Mr. Viera has over 30 years of experience as a business executive in both the private and the non-profit sectors. His experience includes executives’ positions as a Partner, CEO, President and COO positions in the manufacturing, banking, Housing, construction and development, education, start-ups, among others. He has participated and been appointed to multiple U.S. federal government executive and advisory boards and managed federal programs with a national scope. He is a graduate of the University of Puerto Rico with a degree in Economics and Urban Planning with post-graduate studies in economic and planning from the University of Wisconsin. He has been a professor and lecturer at The University of Puerto Rico and business consultants for multiple corporations in the US. Bilingual in Spanish/English.

CEO of CD Music Entertainment and TV Producer, entrepreneur, economist, communicator, an expert in marketing, video promotions and production, and corporate public relations development. He has extensive executive experience both nationally and internationally. He is dedicated to the development of enterprises and startups, particularly in the fashion and entertainment industries.

Cordero has extensive international corporate experiences and he is proficient in Spanish, English, French and Italian. He graduated from the University of Brussels, Belgic in Economics.

Mrs. León has 20 years of banking experience. She has a strong professional background in Finance with an impeccable career in several banking institutions, holding positions like Chief of Continuous Improvement and Processes in Banco Amazonas, Manager of Organizational Development and Manager of Financial Products in Banco del Pacífico. She is a Process Management expert, with a Green Belt Six Sigma International Certification.

She is considered an expert in the fields of processing, compliance, and operational auditing. Mrs. León is formed in Business Administration from the Catholic University in Ecuador.

Ms. Escandón is a business administration engineer specialized in business management, with minors in finances and international finances, graduated in the University of Specialties Espiritu Santo. She also has an image consultant and personal branding international diploma in C&E Institute Image, Argentina. Ms. Escandón has professional experience in areas of administration, international negotiations, customer service and sales, focused on providing exceptional service to customers. Bilingual in Spanish/English.

Mr. German Pugliese Bassi is a Co-Founder, Chief Marketing Officer and Director of Technisys S.A. Mr. Bassi served as Executive Vice President of Technisys S.A. Mr. Bassi is focusing on marketing and alliances. He is also leading Technisys’s international expansion. Before assuming this role, he headed the Technisys’s commercial area. An active member in the AMBA / BAI., Mr. Bassi was also selected as an Endeavor Entrepreneur in March 2001. Before founding Technisys, Mr. Bassi was responsible for international trade at Gillette Argentina S.A. Prior to this, he was a financial analyst at Techint International Corp. He has lectured and participated in conferences at some of the most prestigious universities in the United States, including MIT, Columbia and Wharton. He also has been interviewed by major international media companies, such as CNN, and top business and tech publications, including America Economía and Latin Finance. Mr. Bassi received a degree in Public Accounting from the University of Belgrano in Argentina. He has also completed post graduate courses at University Bocconi (Milan), Universidad de Ciencias Empresariales y Sociales (Buenos Aires, Argentina) and Ecole Nationale de Ponts et Chausees (Paris).

Mr. Dahik is a graduate of Princeton University in the fields of economic development, international trade and finance, monetary and exchange policy. He has an extensive career in the field of economics, finance, and monetary policy. The former congressman, vice president, and minister of finance of Ecuador. He was part of the Central Bank of Ecuador. In addition, he was the economic advisor of the Monetary Board of Ecuador.

Mr. Dahik was an economic advisor to the presidents of Ecuador and Paraguay. Currently, he is the Vice President of the Grupo Empresarial Amazonas. He has multiple publications in the fields of finance and economics.

Julio has 30+ years of experience in cross-border principal investments and M&A. He is the Managing Partner of New York Bay Capital, one of the leading cross-border boutiques in New York. He is also Managing Director at Young America Capital, a FINRA-licensed broker-dealer, where he heads the Latin American department.

Julio previously worked at institutions such as Global Emerging Markets Group (Managing Director and Head for Latin America), Violy Byorum & Partners (Director and Head of Analytics — Latin America), Wasserstein Perella (Vice President-International), Citibank (Latin America Private Banking) and Morgan Stanley (Analyst).

He has developed particular expertise in structuring foreign investments in Latin America in industries as diverse as media/telecom, manufacturing, retailing, energy, oil & gas, plastics, and steel. Julio holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, a master’s degree with honors in systems engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Mr. Martinez is president of JLM & Associates, a CPA firm, and Information Systems Consultants. He has extensive experience in the fields of accounting, taxes, auditing, higher education (university professor) and information systems. He has worked for KMPG, the University of Puerto Rico, as chairman of the UPR Accounting Department and Dean of Academic Affairs. He was the former President of PR Society of CPAs, financial analyst for the Chanel 11 TV newscast for Univision and Member of the Board of the Ricky Martin Foundation. Mr. Martinez has a BBA in Business Administration from the University of Puerto Rico, PhD from New York University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Puerto Rico. He practiced law in the Federal District Court and the Supreme Court of the USA.

Peter has 30+ years experience advising fund managers, family offices and companies. He has been involved in over 300 transactions over the course of his career and is also involved in the private equity field providing deal origination, fundraising, operations and COO/CFO level expertise and guidance. Prior to establishing Young America Capital, Peter co-founded a wealth-focused CPA and advisory firm. He began his career as a Financial Analyst with Spear, Leeds & Kellogg and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. Peter received his BS in Accounting, and an MBA in Finance from the University of Bridgeport. FINRA licenses 7, 24, 28, 63, 79, 99.

Mr. Ugalde has over 30 years of experience as IT solutions in the private and public sectors. His experience includes executive positions as a CEO, Interamerican Development Bank (IDB) Certificate Consultant for technology projects qualified Latin-American. He has been involved in over Implementation of IT solutions in 298 companies nationwide. Mr. Carlos is a Founder of Capitalika and Payphone. Mr. Ugalde received a degree in Systems Engineer from the University of Cuenca in Ecuador and he also graduate of the University of Azuay with a degree in Finance and Business Administration. He has a Diploma in Database Management by NASA (United States) and Management of Apple Enterprise Technologies and Sales Strategy Planning in Apple Latam.

Mr. Kruger has over 27 years of experience as a business architect and specialist in Blockchain, Cyber security, business strategy and e-government. He also is an expert in R + D + I (research, development, entrepreneurship and innovation). Mr. Kruger is a promoter of engineering projects in the area of Energy, Transport and environment. He is a CO-founder of KRUGER CORPORATION, a multinational with operations in Spain, Peru, USA, Chile, Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Ecuador and Bolivia. He also is a Founder and CEO of KRUGER LABS startup accelerator.

is the CEO of Ximah Digital and other ventures within the intelligence and digital communication such as: Makia, a content agency, and Infotags which is focused on online monitoring and listening services that are used to define and verify the effectiveness of strategies.

Expert in online media platforms such as: Twitter, Waze, Spotify and LinikedIn. He was in charge of training all agencies in Ecuador for their introduction into advertising suites.

For 10 years he has been involved in the development of digital strategies for the Government of Ecuador, and directed, together with his team, international promotion campaigns such as the brand ‘PAÍS-Ecuador’ and the multi-award winning tourist campaign All You Need is Ecuador.

He has participated in presidential campaigns in Ecuador, Colombia, Chile, and Argentina. Juan Carlos also advised many sectional candidates in Ecuador, which has earned him a Reed Latinos Award and a Victory Award for the best online campaign during the presidential elections, for Lenin Moreno Garcés.