Advisory board
CONGRESS
Carolin Antoni
Sustainable Development ManagerCAMEXA
Specialist in Education for Sustainable Development, Environmental Sciences, Socioecological Systems, and Resilience. PhD in Environmental Sciences. Master of Environmental Sciences Dipl.-Ing. (FH) (Umweltsicherung). Certificate in Education for Sustainable Development Certificate in Business Coach. Previously, she was Commercial Advisor for Central America at the Austrian Embassy. Researcher and Professor at the Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí.
Guillermo Casar Marcos
President 2018-2022Environmental Engineering Specialty Commission of the Mexican Academy of Engineering. Bio
Guillermo Casar Marcos
President 2018-2022Environmental Engineering Specialty Commission of the Mexican Academy of Engineering.
Civil Engineer by the Faculty of Engineering of the UNAM, where he is Academic in Undergraduate and Postgraduate. General Coordinator of eight Diplomas International Workshop Methods and Procedures of Certification and Regulations for Sustainable Building, Faculty of Architecture, UNAM. Academic Member and President 2018-2022 of the Commission of the Specialty of Environmental Engineering, Academy of Engineering, Mexico. Member of the Pan-American Academy of Engineering (API), currently Alternate Director Member 2018-2024. Consultant in the management of standards and certifications of Sustainable Buildings, Bioclimatic Studies, Environmental Certifications of Construction type LEED, Commissioning Processes, BIM Modeling, among others.
Hugo Castro Martínez
Energy Sustainability ManagerCoparmex
Sustainability and Energy Manager of the Employers' Confederation of the Mexican Republic COPARMEX and National Coordinator of the National Energy and Sustainability Commissions. Master in Technologies for Sustainable Development at Universidad Anáhuac. Master in Communication from the Advanced Studies in Communication Center. Degree in Administration from the Ministry of Public Education. Graduated in Latin American Studies from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. He works with the Federal Attorney's Office for Environmental Protection (PROFEPA) as Director of Strategy and Institutional Evaluation in the Office of the Attorney, also Director of Planning and Evaluation in the Deputy Attorney General's Office for Environmental Audit and the Environmental Leadership Program for competitiveness and evaluation of goals of the National Environmental Audit Program, as well as Director of Attention to Popular Complaints regarding Natural Resources.
María Cristina Cortinas Durán
PresidentCristina Cortinas Foundation and the Queretaro Waste Management Network. Bio
María Cristina Cortinas Durán
PresidentCristina Cortinas Foundation and the Queretaro Waste Management Network.
She received her B.S. in Biology from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and her Ph. She was a professor and researcher for more than twenty years at the Biomedical Research Institute of the UNAM. She contributed to the development of the Mexican Official Standard NOM-161-SEMARNAT-2011, on management plans for Special Handling Waste and to the formulation of the Municipal Regulation on Prevention, Integrated Management and Circular Economy of Waste for the Municipality of Landa de Matamoros, Querétaro published in 2020. Organized in 2018 the Forums on Circular Economy Strategies at the Local and Regional Level, in the City of Guadalajara and on Conservation Economics and Transit towards Circular Economy in Mexico, in the City of Querétaro.
Santiago García González
Recycling Committee CoordinatorECOCE
UNAM Chemist, with 30 years of experience in the plastic packaging industry. Founding President of the Association to Promote PET Recycling in 1995. Lecturer and consultant on plastics recycling issues with various associations and private companies and in several countries. Member of the: Communication Committee of APR (Association of Plastics Recyclers); ASTM Section D20; of the COTENNIP (National Technical Committee for Standardization of the Plastics Industry).
Sandra Denisse Herrera Flores
ConsultantPromoter of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals, she is an expert in managing the efficient use of material resources, and circular economy; as well as in urban-industrial environmental management, and urban planning with a vision of territory. With a track record of more than 30 years in the environmental and climate change agenda, both in the federal government, local governments, private initiative and academia. She is an Industrial Engineer and Master in Projects for Urban Development from IBERO CDMX. She is Coordinator of the “Sinergia por el Medio Ambiente” council, and member of the advisory council of THE GREEN EXPO.
Donovan J. Herrera Ortíz
General DirectorEngineering Developments and Environmental Consulting, DICMA. Bio
Donovan J. Herrera Ortíz
General DirectorEngineering Developments and Environmental Consulting, DICMA.
Civil Engineer from IPN with a specialty in integrated waste management. He has more than 10 workshops and Diplomas on the subject. He has given more than 30 courses and more than 35 conferences in national and international congresses on Waste topics. Advisor to the Environment Commission of the H. Chamber of Deputies, environmental consultant for different municipal governments and governmental agencies and for the national and foreign private initiative with investments in Mexico.
Israel Jáuregui Nares
General DirectorCONUEE
Mechanical Electrical Engineer from the Faculty of Engineering of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), where he also completed postgraduate studies in Energy Engineering. He has an outstanding professional career and has held various positions in the public and private sectors in the areas of saving and efficient use of energy. On two occasions, with a multidisciplinary team, he has won the National Energy Saving Award in its 2010 and 2012 editions. Within CONUEE, he is responsible for energy saving programs in the energy sector, large industries, federal public administration and transportation.
Mariajulia Martínez Acosta
Deputy Director of the SDGTecnológico de Monterrey.
TEC platform focused on the generation and development of innovative solutions for the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in Mexico and on a global scale. She is a professor of sustainability, climate change and sustainable development at the School of Social Sciences and Government, and at the School of Engineering and Sciences of the Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico City Region. His recent projects focus on promoting the localization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through projects, initiatives and multi-stakeholder collaborations with the public sector, the private initiative, civil society organizations and other educational institutions, as well as in the development of academic projects with a sustainability focus for students and teachers of the Tec de Monterrey. He has worked on the development of various contents of the Tec21 model of the Tecnológico de Monterrey. She has a multidisciplinary training focused on sustainability: she has a degree in International Relations, a Master in Sustainable Development Sciences, a master’s in planning and Territorial Ordering, and in Administration. In addition, he is a specialist in environmental regulations, urban development and sustainable construction, ESG and innovation for sustainability.
Mónica de Jesús Pérez Morales
President of the Green Economy Industrial Sector and Head of the Environmental Compliance CommissionCANACINTRA Bio
Mónica de Jesús Pérez Morales
President of the Green Economy Industrial Sector and Head of the Environmental Compliance CommissionCANACINTRA
Chemical Engineer, has a Master of Science in Environmental Engineering with a specialty in Prevention and Control; Graduated from the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Monterrey Campus. She is currently the General Director of the firm, Consultancy and Services in Industrial Safety and the Environment (CYSSIMA), a Tamaulipas company. She is a member of the Technical Committee for National Standardization of the Environment and Natural Resources (COTEMARNAT) and the National Consultative Committee for Standardization of Medical Environment and Natural Resources (COMARNAT). She has more than 20 years of experience, offering environmental services in terms of environmental impact in Large Infrastructure projects in Mexico and in countries such as France, the Bahamas and the Dominican Republic.
Guillermo Julio Román Moguel
Advisor to the UNDP Regional Bureaux for Latin America and the Caribbean and Asia.Bio
Guillermo Julio Román Moguel
Advisor to the UNDP Regional Bureaux for Latin America and the Caribbean and Asia.Chief technical advisor for UNDP's global scale proposal for plastic waste management. The work of the last 10 years has been in the design, development and evaluation of implementation projects at national scale, waste management: plastics, electronic and hazardous waste, such as Persistent Organic Compounds, through socio-technical approaches and business models, in countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Cambodia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Dominican Republic and Uruguay, among others. His experience as a consultant in waste management, eco-efficiency, materials recycling and environmental impact, extends to 30 years conducting more than 125 projects for governments, international organizations (UNDP, UNIDO, UNEP, FFEM, GIZ, SECO), and private industry, including for infrastructure development. His proposals have generated funding to implement projects in the countries for more than $60M. Former Director General of Waste of SEMARNAT.
Alicia Silva
Director and FounderRevitaliza Consultores
She is an architect with a specialty in interior design from the Universidad de las Américas de Puebla and holds a Master's degree in Socio-environmental Business Administration. Additionally, she is a leader in LEED® certifications, awarded as LEED Fellow by the Green Building Council Inc. in 2020 for her extensive experience and unique work within the green building industry. She is distinguished as WELL Faculty for her trajectory in teaching the WELL certification system, in addition to being a distinguished member of the WELL Advisory Committee, who analyze, evaluate, and innovate the certification for its continuous improvement, where she stands out for her contributions in the area of lighting. He has more than 20 years of experience in the area of sustainability at an international level. She has developed her work in the USA, Mexico and Peru. In 2015 she received the Women in Sustainable Leadership award as one of the 20 women changing the sustainability landscape worldwide and in 2017 her company was recognized as one of the 30 business promises by Forbes magazine. In 2019 she is recognized with the Leadership Award by the USGBC. She is currently also President of the SUMe Board of Directors.
Sabo Tercero
CEO and FounderInventor Studio México
He has completed his studies and postgraduate studies at the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Studies and Ibero-American University in Mexico, the Escola Massana Barcelona and the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Specialized in innovation, sustainability and neuroscience applied to product design. He is the creator of the innovation methodology - Innovation Toolbox - which he implements with different organizations in order to achieve disruptive results in the design of products, processes and strategies. His photography and product design projects, retail, packaging, furniture, toys, and materials for the industry have stood out, winning various national and international awards.
Caroline Vérut
Itaca Proyectos Sustentables
Economist by ITAM, Diploma in Sustainability from the UIA and in Certification and Regulations for Sustainable Certification and Regulations for Sustainable Construction from UNAM, as well as in Integrated Water Management from the Universidad del Medio Ambiente. Spokesperson for the Climate Reality Project. LEED Green Associate and EDGE Auditor. Developed the Protocol for Supervision and Verification of Work for the Sustainable Housing Programs of Sociedad Hipotecaria Federal in collaboration with LKS, Vivantu and support from the IADB support. Coordinated for the Danish Energy Agency the program: Mitigation of climate change and implementation of Climate change mitigation and implementation of energy efficiency requirements in building regulations in Mexico. General Coordinator of the 2nd Diploma in Sustainable Building Design and Certification for UNAM, edition number 7. UNAM, edition number 7 of the same, and of the Specialty in Bioclimatic Architecture at the Bioclimatic Architecture at UMA, fourth generation. President of Sustainability for Mexico for the period 2019-2021.
