Dr. Ibarra-Yunez’s areas of specialization are international trade and finance, economic models, industrial organization and regulations, econometrics, the Latin American economy, trade blocks and commercial agreements. In recent years, his research has been based in the areas of imperfect contracts in international integration, moral hazard problems, game theory and network sectors (telecommunications, infrastructure, transport, energy, banking, and multinational outsourcing.) His deep knowledge of networks and regulation has earned him the positions of Director of the network economies and economic regulation at Tecnológico de Monterrey, of the Graduate Center for Studies of Western Hemispheric Trade at the University of Texas at Austin (USA) - where he has also worked as Professor of International Integration and Economic Problems and Policies of Latin America since 1994. He also and the Economic and Regulatory Challenges and Opportunities for U.S.-Mexico Electricity Trade and Cooperation project at the LBJ School of Public Affairs – an institution where he has also been a visiting professor.

Martínez Bowness is an entrepreneur with extensive experience in the areas of education and development of human capital in Mexico. During the past eight years, Jaime has served as General Director of Fundación Pro Universitaria, a non-profit platform he founded to promote youth employability programs and skills development, as well as the Pro Meritum initiative, one of the largest programs of internships from Mexico. He was previously Co-founder and part of the leadership team of the Citibanamex Youth of Excellence program, which provides training and mentoring to outstanding young people to access postgraduate studies worldwide. He has also been Co-Founder and Director of TestPoint, a preparation center for international postgraduate admission exams, while serving as Admissions Advisor for Latin American applicants to global universities at the graduate level. He has also been a Senior Investigator in Human Capital of the Development Research Center, A.C. (CIDAC), Advisor in the General Assembly of the National Electoral Institute and Strategy Advisor in Semarnat. He has also collaborated as editor and columnist in various Latin American business publications and is the author of several academic essays.

Carlos Vargas a finance scholar and researcher who is currently on his way to acquiring his Ph.D. in Banking and Finance on behalf of the University of Zurich. With more than ten years of experience working with multinational companies, his expertise revolves around topics such as financial analysis, sustainable finance, business planning, renewable energy, and project financing. He has written financial editorials for influential newspapers in Mexico, such as El Financiero and El Economista, and has been invited to teach courses at several universities in Latin America, the United States, and Europe. Not only is he a part of the faculty at EGADE Business School, but he is also a professor of Sustainable Finance and Impact Investments at the Harvard Extension School.

International Economist with central bank experience in federal government and private banking. Dr. García is currently Director General of Soluciones Financieras GAMMA. 

Martínez Bowness is an entrepreneur with extensive experience in the areas of education and development of human capital in Mexico. During the past eight years, Jaime has served as General Director of Fundación Pro Universitaria, a non-profit platform he founded to promote youth employability programs and skills development, as well as the Pro Meritum initiative, one of the largest programs of internships from Mexico. He was previously Co-founder and part of the leadership team of the Citibanamex Youth of Excellence program, which provides training and mentoring to outstanding young people to access postgraduate studies worldwide. He has also been Co-Founder and Director of TestPoint, a preparation center for international postgraduate admission exams, while serving as Admissions Advisor for Latin American applicants to global universities at the graduate level. He has also been a Senior Investigator in Human Capital of the Development Research Center, A.C. (CIDAC), Advisor in the General Assembly of the National Electoral Institute and Strategy Advisor in Semarnat. He has also collaborated as editor and columnist in various Latin American business publications and is the author of several academic essays.

María Fonseca Paredes is Director of the Institute of Enterprising Families for Mexico and Latin America of the Tecnológico de Monterrey School of Business. Certified in family business consulting by the Business Families Foundation. Opinion leader in the country’s top media on topics related to Economic and Business Development, Family Businesses, Leadership and Innovation. Her scientific production includes several book chapters on these topics and popular articles in specialized journals. She has been a guest speaker and instructor at diverse national and international forums. She holds a Ph.D. in Industrial Relations from the University of  Toronto; two master’s degrees from Tecnológico de Monterrey, one in computer science and the other an MBA; and a B.Sc. in Computer Systems Engineering, also from Tecnológico de Monterrey. Apart from her career in academics and research, María Fonseca is a businesswomen and, for nearly four years, directed Fábrica de Escobas La Gitana, a family-run business founded in 1943 by her grandfather.