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Luis Atienza Sierna

Degree in Economics and Business from the University of Deusto.Higher Diploma in European Studies from the Center for European Studies at the University of Nancy (France).Diploma (DEA) in Development Economics from the School of Law and Economics at the University of Nancy.

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He has taught at the School of Economics and Business Administration at the International Institute of Business Management and the Institute of European Studies of the University of Deusto. In 1989 he was appointed Minister of Economy of the Basque Government. In 1991-1994 he held the posts of Secretary General of Agricultural Structures at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, and Secretary of Energy and Mineral Resources at the Ministry of Industry and Energy. In 1994 he was appointed Minister of Agriculture, a position he held until 1996. From then until he took office as president of RedEléctrica, in July 2004, he worked as a consultant on energy issues and was president of the Doñana21 Foundation, a position he held until November 2008.
Luis Atienza has served on the Boards of Directors of the National Institute of Hydrocarbons (INH in Spanish) of the Hydrocarbons Logistics Corporation (CLH in Spanish) and the Basque Energy Entity (EVE in Spanish). He was also president of the Institute for Diversification and Saving of Energy (IDEA in Spanish) of the Spanish Geomineral Institute of Technology, and the Research Centre for Energy, Environment and Technology (CIEMAT in Spanish).
Between 2004 and 2012 he was President of Red Eléctricain Spain. He has also served on the Board of Directors of the Portuguese company RedesEnergéticasNacionais (REN in Portuguese), board member of the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E), President of the organization Very Large Power Grid Operators (VLPGO-GO14), and Chairman of the Boards of the Peruvian company Redesur and Bolivian company Transportadora de Electricidad (TDE).
Today he is president of ARGO CAPITAL PARTNERS, consultant on energy issues, and member of the Board of Directors of Deusto Business School.He has published numerous articles in newspapers, business magazines and papers for university institutes and research centers. He has taught numerous courses, seminars and conferences on energy, economic and agro-food issues.

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Andrés Seco

Member of the Administrative Council of ENTSO-E (European network of transmission system operators for electricity), a collaborator to several foundations and NGOs on issues of sustainability and development. He currently holds the position of General Director of Operations at Red Eléctrica de España (Transmission grid installations in Spain).

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Was born in León. Industrial Engineer at ICAI and holds a Master’s Degree in Industrial Economics from the University Carlos III. His professional career developed in private sector companies (Endesa, Union Fenosa, CEPSA, KEMA) and in the public sector (National Energy Commission, Ministry of Energy). A firm believer in teamwork and corporate responsibility, with vast experience in national and international regulatory frameworks, electricity markets and smart grids.

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Alberto Ceña

Aeronautical engineer, currently Technical Director of the Business Association of
Wind (Association comprised of promoters, manufacturers and financial entities)
which represents 85% of the total installed power in Spain.

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Formerly Director of International Projects at the Energy Department of
ACCIONA SA, President of GEDEON S. COOP, Medium power wind turbines manufacturer,
and has held several positions within the European Commission. IDEA and the Ministry of
Industry and Energy.

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Dr. Ramón Méndez

National Director of Energy
PhD in Physics – University of La Plata – Argentina, previously received his Degree in Physics from the same university. Licence de Physique – Université de Grenoble – France. Engineering Studies – University of the Republic – Uruguay.

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Currently holds the position of National Director of Energy and Nuclear Technology at the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining of Uruguay. Previously, he served as President of the Electricity Market Administrator (ADME in Spanish) – Uruguay, and Academic Degree 5 Professor, University of the Republic of Uruguay, and Academic Degree 5 Researcher in several organizations.

His international responsibilities include: President of the Board of the Latin American Physics Centre CLAF, Member of the Board of the Latin American Physics Center, Member of the International Scientific Committee of the Latin American Symposium on High Energy Physics, Member of the MERCOSUR Committee to unify the foundation of the university PH.D in the region, Vice President of the Association Franco – Uruguayenne pour le Developement de la Science et de la Technologie.

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Dr. Gonzalo Casaravilla

PhD in Engineering. Born in Montevideo. He attended the University of the Republic and obtained a degree in Electrical Engineering in 1990, a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering in 2000, and his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in 2003. He currently holds the position of President of UTE.

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In 1986 he began teaching at the Institute of Electrical Engineering of the University of the Republic, Uruguay, where he is currently Professor (Grade 5), and from 2005 until May 2010 he worked there full time.
From 2004 to 2007 he was Head of the Power Department at the Electrical Engineering Institute, and from 2007 to May 2010 he served as Director. Since 2006 he has been member of the Board of the School of Engineering. From 1988 to 2001 he worked professionally in the field of manufacturing power electronic converters and in industrial automation. Until 2011 he held the position of Researcher Level I at the National System of Researchers. He is currently Chairman of the National Administration of Power Plants and Power Transmissions (UTE), a position he has held since May 2010. He has been married since 1990 with two daughters born in 1994 and 1996.

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Edwin Quintanilla Acosta

Vice Minister of Energy. UNCP Electrical Engineer (1979), Master in Business Administration (ESAN, 1987) and Ph.D. in Management Sciences (ESADE, Spain, 2006)

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From June 2003 to December 2012, he held the position of General Manager of the Supervisory Board for Investment in Energy and Mining, OSINERGMIN. He has over 30 years experience in the energy sector, of which 21 he has spent working in the sector’s regulation and supervision. In teaching and research, he is profesor of post graduate studies at ESAN University.

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Roberto Kreimerman

Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining (MIEM)

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Chemical Engineer from the University of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (1982), Post Graduate studies in Economics and International Trade, University of Barcelona, Spain (2000), Master in Finance and International Business, University of Barcelona, Spain (2002).

From 1980 to 2008 he held the position of Director in several private sector companies.
1996 – Present: ORT University, Masters Degree in Management and Business Administration.
2006 – Present: University of the Republic, Professor (Grade 4) at the Institute of Chemical Engineering.
March 2008: Took office as National Director of Industries, Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining.
September 2009: Appointed Deputy Secretary for Industry, Energy and Mining.
March 2010: Took office as Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining.

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Jorge Ciacciarelli

Chemical Engineer, with vast experience in the industry. He worked for YPF, serving in various positions and was later member of the board of Refinerias de Mendoza y La Plata, Argentina.

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He then worked for Repsol Canada as Business Unit Manager and Project Manager, then for Repsol Bolivia, as Country Manager. Since 1st of December 2013, he serves as Executive Secretary of The Regional Association of Oil, Gas and Biofuels Sector Companies in Latin America and the Caribbean (ARPEL).

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Elbia Melo

Executive President of ABEEólica – Brazilian Association of Wind Energy – since September 2011. Member of the Board of CCEE – Chamber of Electric Energy Commercialization, from June 2006 to April 2011.

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PhD in Production Engineering from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (2003). She completed her master’s degree in economics from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (1999). Bachelor of Economics from the Federal University of Uberlandia (1997).

Advisor for Eletrosul (2005-2006), Chief Economist at the Ministry of Mines and Energy (2003-2006). Institutional Policy Coordinator for the Ministry of Finance (2002-2003). Advisor for Eletrobras (2001). Advisor for ANEEL (2001-2001). Professor at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (1998-2000).

Expertise in the field of economics, with emphasis on Industrial Economics. Specialist in Regulation and Electricity Markets with a career dating back to 1998.

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Manlio Coviello

Head of Natural Resources and Energy Unit of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC – - www.cepal.org), Santiago, Chile.

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Master in Business Administration (MBA) from Bocconi University in Milan and is a PhD candidate in Geophysics from the University of Genoa.

Currently, Professor of Energy Planning for the Master in Energy Engineering, at the Catholic University of Chile.

In 2012 he was Senior Fellow Professor at the IASS (Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies) in Potsdam, Germany, working directly with the Nobel Prize in Physics 1984, Carlo Rubbia, in areas such as solar thermal power and superconductivity.

In 2013, Dr. Coviello was Visiting Professor at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University (Boston, USA), for the international postgraduate course “Management of Energy and Environmental Policy.”

From 1994 to date, he has provided government technical assistance on energy to Ministries and Agencies from 16 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, participating as chairman and keynote speaker at more than 50 international events and has delivered more than 25 international publications in the field of energy.

Currently, Institutional Advisor to the President of the Energy Committee of the Latin American Parliament and member of the National Commission on Lithium, established by the President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, in June 2014.

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Jordi Dolader

His entire professional career has been in the energy industry. He is an expert on energy policy and regulation, particularly in Ibero-America and Europe.
Currently President of the Editorial Board of El Periódico de la Energía (The Journal of Energy), an online newspaper specialized in energy. He was President of EMI Markets, an international consulting firm specializing in the energy sector.

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From April 1999 until June 2005 he was Member of the Board of the National Energy Commission (CNE in Spanish). Vice President of Edenor, Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 1992 to 1998. Between 1973 and 1992 he worked for Enher, the power distribution company. He also participated in 2000-2005 with the European Commission through CEER and ERGEG in the construction of the Internal Energy Market. He currently works with the Club Español de la Energía (Spanish Energy Club).

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Hermes Chipp

He currently holds for the second time the position of President of the International Organization GO 15 (former VLPGO – Very Large Power Gird Operators) for the term 2013-2014.

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Graduated in electrical engineering from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) in 1971. Holds a post graduate degree from Power System Engineering Course, GE / Union College, New York. He joined Eletrobrás in 1971 and served mainly in the planning of electric operation, having held various management functions and coordination of GCOI. From 1973 to 1998 he was assistant to the Director of Systems Operation of Eletrobrás and Executive Secretary of GCOI. He took on the position of Director of Operations Planning and Programming of ONS in 1998. He took over as General Director in 2005, where he remained until his reappointment to the position in 2010.
In this position he is a permanent member of the Monitoring Committee of the Electrical Sector – CMSE, of the Ministry of Mines and Energy. From 2012 to 2013 he was President of the Regional Energy Integration Commission CIER. From 2008 to 2010, he had served in the same company as Vice-President.

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Hamilton Moss de Souza

Hamilton Moss de Souza, Brazilian, joined the CAF after a successful career in the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) of Brazil, where he headed the Department of Energy Development and coordinated the development of the National Energy Efficiency Plan.

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He worked as a researcher in the Electrical Energy Research Center (CEPEL – ELETROBRAS), where he had the opportunity to develop renewable energy projects, solar and wind, energy efficiency, the effects of electric and magnetic fields and other areas. During his professional career, he also held several positions in Schlumberger Inland Services, a unit of Europe, on oil rigs in the North Sea. Moss de Souza is an electrical engineer with a degree from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, where he also earned a master’s degree in production engineering. On the academic side, he has been professor of energy sources.

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Jose Antonio Vargas Lleras

From 2006 until today holds the position of President of Codensa and Emgesa, companies belonging to the ENEL-ENDESA Group, leaders in generation and distribution of electricity in Colombia.

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Mr. Vargas Lleras has been involved with energy sector companies for over 20 years, particularly in the gas, coal and electricity industries.
Between 1999 and 2006, he was the General Manager of the Energy Company of Bogotá. He is a member of the boards of several major energy and public utility companies in the country.
Internationally, he has been Vice President and President of the Regional Energy Integration Commission CIER; President of the Colombian Committee, and Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean of the World Energy Council and is a permanent guest at the most important Forums and Congresses for the energy sector.
Mr. Vargas is a lawyer, specializing in Business Law and Public Services and in Corporate Administration and Finance, and has been a University Professor for over 10 years.
Mr. Vargas has also been General Secretary of the Presidency of Colombia, ambassador of his country to the European Union, the Kingdom of Belgium and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, and Trade Representative of the Government of Colombia in Spain and Mediterranean Europe.
Mr. Vargas has been a member of the University-Company-State Alliance and Promoter of CONNECT Bogota-Region, and a Leader of many Innovation and Technological Development projects.

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Alejandro R. Perroni Gonzalez

He currently holds the following positions: Director of Clerk. President of Smart Green Uruguay. Director of Gas Uruguay S.A. Director of Astidey S.A. (Talas del Maciel Wind Farm)

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Public Accountant and Master’s Degree in Finance – University of the Republic.

He was General Manager and Chief Financial Manager of the National Administration of Power Plants and Electric Transmissions (UTE). He was President of the Regional Energy Integration Commission (CIER). Member of the Sustainable Development and Energy Observatory of the School of Engineering and Technology at the Catholic University of Uruguay. Member of the Evaluation and Monitoring Committee of the Energy Sector Fund (CES) – ANII – National Agency for Research and Innovation.

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Karen Ortega

Currently serving as an officer of the regional center of cooperation belonging to the UNFCCC, whose primary objective is to provide technical and institutional support to government agencies and companies located in Latin America, in the areas of market mechanisms for low-carbon economies, mitigation efforts and development of standardized baselines.

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She has a degree in Industrial Engineering and a Master’s degree in Energy Engineering from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. She has vast experience in carbon markets and has been working for more than eight years on climate change, renewable energy and sustainability, as well as business development and institutional and corporate consulting on Project planning.
Has worked more than 5 years for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in various positions, mainly related to clean development mechanism (CDM) projects. She previously worked in the private sector in CDM project coordination and climate change public strategies; and in the public sector as an independent researcher for the Department of Energy in Mexico.

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Gabriel Argüello Ríos

Since 1995 he holds the position of Executive Director of the National Energy Control Center Corporation – CENACE that operates the Ecuadorian National Interconnected System.

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Born in Quito. Studied Electrical Engineering at the National Polytechnic School of Ecuador and obtained a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Idaho, USA in 1975. From 2007 to 2009 he was appointed President of the Regional Energy Integration Commission, focusing on strengthening the regional integration process. In parallel, he has shared his professional experience working in academia as a professor of the Department of Electrical Power Systems at the School of Electrical Engineering of the National Polytechnic School. His main areas of interest include the operation and control of power systems and energy economics.

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Luis Enrique Pacheco Morgan

He currently serves as Electricity Manager of ICE – Costa Rican Institute of Electricity, and as Vice President Treasurer of CECACIER, CIER Regional Committee for Central America and the Caribbean.

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Luis Enrique Pacheco Morgan holds a Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Costa Rica, and a Master’s degree in Business Administration with emphasis in Banking and Finance.
From 2009 to 2013 he was Director for SBU Projects and Associated Services. Formerly, Assistant Deputy Manager in the Electricity Sector, Deputy Director for UEN Production (GEN), Head of Operation: Operation of power plants / water treatment in power plants / treatment and control of oil and fuel.

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María Graciela Misa

Currently serves on the Board of the Argentine Committee of WEC and CACIER

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Holds a degree in Geography from the National University of Buenos Aires, with an MSc in Environmental Management of Urban Development Planning (National University of Comahue). Completed an Advanced Course on Energy Economics (Bariloche-European Union Foundation) and specialized courses in France, Spain and Canada; all related to Energy Planning and development of natural energy resources. Worked in national, provincial and private companies.
Held the position of Planning Manager and later President of the Provincial Energy Agency of Neuquén (Argentina), where in addition to the development of electrical systems, has promoted the use of renewable energy on a small scale. She has also been: Advisor of the Federal Council of Electric Energy and member of many institutions involved in the Argentine electricity sector. With regards to her environmental career, she was an advisor to the Argentine Association of Electric Energy Distributors and acted as a liaison with environment related bodies. She was also a promoter of the Global Compact in Argentina and a member of the Board representing the Association of Distributors.

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Arcadio Gutiérrez Zapico

Since December 2012 he is the General Director of the Spanish Energy Club.
He is also President of the Agustín de Betancourt Foundation and the Civil Engineering of Roads, Canals and Ports Foundation.

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Was born in Turón (Asturias) on February 26, 1953. He earned his degree in Road, Canal, and Port engineering in 1976 with specialization in Hydraulic and Energy. He holds a Senior Management Program Master’s degree from IESSE (PADE). In this same year, 1976, he began his career in the energy sector, particularly in the nuclear field that was fully developing in the 70s.

In 1987 he joined the State Civil Administration as part of the technical team where he has held the positions of General Deputy Director in the Ministry of Labor and Social Security and in the Ministry of Industry and Energy.

In 1992, he returned to the energy sector as General Director of UNION FENOSA INGENIERIA, SA, later renamed SOCOIN Industrial Engineering and Construction Ltd., holding the position of President, carrying out executive duties in both, including the financial sector.

He was a Director in SOLUZIONA, SA and PROINTEC, S.A .

From 2000 to 2002, he was President of the Spanish Association of Engineering, Consulting and Technical Services (TECNIBERIA), which acts as the national association for the engineering sector.

From 2004 to 2008 he was a member of the Board and President of the Consulting Commission and Free exercise at the College of Engineers of Roads, Canals and Ports.

Since 2007, as a representative of the College he participates as a Member of the Governing Board of the Mutual Social Promotion and Mutual Assistance Fund (MAF) of the College of Civil Engineering of Roads, Canals and Ports (ICPP in Spanish). From June 20, 2008 till today, he is a substitute member appointed by the General Assembly of the Mutuality.

He was a Member of the Board and Vice President of the Industry and Energy Sector in TECNIBERIA until 2010.

Along with his duties as Director of Engineering and Technology at Gas Natural Fenosa and President of Gas Natural Fenosa Engineering, SLU, he held the positions of: Advisor at GHESA Engineering and Technology SA, and Advisor at Empresarios Agrupados (AIE in Spanish).

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Gabriel Oddone París

Ph.D. in Economic History from the University of Barcelona and holds a degree in Economics from the University of the Republic (Uruguay). Partner at CPA Ferrere and researcher at Cinve.

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Professor of Economic Policy and Fundamentals of Economic Analysis at the University of the Republic.

He has been a consultant for the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the World Bank on issues related to the modernization of the Public Administration, Education and Economic Policy in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay and Uruguay. He has published works on political economy, economic growth and international trade.

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Miranda Farias

Director of EPE (Energy Research Company) since 2005.

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Holds a degree in Engineering from the Federal University of Pernambuco, a post- graduate degree from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, and extension at Oxford. Was part of the technical group of the Ministry of Mines and Energy which drafted the current model of the Brazilian Electrical Sector. Former Superintendent of Planning and Marketing for Chesf/Eletrobras.

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Massimo Tambosco

Became Deputy Chief Executive Officer at Enersis in October 2010. Between 2000 and 2009, he held several positions in finance, planning and control, corporate control and M&A for different Enel Group companies and business units.

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Previously, he was CFO of Ferrero de México and Administration Manager of Roca S.r.l in Italy. From March 2009 until his most recent appointment, he held the position of Deputy CFO of Endesa Spain. Mr. Tambosco holds a degree in business administration from the Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi di Milano (Italy), and attended Executive Programs in the Kellogg School of Management in Chicago and the Harvard Business School in Boston.

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Eduardo Nery

Academic training in several countries, CEO of EC Energy Choice consultants since 1996 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. EC is engaged in strategic planning for sustainable development of institutions, cities, regions and countries, the development of energy projects in all its forms, and training of senior executives with the Don Cabral Foundation, ranked among the top ten in the business world.

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In addition to being a Director of EC, his professional activities include working in the Industry Federation of the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, where he is a member of the Infrastructure, Renewable Energy and Smart Grid and Technology Committee; member of the Board of Directors of the Brazilian National Committee of Production and Transmission of Electric Energy, Cigré, Brazil; active member of IEEE, United States, participating in different companies; distinguished member of CIER, Paris; currently participates in the Markets and Regulation Committee; elected member of the Academy of Sciences, New York, United States, among other national and international participations. He is also engaged in the international art market and is guest professor and counselor at universities and research and innovation institutes.

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Mario Veiga Pereira

Mario Veiga Pereira is an electrical engineer, with MSc and PhD degrees in optimization. He is president of PSR, a provider of analytical tools and consulting services in electricity and natural gas in more than 60 countries in the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific In Brazil, he was a lead advisor in the design of the country’s power market rules, in particular the energy contracting auctions (60 GW of new generation capacity contracted since 2005).

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He also co-designed its bioelectricity program (sugarcane biomass) and developed methodologies for wind energy auctions. Some of his recent international activities include the development of transmission planning tools for the US West Coast; a price forecasting system for the Scandinavian Nordpool; and the power market reform of Turkey, Vietnam and Mexico. He has been involved in several CIER activities, such as the CIER 15 interconnection study and the SIGER cloud-based information system.

Dr. Pereira is an IEEE Fellow; an elected member of Brazil’s Academy of Sciences and Academy of Engineering; was awarded a Presidential Medal for his contribution to Brazil’s electricity sector; a Scientific Merit Medal for his research contributions; and is a co-recipient of the Franz Edelman Award for the development of stochastic optimization tools for the operation of hydrothermal systems.

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Diego León González

Entrou para ISAGEN, terceiro gerador de energia da Colômbia. Em 2007 foi diretor de Desenvolvimento de Negócios Energéticos e atualmente é gerente de Produção de Energia de ISAGEN. É membro das reuniões do diretório dos Programas de Desenvolvimento e Paz do Centro Magdalena – PDPMC – e de PRODEPAZ.

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Engenheiro civil da Escola de Engenharia de Antioquia, especialista em finanças da Universidade EAFIT e especialista em Organização industrial e Regulação econômica da Universidade EAFIT. Diplomado em Gestão de Gerência pela Universidade EAFIT e fez Mestrado em Administração de negócios – MBA da Universidade EAFIT.

Foi Diretor Administrativo e Financeiro de Proinsa e Urbiventas, trabalhou também em ISA como Engenheiro de Projetos, como executivo de clientes e coordenador da equipe financeira do Mercado de Energia Atacadista na Colômbia. Além de tudo, foi diretor de Administração Financeira do Mercado de XM e operador do Mercado Elétrico Colombiano.

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Fernando Melo Santos

O engenheiro Mario Fernando de Melo Santos é Presidente do Conselho de Administração da Endesa Brasil. Presidente do Conselho da Ampla e da Coelce. Presidente do Centro da Memória da Eletricidade no Brasil.

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Engenheiro Eletricista pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Mario Santos iniciou a carreira na Companhia Hidrelétrica do São Francisco (CHESF), onde chegou ao cargo de Diretor de Operação e, em diferentes ocasiões, Presidente em Exercício. Atuou como Diretor de Operação de Sistemas da Eletrobrás, Presidente interino da Empresa, como também da Eletronorte. No Ministério de Minas e Energia foi Coordenador Nacional de Abastecimento do Departamento Nacional de Combustíveis (SNE/MINFRA). Participou dos Conselhos de Administração de grandes companhias do Setor Elétrico – Eletrobrás/Chesf/Eletrosul/Eletronorte/Celpe e Saelpa. Ocupou a Secretaria Executiva do Programa Nacional de Conservação de Energia (PROCEL); a Coordenação do Comitê Executivo do Grupo Coordenador para Operação Interligada (GCOI); a Presidência do Comitê Executivo do Grupo Técnico Operacional da Região Norte (GTON), além de participar de Órgãos de Coordenação da Operação, como CCON, CMO/CADOP e CODI/ABRADEE. Atuou como Membro Representante do Brasil no Comitê Internacional de Grandes Sistemas Elétricos (CIGRÉ – França); e Coordenador do Comitê de Administração do Sistema Nacional de Transmissão de Energia Elétrica – SINTREL. Foi Diretor Geral do Operador Nacional do Sistema Elétrico (ONS); participando como Membro da Câmara de Gestão da Crise de Energia Elétrica – GCE; Membro da Câmara de Gestão do Setor Elétrico – CGSE; e Membro do Comitê de Monitoramento do Setor Elétrico (CMSE), vinculado ao Ministério de Minas e Energia (MME). Foi Presidente da CIER – Comissão de Integração energética Regional. Hoje é Presidente do Conselho de Administração da Endesa Brasil, e também Presidente dos Conselhos da Ampla e da COELCE, e Presidente do Centro da Memória da Eletricidade no Brasil.

Mario Santos fez cursos de especialização na Europa e nos Estados Unidos. Ocupou a Presidência e Vice-presidência em organismos internacionais na América do Sul, como a Comisión de Integración Energética Regional (CIER).

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Marcio Trannin

Chefe de Desenvolvimento de Negócios do Brasil e do Uruguai. No 2013 liderou o negócio do grupo colocando em funcionamento a micro geração de energia solar fotovoltaica. No ENEL Green Power, foi Chefe de Gestão e Admninistração de energia durante 2 anos, depois de ter adquirido uma grande experiência na Endesa Brasil, onde foi responsável dos assuntos Comerciais e Regulatórios.

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Márcio é Engenheiro Mecânico e tem pós graduação em Finanças Corporativas e Mercado do Programa de Liderança em Gestão da Energia de IESE de Barcelona e da Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi de Milão.

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Emilio Sawada

Atualmente desempenha- se como Principal Especialista Regional de Energia no escritório de Representação do BID em Montevidéu, Uruguai.

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Advogado, formado na Universidade Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina. Mestrado e PhD em Economia, formado na Universidade de Sophia, Tokio, Japão. Exerceu funções no Banco de exportações e importações do Japão (atualmente JIBC). Desde 1995 é Especialista em Operações do Setor Privado do Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento (BID) e posteriormente foi Especialista de Infraestrutura para os países do Cone Sul do BID.

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Cristina Rivero


Cristina Rivero é Licenciada em ciências Biológicas, formada na Universidade Complutense de Madri. Atualmente é responsável do Departamento de Mudanças Climáticas da Associação Espanhola da Indústria Elétrica , UNESA.

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Pedro Gatica Kerr


Atualmente participa como professor convidado para cursos de Mestrado em Economia Energética da Universidade Técnica Federico Santa Maria e do Mestrado Mecanismo de Desenvolvimento Limpo e Eficiência Energética da Universidade Católica de Valparaíso.

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Engenheiro Civil Industrial Universidade do Chile. Desde 1977 trabalhou na Endesa, Integrante do grupo Enel, onde atualmente está a cargo do Planejamento da Geração na América Latina. Participou em reuniões da CIER como representante da Endesa e como Delegado Técnico Nacional no Sub-comitê de Planejamento.

Integrou o diretório de empresas do grupo Endesa, relacionadas com a geração de energia e o transporte de gás natural.

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