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