SPEAKERS

José Luis Aguilar, executive director, Cuenca Airport Corporation

José Luis Aguilar

He is a lawyer, graduated from the Catholic University of Ecuador, has master's studies in Spain, a diploma in Airport Administration and is currently pursuing a master's degree in Airport and Aeronautical Management and Direction; he has extensive work experience in the public and private sectors, related to airport and civil aviation issues. He has held, among other important positions, such as Undersecretary of Air Transport and Vice Minister of Transport Services of Ecuador. He currently holds the position of executive director of the Cuenca Airport Corporation. His management focuses on increasing the city's air connectivity and the level of service at the "Mariscal La Mar" airport.

Emerson Castro Hidalgo, Director General Private Investment Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Peru

He is Director of the General Directorate of Private Investment Promotion Policy at the Ministry of Economy and Finance. He previously served as Director of the Project Portfolio Directorate at Proinversión. He also held leadership positions at the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Transport and Communications. He has experience in project management, execution, and monitoring, and managing concession contracts in multimodal infrastructure and public services.

He holds a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from the Federico Villarreal National University and a Master's degree in Construction Management from the Peruvian University of Applied Sciences.

Mario Guido Valverde Herrera, Director of Project Portfolio Management, PROINVERSION

Master's degree in Management and Administration of Construction and Real Estate Companies from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru.

Master's degree in Management of Construction and Real Estate Companies from the Polytechnic University of Madrid. Graduate of the Master's in Public Management from the San Martín de Porres University. He holds a degree in Civil Engineering from the Federico Villarreal National University. He specializes in Public-Private Partnerships, Public Service Regulation, and BIM Management.

More than 15 years of experience in planning, production, quality control, and contract administration in infrastructure projects in the public and private sectors. He has a solid track record in the execution and supervision of large-scale projects, road concessions, railway projects (Lima Electric Train), and buildings.

He has led teams in construction companies, managing budgets, planning, and quality control. He held key positions at PROINVERSIÓN and the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC). He served as Deputy Director and Technical Advisor on public-private partnership (PPP) projects. He is currently Project Portfolio Director at PROINVERSIÓN.