Medal of Honor for Merit of the I Air Brigade, in merit of the relevant services rendered to this Command.

Language management

Spanish, Guaraní, English, Portuguese, Japanese and German

Carlos Hernando Lasprilla, TECHNICAL ADVISOR STRUCTURING AIRPORTS DEP., ANI, NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE AGENCY - COLOMBIA

Academic training

Civil Engineer from LA GRAN COLOMBIA UNIVERSITY Specialist in Project Management from the FUNDACIÓN UNIVERSIDAD PILOTO DE COLOMBIA, with studies at the POLITECNICA UNIVERSITY OF MADRID, Higher Technical School of Aeronautical and Space Engineers, at the John F. Kennedy School of Government of the University of HARVARD.

Work experience

With more than 40 years of professional experience, he is currently Advisor to the Airport Projects Management of the Structuring Vice Presidency of the NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE AGENCY, he has worked on projects with companies such as AECOM Technical Service, T. Y. LIN INTERNATIONAL, INC. From the United States, TNM from Israel, Structure Banca de Inversión, Bonus Banca de Inversión, Profesionales de Bolsa, Escallón Morales, DIS Ltda. And in the public sector at INSTITUTO DE DESARROLLO URBANO, SERVICIO NACIONAL DE APRENDIZAJE - SENA, FONDO NACIONAL HOSPITALARIO and the ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AERONAUTICS

Leonardo Maciel, Secretary of Transportation Associations, Special Secretary of the Investment Partnership Program (SPPI) - Brazil

Secretary of Transport Partnerships of the Investment Partnership Program (PPI) of the Brazilian Federal Government. Responsible for monitoring the projects in the PPI portfolio, considered priority and strategic, in the airport, port, road, railway infrastructure sectors, among others. Since 2012, it has been working on planning, modeling and monitoring actions to develop the airport infrastructure in Brazil. MBA in finance from IBMEC and graduated in Mathematics from Universidade de Brasília (UnB). He is currently majoring in Law at UDF and specializing in Public-Private Partnerships at CAF. He also has long-term training in Project Management from Harvard Business School and Government Program Management from IBMEC.

Carlos Ortega, Lead Partner Capital Projects group for Spanish Latin America, Deloitte

Carlos Ortega is Lead Partner for the Capital Projects group for Spanish Latin America. Mr. Ortega specializes in Project Management services and policies, and has led PM teams for a diverse number of large-scale infrastructure construction projects in Latin America and Australia. For the past 18 years, Mr. Ortega has provided PM and Claims consulting work for key projects such as the M7 Motorway construction project, the upgrade of the Sydney Metro stations in Revesby, Ashfield, Lidcombe, Macdonaldtown, amongst others, in Sydney, Australia, the new El Dorado Airport in Bogota, Colombia, and the Talara Refinery Expansion in Peru.

 Mr. Ortega was listed to the Who’s Who Legal: Construction Experts Global Leaders List for 2019, 2020 and 2021, being the only Construction Latin American based expert to make the list for all three years. Mr. Ortega has also participated as speaker and panelist for several Latin-American Infrastructure conferences and forums, is a recurrent guest speaker and advisor for the PMI Colombian chapter, as well as guest speaker for several top university events related to construction and Project Management in Colombia. 

 Mr. Ortega is also Infrastructure Project Advisor for the World Economic Forum in Latin America, and committee member advising the Argentinian Government in the development of the National PPP program from 2016 until 2018.

Sebastián Pinchinatti, AMADEUS, Business Development Director

Sebastián Pinchinatti began his professional career at SITA occupying various executive positions, managing different business units always related to commercial aviation.

He is currently responsible for the development of the commercial strategy and tactical planning for the growth of the Airports and Governments business unit for Amadeus in Latin America, developing opportunities and creating value for commercial aviation, in order to achieve sustainable objectives. long-term.

In his professional career, Sebastián has contributed to various transformation processes in commercial aviation, contributing from the beginning with e-tickets, e-AWBs, centralized dispatch of aircraft, development of business models for the commercialization of airport solutions and services. , generate business with air navigation providers to provide and improve the aeronautical infrastructure in the region, as well as the modernization of passenger terminals for aviation.

Alexcy Poveda, Product and Industry Manager, Latin America, Genetec

Alexcy Poveda is currently the Product and Industry Manager for Latin America in Genetec. With more than 15 years of experience at Genetec, she has held different positions, including roles in the Pre-sales Engineering department in North America and Latin America. She has worked on the design of Genetec video, access control and LPR solutions in security, operations and intelligence environments, which has allowed her to interact with different types of technological challenges. Under her current responsibility is the strategic planning of new products, their introduction in the market, positioning in different industries and their promotion within the select group of early adopters of new technologies.

Danielle de Sá Quirino Costa, Structuring and Articulating Partnerships Coordinator, Ministry of Infraestructure Brazil

Danielle de Sá has a degree in Civil Engineering (2000) and Bachelor in Law (2003), besides Master´s in Geotechnical Engineer from Universidade de Brasília (2003).

As public server, she worked for the Federal Government in different positions, included as Superintendent of Projects and construction budgets, Deputy Superintendent of Engineering, Deputy Director of Operations, Manager of Engineering Contracts, Chief of Comercial and Administrative Contracts, Manager of Planning and Budget and Project Manager at Airports Construction (for the World Cup in Brazil and the Olympics Games in Rio de Janeiro). 

Since 2018 she is at the Ministry of Infrastructure, responsible for structuring of concession projects, analysing technical and financial feasibility of the studies concession airports and highways projects. 

In INFRAERO, between 2003 to 2017, she worked in different sectors, such as: Airports Maintenance Department or performing the management of contracts held in 67 airports and the hiring process. 

Throughout her career, Danielle conducted several trainings in internal courses offered to employees of the Company, specifically teaching contracts discipline. And also with the participation on international courses in Japan, Spain (Infrastructure Airport and Planning), Colombia and Uruguay, in all as a scholarship holder. And, also, some Conferences, as speaker. For example, in October 2017, Presenting the Action Plan for Congonhas Airport (the third most important airport in Brazil) to teachers at Tokyo University. In March 2015, she was one of the speakers at the Airport Passenger Terminal Conference, in Paris and in July 2020, as one of main invited speakers at III Encuentro de Investigación Desarrollo e Innovación en el Sector Aeronáutico, promoted by Centro de Estudios Aeronauticos de Colombia.

IVAN SACO MUIÑO, Head of Commercial & Business Development, Exolum Group

IVAN SACO MUIÑO qualified as an Industrial Engineer (specialising in Industrial Organisation and Management) at Pontificia de Comillas University, Madrid (2001) and has a Postgraduate qualification in Management Development at IESE (Madrid, 2012). He was appointed Terminal Manager of Facilities in Ibiza in 2004. He joined CLH Aviación in 2006, transferring to Barcelona to join the Airport Facilities Department until 2009 when he was appointed Terminal Manager Facilities.  Few years later in 2014 he was appointed Manager of the northeast region. After more than 16 years working in Exolum Group in several positions, Iván is currently responsible for the Commercial and Business Development of aviation related activities at Exolum Group, including subsidiaries.