Carla Medina

President Asociación Mexicana de Energía Solar (ASOLMEX)

Carla has two decades of experience in the energy sector, specifically in public affairs. She has held management positions in leading electric generation companies focusing on sufficiency and energy transition in Mexico. She was part and co-founder of specialized firms, centered on political analysis and risk assessment for public entities and international companies, where she conducted linkage and communication programs at national level. She has a bachelor’s degree on International Relations from El Colegio de México, and a master on Political Sociology from The Instituto de Investigaciones Dr. José María Luis Mora. She is the appointed President of ASOLMEX, and has been a member of COMEXI, the Global Council of the World Resource Institute, and a board member of AMDEE.

MARCELINO MADRIGAL

BID

Dr. Marcelino Madrigal is the head of the Energy Division of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). In his more than twenty years of experience in the energy sector worldwide, he has served as a former commissioner of the Regulatory Commission in Mexico, senior specialist at the World Bank, research professor at the Technological Institute of Morelia and member of the national system of researchers in Mexico. He was also the president of the International Committee of the World Regulators Forum 2018 and vice president of the Ibero-American Association of Regulators (ARIAE). Dr. Madrigal holds bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in electrical engineering from the Instituto Tecnológico de Morelia, the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León and the University of Waterloo in Canada. His areas of expertise include operation, planning, market design, regulation and projects for the transition and decarbonization of the electric power sector. He has published more than 10 refereed technical articles and was winner of the Outstanding Young Engineer Award of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

MARINA ELIZABETH RINCÓN GONZÁLEZ

IER UNAM

She received her B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, and her M.S. and Ph. At the beginning of her professional career, she was a Postdoctoral Fellow at UCSB, researcher at the Instituto de Investigaciones Eléctricas (Cuernavaca, Mor), in the area of Fossil Fuels, and at Dow Chemical Co., USA (Freeport, Texas), in the area of Materials and Polymer Science. In September 1994, he joined the Solar Energy Laboratory at UNAM, transformed in 1996 into the Energy Research Center, and more recently, in 2013, into the Institute of Renewable Energies, where he continues to work. In addition to his research work in areas related to the design of materials for applications in renewable energy and environmental technologies, where he has more than 90 international publications, he has directed seven doctoral theses, seven master's theses and nine bachelor's theses. He has been visiting professor at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (Iztapalapa) and the Universidad de Guadalajara. He is currently a "C" researcher at UNAM and a member of the National System of Researchers with Level III. He belongs to different scientific associations, such as the Mexican Academy of Sciences, the State System of Researchers (Morelos), the Mexican Society of Electrochemistry, Sigma XI (The Scientific Research Society), American Nano Society, American Chemical Society, The Electrochemical Society, Materials Research Society. She has been a panelist in national and international expert commissions for the evaluation of energy sustainability and basic energy science projects, including the U.S. Department of Energy, the Academy of Finland, CONICYT-Chile, CNPq-Brazil, CONACYT-Mexico. She is the Coordinator of the Mexican Group in the Nanoenergy Network of CYTED.

OMAR GUERRA

NREL

Omar José Guerra Fernández is a research engineer in the Distribution Edge Group within the Grid Planning and Analysis Center (GPAC) at the Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, Colorado. Omar is conducting research to develop a better understanding of the economics of renewable energy technologies, including energy storage, hydrogen, wind power, solar photovoltaic power, and CO₂ electrolysis technologies. He is the author or co-author of a variety of publications on the following topics: economics of multiscale energy storage, hydrogen, and CO2 electrolysis technologies; integration of wind and solar photovoltaic power sources into energy systems; and modeling, simulation, and optimization of large-scale integrated energy systems.”

Dra. Karla Graciela Cedano Villavicencio

Head of the Innovation and Futures Laboratory IER UNAM

Doctor in in Engineering and Applied Sciences. Multidisciplinary academic at the Institute of Renewable Energies of UNAM, leader in the fields of Energy and Social Sciences, and Innovation and Sustainability with a Gender Perspective. Consultant of the National University Group for Renewable Energy Sources in Cuba, Advisor for the development of the women and energy nexus roadmap of Panama, of the National Secretariat of Energy in Panama; member of the Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities of the State of Morelos, of the Editorial Committee of the Energy Efficiency Magazine of FIDE, of the Innovation Review Commission in CeMIE-Sol, of the International Women’s Forum and mentor of the Global Women’s Network for the Energy Transition. Currently, Head of the Innovation and Futures Laboratory of the Institute of Renewable Energies of the UNAM; and Advisor of Voz Experta.

GUILLERMO GARCÍA ALCOCER

Director of Planning and Professor of Economic Regulation

Guillermo I. García Alcocer is a leading expert in the energy and finance sectors, with a career spanning almost 30 years. career of almost 30 years. He currently serves as Director of Planning and Professor of Economic Regulation and Economics at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM). Economic Regulation and Economics at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM). In his private private practice, he advises international banks such as HSBC and Bank of America, as well as pension funds such as Profuturo, Profuturo as well as pension funds such as Profuturo, on their investment portfolio in the energy sector. García Alcocer was the former president of the Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) from 2016 to 2019, where he drove regulations to promote the adoption of clean energy, expand supply options and generate better conditions for consumers. supply and generate better conditions for consumers. He has received several throughout his career, including being named among the 100 leaders of the energy sector in Mexico by Petróleo magazine energy sector in Mexico by Petróleo y Energía magazine for the past six consecutive years. In addition, he has written more than 20 op-ed articles on energy issues, co-authored three books on renewable energy, and has on renewable energy, and has spoken at numerous national and international investor forums on the subject. international investor forums on the subject.

Jait Germán Castro Posadas

AMIF

Joep Pijpers

Sr. Manager, Global Technical Sales at First Solar

After graduating in Chemical Engineering and doing his PhD research in solar cells in the Netherlands, Joep Pijpers has been working in the energy industry for almost 15 years. in solar cells in the Netherlands, Joep Pijpers has been working in the solar energy and energy storage industry for almost 15 years. and energy storage industry for almost 15 years. For the past 12 years, he has worked in the United States and Mexico on a wide range of solar energy United States and Mexico in a wide range of technical roles. He is currently in charge with technical sales for Global & Strategic Accounts within First Solar.

LUISA SIERRA

ICM

Energy Director of the Mexico Climate Initiative (ICM). She is in charge of the coordination and implementation of the agenda related to this area. She is responsible for identifying public policy policy needs and priorities; understanding the climate policy context and technical information related to emissions and mitigation potential in the information related to emissions and mitigation potential in Mexico's energy sector. Mexico. In addition, he is in charge of building and fostering MSI's relationship with key stakeholders in the public and private sector; lead public and private sector; leading high-level advocacy efforts on the importance of national mitigation targets. national mitigation targets. He has expertise in greenhouse gas mitigation measures, greenhouse gas mitigation policies, energy mitigation measures, power sector and freight transportation planning policies, theory of transitions for the energy transitions for the energy sector and in estimating the first national and sectoral carbon budget for Mexico. carbon budget for Mexico. In 2013, prior to joining ICM, he studied Public Policy at the Washington Center and participated in. "Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas, where he worked on different issues, including shale gas production and shale gas production and the economic feasibility of a thermal depolymerization process. thermal depolymerization process. During his graduate studies, he worked with local communities, local and federal governments and development banks in Dar es Salaam, and development banks in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to negotiate fair compensation for unjustified evictions from for unjustified evictions of local communities. She is an architect and holds a master's degree in urban planning and development from University College London, where she undertook a socio-economic London, where she conducted a socio-technological analysis of the electric power generation and consumption sector in Mexico from a social and consumption of electrical energy in Mexico from a social approach. She has two diplomas: one in mathematics and and statistics from the Museo Interactivo de Economía (MIDE); and another in corporate finance from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónoma de México (ITAM). and another in corporate finance from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM). He has more than 9 years She is the author and co-author of several publications and reports on climate change, energy and transportation. climate change, energy and transportation.

MARIANA GUERRERO

Maxeon

Dynamic, highly motivated marketing professional with 15 years of experience in Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean. Experience encompasses coordination, execution of sales and marketing activities, commercial and market planning as well as generation of new business models. Strong background in coaching, communication skills, listening, problem solving, tactical and strategic planning and public relations.

PABLO NECOECHEA

ITESM

He holds a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Economic Development from the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Puebla (UPAEP), a Master's degree in Innovation from Deusto Business School, a Master's degree in Economics from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, and is a PhD Candidate in Economics from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. He has worked as a researcher on energy and sustainability issues for the European Centre for Energy and Resource Security (EUCERS) at King's College London. He has been a senior consultant for major firms and a public official at different levels of government managing energy and sustainability projects. In addition, he has served for several years as Manager and Director of Sustainability in major companies in Mexico. He is currently a columnist for El Universal, Expansión and Forbes. He is a member of the Standards Advisory Group of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and a member of the Advisory Board of the Energy Management and Climate Change Index (IGECC).

BRUNO ORTÍZ

RER Energy

Bruno Ortiz has a degree in Business Administration from the Universidad Iberoamericana with extensive experience in the implementation of strategic projects in leading companies such as AT&T, Grupo Presidente and RER Energy Group. For more than 13 years, he has worked closely with senior management to contribute to the sustained growth of the companies. As COO of RER Energy Group for the past 6 years, Bruno has led the development of more than 150 solar generation, energy storage and electric mobility projects for the commercial and industrial sector, as well as the development of energy monitoring and control platforms for greater efficiency for customers.

LISHEY LAVARIEGA

Consultant

She holds a Master's degree in Renewable Energies from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain; Physics from the Universidad Autónoma "Benito Juárez" of Oaxaca. She has experience in the private sector in the area of sizing, feasibility, planning, management and financing of photovoltaic projects interconnected to the grid. From 2014 to 2018 she worked as a consultant specialized in applied research, design of public and private financing schemes in climate change, renewable energy and sustainable productive systems. She was a consultant for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the World Bank on financial architecture for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) projects at the national level. In 2018 he participated in the development of financial mechanisms to promote energy efficiency in SMEs and public buildings. From 2019 to 2022 she was coordinator of the program Support for the Implementation of the Energy Transition in Mexico of the German Cooperation for Sustainable Development in Mexico (GIZ). She collaborated on the topics of Distributed Generation with a focus on innovation in business models and financing mechanisms, led the work of Community and Cooperative Sustainable Energy seeking more participatory, decentralized and democratic models in Mexico to contribute to a Just Energy Transition that takes advantage of the great social capital of the country. From. She has been a consultant at Iniciativa Climática de México A.C. responsible for the Ejido Solar project, a socially owned solar energy model for local development. Her professional drive has been and will be to contribute to an energy transformation in Mexico by and for the people.

SEBASTIÁN RAMÍREZ

VIVE SOLAR