PhD en econ. por la u. de Pennsylvania, académico en la u. de Northwestern e INCAE, decano y director de Ctro Latam para la Competitividad y el Drllo. Sostenible. Académico en la u. de Michigan, el Institut d´Anàlisi Econòmica (Barcelona), la u. de California y el Bco de Reserva Federal de USA. Fue Mtro. de comercio exterior en Costa Rica, donde lideró la negociación de CAFTA. Fue presidente de CINDE. Fundador de la Fundación Brenthurst de Sudáfrica, el Democracy Lab y la junta asesora de la Esc. de Salud Púb. de la u. de Nueva York. Presidió Fundación Arias para la Paz y la Democracia. Juez en conflictos internacionales ante la OMC. Fue director de BAC-Credomatic. Preside Grupo Cuestamoras y es socio de las consultoras CEFSA y DRP
Global Production, Senior Director – Real Estate LATAMGRI Club
Agostina has been actively studying and working with Latin American markets for more than 12 years, specializing in business development and public relations.
She has experience working in Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and US real estate, financial and investment markets, fostering valuable connections among global leaders and GRI Club members. Agostina holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Administration from the Universidad Nacional del Litoral in Argentina.
Graduated in Business Administration from Universidad Tecnologica del Centro. With a Master's Degree in Marketing Management and Development of International Markets from EAE Business School in Spain. Experience development markets sales business in Latam.
Responsible for the RE Club as Director of Andean Countries (Colombia, Chile and Peru). Focused on developing relationships among entrepreneurs in the real estate market.
Leonardo Di Mauro é Sócio e Head do setor de Real Estate para LATAM, respondendo pela atuação do GRI Club em toda região. Começou sua carreira no CPqD onde atuou por quinze anos, finalizando sua trajetória nesta empresa como diretor comercial do setor de telecomunicações com forte atuação em países como Argentina, Brasil, Colômbia, Chile, México e Uruguai. É graduado em Engenharia Civil pela Escola de Engenharia de Lins, com MBA Executivo pela FGV e pós-graduado em Gestão de Projetos pela Universidade São Francisco.
Vania Beltrán
Business Executive, Mexico & Central AmericaGRI Club
Mexico
Llegando a su 3ra edición, los líderes más influyentes de Centroamérica y el Caribe se reunirán para hacer negocios y compartir conocimientos e ideas sobre la expansión inmobiliaria en Central America & Caribbean GRI Real Estate 2023.
Con una agenda de dos días, el evento comprenderá +10 sesiones de debates informales a puertas cerradas sobre las temas más urgentes de la industria que definirán las riendas que tomará el sector inmobiliario en los próximos años.
Asimismo, el equipo de GRI dará apoyo de matchmaking a los asistentes para concretar reuniones privadas con socios potenciales de negocios.
Participa y conéctate en este ambiente de networking de alto nivel.
Qué encontrarás en el evento
Networking con altos ejecutivos
Tomadores de decisión
+84% bancos, fondos, inversionistas y desarrolladores
Matchmaking asistido
Reuniones one to one con socios potenciales de negocios
PhD en economía por la Univ. de Pennsylvania, académico en la Univ. de Northwestern e INCAE, decano y director de CLACDS. Académico visitante en el FedEx Mtro. de PhD en econ. por la u. de Pennsylvania, académico en la u. de Northwestern e INCAE, decano y director de Ctro Latam para la Competitividad y el Drllo. Sostenible. Académico en la u. de Michigan, el Institut d´Anàlisi Econòmica (Barcelona), la u. de California y el Bco de Reserva Federal de USA. Fue Mtro. de comercio exterior en Costa Rica, donde lideró la negociación de CAFTA. Fue presidente de CINDE. Fundador de la Fundación Brenthurst de Sudáfrica, el Democracy Lab y la junta asesora de la Esc. de Salud Púb. de la u. de Nueva York. Presidió Fundación Arias para la Paz y la Democracia. Juez en conflictos internacionales ante la OMC. Fue director de BAC-Credomatic. Preside Grupo Cuestamoras y es socio de las consultoras CEFSA y DRP.
Discusiones
Master Session | 27 de septiembre | 15:00 - 16:00
Potenciando el crecimiento regional
Nearshoring, inversión extranjera y desarrollo inmobiliario
Ambiente de negocios - ¿Qué oportunidades trae el nearshoring para el crecimiento económico de la región? ¿Qué países están mejor posicionados y por qué?
Desafíos a sortear - ¿Cuáles son los retos de infraestructura? ¿Cúan determinante es el contexto socio político? ¿Cuáles son las posibles soluciones?
Mirada a futuro - ¿Cómo prepararnos para atravesar los próximos años y aprovechar las oportunidades?
I am founder of the Prival bank where we have 200mm in real estate funds here and in Costa Rica. On a personal basis I am the director of Dekel and selinas a group that develops and buys in the old town 200m in calo and we have expanded hotels where I am a partner in 15 countries throughout America England, Portugal, Budapest and we continue to grow. With Alberto Vallarino from Verde Azul, I am a partner in the 3-hectare project of a beach next to Buena Ventura. I have 20 years of being in the broker industry and we manage large accounts and property portfolios, Siuma Property is not only a different, technical and very formal broker, but we are in the process of making our own REIT, we help the family offices and banks to invest.
Alfredo lidera la mayor empresa de desarrollo inmobiliario y gestión de activos en Costa Rica, con más de 600 empleados. También es responsable de la planificación y ejecución de $ 60MM por año, y de la gestión a largo plazo de más de $ 500MM en activos. Alfredo es un verdadero creyente de que a lo largo del desarrollo de proyectos y la creación de experiencias memorables en cada uno de ellos, Portafolio podrá servir como catalizador para transformar las ciudades en comunidades urbanas sostenibles que provoquen integración, orgullo y sentido de pertenencia. Alfredo comenzó su carrera en el desarrollo inmobiliario en Genesis Desarrolladores enfocado en proyectos costeros. También pasó algún tiempo en funciones de gestión en Amazon
Economista, Máster en Administración de Negocios. Cuenta con 20 años de experiencia en el mercado financiero y posee amplios conocimientos en el tema de Fondos de Inversión, particularmente del sector inmobiliario. Es Agente Corredor de Bolsa y se ha desempeñado como profesor de Finanzas en el Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica. Obtuvo el premio del Periódico El Financiero en el año 2007, con motivo del Empresario del Año. Actualmente se desempeña como Gerente de Improsa Banca de Inversión de Grupo Financiero Improsa. Además, es Directivo de InterClear Central de Valores S.A. entidad proveedora de servicios de registro y administración de valores a las entidades participantes del sistema financiero costarricense.
Investment DirectorPaladin Realty Partners - Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Mr. Quesada is responsible for Paladin’s investments in Central America. He has over two decades of experience managing large mixed-used development projects and luxury branded hospitality projects in Central America, the Caribbean and Mexico. Some of the projects recently developed under his leadership include the Landmark Guadalajara, Town Square Metepec, the Four Seasons Caye Chapel, Belize, the Ritz Carlton, Mexico City, the Montage los Cabos, Mexico. Previously he was involved with the development of the Four Seasons Tropicalia, Samana Bay, Dominican Republic, the Four Seasons La Reunion, Guatemala, the Hyatt Andaz Papagayo, Costa Rica, and the Hyatt Place Pinares, Costa Rica, among others.
Debates Simultáneos | 27 de septiembre | 16:45 - 17:45
General Manager of Casamax Inmobiliaria and partner of the firm. Civil engineer graduated from the University of Costa Rica, industrial engineer graduated from the Fidélitas University and I have a master's degree in business administration from the INCAE. Currently I have 16 years of being in charge of the general management of Casamax Real Estate.
Pablo es Socio para Panamá, Centroamérica y República Dominicana y se unió al equipo en enero de 2018 para liderar la práctica de Transaction Diligence en la Región. Previamente, fue Director Ejecutivo de Madrid con más de 18 años de experiencia en transacciones, trabajando para clientes corporativos y Private Equity.
Tiene experiencia en múltiples jurisdicciones (España, Europa y LatAm), partcipando en más de 150 proyectos regionales y multinacionales.
Máster en Auditoría Financiera en la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid y Executive MBA en ESADE Business School. Es Contador Público Nacional por la Universidad Nacional de Cuyo en Argentina, graduado con mención de honor.
Experienced Market Director with a demonstrated history of working in the real estate industry. Opinion leader, Skilled in Negotiation, Business Planning, Entrepreneurship, Feasibility Studies, and Market Research. Strong business development professional graduated from Universidad Francisco Marroquin.
Business Intelligence DirectorCushman & Wakefield | AB Advisory
Costa Rica
Cuenta con más de 7 años de experiencia liderando servicios de consultoría estratégica inmobiliaria. Posee una amplia experiencia asesorando a empresas líderes en la región como: desarrolladores inmobiliarios, sociedades administradoras de fondos de inversión, bancos regionales y multilaterales, family offices, así como inversionistas institucionales e individuales.
Ha liderado exitosamente más de 50 servicios de consultoría estratégica inmobiliaria para proyectos de sectores de oficinas, industria, logística, residencial y uso mixto que totalizan más de 500,000 m². Miembro del comité ejecutivo de la firma, líder del equipo de analistas en la región y responsable de marketing y relaciones corporativas con stakeholders y prensa.
PhD en econ. por la u. de Pennsylvania, académico en la u. de Northwestern e INCAE, decano y director de Ctro Latam para la Competitividad y el Drllo. Sostenible. Académico en la u. de Michigan, el Institut d´Anàlisi Econòmica (Barcelona), la u. de California y el Bco de Reserva Federal de USA. Fue Mtro. de comercio exterior en Costa Rica, donde lideró la negociación de CAFTA. Fue presidente de CINDE. Fundador de la Fundación Brenthurst de Sudáfrica, el Democracy Lab y la junta asesora de la Esc. de Salud Púb. de la u. de Nueva York. Presidió Fundación Arias para la Paz y la Democracia. Juez en conflictos internacionales ante la OMC. Fue director de BAC-Credomatic. Preside Grupo Cuestamoras y es socio de las consultoras CEFSA y DRP
Carlos R. Robles, SIOR, joined Newmark Knight Frank in 2019 as the firm’s managing director market leader in Central America. Based in Costa Rica, Mr. Robles and his team, provide comprehensive brokerage, property management, valuation and advisory services to clients in key Central American markets, including Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama.
General Manager InnovaPark and Regional DirectorA1 Industrial Real Estate
Costa Rica
David Yepes
Managing DirectorLOGAN Valuation
Costa Rica
8+ years of valuation experience with a Latin America focus. Completed market studies, feasibility studies, and appraisals for the following property types: land, subdivisions, master-planned communities, industrial, mid-rise office, retail, self-storage, and specialty properties.
Specialties: Real estate fund valuation, industrial appraisal, retail appraisal, office appraisal, self-storage appraisal and land valuation and consulting
CEO and General Director of Coyol Free Zone, Mr. Wong has served as General Manager of several free zones, including Metro Free Zone, Global Park and Zona Franca del Este.
Mr. Wong served as Investment Program Director and Regional Director for Asia at the Costa Rican Investment Promotion Agency (CINDE).
Mr. Wong has also served as a consultant to the World Bank, the InterAmerican Bank and as a professor and researcher at the University of Costa Rica. He graduated as an Economist from the University of Costa Rica, holds a Masters in Management from the Inter-American University (Costa Rica) and performed graduate studies in International Marketing at Georgetown University.
I’m driven by the value of human interaction and the possibility of turning an idea into reality.
I want to keep on learning about Real Estate, Hospitality, Consulting, Finance, and Project Development.
Professionally I’ve had the opportunity to learn in 8 different companies (public and private) and I was very privileged to have studied in 4 different countries in unique prestigious institutions.
Diego Soto Solera
Vicepresidente EjecutivoGrupo Financiero Acobo
Costa Rica
He holds the position of General Manager of Vista Investment Fund Company belonging to the Acobo Financial Group. Master in Banking and Financial Law with more than 15 years of experience in the financial area, registered as an Authorized Agent for the Commercialization of Investment Funds performing advice on the issuance and structuring of Real Estate Investment Funds in Costa Rica, Panama, El Salvador and Nicaragua . Since 2011 he is director of the National Chamber of Investment Funds (CAFI). He also worked for 10 years as a teacher at the University of Costa Rica teaching the Law of Stock Market Law and at La Salle University in the course of Banking Law.
He is currently managing Emporium Developers, which is dedicated to developing residential, commercial and industrial projects. Company that has delivered more than 400 million dollars in goods.
Mercados predilectos, modelos de negocios y evolución del sector
Destinos tradicionales vs. emergentes - ¿Qué ciudades pueden sorprender? ¿Aún hay espacio en las ubicaciones tradicionales?
Leisure, business y otros modelos - ¿Dónde están las oportunidades? ¿Qué nuevos formatos pueden detonar? ¿Cuál es el huésped que veremos en los próximos años?
¡Muéstrame el dinero! - ¿Qué postura tiene el tenedor de capital? ¿Hay fuentes alternativas interesantes?
With over 20 years of real estate and hospitality experience, Rogerio leads all initiatives related to hospitality and tourism in Latin America and the Caribbean for IDB Invest, the private sector division of the Inter-American Development Bank Group. In his capacity as Head of Tourism, he is responsible for origination, transactions and for executing IDB Invest's strategy in the region, offering a variety of financial instruments including debt, mezzanine and equity.
Mr. Campos has been the General Director of Caribe Hospitality since the Company began in 2000, when an exclusive agreement was signed with Marriott for the development of several Courtyard by Marriott hotels in Central America and the Caribbean. Since the beginning, Mr. Campos has been leading the company’s growth by incorporating new markets and properties in the project’s portfolio, highlighted by the first Residence Inn Hotel to be built in Latin America and the first Fairfield Inn in Central America. An Industrial Engineer from the University of Costa Rica, he has a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the Catholic University of Chile and the Kenan Flager Business School from the University of North Carolina, USA
Jorge Zaragoza
Development Director Mexico, Central America and the CaribbeanAccor
Mexico
Jorge's experience expands more than 18 years of experience in the hotel industry, mainly in Sales and Development positions for national and international chains including: Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG), NH Hotels, Hilton, and more recently in Accor Group. His experience has promoted the development of new businesses for this companies.
He has a Bachelor's degree in Marketing from the University of Guadalajara, a master's degree in Business Administration from the Tecmilenio University (in progress) and a Diploma in Senior Management and Business Development in Franchises from the EGADE Business School (ITESM)
Manager, Development, Caribbean & Latin America, MarriottMarriott International
Costa Rica
Andres Madrigal is Manager of Development for Marriott International in the Caribbean and Latin America Region. Prior to Marriott, Andres worked as Development and Financial Analyst for Caribe Hospitality, where his responsibilities included market and feasibility analysis, valuation, debt underwriting, brand selection, portfolio strategy and mergers & acquisitions, in the Caribbean, Mexico, and Central America. Andres holds a Bachelor’s in Business Administration and Finance from the University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica.
VP Business Development Latin AmericaWorld of Hyatt Inclusive Collection
USA
Federico joined ALG, now World of Hyatt Inclusive Collection, in 2017. He leverages over 30 years of experience in luxury hotel management/operations, destination/hotel marketing, and travel product development in the luxury segment Before that he spent 13 years as director of product development at Classic Vacations, Expedia Group's luxury brand, responsible for Caribbean and Mexico. His prior role was Senior Director of Marketing at Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, for nearly a decade, where he successfully opened Mexico City and Punta Mita. Federico was founder and President of the Promotions Committee at the Mexico City Hotel & Motel Association and later appointed Chief Counsel of the first Mexico City Tourism Board,
El señor Olavarría es Socio-Presidente de Inspecciones Globales, empresa líder en avalúos de bienes raíces y maquinaria, como también de estudios de mercado de bienes raíces en Guatemala. Es miembro de la Consultora Génesis Corp. de Estados Unidos, donde es responsable de entrenamiento de crédito a bancos multinacionales en América Latina. El señor Olavarría es Socio-Director de Panor Chile, empresa importadora y distribuidora de azúcar en Chile. También es miembro de la Junta Directiva de Negocios Populares (Credi-Masesa) brazo financiero de la distribuidora de motocicletas Masesa de Centro América.
Mr. Roberts is focused on enabling good stewardship of our resources so that people can make the difference they want in favor of our planet - specifically through real estate.
Mr. Roberts is President of PRIME, a premier real estate investment and structuring firm, as well as a holding company, aimed at delivering strategic impact and value through a diversified but integrated group of companies within the real estate industry.
Mr. Roberts is also Managing Partner at CREO Capital, an Impact Driven Private Equity Real Estate firm focused on Latin America.
With over 20 years of real estate and hospitality experience, Rogerio leads all initiatives related to hospitality and tourism in Latin America and the Caribbean for IDB Invest, the private sector division of the Inter-American Development Bank Group. In his capacity as Head of Tourism, he is responsible for origination, transactions and for executing IDB Invest's strategy in the region, offering a variety of financial instruments including debt, mezzanine and equity.
Minor Hotels is a hotel owner, operator and investor with a portfolio of over 540 hotels, resorts and serviced suites under the Anantara, Avani, Elewana, Oaks, NH Hotels, NH Collection, nhow, TIVOLI Marriott, Four Seasons, St. Regis, Radisson Blu and Minor International brands. Today, Minor Hotels' portfolio spans across 55 countries in Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Europe and the Americas. In addition, Minor Hotels also operates mixed-use business including shopping plazas & entertainment, residential properties, and a point-based vacation club.
Banco Sabadell es el cuarto grupo bancario privado español, integrado por diferentes bancos, marcas, sociedades filiales y sociedades participadas que abarcan todos los ámbitos del negocio financiero bajo un denominador común: profesionalidad y calidad. Un equipo dotado de los recursos tecnológicos y comerciales más modernos, y una organización multimarca y multicanal enfocada al cliente permiten a Banco Sabadell ocupar una destacada posición en el mercado en banca personal y de empresas.
Newmark is one of the world's leading commercial real estate advisory firms. With roots dating back to 1929, our strong foundation makes us one of the most trusted names in the industry. Newmark prides itself on delivering the highest level of service to our clients to meet their needs and exceed their expectations. Newmark's fully integrated platform of services provides clients with a single-source solution for every phase of owning or occupying a property.
Fitch Ratings is a leading provider of credit ratings, commentary, and research. Dedicated to providing value beyond the rating through independent and prospective credit opinions, Fitch Ratings offers global perspectives shaped by strong local market experience and credit market expertise. The additional context, perspective, and insights we provide help investors to make important credit judgments with confidence. Fitch Group is a global leader in financial information services with operations in more than 30 countries. Fitch Group is comprised of: Fitch Ratings, a global leader in credit ratings and research; Fitch Solutions, a leading provider of credit market data, analytical tools and risk services; and Fitch Learning, a preeminent training and professional development firm. With dual headquarters in London and New York, Fitch Group is owned by Hearst. For additional information, please visit fitchratings.com.
I’m driven by the value of human interaction and the possibility of turning an idea into reality.
I want to keep on learning about Real Estate, Hospitality, Consulting, Finance, and Project Development.
Professionally I’ve had the opportunity to learn in 8 different companies (public and private) and I was very privileged to have studied in 4 different countries in unique prestigious institutions.
JERDE is a global group of innovative pioneers, architects, landscapers, urban planners, and strategists with a collective commitment to design beyond the ordinary.
