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.
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.
Claudia Báez is a digital and AI innovator, as well as an executive and strategic entrepreneur. She is the creator of the Odin Project and the co-founder and former director of the Colombian media outlet Cuestión Pública.
José Antonio Parra Fandiño serves as the director of inspection and oversight at the National Electoral Council of Colombia.
Iria Puyosa is a senior research fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Democracy+Tech Initiative. She specializes in the complex interplay between technology and political dynamics.
Edmundo González Urrutia is a Venezuelan politician, diplomat, international analyst, and writer. He was the presidential candidate of the Unitary Platform political alliance for the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election.
María Molina is an experienced news correspondent and anchor who currently serves as the Washington correspondent for LA FM of RCN Radio in Colombia and as a political reporter for Univision News Network.
Carlos Yahanny Valencia Ortiz is a Latin Grammy Winning Musician and Civil Rights Activist.
Dialogue Member Amb. Juan Carlos Pinzón is the former minister of defense of Colombia and two-time ambassador of Colombia to the United States.
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