Ilan Goldfajn is the president of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) since November 2022. He previously served as director at the IMF, supporting countries with economic challenges and climate change initiatives. As governor of the Banco Central do Brasil from 2016 to 2019, he reduced inflation and interest rates while promoting financial innovation.

He has received awards such as Central Banker of the Year from The Banker in 2017 and Best Central Banker from Global Finance in 2018. With extensive experience in Brazilian financial institutions and consulting for organizations like the World Bank, Goldfajn holds a doctorate in economics from MIT and is fluent in four languages.

Irene Arias Hofman is the CEO of IDB Lab, the innovation and venture laboratory of the Inter-American Development Bank Group.

Previously, Irene worked for 20 years at the IFC, the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, where she managed the Financial Institutions Group and the LAC region with its 16-billiondollar portfolio. Her focus has been on innovation and technology, venture capital, and organizational development.

César Buenadicha is the head of the Ecosystem Building Unit at the IDB Lab, leading the laboratory’s work in the identification and co-creation of innovations for the socioeconomic inclusion of vulnerable populations in Latin America and the Caribbean. Previously, César worked as an advisor to the Manager of the IDB’s Social Sector department and also as a specialist at the IDB Lab, promoting programmes of public-private collaboration and digital innovation in the region.

César has a PhD in Economics from UNED (Spain) and a degree in Law and Economic Science from the University of Comillas (ICADE E-3, Spain). He has worked in Honduras, El Salvador and Bolivia on productive development and employment programmes and was also a lawyer for the international firm Clifford Chance in Madrid.

She is a Brazilian journalist based in Argentina, founder and CEO of No Pausa, a Latin American startup that is revolutionizing climacteric/menopause through accessible technology solutions. She is also co-founder of LongData, a data and innovation hub focused on the needs of the silver economy, focusing on Generation X and Boomers.

Her experience includes media, organizational strategic communication and management of third sector organizations. He has published two books: "Culture de la influencia" and "Generación X: ni jóvenes, ni viejos".