He is responsible for notifying local and international clients about the most important corporate and financial transactions. His practice has a particular focus on project- and asset-based financing, facilitating the development, financing and successful completion of large-scale projects and negotiations. He also served as chief of staff for the Ministry of Communications and Transportation, general counselor for public spending in the Ministry of Finance, executive secretary of the Interministerial Commission for Public Expenses, Financing and Privatization; General counselor of the Energy Regulatory Commission and general director of the Commission´s Electricity Restructuring Unit.
MBA from EGADE and Industrial Engineer from Anahuac University specialized in Finance. Responsible for renewable energy initiatives worldwide at Grupo Bimbo. In charge of ensuring that the company complies with all energy regulations and apply strategies to optimize energy use and minimize costs. Has ten years in Grupo Bimbo, and eight years of experience in Energy, managing the Piedra Larga Wind Farm since 2012, responsible for the Virtual PPA signed by Grupo Bimbo in the United States, with which the company becomes 75% renewable by 2020. In 2018 Grupo Bimbo opened Bimbo Solar, led by her, includes 25MW of solar roofs in 71 sites, including the largest solar roof in Mexico with an installed capacity of 2.2MW and the largest in Chile and South America with 2.3MW. Leads Grupo Bimbo's strategy to become 100% renewable by 2025.
Graduated in Law and Business Sciences from ICADE. Specialized in Public Law, Energy Regulation and Commercial Law with more than 30 years of experience. He has been a consultant in energy law and regulation, specifically in renewable energies, for more than 10 years. He join the energy sector since 1984, he has been President of the Latin American Committee of the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) since March 2010. Until then, he held the position of Secretary General of the Wind Energy Business Association since its foundation in 2002. Previously, he collaborate for more than 15 years, he also directed the Legal Services of the Hidrocantabrico Group in Spain, currently controlled by EDP..
He has a degree in economics from ITAM. He received the ExITAM Research Award (2001), and was awarded first place nationally in the Banamex Economics Award (National Economy Award) in the same year. He is a full-time professor in the Economics Department at ITAM (Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México), member of the Consultative Council of the EPRI (Electric Power Research Institute), member of Comexi (Mexican Council of International Affairs) and also the Editorial Board of Energy of the Reforma newspaper. He has more than 13 years of experience in the energy sector, he has specialized in technical and economic regulation, public policies design, as well as evaluation and development of industrial projects. He led the Mexican Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) from April 2016 and June 2019, where he promoted regulations to increase clean energy adoption, expand supply options, and generate better conditions of price and quality for the consumers.
Member and partner of the firm since 2015. He graduated from the UNAM (National Autonomous University of Mexico) (2003). Subsequently, he completed postgraduate studies in Environmental Law and Natural Resources at the ITAM (Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico) (2004), holds a Master degree in Corporate - Commercial Law from The London School of Economics and Political Science (2008) and postgraduate studies in Human Rights at the Escuela Libre de Derecho (2013). He has advised on environmental aspects of multiple projects. He is a pioneer in the field of Sociocultural Impact Studies and prior consult in Mexico. He provide advice in negotiations with indigenous communities aimed at the development of energy projects, as well as in the structures design to consider community compensation in projects and has collaborated with the Mexican authorities in legal instruments design required. He has participate in the execution of prior consultation processes and development of social and cultural impact studies for renewable energy and oil and gas projects throughout the Mexican territory.
Consultant on climate finance topics at the Secretariat of the United Nations framework Convention on Climate Change. She was General Director of Climate Change Policies at SEMARNAT. She is a candidate to doctorate in Politics from York University, a Specialist in Sustainable Finance from Oxford University, a Master in Environmental Policy and Regulation from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), a Specialist in Energy and Environmental Policy and Management by the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences and a Bachelor of International Relations from the UNAM (National Autonomous University of Mexico). She is the first Mexican selected by the Homeward Bound, a project for women in science empowerment, she visited Antarctica with them to document the effects of climate change in the territory. Recognized as the intellectual of the year by Marie Claire Magazine in 2018 and selected as one of the 34 Global Change Makers recognized by the Chevening scholarships of the British Government.
Bachelor´s degree in Chemistry from the UNAM (National Autonomous University of Mexico), Master in Ceramics, Faculty of Chemistry of UNAM. PhD in Solid State Chemistry University of Aberdeen, Scotland (1981). She has made several research stays in international research centers (USGS, EU; CREGU, France; U. Complutense, Spain; University of Kiushu, Japan; California University Riverside). Member of the National System of Researchers since the first generation of 1984. Appointment valid from January 2018 to December 2032. Honorary member of the State System of Researchers of the State of Morelos. President of the Evaluation Commission of the Physical Mathematics and Earth Sciences area, Founding Member and President, Vice President of the National Institute of Geochemistry (INAGEQ). 1992-1994. Member of the Executive Group of the International Geothermal Association (IGA) 2016-2020; 2020-2024.
He obtained Physics degree from Heidelberg University, Germany (1990) and his Ph.D. in Natural Sciences / Physics (1994), same university. He has been professor of physics and renewable energy at the Tecnologico de Monterrey (Mexico) since 1996 and advisor on wind energy. He has collaborate as advisor in approximately 1,500MW of commercial wind farms in operation in Mexico and the United States and is currently participating in a portfolio of new wind farm projects; it also provides support for some of the projects developed in the past. His experience includes regulatory analysis, grid connection, extraction analysis, permitting and evaluation of wind resources.
She obtained International Relations and a Master's degree in Geopolitics, as well as a specialization in Utilities Regulation, from the University of Florida (Public Utility Research Center). Expert in regulation of electricity markets and climate change with more than 15 years of international experience in the electricity sector in public and private initiatives to promote renewable energy growth in Mexico and Central America. She has collaborate as responsible for the regulatory management of the main companies of the electricity sector in Latin America (Enel Green Power, AES Corporation and Naturgy), performing market analysis, renewable potential studies, proposals to modify regulatory frameworks and commercial strategies, as well as the management relationship with institutions and associations. She is currently a partner at Fresh Energy Consulting, a consultancy firm specialize in strategy, regulation and commercialization of renewable energy. She has been part of the Advisory Council of the Energy Regulatory Commission (2015-2018) and Advisor of the Mexican Association of Photovoltaic Energy (Asolmex) from 2014 to date.
Master degree in Business Administration from ESADE Business School (Barcelona), Master in Risk Management, Univ. Francisco de Vitoria and Industrial Engineer from Universidad Anahuac Mexico where he has been professor of Strategic Planning. He is also part of the Strategy & amp; (formerly Boaz & amp; Company). He has more than 12 years of experience consulting for energy and infrastructure sectors. He has participate in National Energy Planning, Strategies for Market Growth, Business Model Design, Necessary Management and Post Agreement Services. Before joining Strategy & amp; In Mexico, he worked for 10 years at the Strategy and Operations Office at PwC Spain, where he collaborated with some of the largest energy companies in Europe. He also worked in multiple regions, including Central Europe and Central and South America, as well as Australia. Among his clients, he has advised, the Ministry of Energy (SENER), CFE, CRE, Iberdrola, IEnova, Enel, multiple renewable energy developers and investment funds.
Chemical Engineering at the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente, in Guadalajara, Jalisco; MS and PhD in Chemistry (Physical Chemistry) at the University of California- Santa Barbara (UCSB). She is a Full Researcher "C" at the Energy Institute of UNAM, PRIDE D and SNI III. Her research work at the IER includes the design and characterization of materials and heterostructures for energy and environmental applications. In particular, she has made contributions in the use of low dimensional nanomaterials, nanocarbons, metal oxides and chalcogenides, in the development of photoelectrochemical and photocatalytic devices, sensors, emerging solar cells and lithium and sodium ion batteries. Her recent research has focused on the implementation of advanced characterization techniques to study and control interfacial phenomena that limit the performance of energy conversion and storage devices. She is currently the President of the Academic Research Support Committee.
He obtained a Master's Degree in Business Administration with special mention from the Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico (ITAM). He is Mechanical Electrical Engineer (Honor Mention) from La Salle University of Mexico City. He is Deputy Director of Electric Power BAL, previously he was Manager of Renewable Energies at Industrias Peñoles, Senior Associate at Arthur D. Little / Charles River Associates Mexico, and President of Energy Saving Central. He is President of the Sustainable Energy Commission of CESPEDES, Counselor of the Mexican Section of the Energy Business Council Mexico - United States, member of the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), permanent member of the Energy Transition Network, participates in the Energy Policy Colloquium and the Mexican Renewable Energy Initiative (IMERE).
Graduated in Law from the Universidad Iberoamericana, studies in human rights from Birbeck University at United Kingdom, she has dedicate her career to develop and promote the renewable energy industry in international energy markets, as a technical advisor and business guide for strategies industry actions in new markets. Director for Ata Mexico and Central America, she advises the entire value chain in the successful implementation of large-scale renewable energy projects. She founded and is the current President of Mujeres en Energía Renovable Mexico AC, a non-profit organization in the entire renewable energy sector, with the purpose of empowering women in the field of renewable energy in LATAM.
Mechanical Engineer from the National Polytechnic Institute. Master in Business Administration from IPADE. Finance Program at Columbia University, NY. From 1970 to 1994 he collaborated with industrial companies of machinery, steel, household appliances and auto parts, in the areas of Engineering, Operations, Projects and General Management, as well as in several Boards of Directors. He joined Industrias Peñoles in 1995, working in the areas; Strategic Planning, Water, Energy and the Technological Research and Development Center. From 2005 to 2019 he has collaborated as Director of Energy and Technology and currently covers the Energy Directorate. He has promoted the development of hydroelectric, thermoelectric, wind and solar power plants to supply Peñoles.
Francisco de Rosenzweig
White & Case - Head of the Energy, Infrastructure, Projects and Assets
Financing Group of the Mexico Office.
Irene Espinola Campos
Renewable Energy Global Manager, Grupo Bimbo
Ramón Fiestas Hummler
GWEC Latin America
Guillermo García Alcocer
Academic Department of Economics, ITAM
Héctor A. Garza Cervera
Partner, Ritch, Mueller, Heather and Nicolau
Sandra Guzmán
is Founder and Coordinator of the International Agenda of the Climate Finance Group
for Latin America and the Caribbean, GFLAC
Georgina Izquierdo Montalvo
General Director, INEEL
Oliver Matthias Probst Oleszewski
Program Director, MSc in Engineering Sciences, Tecnológico de
Monterrey
Casiopea Ramírez Melgar
Expert Voice
Eduardo Reyes Bravo
Principal Partner of Power & Utilities, PwC México
Marina Elizabeth Rincón González
Director, Renewable Energy Institute, UNAM
Leopoldo Rodríguez Olivé
President, AMDEE
Patricia Tatto
President and General Director, Women in Renewable Energy Mexico, MERM
Arturo Vaca Durán
Director of Energy, Industrias Peñoles
