Felipe Bernal Guarín
Felipe Bernal Guarín is a global energy fellow at Columbia University’s Global Energy Policy Center (CGEP) and member of the Global Expert Community of the World Energy Council (WEC).
Felipe Bernal Guarín is a global energy fellow at Columbia University’s Global Energy Policy Center (CGEP) and member of the Global Expert Community of the World Energy Council (WEC).
Fiorella Melzi is a Peruvian and U.S. attorney and human rights specialist. She currently serves as the coordinator of the Monitoring Area 1 of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), overseeing Mexico and Central America, as well as the Rapporteurships on Human Rights Defenders and Justice Operators, Memory, Truth and Justice, and the Rights of Older Persons.
Suyen Barahona is the Executive Director of the Women’s Political Leadership Fund, an independent initiative focused on advancing feminist and democratic political leadership, particularly in the Global South. She is a political leader, human rights activist, and feminist with over 15 years of experience.
Gerardo Berthin serves as Vice President of International Programs at Freedom House, overseeing efforts to promote democracy and human rights globally.
Gina Romero, a Colombian national, was appointed United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association in April 2024.
Tania Reneaum Panszi has served as the Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights since June 1, 2021.
Laritza Diversent is a Cuban human rights lawyer and pro-democracy activist. In 2010, Diversent founded Cubalex in Havana, a non-profit organization specializing in providing legal assistance to victims of human rights violations.
Fernanda Martins is an anthropologist and research director at InternetLab, an interdisciplinary research center in São Paulo focused on the intersection of internet and law.
Dr. Martínez is a tenured scientist at the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (IIIA-CSIC) in Barcelona. Previously, she served as an associate professor in the Computer Science Department at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Cristóbal Fernández has served as the chief of the Electoral Technical Cooperation Section at the Organization of American States (OAS) since 2017.
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