September 15, 2023 House of Sweden - Washington DC

Forum Hosts and Speakers
James Mckeigue
Managing Editor of LatAm INVESTOR, former investment writer at Forbes.
James began his career at ITV before moving to Latin America to write for local, English-language newspapers. He eventually returned to Britain to write for Television at the Forbes.com London bureau. More...
Geovanny Vicente Romero
CNN writer and political strategist IIJS Chief Communications Adviser   
Geovanny Vicente-Romero writes an internationally acclaimed column for CNN. He is a Washington, D.C.-based writer, political strategist and lecturer. More...
H.E. Carlos Alvarado Quesada
48th President of Costa Rica (2018-2022) Professor Fletcher School of Diplomacy, Tufts University
Carlos Alvarado Quesada served as the 48th President of the Republic of Costa Rica from May 2018 to May 2022, when his constitutionally limited term ended. Under President Alvarado's leadership, Costa Rica contributed to global efforts to combat climate change and defended human rights, democracy, and multilateralism. More...
Key Areas of Expertise: Diplomacy in practice and public policy
Sheila Abed
Founding Partner of IIJS Counselor of the Yacyretá Binational Entity (2016 to 2018)
Sheila Abed is a founding partner in IIJS and a renowned Paraguayan lawyer. She served as Counselor of the Yacyretá Binational Hydropower Dam from 2016 to 2018, as the Minister of Justice and Labor of the Republic of Paraguay from 2013 to 2016. More...
Key Areas of Expertise: Law, Public Administration, Environmental Rule of Law and Justice. More...
Ivonne A-Baki
Ambassador of the Republic of Ecuador to the United States
A multifaceted figure, presented her letters of Credence as Ambassador of the Republic of Ecuador to the President of the United States on February 6, 2020. Her journey spans More...
Key Areas of Expertise: Artistry, diplomacy, environmental advocacy, and global leadership. More...
Maria Amparo Albán
Founding Partner of IIJS
Maria Amparo Albán has more than 25 years’ experience in international trade and sustainable development, particularly environmental compliance. Maria has worked in a number of countries and has served as an advisor to Ecuador’s Trade Ministers, Ministry of Environment, among other. More...
Key Areas of Expertise: Environmental and social Compliance. More...
Rafael Benke
CEO and Founder of Proactiva Vice Chairman Emeritus of the Brazilian Center for International Relations (CEBRI)
A recognized leader in sustainable development, international investments, and natural resources. In his role as CEO, Benke More...
Key Areas of Expertise: Business, extractive sector, sustainability and ESG More...
John Buchanan
Vicepresident, Sustainable Production Conservation International
As Vice president of Sustainable Production, John Buchanan leads the Sustainable Food and Agriculture Markets team within Conservation International's Center for Sustainable Lands and Waters. More...
Key Areas of Expertise: Operations, production, compliance, sustainability and CSR More...
Joseph Blumberg
Managing Director, Grupo M-Compagnie de Dévelopment Industriel, CODEVI (Haiti-Dominican Republic)
Joseph R. Blumberg has been with Grupo M in the Dominican Republic/Haiti since 1987. He is a Partner and Member of the Board of Directors. Currently, he is the Managing Director of the industrial park in More...
Key Areas of Expertise: Operations, production, compliance, sustainability and CSR More...
Scott Caldwell
CEO of Solgold PLC President of Solgold Ecuador
Mr. Caldwell is a mining engineer with over 40 years’ experience in the global mining industry having held several senior executive roles in different companies. More...
Key Areas of Expertise: Building and operating gold and base metal mines worldwide. More...
Fiona Clouder
Director ClouderVista UK Government Regional Ambassador for Latinamerica and the Caribbean for COP26 (2020-2022).
Fiona Clouder has wide experience of Latin America, both as a diplomat and now through her work in the private sector. More...
Key Areas of Expertise: Diplomacy mining, energy and environment issues. More...
Claudia S. de Windt
Chief Executive and Founder of IIJS
International lawyer and expert in political sciences with significant practical experience in the field of sustainable development, climate and environmental social governance (ESG). More...
Key Areas of Expertise: Environmental rule of law and justice, human rights, biodiversity, development project finance and implementation, multi-stakeholder and sustainability diplomacy. More...
Charles Di Leva
Former World Bank Chief Environmental and Social Standards Partner Sustainability Frameworks
Charles Di Leva is a global authority on environmental and social standards and development finance. He recently retired from the World Bank where he led the launch of the Environmental and Social Framework while serving as More...
Key Areas of Expertise: Environmental and social standards and development finance. More...
Fabio Jose Fagundes
Chief for Financial Products & Services of IDB Invest Inter-American Development Bank Group
A dual citizen of Brazil and the United Kingdom with over 25 years’ experience in global financial markets. He is responsible for the syndication, foreign trade financing, equity and mezzanine investments, blended finance, debt capital markets and structured finance business strategy. More...
Key Areas of Expertise: Mine engeneering, building and operating gold and base metal mines worldwide. More...
The Hon. Senator Rosa Galvez (Canadá)
Senate’s Standing Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources. President of the Parlamericas Parliamentary Network on Climate Change
Sponsor of the 2022 Climate-Aligned Finance Act, and provided advice on Canada-US and Quebec-Vermont agreements regarding the protection of the Great Lakes and the St-Lawrence River. More...
Key Areas of Expertise: Pollution control and human health. water and soil decontamination, waste management and residues, and environmental impact and risk assessment. More...
Roberto Herrera, MBE
Managing Director, Head of Dominican Republic and Member of the Board of Directors Interenergy Group
An energy sector executive and business leader, Roberto Herrera currently serves as Managing Director, Country Manager for the Dominican Republic and a Director of the Board of Interenergy Group. More...
Key Areas of Expertise: Mine engeneering, building and operating gold and base metal mines worldwide. More...
Joe Huddart, PHD
Manager Nature Metrics Ltd.
A freshwater ecologist with extensive academic and consultancy experience in freshwater ecology, biodiversity monitoring, sustainability, and environmental DNA. More...
Key Areas of Expertise: Extractives team and biodiversity data assisting all stages of the project life cycle. More...
Eduardo Leão
Vice President Sustainability, G Mining Ventures
A former Director of the National Mining Agency (ANM) and Executive Secretary of Economic Development, Mining and Energy of the State of Pará with over 15 years of experience in mining, environmental management and More...
Key Areas of Expertise: Mining, environmental management, strategic planning, risk and crisis analysis and local projects More...
Ricardo Lorenzetti
Judge Supreme Court of Justice of Argentina
Ricardo Luis Lorenzetti is Argentinian judge with a long and awarded national and international career. He served as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Argentina from 2007-2018, and is currently one of the five justices of the Court. More...
Key Areas of Expertise: Environmental Rule of Law and Justice. More...
Ernest J. Moniz
13th U.S. Secretary of Energy (2013-2017) CEO of the Energy Futures Initiative and EJM Associates Professor of Physics and Engineering Systems emeritus MIT at MIT and Special advisor to the MIT president
As U.S. Secretary of Energy, Ernest J. Moniz strengthened the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) strategic partnership with its 17 national laboratories, the U.S. Department of Defense, and the broader national security establishment. More...
Key Areas of Expertise: Energy science and engenering systems and policy. More...
Agostina Pechi
Managing Director- Head of Emerging Markets and Commodities Local Sales and Latin America Structured Credit Sales at Goldman Sachs
Based in New York, Agostina Pecchi she is focused on delivering innovation to the firm’s clients in Latin America across the Global Currencies and Emerging Markets, Credit, Rates and commodities businesses. More...
Key Areas of Expertise: Emerging Markets, commodities and structured credit sales. More…
Carlos Manuel Rodriguez
CEO and Chairperson GEF Council
Lawyer by profession, politician by choice, and conservationist at heart, Carlos Manuel Rodríguez was elected as CEO and Chairperson of the Global Environment Facility by its governing body, the GEF Council, in June 2020. More...
Key Areas of Expertise: Environmental policy, multilateral environmental negotiations, and financing for nature conservation. More...
Camilo Santos
Deputy Director Latin America - Market Transformation - Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)
Has over 23 years of professional experience in environment, agriculture, forestry, territorial planning, academia, growers association management, project management and public relations. Prior to joining RSPO, More...
Key Areas of Expertise: Environment, agriculture, forestry, territorial planning, production management and external relations. More…
Christina Voigt
Co-Chair Paris Agreement Compliance and Implementation Commitee Chair of IUCN-WCL Professor of law at the University of Oslo
Dr. juris Christina Voigt is a renowned expert in international environmental law. She was elected in 2019 by 195 states as the co-chair of Paris Agreement´s implementation and compliance committee. More...
Key Areas of Expertise: Environmental law, climate change, sustainability and multilateralism. More…
James Wolf
Vicepresident of Finance ARC Clean Technology
Has over 15 years of experience in cross-border finance and private equity investments. He is the current Vice President of Finance at ARC Clean Technology. He started his career at Deutsche Bank in New York as an investment banker. More...
Key Areas of Expertise: Cross-border finance and private equity investments, energy and sustanabiility. More...
H.E. Felix Ulloa, hijo
Vice-President of the Republic of El Salvador
Felix Ulloa ran for vice-president and won the elections of 3 February 2019, he became the Vice President-elect of El Salvador, taking office as Vice-President on June 1, 2019 alongside President-elect Nayib Bukele. More...
Key Areas of Expertise: Law, Public Policy, Administration and Electoral Systems, Banking and Finance. More…
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