Keynote Speakers
The most recognized players in our industry worldwide
These speakers will share their professional experiences with all attendees. The most attractive topics and success stories and best practices will be unveiled at the Keynote Conferences.

Dror Benshetrit
Founder
Supernature Labs
Miami, United States

Cecilia Vaca Jones
Ex-CEO
Bernard Van Leer Foundation
Ecuador, Ecuador
Leticia Lozano
Co-founder & Director
MACIA Estudio Architect
Mexico City, Mexico

Kristine Stratton
President and CEO
National Recreation and Park Association
Portland, United States

Amanda O Rourke
Executive Director
8 80 Cities
Toronto, Canada

Jennifer De Melo
Senior Strategist
KaBOOM!
San Francisco, United States

Karina Vargas
Coordinator of Advocacy and Social Investment for Early Childhood
FEMSA Foundation
Mexico City, Mexico

Luis Donaldo Colosio Riojas
Mayor
Monterrey Municipality
Monterrey, Mexico

Jorge Perez Jaramillo
Advisor of Government of Antioquia and Ex-Direct
Department of Planning of Medellin, Colombia
Medellin, Colombia

Maarten Loeffen
CEO
Royal Association Stadswerk The Netherlands
Nijmegen, Netherlands

Ines Palacios
Training & Professional Development Manager
Playcore
Raleigh, United States

Fran Bergua
Head of the Urban Ecology and Circular Economy Department
Zaragoza City Council
Zaragoza, Spain

Luis Romahn
CEO
World Urban Parks
Merida, Mexico

Anupam Yog
Founder
The Big Sit
Singapore, Singapore

Manuela Lemos Peña
Research Coordinator of the General Directorate of Urban Anthropology
City of Buenos Aires Government
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Livia Alen
Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Officer
UNOPS
Federal District, Brazil

Martín Andrade
Executive Director
Corporación Ciudades
Santiago, Chile

Miguel Treviño
Mayor
San Pedro Garza Garcia Municipality
San Pedro Garza Garcia, Mexico

Educational Sessions
More than 40 educational sessions with great national and international speakers
They will be the designated time for learning and training. Based on their area of specialization and topic of interest, the attendee will be able to select 1 of the 4 simultaneous educational sessions in which to participate.
- Check days and times of the sessions in our Final Program.

Fiona Morrison
Director Open Space, Department of Planning and Environment
Sydney, Australia

Scott Martin
Administrator, Chattanooga’s Department of Parks & Outdoors
Tennessee, United States

Miguel Mendoza
Director, Nomada Urban Studio
Juarez City, Mexico

Alejandra Becerra
National Program Manager for the Improvement of Urban Parks, Ministry of Housing and Urbanism of Chile
Santiago, Chile

Akiko Shintsubo
Founder, Yukashita Tsuchikaze
Kyoto, Japan

Tania Jaime de la Torre
Dispatch Manager, Leon Metropolitan Ecological Park
Leon, Mexico

Daiana Zamler
Leader of Research Project, CONICET-Universidad Abierta Interamericana (UAI)
Rosario, Argentina

Itziar de Luisa
Executive President, ZEDEC Santa Fe Neighborhood Association
Mexico City, Mexico

Maria Zachariades
Co-chair, Older Adults, Wellbeing and Parks Committee
Edinburg, Scotland

Ana Veronica de la Peña
Leader, Activacion Ciudadana
Monterrey, Mexico
Auribel Villa Avendano
CiClim Advisor, GIZ Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico

Amber Smith
Accessibility and Inclusion Coordinator, Parks Victoria
Melbourne, Australia

Mayu Ferrufino
Executive Director, FUNDAPARC
San Salvador, El Salvador

Gavin White
Director of Planning and Projects , Riverlife
Pittsburgh, United States

Jesus Hernandez
Project Coordinator, Appropriate Green Spaces Project
Culiacan, Mexico
Diego Magaña Rodriguez
Sustainable Urban Development, GIZ Mexico
Mexico City, México

Eduardo Santillan
Manager of Research Projects, GIZ Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico

Jose Nuñez
Project Operation, Appropriate Green Spaces Project
Culiacan, Mexico

Alberto Ipas Garros
Consultor, Ocio en Verde
Zaragoza, Spain

Oswaldo Zurita
Founder and Director, Ecotono Urbano
Monterrey, Mexico

Thomas Perez-Vitoria
Deputy Head of the Urban Ecology Agency, City of Paris
Paris, France

Javier Leal
Department Head, IMPLANG
San Pedro Garza Garcia, Mexico

Nancy Goldenberg
President & CEO, Laurel Hill Cemetery
Philadelphia, United States

Gary Daudlin
Cemeteries Management Lead, City of Calgary
Calgary, Canada

Ramya Khare
Fellow, Green Delhi Fellowship Program, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi
New Delhi, India

Lucia Corral
Director, Urbaneria
La Paz, Mexico

Bishop Ngobeli
Conservation Manager, Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo
Boksburg, South Africa

Erin Lee
Founder, Mindful Moments
Singapur, Singapur

Michael Boland
Chief Park Officer, The Presidio Trust
San Francisco, United States

Marian Stuiver
Head of Program, Green Cities
Wageningen, Netherlands

Takuo Nagai
Structural Engineer , The University of Shiga Prefecture
Hikone, Japan

Anthea Dee
Community Health Coordinator, Parks Victoria
Melbourne, Australia

Richard O’Byrne
Director, Richard O’Byrne Community Environment Planning
Melbourne, Australia

Jonathan Cha
Conseiller Principal en Aménagement, Société du parc Jean-Drapeau
Montreal, Canada

Andrea Lafond
CEO, Meewasin Valley Authority
Ottawa, Canada

Daniel Errazuriz Fantoni
Head of Urban Parks Unit, Ministry of Housing and Urbanism
Santiago, Chile

Nestor Acosta
Project Coordinator, Nomada Urban Studio
Juarez City, Mexico

Ariel Gonzalez
Assistant with Specialization in the Environmental Field, Municipal Planning Institute Los Cabos
Los Cabos, Mexico

K. S. Jayachandran
Special Secretary (Environment & Forests), Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi
New Delhi, India

Rodrigo Goes
Project Coordinator, Semeia Institute
São Paulo, Brazil

Jesus Aguirre
Chief Executive Officer, Waterloo Greenway
Austin, United States

Ana Lorena Gonzalez Morales
DistritoTec Manager, Tecnologico de Monterrey
Monterrey, México

Luisa Fernanda Hernandez
Directora de Diseño e Innovación , Playclub
Leon, Mexico

Lina Ojeda-Revah
Professor and Researcher, The College of the North Border
Tijuana, Mexico

Jean-Marie Rogel
Master Plan project Manager, Metropole de Lyon
Lyon, France

Anibal Del Olmo
General Director of Urban Anthropology, City of Buenos Aires Government
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Santiago Nicolas Lovecchio
Participation Coordinator of the General Directorate of Urban Anthropology, Secretariat of Urban Development
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Hamish Coates
Manager Future Design, The Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust
Melbourne, Australia

Monica Pacheco
Director, Bosque de Chapultepec
Mexico City, Mexico

Lilia Haua
Director, Pro Bosque de Chapultepec Trust
Mexico City, Mexico

David Rojas
Consultant, World Health Organization
Colorado, United States

Masamichi Tamura
Co-Chair, World Urban Parks Ageing Wellbeing & Parks Committee
Tokyo, Japan

José Giacoia Neto
International Business Manager for Latinoamerica, Rain Bird
Tucson, United States

Roman Castañeda Vazquez
Professor and Consultant, Faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations of the UANL and Climate Initiative of Mexico
San Nicolas de los Garza, Mexico

Luis Avila
Director, Como Vamos Nuevo Leon
Monterrey, Mexico

Sheryn Pitman
Project Lead Adelaide National Park City, Green Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia

Gabriela Muñoz Melendez
Professor and Researcher, The College of the North Border
Tijuana, Mexico

Laurel Carlton
Project Manager, Parks Canada
Ottawa, Canada

Blanca Duran
Director, District Recreation and Sports Institute
Bogotá, Colombia

Joel Eliud Gonzalez Lomas
Coordinator of Projects, Gobierno de Monterrey
Monterrey, Mexico
Carolin Hoffmann
Technical Advisor, GIZ Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico
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Anthony-Paul Diaz
Superintendent, Seattle Parks and Recreation
Seattle, United States

Tamaki Hosobuchi
Director, BankArt 1929
Yokohama, Japan

Fabian Petit
Regional Head of International Sales, Proludic
Turs, France

Fritz Bayong Momha
Director, Landscape Architect and Engineer, Balaz Studio - Cameroonian Landscape Engineers Association (CALEA)
Douala, Cameroon

Stephen Wolter
Executive Director, Eppley Institute for Parks and Public Lands
Bloomington, United States

Julia Bresee
Manager, Parks Canada
Ottawa, Canada

Tim Geyer
Service Manager, Urban Landscapes at Queanbeyan Palerang Regional Council
Goulburn, Australia

Alejo Ciliberto
General Director of Registry of Works and Cadastre, Government of the City of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Florencia Garza Gonzalez
CEO Founder , Nature Based Studio
Monterrey, Mexico

Mariana Prone
Director of Parks, Consultant Parks of Argentina
Salta, Argentina

Brenton Grear
Director, Green Adelaide at Department for Environment and Water
Adelaide, Australia

Cleark Villatoro
Administrator, Cuscatlán Park and Bicentenario Park
San Salvador, El Salvador

Phil Oster
Urban Forest Specialist, Auckland Council
Auckland, New Zealand

Clare Johnston
Park Management Planner, Parks Victoria
Melbourne, Australia

Alvaro Garcia Resta
Secretary of Urban Development, City of Buenos Aires Government
Buenos Aires, Argentina

German Enriquez
Executive Director, San Pedro Parques
Monterrey, Mexico

Andrea Fuentes
National Responsible for the Urban Parks Construction Program, Ministry of Housing and Urbanism of Chile
Coyhaique, Chile

Jorge Garcia
Nursery Garden Manager, Private
Saltillo, Mexico

Carl McClean
International Development Manager, The Green Flag Award
London, United Kingdom

Phil Berczuk
Director, Steer Group
London, UK

Workshoppers
The + 15 workshops will be held on November 14 and 15.
Meet the national and international professionals who will teach the great curricular and experiential workshops.

Leticia Lozano
Co-founder and Director, MACIA Estudio

Michelle Escobar
Consultant, Parques de Mexico Consulting

Lízbeth Zumárraga
Project Manager, Parques de Mexico Consulting

María Isabel Velázquez
CEO, Parques de Mexico Consulting

Jayne Miller
Founder & CEO, Jayne Miller Consulting

Ana María Barberena
Founder and CEO, Parque Arte

Conrado González Barajas
Ecosystem Management Coordinator, San Pedro Parques

María Fernanda Gandara Gil
Strategic Development Coordinator, San Pedro Parques

Melissa Fuentes Zuñiga
Ecology Coordinator, San Pedro Parques

Maricela Garza Peña
Visitor Service Coordinator, San Pedro Parques

Andrea Tamayo
Programming Coordinator, San Pedro Parques

Germán A. Enriquez Flores
Director, San Pedro Parques

Javier Leal
Department Head, IMPLANG

Luis Alvarez
Founder and Director, Hola Vecino

Lorena Vázquez Ordaz
Executive Director, Chipinque Ecological Park A.B.P.
Alejandra Castellanos
Senior Manager, Sales & Strategic Development of the Global Business Department, American Museum of Natural History New York

Joel Gonzalez
Coordinator of Projects, Monterrey Government

Erin Lee
Founder, Mindful Moments

Pablo Reyes
Director of Sustainable Mobility, Secretariat of Sustainable Urban Development

Mario Schjetnan
Director, Grupo de Diseño Urbano

Mindy Watts
Principal, Interface Studio

Cosijoopii Montero
Director, Extreme Reforestation, A.C.

Ana Hernandez
Leader of Projects, Government of Monterey

Jessica Salas
Project Designer, Government of Monterey

Eliud Nava
Director, Adolfo Prieto School

Lilia Haua
Director, Pro Bosque de Chapultepec Trust
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Cesar Valtierra
Director of Administration and Support, San Pedro Parques

Ruben Martinez
Communication Coordinator, San Pedro Parques

Ana Lorena Gonzalez
Gerente, Distrito Tec

Carolina Leos
Project Leader, Distrito Tec

Clotilde Muñoz
Laboratory Head, Lidag

Giorgio Samaniego
Garden Supervisor, Tecnológico de Monterrey

Melissa Toussaint
Environments and Placemaking Coordinator, Distrito Tec

Paulina Quintero
Architecture Project Leader, Distrito Tec

Ramon Piña
Member of the Neighborhood Council, Distrito Tec

Fernando Villareal
Quality and Safety Coordinator, San Pedro Parques

Tania Jaime
Recreation Director, San Pedro Parques

Hugo Garza
Director de Cultura, Gobierno de Monterrey
