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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
Lorena Guillé-Laris
CEO
FEMSA Foundation
Mexico City, Mexico
Luis Donaldo Colosio Riojas
Mayor
Monterrey Municipality
Monterrey, Mexico
Fran Bergua
Head of the Urban Ecology and Circular Economy Department
Zaragoza City Council
Zaragoza, Spain
Maarten Loeffen
CEO
Royal Association Stadswerk The Netherlands
Nijmegen, Netherlands
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.
Laurel Carlton
Project Manager, Parks Canada
Ottawa, Canada
Joel Eliud Gonzalez Lomas
Project Manager, Gobierno de Monterrey
Monterrey, Mexico
Diego Magaña Rodriguez
Sustainable Urban Development, GIZ Mexico
Mexico City, México
Alvaro Garcia Resta
Secretary of Urban Development, City of Buenos Aires Government
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Fiona Morrison
Director Open Space, Department of Planning and Environment
Sydney, Australia
Jean-Marie Rogel
Master Plan project Manager, Metropole de Lyon
Lyon, France
Itziar de Luisa
Executive President, ZEDEC Santa Fe Neighborhood Association
Mexico City, Mexico
Julia Bresee
Manager, Parks Canada
Ottawa, Canada
Erin Lee
Founder, Mindful Moments
Singapur, Singapur
Tim Geyer
Service Manager, Urban Landscapes at Queanbeyan Palerang Regional Council
Goulburn, Australia
Lina Ojeda-Revah
Professor and Researcher, The College of the North Border
Tijuana, Mexico
Richard O’Byrne
Director, Richard O’Byrne Community Environment Planning
Melbourne, Australia
Anthea Dee
Community Health Coordinator, Parks Victoria
Melbourne, Australia
Akiko Shintsubo
Founder, Yukashita Tsuchikaze
Kyoto, Japan
José Giacoia Neto
International Business Manager for Latinoamerica, Rain Bird
Tucson, United States
Hamish Coates
Manager Future Design, The Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust
Melbourne, Australia
Miguel Mendoza
Director, Nomada Urban Studio
Juarez City, Mexico
Jonathan Cha
Conseiller Principal en Aménagement, Société du parc Jean-Drapeau
Montreal, Canada
Gabriela Muñoz Melendez
Professor and Researcher, The College of the North Border
Tijuana, Mexico
Lucia Corral
Director, Urbaneria
La Paz, Mexico
Santiago Nicolas Lovecchio
Participation Coordinator of the General Directorate of Urban Anthropology, Secretariat of Urban Development
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Rodrigo Goes
Project Coordinator, Semeia Institute
São Paulo, Brazil
German Enriquez
Executive Director, San Pedro Parques
Monterrey, Mexico
Eduardo Santillan
Manager of Research Projects, GIZ Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico
Florencia Garza Gonzalez
CEO Founder , Nature Based Studio
Monterrey, Mexico
Carl McClean
International Development Manager, The Green Flag Award
London, United Kingdom
Jorge Garcia
Nursery Garden Manager, Private
Saltillo, Mexico
Amber Smith
Accessibility and Inclusion Coordinator, Parks Victoria
Melbourne, Australia
Thomas Perez-Vitoria
Deputy Head of the Urban Ecology Agency, City of Paris
Paris, France
K. S. Jayachandran
Special Secretary (Environment & Forests), Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi
New Delhi, India
Carolin Hoffmann
Technical Advisor, GIZ Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico
Alejo Ciliberto
General Director of Registry of Works and Cadastre, Government of the City of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Javier Leal
Department Head, IMPLANG
San Pedro Garza Garcia, Mexico
Bishop Ngobeli
Conservation Manager, Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo
Boksburg, South Africa
Stephen Wolter
Executive Director, Eppley Institute for Parks and Public Lands
Bloomington, United States
Alejandra Becerra
National Program Manager for the Improvement of Urban Parks, Ministry of Housing and Urbanism of Chile
Santiago, Chile
Scott Martin
Administrator, Chattanooga’s Department of Parks & Outdoors
Tennessee, United States
Fabian Petit
Regional Head of International Sales, Proludic
Turs, France
Auribel Villa Avendano
CiClim Advisor, GIZ Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico
Gary Daudlin
Cemeteries Management Lead, City of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
Ana Lorena Gonzalez Morales
DistritoTec Manager, Tecnologico de Monterrey
Monterrey, México
Cleark Villatoro
Administrator, Cuscatlán Park and Bicentenario Park
San Salvador, El Salvador
Nancy Goldenberg
President & CEO, Laurel Hill Cemetery
Philadelphia, United States
Phil Oster
Urban Forest Specialist, Auckland Council
Auckland, New Zealand
Masamichi Tamura
Co-Chair, World Urban Parks Ageing Wellbeing & Parks Committee
Tokyo, Japan
Andrea Fuentes
National Responsible for the Urban Parks Construction Program, Ministry of Housing and Urbanism of Chile
Coyhaique, Chile
Brenton Grear
Director, Green Adelaide at Department for Environment and Water
Adelaide, Australia
Maria Guadalupe Garibay Chavez
Research Professor, Universidad de Guadalajara
Guadalajara, Mexico
Sheryn Pitman
Project Lead Adelaide National Park City, Green Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Takuo Nagai
Structural Engineer , The University of Shiga Prefecture
Hikone, Japan
Ramya Khare
Fellow, Green Delhi Fellowship Program, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi
New Delhi, India
Phil Berczuk
Director, Steer Group
London, UK
Andrea Lafond
CEO, Meewasin Valley Authority
Ottawa, Canada
Tamaki Hosobuchi
Director, BankArt 1929
Yokohama, Japan
Jose Nuñez
Project Operation, Appropriate Green Spaces Project
Culiacan, Mexico
Clare Johnston
Park Management Planner, Parks Victoria
Melbourne, Australia
Lilia Haua
Director, Pro Bosque de Chapultepec Trust
Mexico City, Mexico
Tania Jaime de la Torre
Dispatch Manager, Leon Metropolitan Ecological Park
Leon, Mexico
Fritz Bayong Momha
Director, Landscape Architect and Engineer, Balaz Studio - Cameroonian Landscape Engineers Association (CALEA)
Douala, Cameroon
Mayu Ferrufino
Executive Director, FUNDAPARC
San Salvador, El Salvador
Roman Castañeda Vazquez
Head of the Environmental Protection and Climate Change Unit, Government of San Nicolas de los Garza
San Nicolas de los Garza, Mexico
Maria Zachariades
Co-chair, Older Adults, Wellbeing and Parks Committee
Edinburg, Scotland
Nestor Acosta
Project Coordinator, Nomada Urban Studio
Juarez City, Mexico
Daiana Zamler
Leader of Research Project, CONICET-Universidad Abierta Interamericana (UAI)
Rosario, Argentina
Ariel Gonzalez
Assistant with Specialization in the Environmental Field, Municipal Planning Institute Los Cabos
Los Cabos, Mexico
Jesus Hernandez
Project Coordinator, Appropriate Green Spaces Project
Culiacan, Mexico
Gavin White
Director of Planning and Projects , Riverlife
Pittsburgh, United States
Anibal Del Olmo
General Director of Urban Anthropology, City of Buenos Aires Government
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Daniel Errazuriz Fantoni
Head of Urban Parks Unit, Ministry of Housing and Urbanism
Santiago, Chile
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
Liaison, San Pedro Parques
Cecilia Vázquez Benítez
Liaison Coordinator, San Pedro Parques
Maricela Garza Peña
Visitor Service Coordinator, San Pedro Parques
Maria Andrea Laura Lozano 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
