Regional Roundtable on Sustainable Finance in Latin America and Caribbean 2019

Sandra Abella
Regional Director, Eco Business Fund

Sandra Abella directs the regional operations of Finance in Motion in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly for the eco.business Fund. A finance and banking expert with 20 years of experience in investment and advisory services, Sandra specializes in green finance, financial inclusion, distribution channel development, credit and risk analysis, and mobile finance. She received her Master’s degree from the University of Sydney and her B.A. from the Universidad Externado de Colombia.

Elizabeth Aceituno
Finance Specialist, WWF

Elizabeth joined WWF’s Finance Practice in 2017, to help influence the financial system to improve integration of environmental risks, deliver investment for sustainable development and eventually drive sustainable practices through other sectors, with a geographical focus on the Americas.

Prior to WWF, Elizabeth was the Director of Corporate Engagement for the Latin America Region at The Nature Conservancy, working with a variety of local and multinational corporations towards more sustainable business practices and investments in natural capital. She also supported TNC’s Impact Investment division, NatureVest, as a project manager working on Blue Bonds.

Before becoming a full-time environmentalist, Elizabeth had a diverse international career in finance, which included mergers & acquisitions, corporate relationship management, and risk analysis in Europe, the US, and Latin America at institutions such as BNP Paribas, Barclays Capital, and ING Barings. Elizabeth has a management degree from the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris (ESCP) and a diploma in Environmental and Ecological Economics from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). She is fluent in Spanish, French, English, and Portuguese.

Guilherme Oliveira Arantes
BNDES Electric Energy Sector Studies Manager

Gerente de Estudos Setoriais de Energia Elétrica do BNDES

Graduado em Engenharia Elétrica pela Universidade Federal Fluminense com extensão em Planejamento Energético pela COPPE/UFRJ e pós-graduado em Finanças pela COPPEAD/UFRJ.

Com 12 anos de experiência no setor, atualmente é o responsável pela Gerência de Estudos Setoriais de Energia Elétrica, na Área de Energia do BNDES. Anteriormente, como engenheiro no Departamento de Credenciamento e Conteúdo Local, participou da formulação e implantação das políticas de incentivo às indústrias Eólica e Solar.

Foi Analista de Pesquisa Energética da EPE, onde atuou em estudos de oferta de Energias Renováveis, com foco em Energia Eólica, Solar e Biomassa; e no desenvolvimento de modelos de otimização integrada de recursos para os estudos de expansão da Matriz Energética Brasileira.

Butch Bacani
Programme Leader, UN Environment Programme’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance Initiative

Butch Bacani leads UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Principles for Sustainable Insurance Initiative (PSI), the largest collaboration between the UN and the insurance industry. Endorsed by the UN Secretary-General and insurance industry CEOs, the PSI is a global framework and initiative for the industry to address sustainability issues—as risk managers, insurers and investors—and to build resilient, inclusive and sustainable communities and economies.

Butch leads activities supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals, Paris Agreement on Climate Change, and the Financial Stability Board’s climate risk disclosure recommendations (TCFD). These include a global initiative to develop “Insurance Sustainable Development Goals”, the largest gathering of insurers to pilot the TCFD recommendations, and working with the California Insurance Commissioner to develop the world’s first sustainable insurance roadmap. He co-led the development of the first global sustainability guide for the insurance business, led the creation of the Insurance Industry Development Goals for Cities, forged the PSI’s partnership with the world’s inclusive insurance community, and co-led the creation of UNEP’s Sustainable Insurance Forum for supervisors and regulators. Butch is involved in the InsuResilience Global Partnership, Vulnerable 20 Group of Finance Ministers, California Climate Insurance Working Group, Insurance Development Forum, and Microinsurance Network. In 2020, he was included in InsuranceERM’s inaugural list of the most influential people leading and shaping the insurance industry’s response to climate change.

Butch led the global process that created the PSI in 2012, and UNEP’s insurance and investment programmes from 2006 to 2010, including activities with the UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment Initiative (PRI). He has shaped global insurance industry initiatives to address climate change, disaster risks, tobacco risks, illegal fishing and plastic pollution; and to protect natural and cultural UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Butch has authored pioneering studies on sustainable insurance and responsible investment. Previously, he was in the insurance industry for over a decade, working with leading insurers and reinsurers worldwide.

Mirta Martinez Bazzano
General Manager, Roundtable for Sustainable Finance-Paraguay

Fabiola Benotti
ANBIMA

Has been serving at ANBIMA since 2013 and is currently in charge of the Investor Education area, planning and implementing education and research projects. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Financial Education Association of Brazil (AEF – Brazil) and chairwoman of the International Forum for Investor Education (IFIE), Americas Chapter. She worked in people development areas at IBM and SulAmérica. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies from Cásper Líbero College and a bachelor’s degree in Marketing from the Superior School of Advertising and Marketing (ESPM). She is married and has two sons, Heitor and Flávio, who are 12 and 8 years old, respectively.

Joaquín Guajardo Beroíza
Advisor of International Finance at Government of Chile

Advisor of International Finance, Ministry of Finance, Government of Chile.

Karine Bueno
Sustainable Banking Expert & PRB Implementation Programme Manager

Recognized as the 2021 UN Global Compact SDG Pioneer for Sustainable Finance and Development and as the 2020 Brazilian UN Global Compact SDG Pioneer.

Experienced sustainability professional leading ESG Business and Philanthropic initiatives with 20 years of experience within the private sector and NGOs. Karine Bueno joined the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) to lead the feedback and review process for signatory banks of the UN Principles for Responsible Banking (UN PRB) supporting the advancement of the principles´ implementation in the banking system.

Karine is the former Head of Sustainability at Santander Brasil where she led the integration of ESG within the business including the expansion of the Sustainable Finance portfolio, the excellence of Santander´s own ESG performance and the growth of social and volunteering initiatives.

She is also a former Director of the Sustainability Committee at FEBRABAN – Brazilian Federation of Banks and a former Board Member of UN Global Compact and CEBDS – the Brazilian Chapter of World Business Council for Sustainable Development.

Her educational background includes certifications on Strategies for Sustainable Business (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Early Childhood Development (Harvard University), Specialization in Social Projects (USP – FIA / CEATS), Administration for NGOs (Getulio Vargas Foundation), Human Resources Management (Getulio Vargas Foundation) and a Bachelor’s degree of Psychology (Mackenzie Presbyterian University).

karine.siqueirabueno@un.org

Marina Cançado
CEO, Converge Capital

Executive Director of the Brasil do Futuro Agenda and the Geração Brasil Melhor group. Co-founder and executive director of the social organization Travessia, linked to structural reforms and technologies in health and public management. She is one of the founders of Tellus Institute and Flow Brasil, which integrates behavioral sciences, design and public administration.

Olga Cantillo
Executive Vice President and General Manager, Bolsa de Valores de Panamá

Olga Cantillo is Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Bolsa de Valores de Panamá, S.A. She as 29 years of professional experience in the financial industry with a specialty in banking and the stock market. She has been responsible for investment and banking operations in local and regional financial institutions, such as Vice President of Operations at MMG Bank, HSBC Bank Panama, Banistmo Securities, Inc., among others. She holds a Securities Broker License, A Principal Executive License and ULACIT Banking and Finance Studies.

She is Secretary of the Capital Markets Association of the Americas (AMERCA), Treasurer of the Association of Central Securities Deposits of the Americas (ACSDA), Director of the Ibero-American Federation of Exchanges (FIAB), Independent Director of BI BANK Panama, Chairman of the United Nations Sustainable Securities Exchange Working Group (SSE) & World Securities Exchange Federation (WFE) for the incorporation of sustainability into stock exchange operations, Founding Associate of the Association of Corporate Directors – Panama and member of Renaissance Executive Forums Panama. She chaired the Board of Directors of the Latin American Securities Center, was Vice-President of the Board of Directors of Latinex Holdings, Inc. and director of the Panama Nidal Exchange.

Joe Capp
Sustainable Development Specialist

Joe Capp is a Brazilian sustainable development specialist based in São Paulo with 2 decades of experience in strategic management consulting and has led economic development, infrastructure and strategic planning projects for public and private sector clients in the Latin America, Europe, and Africa.  Before joining Vivid Economics’ growth and development practice area, Joe was Brazilian country representative for the Global Green Growth Institute, supporting all spheres of Government on green growth and climate change reduction projects. He also led Latin American development advisory practices of the Office of Tony Blair and Dalberg. Among his experiences and was project director of Estruturadora Brasiliera de Projetos, a sell side advisor for governments that wanted to develop infrastructure projects that supported city, state and the federal governments in Brazil to develop and sign concessions and PPP contracts. He also spent 6 year at McKinsey, advising clients on strategic challenges, working in sectors as media, telecom, retail, financial services, consumer goods, government and NGOs. Joe is an industrial engineer from University of São Paulo, and holds an Msc in Development Management from the London School of Economics, and an MBA from London Business School.

Odivan Cargnin
CFO, Celulose Irani S.A.

Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Celulose Irani S.A., a paper and packaging company in Brazil (www.irani.com.br). He works at Irani for 24 years, being the last 15 years as CFO. Under his responsibility are supply-chain, finance, investor relations, accounting, information technology and law departments. He holds law and account degrees from UNOESC – Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina.
Irani was, in 2005, the first packaging company in Brazil and the second in the world that issued carbon credits under Kyoto Protocol by CDM – Clean Developed Mechanism. The Company maintains two CDM Projects in place and issued in July 2019 its first green bond (debenture verde) in the local capital markets in Brazil.

David Carlin
TCFD Programme Lead, UNEP FI

As a member of the UNEP-FI team, David is coordinating Phase 2 of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). This work engages over thirty financial institutions in developing and implementing a set of best practices to evaluate and address climate risk. David is also leading learning modules on transition risk for the participating institutions.

Patricia Coimbra
Human Capital, Sustainability and Marketing Vice President, SulAmérica Insurance Brazil, & Member of UNEP FI Global Steering Committee

Patricia Coimbra is Human Capital, Sustainability and Marketing Vice President for SulAmérica Insurance Brazil, member of SulAmérica’s Executive, Human Capital and Sustainability Board Committees and President of Human Resources Commission in National Insurance Confederation (CNSeg). She also represents Latin America Insurance Sector at the UNEP FI Global Steering Committee. In 2013, the executive was put in charge of Human Capital and Sustainability at SulAmérica Seguros, where she is responsible for the HR and Sustainability strategy and operation, supporting a team of 5,000 employees, 30,000 brokers and 7 million clients. Before SulAmérica, she worked at OI Participações, SC Johnson and Shell Brazil. Patricia has earned a bachelor’s degree in Information Technology from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) and a degree in Economics from Universidade Candido Mendes in Rio de Janeiro (UCAM). She also obtained a postgraduate degree in Marketing from PUC-Rio.

Pablo Cortinez
Business and Environmental Lead, WWF (Argentina)

Economist with background in finance with 20+ years of experience, mostly in capital markets, having worked both in the structuring and sell side and in the buy side. Since 2013 he leads the Business and Environment area of Fundación Vida Silvestre Argentina, the associate of WWF in Argentina. He works with banks, bank associations and other key actors, with the objective that the financial sector includes ESG criteria in its operations. Together with IDB Invest, Pablo coordinated the two surveys conducted to banks in Argentina, and was the promoter of the Sustainable Finance Protocol of Argentina launched in July 2019.

Previously, Pablo was Chief Risk Officer for the fourth pension fund in Argentina, with AUM above USD5 billions, where he also participated as member of the Investment Committee. He was responsible for the eligibility of new assets, for overlooking the whole portfolio and for the restructuring of a number of financial instruments after the 2001 financial crisis in Argentina.

Octavio de Lazari Jr.
CEO, Bradesco

• Brief Professional History: He started his career at Bradesco Bank, in September of 1978. He was elected Adjunct Executive Director in January 2012, Managing Executive Director in February 2015 and Executive Director Vice-President in May 2017. In March 2018, he was elected Director-President, position he currently holds.

Other Professional Experiences:

• Current: Member of the Board of Trustees and Managing Director of Fundação Bradesco; Member of the Board of Directors BBD Participações SA and Cidade de Deus – Companhia Comercial de Participações; Member of the Board of Directors and Member of the Strategic Committee of BSP Empreendimentos Imobiliários S.A.; Alternate Member of the Board of Directors Fleury S.A.; Member of NAT – Nucleus of Altos Temas; Member of the Board of Directors and Advisory Board of FEBRABAN – Brazilian Federation of Banks; Full Member of the Board of Directors of Odontoprev; Chief Executive Officer of Bradesco Leasing S.A. – Leasing; Chief Executive Officer NCF Participações SA

• Previous: Chief Executive Officer of Banco Bradesco BBI S.A.; President of the Board of Directors of the Brazilian Association of Real Estate Credit and Savings Entities – ABECIP; Alternate Member of the Board of Directors of the Interbank Payments Chamber – CIP; Member of the Board of Directors of CIBRASEC – Companhia Brasileira de Securitização; Member of the Council of Representatives of the National Confederation of Financial Institutions – CNF; Adjunct Sector Director of the Real Estate Credit and Savings Commission and Vice-President of the Governance Committee for the Portability of Credit Operations at FEBRABAN – Brazilian Federation of Banks; Member of the Advisory Board of FIABCI/BRASIL – Brazilian National Chapter of the International Federation of Real Estate Professions; Alternate Director of Uniapravi – Unión Interameriana para la Vivienda; Managing Director of Kirton Bank S.A. – Multiple Bank

• Graduation: Economic Sciences from the Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences of Osasco, SP.

• Other courses : Specializations in – Financial Strategies and Marketing by Fundação Instituto de Administração – FEA/USP, Financial Management by Fundação Getulio Vargas – FGV and Strategies in Finance by Fundação Dom Cabral; Bradesco Advanced Management Program by Fundação Dom Cabral 8.3.2021 2

AMP – Advanced Management Program taught by IESE Business School – University of Navarra, São Paulo.

Justiniano De Queiroz Netto
Director juridico da CONFLORESTA

Advogado especializado na área ambiental e fundiária da Amazônia, atualmente diretor jurídico da CONFLORESTA – Associação Brasileira de Empresas Concessionárias Florestais. Foi Diretor-Executivo da Associação das Indústrias Exportadoras de Madeiras do Estado do Pará – AIMEX (2005- 2011) e Presidente do Conselho de Meio Ambiente da Federação das Indústrias do Estado do Pará – FIEPA (2003-2011). Na área pública, atuou como Secretário Extraordinário de Estado para a Coordenação do Programa Municípios Verdes no Pará (2011- 2018).

Justiniano de Queiroz Netto
Director, CONFLORESTA

Advogado especializado na área ambiental e fundiária da Amazônia, atualmente diretor jurídico da CONFLORESTA – Associação Brasileira de Empresas Concessionárias Florestais. Foi Diretor-Executivo da Associação das Indústrias Exportadoras de Madeiras do Estado do Pará – AIMEX (2005- 2011) e Presidente do Conselho de Meio Ambiente da Federação das Indústrias do Estado do Pará – FIEPA (2003-2011). Na área pública, atuou como Secretário Extraordinário de Estado para a Coordenação do Programa Municípios Verdes no Pará (2011- 2018).

Jean Pierre Dupui
Global Corporate Banking Executive Vice-President, Santander

Jean Pierre Dupui is currently Executive Vice-President and Head of Global Corporate Banking at Santander Brasil.

Dupui joined Santander in late 2006 and has preformed various roles in Sao Paulo and Madrid for Santander Group. He has been appointed Executive Vice President and Head of Global Corporate Banking since 2015.

Previous to Santander, Mr. Dupui had held different roles in Corporate Finance, Credit Markets and Structured Finance at Citigroup in Sao Paulo and New York, and at BBVA Group and Lloyds TSB both in Sao Paulo in London.

Mr. Dupui was born in Manaus, Brasil. He holds an honors bachelor degree in Economics from Boston University.

Renato Eid
Portfolio Manager, Itaú Asset Management

Renato Eid Tucci is head of Beta Strategies & ESG Integration at Itau Asset Management. With over 19 years of experience in the financial and capital markets, he has worked at Banco BBA Creditanstalt and Itaú BBA. He has a degree from FGV (Getulio Vargas Foundation), a master’s degree in Mathematical Modeling in Finance from USP (University of São Paulo) and an MBA in derivatives from B3 (Brazil Stock Exchange).

Renato Eid Tucci
head of Beta Strategies & ESG Integration at Itau Asset Management

Renato Eid Tucci is head of Beta Strategies & ESG Integration at Itau Asset Management. With over 19 years of experience in the financial and capital markets, he has worked at Banco BBA Creditanstalt and Itaú BBA. He has a degree from FGV (Getulio Vargas Foundation), a master’s degree in Mathematical Modeling in Finance from USP (University of São Paulo) and an MBA in derivatives from B3 (Brazil Stock Exchange).

Mariana Escobar
Head of the Sustainable Finance Working Group, Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia

Mariana Escobar is Head of Sustainable Finance at the Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia. With more than 12 years of experience, her work has been focused on issues related to financial inclusion and sustainable banking. Previous to this post Mariana served as Citi Colombia´s Sustainability Manager and was a Senior Consultant for BSD Consulting from where she led the sustainable finance practice. She has also served as a public policy advisor to the Director of the Department of Social Prosperity, was the Deputy Director at the Ministry of Information Technology and Communications, from where she supported financial inclusion and Fintech  initiatives.  

Mariana is an International Studies professional from Bentley University (Boston) and has a Master’s degree in International Affairs from Columbia University (New York).

David Falcon
Leading in the Sustainability, Brand & Reputation practice in Chile & LATAM

David Falcon is Leading in the Sustainability, Brand & Reputation practice in Chile & LATAM. He is a corporate advisor with experience in governments, national and international clients. David has been leading this kind of services for over 15 years.

Currently active as a sustainability Director with a focus on strategic, green finance and economic value, David have been working in many sectors through different approaches (shared value, CSR strategy and implementation, audit, environment and health safety management systems, life cycle assessment, risk modelling, disclosure & reporting).

David is an adjunct professor with the University of Desarrollo where he teaches in a Master of Sustainability. Also David is a professor of European Energy Management, EUREM.

Sonia Favaretto
Sustainability Director, B3 & President, Brazilian Global Compact Network

Journalist, broadcaster and post-graduate in Business Communication. B3’s Communication, Sustainability and Social Investment Director. Chair of the Board of B3’s Corporate Sustainability Index (ISE). President of the UN Global Compact Network Brazil’s Board and Vice-President of the CDP Latin America’s Board. She was Director of HR and Internal Communication for BankBoston, Superintendent of the BankBoston Foundation, Superintendent of Sustainability and Institutional Communication of Banco Itaú and Director of Social Responsibility and Sustainability of Febraban – Brazilian Federation of Banks. Recognized by the UN Global Compact as SDG Pioneer in 2016.

Adalberto Felinto
Executive Secretary, Central Bank of Brazil (BACEN)

Adalberto Felinto da Cruz Júnior currently serves as Executive Secretary of the Central Bank of Brazil, where he joined 19 years ago and previously served for seven years as Head of the Institution’s Planning, Budget and Management Department, leading the its strategic management and planning areas, budget and organizational culture. As Executive Secretary, he has been coordinating the implementation of the Monetary Authority’s set of strategic priorities, notably under the so-called “BC # Agenda”, advising and representing its leaders, especially in matters involving cross-institutional institutional dialogue. He holds a doctorate in information science and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Brasilia.

Thais Fontes
Sustainability Manager, Rabobank

Thais Zylbersztajn Fontes is a veterinarian, holds a post-graduation degree  in Quality Management, and received a MBA with a focus in Agribusiness from USP. She joined Rabobank Brazil in 2012, and in 2017 assumed the Manager position of the Socio-environmental area. Thais is responsible for implementing the strategy of sustainability value both internally and in clients and other stakeholders. The sustainability value permeates the processes of risk mitigation in the Bank’s operations and also in identifying and promoting finance solutions with the aim to generating sustainable development. Promoting networking and sharing sustainability knowledge are also her main goals.

In addition, Thais represents Rabobank in the most important roundtables related to Sustainability.

Erika Fuga
Director of Health Claims, SulAmérica

Erika Fuga
Health Claims Director, SulAmerica

Érika Fuga, has been with the SulAmerica for 11 years and has extensive knowledge in the System. Supplementary Health. She has a degree in Medicine from the Santa Casa de São Paulo School of Medical Sciences, a postgraduate degree in Management and Health Systems from the Getúlio Vargas Foundation and an Executive MBA from the Dom Cabral Foundation.

Alfonso Galarce
Climate Finance Officer at the Chilean Ministry of the Environment

Climate Finance Officer, at the Climate Change Office of the Chilean Ministry of the Environment. Public Administration Bachelor and Master of Public Policy from Universidad de Chile, and also Master of Environmental Science and Policy from Columbia University. Professional with more than 15 years of experience in public service. Prior to his appointment in the Climate Change Office, he was the Chief of Budget Planning at the Ministry of the Environment. Additionally, he served as a consultant for the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), in the area of environmental policy.

Currently, he coordinates de Chilean NDC update process; the Technical Secretariat for the Green Climate Fund in Chile; the Climate Finance chapter of the Climate Change framework law project and serves as the focal point for the Chilean Ministry of Finance, working together in the first emission of Sovereign Green Bond in the Americas.

Thatyanne Gasparotto
Program and Relationship Manager for Brazil, Climate Bonds Initiative

Thatyanne is responsible for coordinating CBI’s efforts to drive the development of green finance markets across Latin America. Thatyanne joined CBI after nearly 10 years working for the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office through the British Embassy in Brazil, where she was the Climate Change Attaché. Thatyanne has worked on a number of policy areas and technical cooperation projects in Brazil, including on agriculture, energy, low carbon technologies, green finance and international negotiations. She holds an MSc in Environmental Policy and Regulation from the London School of Economics and a Bachelor Degree in International Relations.

Jorge Gildi
Senior Advisor at Banco de Brasil

Senior Advisor, Strategy and Organization Division, Banco do Brasil – BB

Gildi is a financial industry specialist with over 25 years of professional experience, with 14 focused on corporate sustainability, social and environmental risk, green economy and agribusiness sustainability.

Collaborated to improving the BB’s social and environmental performance, providing support for financing operations and consultancy for internal areas and prospecting new business opportunities in green financing.

Coordinates actions under technical cooperation on climate risk and green financing between BB and the Inter-American Development Bank – IDB and Gildi also represents BB at The Financial Innovation LAB, a multi-sector interaction forum created by ABDE, IDB and CVM, which promotes sustainable finance in the country.

He participated in the conception and coordinated projects and studies under the Agua Brasil Program, in cooperation with WWF-Brazil, the National Water Agency and the BB  Foundation, one of the most important private partnertship of WWF in the world e recognized by Global Compact, Caring for Climate, UNEP and CEO Water Mandate on business engagement in climate change adaptation.

Prior to working with sustainability he has worked in the agribusiness division with commodities sectoral analysis, agricultural futures and options market and development of programs, products and services. He also represented BB in inter-ministerial committees and in national and international lectures and events.

Gildi also worked as an operations manager for SMEs at Banco Mercantil of Sao Paulo and in the Finance Division of Vale do Rio Doce Navegação. He has an Executive MBA in Finance and a Bachelor of Business Administration and complementary training and extension courses in environmental economics.

Jorge Gildi
Senior Advisor, Strategy and Organization Division, Banco do Brasil

Gildi is a financial industry specialist with over 25 years of professional experience, with 14 focused on corporate sustainability, social and environmental risk, green economy and agribusiness sustainability.

Collaborated to improving the BB’s social and environmental performance, providing support for financing operations and consultancy for internal areas and prospecting new business opportunities in green financing.

Coordinates actions under technical cooperation on climate risk and green financing between BB and the Inter-American Development Bank – IDB and Gildi also represents BB at The Financial Innovation LAB, a multi-sector interaction forum created by ABDE, IDB and CVM, which promotes sustainable finance in the country.

He participated in the conception and coordinated projects and studies under the Agua Brasil Program, in cooperation with WWF-Brazil, the National Water Agency and the BB  Foundation, one of the most important private partnertship of WWF in the world e recognized by Global Compact, Caring for Climate, UNEP and CEO Water Mandate on business engagement in climate change adaptation.

Prior to working with sustainability he has worked in the agribusiness division with commodities sectoral analysis, agricultural futures and options market and development of programs, products and services. He also represented BB in inter-ministerial committees and in national and international lectures and events.

Gildi also worked as an operations manager for SMEs at Banco Mercantil of Sao Paulo and in the Finance Division of Vale do Rio Doce Navegação. He has an Executive MBA in Finance and a Bachelor of Business Administration and complementary training and extension courses in environmental economics.

Alexandre da Silva Glüher
Member of the Board, Bradesco

Membro do Conselho de Administração do Banco Bradesco desde março de 2018, é integrante da Mesa Regedora e Diretor Gerente da Fundação Bradesco, Diretor Vice-Presidente do IBCB (Instituto Brasileiro de Ciência Bancária), Presidente e Membro Efetivo do Conselho Consultivo do FGC (Fundo Garantidor de Créditos) e membro Titular do Conselho de Administração da CIP (Câmara Interbancária de Pagamentos). Graduado em Ciências Contábeis e em Administração, participou do Programa Executivo Internacional pela The Wharton School, bem como dos cursos de Administração de Instituições Financeiras (Banking), Varejo para Segmentos de Baixa Renda, e Gestão de Risco de Crédito pela Fundação Getúlio Vargas – Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo. Iniciou a carreira em março de 1976 no Banco Bradesco S.A., onde atuou como Diretor Executivo até 2017. Atualmente, é membro do Conselho de Administração do Banco Bradesco e, nos últimos 40 anos, passou pelos mais altos níveis executivos da Organização. Tem passagens por algumas das mais relevantes entidades do setor, como a Federação Brasileira de Bancos, o Instituto Brasileiro de Ciência Bancária, a Câmara Interbancária de Pagamentos, a Associação Brasileira das Entidades dos Mercados Financeiro e de Capitais e o Fundo Garantidor de Crédito. É graduado em Ciências Contábeis e em Administração, com especializações em Banking, Varejo e Risco.

Ivo Gomes
Mayor of Sobral, Ceará, Brazil

Ivo Ferreira Gomes ( Sobral , December 13 , 1967 ) is a Brazilian lawyer and politician . He is the current mayor of the city of Sobral , Ceará since January 1 , 2017 .

He began his political career in the municipality of Sobral, where he was chief of staff of the City Hall and Secretary of Education Development, during the terms of his brother Cid Gomes as mayor. In 2002 , he was first elected state deputy with 50,326 votes. In the 2006 election , as part of the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB), Ivo was the second most voted deputy of Ceará, with 73,096 votes. In 2007 , he was invited by the governor Cid Gomes to take the leadership of the State of Ceará’s office, where he served until March of 2011 . In 2013, he assumed the Fortaleza Department of Education, managing the mayor.Roberto Claudio . In the same year, he left the PSB and he joined the then newly created PROS , along with his brothers and Ciro Cid.

Gabriel Guedes
Director, Itaú

Itaú Unibanco SA: Officer since July 2017; DGA Credit Superintendent for the Ultra Large, Large, Restructuring, IFs / Institutional Channel & Credit Portfolio Management segments from February 2016 to June 2017; Credit Superintendent of IFs / Institutional Channel, and Retail, Health, Education and O&G for the Ultra Large and Large segments from April 2014 to February 2016.

Main activity of the company: Multiple bank, with commercial portfolio.

Banco Itaú BBA SA: Officer since June 2017; Senior Credit Analysis Manager of IFs / Institutional Channel from April 2011 to April 2014; Credit Analyst / Specialist from 2005 to April 2011; Management Control Analyst from 2004 to 2005; Program trainee from 2003 to 2004 ItaúBBA.

Main activity of the company: Multiple bank, with investment portfolio.

Academic Background: Graduated in Business Administration from IBMEC / INSPER-SP, on 12/2004; Master’s Degree in Economics (not completed – credits made, but thesis not presented) by IBMEC / INSPER-SP on 12/2009 and MBA focusing on Credit by Saint Paul / Moodys on 12/2013.

Angelo Costa Gurgel
Representative of the Brazilian Coalition on Climate, Forests and Agriculture

Professor at the Getulio Vargas Foundation School of Economics of São Paulo, coordinator of the Professional Master in Agribusiness and coordinator of the Low Carbon Agriculture Observatory. He is an Agricultural Engineer and PhD in Applied Economics at the Federal University of Viçosa, and a Free Lecturer at the University of São Paulo. He is a collaborating researcher and postdoctoral fellow at the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change. Develops studies and research on agricultural economics, natural resources and environment, climate change, agricultural and environmental policy, bioenergy and land use changes.

Angelo Gurgel
Coalização Brasil Clima, Agricultura, Floresta

Professor da Escola de Economia de São Paulo da Fundação Getulio Vargas, coordenador do Mestrado Profissional em Agronegócio e coordenador do Observatório da Agricultura de Baixa Emissão de Carbono. É Engenheiro Agrônomo e Doutor em Economia Aplicada pela Universidade Federal de Viçosa, e Livre Docente pela Universidade de São Paulo. É pesquisador colaborador e pós-doutor no MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change. Desenvolve estudos e pesquisas sobre economia agrícola, dos recursos naturais e do meio ambiente, mudanças climáticas, política agrícola e ambiental, bioenergia e mudanças no uso da terra.

Denise Hamu
Brazil Representative, UNEP

Leo Heileman
Director for Latin America & the Caribbean, UNEP

Mr. Leo Heileman (Trinidad and Tobago) has been appointed as UNEP´s Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean based in Panama as of February 2016.

Prior to this appointment Leo was the UN Resident Coordinator, UNDP and UNFPA Resident Representative in the Union of the Comoros from March 2015. He was UNDP Resident Representative Interim in Angola and from 2009-2014 UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Equatorial Guinea. Before his assignments with UNDP, Leo worked with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), based in Paris, Nairobi and Mexico.  His various positions included: Senior Programme Officer, Sustainable Consumption and Production (2008-2009); Senior Programme Officer, Business and Industry Unit (2007-2008); Senior Programme Officer, Implementation Unit (2005-2007); Network and Policy Manager,OzonAction Programme (2002-2005) in Paris; Programme Officer, Regional Coordination, Nairobi (1999-2002) and Programme Officer, UNEP Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, based in Mexico (1992-1999). Leo worked in Trinidad and Tobago as Senior Research Officer with the Institute of Marine Affairs from 1979 to 1991 and as Senior Environmental Officer with the Trinidad and Tobago Oil Company Limited from 1991 to 1992.

Leo holds a B.Sc. in Natural Sciences (Natural Sciences with focus on Analytical Chemistry) from the University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago, a Master degree in Environmental Pollution Control and Operations Research from Pennsylvania State University, USA, a post graduate diploma in Marine Pollution Chemistry from Liverpool University, UK and a post graduate diploma in Management Studies from the University of the West Indies.  He speaks English, French and Spanish.

Alfonso Galarce Jaramillo
Head of Climate Financing and Negotiation Department, Climate Change Division, Ministry of the Environment, Chile

Climate Finance Officer, at the Climate Change Office of the Chilean Ministry of the Environment. Public Administration Bachelor and Master of Public Policy from Universidad de Chile, and also Master of Environmental Science and Policy from Columbia University. Professional with more than 15 years of experience in public service. Prior to his appointment in the Climate Change Office, he was the Chief of Budget Planning at the Ministry of the Environment. Additionally, he served as a consultant for the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), in the area of environmental policy.

Currently, he coordinates de Chilean NDC update process; the Technical Secretariat for the Green Climate Fund in Chile; the Climate Finance chapter of the Climate Change framework law project and serves as the focal point for the Chilean Ministry of Finance, working together in the first emission of Sovereign Green Bond in the Americas.

Miguel Achury Jiménez
Vice President of Planning and Institutional Development, Bancamía

Specialist in Banking and Finance, with undergraduate studies in Public Accounting. Quality Auditor, expert in processes of incorporation and merger of financial entities and organizational transformation. 29 years experience in the Colombian Financial System, in management positions in the areas of Management, Audit, Comptroller, Operations, Administration and Human Management, Risks and Planning, in leading financial, national and multinational entities. Member of the Board of Directors of banking and insurance entities. Currently, Vice President of Planning and Institutional Development in Bancamía, since 2008 and Manager of the Productive Entrepreneurship Program for Peace – EMPROPAZ

Jair de Almeida Lacerda Jr
Director, Bradesco Seguros

Nascido em Rio de Janeiro, RJ, aos 16 de novembro de 1962, iniciou a carreira no Grupo Segurador em 1989 na Bradesco Vida e Previdência. Designado Superintendente Executivo em 1998, eleito Diretor em 2001, e promovido a Diretor Gerente em 2016, onde exerce função atualmente.

Graduado em Ciências Atuariais pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ, com especialização em Finanças pelo INSPER – SP, possui grande atuação no mercado de seguros, onde já exerceu as funções de Vice-Presidente da Federação Nacional de Previdência Privada e Vida – FENAPREVI, Diretor do Instituto Brasileiro de Atuária – IBA, Membro da Comissão Nacional de Atuária, Presidente da Comissão de Atuária da FENAPREVI, Vice-Presidente da Federação Nacional de Capitalização – FENACAP e representante do mercado nas Comissões de Atuária e de Gestão de Riscos da SUSEP.

Sergio Leitão
Executive Director, Instituto Escolhas

Lawyer, is founder and executive director of the Institute Choices. He was Director of Public Policy and Director of Campaigns at Greenpeace in Brazil, where he worked for 10 years (2005/2015). Founder and Executive Director (2004/2005) of the Socio-Environmental Institute (ISA). He lived in New York for two years (2002/2003), when he volunteered at the Rainforest Foundation US. He was an advisor on social and environmental issues of the Minister of Justice, José Gregori (2000/2001), during the Fernando Henrique Cardoso administration. Lawyer of the Indigenous Rights Nucleus (NDI), from 1990 to 1995, and legal advisor of the Project Study on Indigenous Lands (Peti) of the Anthropology Department of the National Museum / RJ (1989/1990). He began his career (1986/1989) as advisor on social issues of the Archdiocese of Fortaleza, when he worked with Cardinal Aloisio Lorscheider.

Isabel Ponce de León
Senior Underwriter Agriculture, Swiss Re

Isabel is veterinary graduated from the Metodista University in São Paulo with post-graduation courses in this area and MBA in Agribusiness from the ESALQ- University of São Paulo.

She started her career as a veterinarian working in several vet hospitals for 9 years. In 2009, she moved to the corporate sector at Seguradora Brasileira Rural (Company acquired later by the Swiss Re Group). Since 2012, she has worked in the reinsurance sector with emphasis on the agribusiness as senior agro underwriter for the Latin America region.

Isabel has more than 10 years of experience in the insurance and reinsurance industry with focus on the agro sector and its sub lines of business such as crop, forestry, aquaculture, livestock and greenhouse.

Leo Letelier
Founder and CEO, Sitawi

Leonardo has over 20 years of experience in business, finance, and the social sector. Before founding SITAWI, he spent 2 years as the director of the Economic Citizenship for All initiative for Ashoka. He also spent 8 years at McKinsey, advising clients on strategic and operational challenges, with a focus on the telecommunications and energy sectors. Prior to McKinsey, he worked in derivatives trading, and with CADE, the Brazilian antitrust agency. He was elected a Synergos Senior Fellow and a Responsible Leader by the BMW Foundation. Leonardo is recognized as one of the pioneers in the Social Finance and Impact Investing landscape, globally and in Brazil having served as co-executive director of the Brazilian Social Finance Task Force and as a frequent speaker in fora such as SOCAP (Social Capital Markets), FLII (Foro Latino Americano de Inversión de Impacto) and the Brazilian Social Finance and Impact Businesses Forum. He earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and an Industrial Engineering degree from USP – University of São Paulo.

Pablo Lloret
Director Ejecutivo de la Fundación Futuro Latinoamericano

Es el  Director Ejecutivo de la Fundación Futuro Latinoamericano – FFLA, organización que promueve el diálogo colaborativo y la gobernanza para desarrollo sostenible en América Latina.

Amplia experiencia en gestión del agua, impulsor del primer Fondo de Agua en el Mundo, el Fondo para la Protección del agua de Quito, FONAG, como un mecanismo financiero para la conservación de los recursos hídricos, y como modelo de gobernanza para la conservación, en la actualidad replicado en más de treinta países. Pablo es Ingeniero civil por la Universidad de Cuenca Ecuador, con estudios de maestría en Gestión Ambiental por la Universidad de Navarra, España y en Docencia Universitaria por la Universidad del Azuay, Ecuador.

Lauro Marins
Excecutive Director, CDP Latin America

Executive Director of CDP Latin America, holds a degree in Environmental Management Technology and Environmental Engineering from the SENAC Academic Center, an MBA in Strategic Environmental Management from USP – Institute of Technological Research, IPT, specialization in Business Administration from FEI- Faculty of Industrial Engineering and specialization in Sustainable Supply Chain Management from Columbia University in New York. He has over 15 years of professional experience in commercial, environmental and technical positions in various sectors, including agribusiness, metallurgy, health, construction, energy services, environmental consulting and environmental remediation. His areas of expertise include supply chains, energy efficiency, corporate sustainability, project management and environmental research.

Luiz Maranhão de Mello
BACEN

Nilton Molina
President of Board of Directors, Mongeral Aegon Seguros e Previdencia

Nilton Molina, Administrador de Empresas, atua na área de seguros e previdência há 55 anos.

Foi membro do Conselho Nacional de Seguros Privados, do Conselho Nacional de Seguridade Social e do Conselho Nacional de Previdência Complementar.

Um dos fundadores da Bradesco Vida e Previdência e da Icatu Seguros.

Diretor da CNSeg – Confederação Nacional das Empresas de Seguros Gerais, Previdência Privada e Vida, Saúde Suplementar e Capitalização.

Presidente dos Conselhos de Administração da Mongeral Aegon Seguros e Previdência S/A, do Fundo de Pensão Multipatrocinado da Mongeral Aegon e do Instituto de Longevidade Mongeral Aegon.

Rodolfo Gutiérrez Muñoz
Deputy General Director of Planning, Banobras (Mexico)

Rodolfo has a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Stanford University, as well as a Master’s degree in Economics from Mexico´s Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE) and a Bachelor´s degree in Economics from the Autonomous University of Hidalgo,Mexico..

He has professional experience in Mexico´s Public Sector, holding different positions in the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit. He served as Deputy General Director of Public Debt within this Institution, where he was responsible for the design of the Federal Government’s debt portfolio and was Mexico’s Representative before several International Financial Organizations.

Prior to that position, he served as Director of Project Structuring and Analysis, where he was part of the team that designed and executed the Federal Government’s oil hedging strategy, structured financial support programs for Pemex and CFE and designed the financial structure of programs like  “Escuelas al 100”, which focused on improving México’s school infrastructure. He also held the position of Deputy Director of Public Debt Studies where he was responsible for the sustainability and risk analysis of the Federal Government´s debt portfolio.

Jose Rafael Neto
Senior Executive, CAF

Mr. José Rafael Neto has more than 20 years of extensive experience in international development agencies in countries like Argentina, Bolívia, Brasil, Paraguai and Uruguai.
Master in Economics (Universidade Federal do Ceará), works since 2008 as a Senior Executive at CAF – Development Bank of Latin America – for the Brazilian office. Among other post-graduation courses, Mr Rafael attended short and long term studies at the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (CEPAL) and the Brazilian Institute of Capital Markets (IBMEC). Prior to the position at CAF, Mr. José Rafael worked as an Economic Analyst at the Financial Fund for the Development of the River Plate Basin (FONPLATA) and as the Technical Cooperation Executive at the Planning Secretary/Ceará Government, as well as other high level positions regarding strategic development planning at the Ceará state government.

Maria Netto
Lead Financial Markets and Climate Change Specialist, IDB

Lead Financial Markets and Climate Change Specialist, IDB. Maria is responsible for structuring innovative public-private mechanism to drive green investments in the Latin American region, including the development of capital markets and the role of public development. She has a master’s degree from the Swiss Institute of International Studies in Switzerland, specializing in economics and cooperation for development. She also has more than 20 years of experience in the area of climate finance. Before joining the IDB, Maria worked at the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) where she was in charge of integrating climate change policy into the aforementioned organization’s activities, supervising a worldwide support program in more than 20 countries for measuring investment flows and financing, and the financial and budgetary planning necessary to foster sector-based climate mitigation programs. She also worked for more than 10 years at the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), where she was responsible for climate finance, and formed part of the team that established the institutional framework for implementing the carbon market mechanism set out in the Kyoto Protocol.

Luiz Corrêa Noronha
vice-presidente do Banco Regional de Desenvolvimento do Extremo Sul

Luiz Corrêa Noronha, vice-presidente do Banco Regional de Desenvolvimento do Extremo Sul – BRDE, é também diretor de Planejamento e Financeiro da instituição. Engenheiro civil e sanitarista, tem larga experiência no setor público e em serviços de consultoria técnica.

Desde 2015, no âmbito da Política de Responsabilidade Socioambiental do BRDE, vem promovendo a ampliação das linhas de crédito e o apoio a projetos e programas que geram impactos econômicos, ambientais e sociais positivos na região Sul do Brasil.

Anteriormente, Noronha esteve à frente da Superintendência de Apoio ao Sistema Nacional de Gerenciamento de Recursos Hídricos da Agência Nacional de Águas – ANA, em Brasília.

Como consultor do Banco Mundial e de outras instituições financeiras, especializou-se na elaboração de projetos, na sua gestão e institucionalização. Trabalhou na preparação e implementação de cerca de 40 grandes projetos de desenvolvimento integrado no Brasil, Uruguai, Argentina, Paraguai e México, todos eles financiados por agências de desenvolvimento internacionais, tanto bilaterais como multilaterais.

Em Porto Alegre, iniciou sua carreira como funcionário do Departamento Municipal de Água e Esgotos (DMAE). Mais tarde, atuou em secretarias do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, entre elas a de Coordenação e Planejamento e a Secretaria Extraordinária da Copa 2014, bem como em órgãos públicos como o Badesul, Companhia Riograndense de Saneamento (Corsan) e Companhia Estadual de Energia Elétrica (CEEE), entre outros.

Daniel Orellana
Environmental Officer, Banco Hipotecario

With more than 22 years of experience in Banking and Finance, playing mainly roles in the areas of Internal Control, Business and Projects, in financial institutions such as HSBC Bank, ProCredit Bank and El Salvador Mortgage Bank. Green Financing Expert, Environmental Risks and Climate Change. I currently work as an Environmental Officer in the Salvadoran Mortgage Bank, an entity that has structured and implemented the Environmental and Social Risk Management System, structured the Green Financing and Internal Environmental Management. Collaborator in various sustainability projects and Country initiatives such as the Green Protocol of El Salvador and consultancy projects with different consulting firms on environmental and social issues, and I have shared experience and management model with entities such as BanCODESARROLLO and FINAGRO in Colombia, Ecuador and other countries in the region, with the purpose of multiplying the best practices.

Gustavo Pimentel
Director, Sitawi

Gustavo Pimentel is Managing Director of SITAWI, where he leads Latin America’s largest practice on Sustainable Finance and ESG Research now boasting 20+ professionals. He was voted the 3^rd best contributor to the Responsible Investment agenda globally by Extel Independent Research in Responsible Investment – IRRI 2019. For 15 years, Gustavo has been advising commercial banks, development banks, asset managers, pension funds and insurers on integrating ESG and climate issues into strategy, risk management, product development and investment analysis, serving clients in Brazil and Latin America. Before starting his sustainable finance consulting practice in 2009, Gustavo managed the influential Eco-Finance Program at NGO Amigos da Terra – Amazônia Brasileira and worked in the financial sector (Unibanco, ABN AMRO and SR Rating). Gustavo has a BA in Economics from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and an International MBA from IE Business School.

Raul Pomares
Founder, Sonen Capital

Raúl Pomares is the Founder of Sonen Capital, and impact investment management firm based in San Francisco, CA. Raúl has over 25 years of experience in portfolio management and investment advisory. He has co-authored and contributed to numerous industry building publications. His monograph Solutions for Impact Investors: From Strategy to Implementation, is used as a roadmap for investors seeking guidance designing and implementing impact investing strategies. He also co-authored the follow up report, Evolution of An Impact Portfolio: From Implementation to Results, which demonstrates that impact investments can compete with, and at times outperform traditional asset allocation strategies while pursuing meaningful and measurable social and environmental impact results.

Marcela Ponce
Climate Finance Lead for LAC, IFC

Marcela Ponce works with IFC since 2009, where she currently serves as Regional Leader of Climate Finance for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), the same region where she coordinates the Sustainable Banking Network. He has 20 years of experience, of which more than 15 years has been focused on sustainability in Europe and Latin America, supporting financial entities in the development of sustainable businesses, governments in the definition of regulatory frameworks that promote sustainability, and in the planning and construction of Zero Carbon real estate developments. Marcela has Master’s degrees in Leadership in Sustainability from Cambridge and in Business Administration, diploma in Climate Change: Economy and Governance and in Financial Management of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Projects.

Murilo Portugal
President, FEBRABAN

Murilo Portugal Filho has a solid career in public sector economics and international organizations. He joined the Institute for Applied Economic Research (IPEA), a federal public foundation linked to the Secretariat of Strategic Affairs of the Presidency of the Republic, in Brazil, in 1973.
He was an adviser at the Civil Office, from 1981 to 1985, and chief economic adviser at the General Secretary of the Presidency between 1990 and 1992, when he coordinated the federal deregulation program. From 1992 to 1996, Mr. Portugal was Secretary of the National Treasury.
In 1996, Mr. Portugal started his international trajectory. Between 1996 and 2000, he was
Executive Director at the World Bank Group. He also served the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 1996 to 2005 as Executive Director, representing Brazil, Colombia, DominicanRepublic, Ecuador, Guyana, Haiti, Panama, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago.
In March 2005, Mr. Portugal returned to Brazil to take over the position of Executive Secretaryat the Ministry of Finance, remaining until March 2006.
In December 2006, he was hired by the IMF to the post of Deputy Managing Director.
Murilo Portugal Filho assumed the position of Executive President of Brazilian Federation of Banks (FEBRABAN) on March 17th, 2011. Since 2012, he has also been president of The Financial Education Association of Brazil (AEF Brasil), a non-profit organization founded in 2011 by renowned financial sector entities : ANBIMA, BM&F BOVESPA, CNSEG, FEBRABAN, which has the objective of promoting education in Brazil and it is dedicated to the development of social and educational technologies.
Mr. Portugal, who holds degrees in law and economics, was educated at Universidade Federal Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and at the Universities of Cambridge and Manchester in the United Kingdom.

Laura Ramirez
Programme Manager Emerging Markets, 2 Degrees

Laura works with 2°Investing Initiative (2°ii) since 2016, where she currently serves as Programme Manager Emerging Markets. Laura coordinates projects in emerging markets that aim at providing scenario analysis tools and policy research to financial institutions, industry associations, supervisory authorities and policy makers. As part of this role, she is leading 2°ii’s outreach activities in Latin America. In addition, Laura provides technical support in the development of ISO 14097, the new standard on financial institutions’ climate action impact.

Prior to joining the 2ii, Laura was Project Officer on Sustainability Reporting at the French Ministry of Environment, Energy and the Sea.

Laura holds a master’s degree in Economics and Finance from Tübingen University in Germany.

Gladis Ribeiro
Senior Environment and Social Specialist, IFC

Eighteen years of experience in environmental management and sustainable strategic planning. IFC’s Senior Environmental and Social Specialist dedicated to financial markets. Co-founder of the Center for Sustainability Studies of Fundação Getulio Vargas (GVces). In the media segment, worked as a specialist in Economics for the BBC World Service (UK) and CBS Group (USA) from 1996 to 1999. Gladis began her career as a manager at Citigroup’s corporate segment.
Master in International Political Economy, London School of Economics (LSE) and Economist, Federal University of Minas Gerais – Brazil (UFMG).

Nelson Rivas
General Manager, Banco de Fomento Agropecuário

General Manager & Chief Sustainability Officer at Banco de Fomento Agropecuario

With experience in the Financial Sector, Banking, Supervisory Entities, Microfinance Institutions and Development Banks. He holds a Master Degree in Finance and one in Microfinance, and a Bachelor Degree in Law and another in Accounting. While efficiently leading the bank’s operation, and with special focus on Climate-Resilient Development and Green Projects, he developed and guided its Sustainable Strategy, innovating business’ focus, design and creation of new products and services, emphasizing in Environmental Management, Gender and Equality, Client Protection and Social Performance.

Valeria Rosales
Sustainability Manager, Banistmo S.A.

Valeria has 15 years of experience in banking, starting her career in this industry then Bank Salvadoreño in El Salvador as coordinator of internal and external communications area, in 2007, in addition to this position, the Corporate Social Responsibility and is part of the transition from Banco Salvadoreño to Banco HSBC. Since 2008 she has assumed her position as Head of Corporate Sustainability at HSBC El Salvador and Coordinator of Corporate Sustainability for Latin America, developing sustainability policies for the region and implementing global environmental education and management programs in 12 Latin American countries.

Gema Sacristán
Chief Investment Officer, IDB Invest

Chief Investment Officer Gema Sacristán, a national of Spain, joined the IDB in December 2008 as an Investment Officer in the Structured Corporate Financing Department, where she subsequently became Chief of the Financial Markets Division. Prior to that, she held several leadership positions in commercial and investment banks in Madrid, London and New York, including Director of the Export and Agency Finance Unit for the Americas at BBVA New York and Vice President and Product Manager for Global Trade Finance at Banco Santander in New York. She holds degrees in economics and business administration from the Universidad Autónoma in Madrid; a master’s in international trade and business from the Universidad Complutense in Madrid; and a master’s in sustainability leadership from Cambridge University, in the United Kingdom.

Walter Savaglia
Digital Channels Manager, Itau

– 44 years old, married, born in SP Capital and most importantly, father of Bia and Sophia

– Compulsive entrepreneur, banker and engineer

– Graduated in Metallurgical Engineering and Poly-USP Materials

– Complementary Training at FGV (CEAG) and Harvard in Extension Courses

– Expertise in Analytics, CRM, Credit, Loyalty, Innovation and Digital Media.

– In love with speed. Former Mkt Consulting Socio and owner of a kart factory and Stock Car and Nascar teams

– Pilot Manager Bia Figueiredo (Stock Car and IMSA – USA)

Beatriz Stuart Secaf
Sustainability Advisor, FEBRABAN

Genaro Segura
General Director of SUGEF

Mr. Genaro Segura currently holds the position of General Director of the “General Directorate of Technical Services” of the “General Superintendence of Financial Entities” (SUGEF) and in his long career within the Superintendency he has assumed various positions, including the Director of the “Department of Standards” and Mayor I. Mr. Segura has a degree in “Business Administration with Emphasis on Finance and Banking” from the “Autonomous University of Central America” ​​(UACA) and a master’s degree in ” Economy with Emphasis on Banking and Capital Markets ”granted by the“ University of Costa Rica ”(UCR). He frequently serves as an exhibitor in national and international forums on topics related to the regulation and supervision of financial intermediaries, risk management and international standards.

Marcelo Seraphim
Head of Brazil, PRI

He is a Complementary Pension Specialist, licensed from Previc. He was a UN consultant on ESG issues in the financial market. He worked for 20 years in corporate finance. He holds an MBA from the University of São Paulo and a Master of Public Administration from Columbia University. “

Roberta Simonetti
Sustainable Finance, WWF

Roberta Simonetti
Sustainable Finance, WWF

Desde 2017 integra a equipe do WWF-Brasil com o foco em Finanças para Sustentabilidade. Coordenou o programa de Finanças Sustentáveis do GVces (FGV) e foi coordenadora executiva do ISE entre 2006 e 2013. Foi membro do Steering Committe da Global Initiative for Sustainability Ratings, do IFC Practice Group on Codes, Standards and Disclosure e do Conselho Consultivo de Sustentabilidade da BRAM. Participou da Comissão de Sustentabilidade do IBGC como membro e coordenadora entre 2015 e 22017. Atuou por 9 anos no ING Bank Brasil, como analista quantitativa, analista e gerente de risco de mercado. Bacharel e Licenciada em Física, Mestre em Ciências e Doutora em Física (USP). Possui Especialização em Gestão de Sustentabilidade pela EAESP-FGV.

Sebastian Sommer
Green Finance Project Director, GIZ

Maria Eugenia Sosa Taborda
Latin America and Caribbean Network Coordinator

Maria Eugenia Sosa Taborda is Latin America and Caribbean Network Coordinator for UNEP-Financial Initiative. She has more than 15 years’ experience with the dissemination and consolidation of corporate social responsibility strategy in large companies, sustainable finance and developing innovative projects with positive impacts. She worked for 11 years in the financial sector with different subjects: Financial Education and Social, Entrepreneurship and Environmental Risks and Opportunities, working directly with different Business Units: Investments, Credit and Insurance. Maria Eugenia is graduated in business administration at PUCCAMP and she is currently studying a Masters at USP (São Paulo University) with a focus on social impact.

maria.sosataborda@un.org

Julia Spinasse
Corporate Sustainability Manager, Bradesco

Helga Tomagnini
Superintendent of Business Strategy and Risk Engineering, MAPFRE Brazil

Helga Tomagnini is graduated in Civil Engineering, with postgraduate degree in Project Management and Quality Engineering by PUC-MG and MBA in Strategic and Economic Business Management by FGV-SP. Professional with strong background in risk management, compliance, process redesign and strategic projects. She has technical certificated for Internal Control, AIRM – Alarys International Risk Management, Grey Belt Six Sigma for Executives and CPC1 Professional Insurance Certification.

Helga works  for the insurance market since 2001 and She is currently working as  Superintendent of Business Strategy and Risk Engineering at MAPFRE Brazil.

Marco Tormen
Advisor Sustainable Finance, WWF Switzerland

Marco Tormen joined WWF Switzerland in May 2019. He is responsible for the Swiss insurance stream, which includes projects to improve the environmental performance of mainly Swiss insurance companies and the integration of sustainability within their core business.

Before joining WWF, he worked for 8 years as a fund analyst and selector at Generali Switzerland and 9 years in various positions within a Raiffeisenbank, including customer advising.

Marco holds a bachelor in business administration with a specialization in Finance from the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland. He is further certified as a Certified International Investment Analyst (CIIA / AZEK Swiss Training Centre for Investment Professionals) and holds a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Digital Finance (University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration Zurich).

Eric Usher
Head, UNEP Finance Initiative

Eric Usher currently heads the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative, UNEP FI, a global partnership bringing together the UN with 230 banks, insurers and asset managers working to develop the sustainable finance and responsible investment agendas. Eric oversees governance, strategy and day-to-day management of UNEP FI’s work programme and global network development. Over the years UNEP FI has established some of the most important sustainability oriented frameworks within the finance industry, including the Principles for Responsible Investment (2006), the Principles for Sustainable Insurance (2012) and work now underway on the establishment of Principles for Responsible Banking. Since joining in 2015, Mr. Usher has focused on accelerating the deep integration of sustainability risks into financial practice, including addressing climate change, natural capital loss and human rights abuses, as well as building out the frameworks for positive impact finance needed to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Eric sits on several industry bodies including as UN representative on the Board of the Principles for Responsible Investment, as a member of the Evaluation Council of the French sovereign green bond, as Director for the impact fund REPP Africa and founder of the Seed Capital Assistance Facility.
Prior to leading UNEP FI, Mr. Usher has over twenty years of experience in the low carbon sectors, spanning technology commercialisation in Canada, solar rural electrification in Morocco and financial sector development across emerging markets. During 2011, Mr. Usher worked on the establishment of the Green Climate Fund and led efforts to create its Private Sector Facility. Eric has been an editor of the Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment report published annually with Bloomberg and was lead author for finance of the IPCC Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources. Before joining the UN, Eric was General Manager of a solar rural electrification company based in Morocco.

Jose Alexandre Vasco
Director of Investor Protection and Assistance Office, CVM

José Alexandre Vasco has been with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Brazil (CVM) since 1997. He was selected for a job as on-site inspector on the results of a public competitive examination. Previously, he had been a Navy Officer, after his graduation from the Naval Academy (1986-1990).
Since September 2005, he has worked as Director of the Investor Protection and Assistance Department and has led various financial and investor education initiatives in Brazil as well as joint educational projects (public and private sector) for investor, journalists, professors and judges. Vasco is also the CVM representative for the OECD International Network on Financial Education (INFE/OECD) since 2008, and is a member of the dedicated Expert Subgroup on Long-Term Savings and Investment. He is also a member of the G20/OECD Task Force on Financial Consumer Protection. Since January 2016, Vasco is the Chair of IOSCO Committee 8. He is also the focal point of the CVM / OECD Centre for Education and Financial Literacy for Latin America and the Caribbean, established in 2016.
Vasco has a Master of Science in Law from Rio de Janeiro State University (2005-2007); a Bachelor’s degree in Law from Rio de Janeiro State University (1995-2001); a Master of Business Administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (1999); and a Bachelor’s degree in Logistics from the Brazilian Naval Academy (1986-1989).

Mario Sergio Vasconcelos
Sustainability and Marketing Director, Febraban

Economist from the Federal University of Ceará, with an MBA – Executive and Postgraduate in Economic Engineering and Industrial Administration from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, with extensive experience in the financial market. He was director of the banks National, Interbanco (Paraguay), ABN AMRO Bank, Mercantil of Sao Paulo Finasa and Santander Banespa. He was a member of the Board of Directors of Banking Technology SA, the board of directors of ABECS (Brazilian Association of Credit Cards and Services) and was a board member of Visa Internacional.

Mario Sergio Vasconcelos
Sustainability and Marketing Director, FEBRABAN

Mauricio Velasquez
Coordinator of E&S Management Program for Financial Institutions, CAF (Ecuador)

Mauricio has over 8 years of experience as Principal executive of the Environmental and Climate Change Department at CAF (Latin American Development Bank). He has been the head of the Strategic Program of Environmental and Social Management for financial institutions (PGASIF). Moreover, since 2015 Mauricio has been co-chair of the Latin American Task Force UNEP FI, and promoter of the Protocol of Sustainable Finances of the Banking of Ecuador. His career has a remarkable background in terms of sustainability and environment protection. He has participated as member of the main group that elaborated the Management Plan for the Galapagos National Park and he worked at Galapagos National Park as a Coordinator of Investigation and Development Projects. Additionally, he was the Director of the Environmental Area at the Municipality of Guayaquil for over four years and the Sub-secretary of the Natural Capital Department at the Environment Ministry of Ecuador. He strongly believes on the necessity to create resilient and low carbon economies to improve the livelihood of the Latin American citizens. He holds a Master degree in Environmental and Forest Biology at SUNY (State University of New York). More of his biography here.

Annelise Vendramini
Sustainable Finance Program Coordinator, FGV

Annelise holds a master’s degree and a doctorate from the University of São Paulo School of Business Administration (USP-FEA).  She teaches graduate courses at Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) and coordinates the Sustainable Finance research program at FGVces, the sustainability think tank at FGV. The focus of her research is the intersection of Finance, Sustainability and Economics. Some of her recent research projects include channeling private financial resources towards sustainable development, ecosystem services valuation; low carbon agriculture, financial risks associated with capital natural degradation in agricultural value chains; conservation finance. Annelise has over 20 years of professional experience in feasibility studies (valuation), credit analysis, portfolio management, mergers and acquisitions. Her prior professional experience in finance and strategic planning includes work in several organizations such as the International Finance Organization, (IFC) PricewaterhouseCoopers, WWF, Enron, Whirlpool S.A, among others, managing complex projects in banking, mining, steel, power and  commodities sectors.

Paulo Vianna
Head of the Office of studies and Institutional relations at SUSEP

Christopher Wells
Global Head, Environmental & Social Risk, Santander

Manages environmental and social risk for Santander globally. Is a Board member of the Brazilian Round Table on Sustainable Livestock (GTPS). Chairs the Contaminated Land Working Group at the Brazilian Banking Federation (Febraban). Active in the UNEP Financial Initiatives (UNEP FI) training activities and was first chair of the UNEP FI Latin American Task Force. From 2006 to 2009, was President of the Round Table on Responsible Soy Association (RTRS). From 2003 to 2007, was member of the Global Reporting Initiative’s (GRI) Stakeholder Council. Prior to joining the bank in 2002, set up the world’s first sell-side environmental and social research service on Brazilian listed companies offered by any bank, at Unibanco. From 1992 to 1998, was executive director of the Brazilian Recycling Commitment (Cempre), an association dedicated to promoting waste recycling in Brazil. Represented Brazil at international ISO 14000 negotiations on eco-labeling from 1995 to 1998. Conducted peer review for life cycle assessment studies. Bachelor’s in Political Science from Columbia College and MBA from New York University.