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Pablo Azcárraga is Chairman of Posadas Board of Directors. Pablo Azcárraga is responsible for managing the board, maintaining board communication and acting as an adviser to the CEO. With more than 30 years of hotel industry experience, Azcárraga uses his expertise to oversee the hotel group’s investment evaluation committee and the development team that approves […]

Ragnhild Melzi is Americas Society/Council of the Americas’ vice president of Public Policy Programs and Corporate Relations. She provides leadership for the organizations’ international programming, which attracts top government officials, global business leaders, and prominent policy analysts to confront matters of critical hemispheric importance at discussions that take place across the Americas. Randy has extensive […]

Professor Ramamurti founded and directs the Center for Emerging Markets. His research and consulting focuses on corporate strategy and business-government relations in emerging economies. He is currently researching the internationalization strategies of multinationals from Emerging Markets. He teaches courses on the global business environment and global strategy. Industry & Academic Experience Besides Northeastern University, Professor […]

Sergio Costa graduated in Production Engineering from the Federal University of Minas Gerais and holds a Master’s degree in Organizational Leadership from Azusa Pacific University, USA. Besides having an extensive experience in the public and private sectors, Costa has great expertise in international affairs. Throughout his career, he has worked in areas such as new […]

Valentine Sendanyoye Rugwabiza currently occupies the post of Deputy Director-General of the World Trade Organization. In this role, which she took up in October 2005, Mrs. Sendanyoye Rugwabiza's responsibility covers development issues and policies generally; trade policy review; trade facilitation; and training and technical cooperation. She is also responsible for the WTO work programme on […]

Demir Sabanci started his business career in Japan at Toyota City in 1993 working in various executive positions at Mitsui & Co. and Toyota Motor Corporation. Following this, he filled similar roles at Toyota Motor Sales in the United States. In 1996, he joined Sabanci Holding as a Board Member and three years later, founded […]

Conrad A. Saldanha, CFA, is Managing Director at Neuberger Berman. Conrad is a Portfolio Manager for the Global Equity team and is responsible for Emerging Market equities. Prior to joining the firm, he held several positions at GE Asset Management, Inc., most recently, vice president and co-portfolio manager on the Global Emerging Markets product, as […]

Ambassador Enio Cordeiro assumed the position of Consul General of Brazil in New York February 2018 after serving as the Brazilian Ambassador to Mexico for three years (2015-2018). Before that he was Undersecretary General for Economic and Financial Affairs of the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations and Brazil’s G20 Sherpa (2013-2015). He was also Ambassador […]

Vinika Rao is the Executive Director of the INSEAD Emerging Markets Institute. After completing her MBA from IIM, Bangalore, Vinika started her career with a multinational bank in India, went on to become General Manager of an American Asian JV in the field of industrial chemicals and later became the Managing Director of a real […]