Panelists

José Luis Escrivá has been Governor of the Bank of Spain since September 2024 and is a member of the Governing Council and General Council of the European Central Bank. He chairs the Board of Governors of CEMLA and is a member of the FSB, the BIS Group of Governors and Heads of Supervision, the General Board of the ESRB and Vice-Chair of AMCESFI. He holds a degree in Economics from the Complutense University of Madrid and was Minister for Digital Transformation and Public Administration (2023–2024), Minister for Inclusion, Social Security and Migration (2020–2023), President of AIReF and Director for the Americas at the BIS.

Carlos San Basilio has served as Chair of the Spanish Securities Market Commission (CNMV) since December 2024. He has a long-standing career in the public and financial sectors, having been Director of Corporate Strategy at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (2021–2024), and previously Secretary General of the Treasury and International Financing (2018–2021). He also served as an advisor to the Bank of Spain, FROB, and CNMV. He has held key roles including Director General of the Treasury, Resolution Director at FROB, and Economic and Financial Counsellor to the EU. His experience also includes positions at COFIDES, State Assets, and MTS.

Jorge has held key roles in financial markets, including Senior Director at CME Group for Latin America, CEO of MexDer, and Deputy CEO at the Mexican Stock Exchange. He also led ABN AMRO Securities Mexico, chaired IOMA, and teaches derivatives at ITAM, where he earned his CPA in Finance.

Andrés is CTO at nuam, having previously been Client and Business Manager at the Santiago Stock Exchange and CCLV Central Counterparty in Chile. He has over 30 years of experience in fintech and brokerage firms in Chile and Latin America. A professor of Finance at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, he was CIO of the Year in 2017.

She leads strategic projects and innovation in Data Science and Digital Assets. She is also Director of Financial Information Spain and is part of BME’s Management Committee. With more than 20 years of experience in finance, she drives transformative technologies and processes, focused on teams and value creation.

She is a member of the Audit Committee of the Bank of Spain, member of the Scientific Council of the Real Instituto Elcano and senior researcher at CEPS and ECRI. She has been a board member of ICO, Red.es and ENISA, and has held executive positions in the Treasury and in the cabinet of the Vice-President for Economic Affairs.

He assumed his position as Secretary General of IOSCO in January 2025, after chairing the CNMV until 2024. He has served on the boards of ESMA and IOSCO and led policy committees on sustainability and markets. He previously worked at ESMA and CNMV in market supervision and international financial regulation.

Based in Colombia, Bruce is Executive Director of the Americas’ Central Securities Depository Association (ACSDA) and an independent capital markets infrastructure consultant. He has advised CSDs, clearinghouses, and exchanges in 17 countries. Previously, he spent 19 years at CDS Canada, leading national operations, international relations, and product development at senior executive level.

With more than 33 years of experience in the financial sector in banking and securities markets, she leads Latinex and participates in sustainability as a member of SSE, GFANZ and FIAB. She was the first woman to chair FIAB, where she currently serves as Chairman of the Working Subcommittee and is a Director of Fundación Calicanto and Founding Associate at ADP Panama.

An economist with a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania, Córdoba heads nuam, a holding company that groups the Colombian, Santiago and Lima stock exchanges, and chairs the FIAB (a position he also held in 2013). He was president of the Colombian Stock Exchange (BVC) for 18 years and has worked in entities such as Fogafín, IMF, IDB and the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE).

At Euroclear since 2001, Bernard oversees global sales and client relationships, servicing $45 trillion in assets across 2,200 clients in 120+ countries. He leads a 250-person team across 18 offices in Europe, Middle East, Asia and the Americas. Previously, he was Chief Representative in Dubai and held roles at MasterCard and GSI.

Having joined Euroclear in 1997, Ferreira leads client relationships across the Americas and Global Firms, as well as issuer and collateral services. He has managed clients in South America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, with experience in London, Dubai, São Paulo, and Brussels.

Ferro is currently serving as Chief Information Officer of A3 Mercados Group. Previously, he was CEO of Primary of the Holding Matba Rofex, actively collaborating in the digital transformation of the business to turn the Holding into a provider of infrastructure and technological services for the Argentinean and regional Capital Markets.

Flames is CEO & Head BME Exchanges of BME as well as Head of Primary Markets, Market Data and Connectivity at SIX. Previously, he was Vice Chairman of Capital Markets at Barclays Bank Europe and held various positions in capital markets and investment banking at Barclays Bank in both the UK and Spain. He also has a distinguished track record of more than a decade at Goldman Sachs in London.

Pedro joined WFE in 2019 from the Bank of England. With a PhD in Mathematics and over 15 years in academia, he has published extensively on DLT, risk, and financial infrastructure. In 2007 he was awarded the MexDer National Award on Derivatives Research. Gurrola served on ESMA’s CCP Policy Committee Consultative Group and currently on the Advisory Board at Baruch College.

Maximiliano is a senior IT executive with more than 20 years of experience leading digital evolution in the financial sector. He is currently CIO of the BYMA Group and Director of TECVAL, and has been CTO and CISO in the banking industry, specialising in cybersecurity, scalable infrastructures, and high-performance team building. He combines technical expertise with strategic vision to drive innovation in complex environments. A leader in aligning technology with business in the digital age.

She is responsible for overseeing political and regulatory developments in the European Union and Latin America, leading the defense of the Group’s interests in the value chain and business units, as well as participating in international financial forums and sectoral working groups.

Hisako leads Telefónica Group’s relationship with ESG-focused analysts and investors, focused on improving and communicating the ESG equity story to the market. She has over 12 years’ experience at Telefónica working in various roles across the business including M&A, Investor Relations and innovation. 

Ortiz-Repiso joined BME in 2000. Between 2003 and 2013 he was supervisor of the Spanish Stock Exchange and Head of Market Quality at BME Renta Variable. Between 2013 and 2016 he was project manager for the creation of the information system (PTI).  He is currently Head of BME Clearing and the Clearing and Repo unit at SIX.

A leading litigation lawyer, Mr. Rodero joined ONTIER in 2006 after working for Baker & McKenzie and Clifford Chance. A specialist in litigation, arbitration and commercial law, he has led complex proceedings and created the mediation area, promoting alternative means of dispute resolution.

As CEO of the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), Sukumar leads the global association of exchanges and CCPs, representing 250+ institutions, and setting global standards and consensus across regions. She is Vice Chair of IOSCO’s AMCC and chairs its Sustainability Taskforce. Under her leadership, WFE promotes the role of market infrastructures in the real economy.

Núria is the Chairwoman and Founder of CEAPI, which brings together more than 350 leaders of major companies in Latin America. She leads this platform by promoting business growth, dialogue with governments, and defending the role of entrepreneurs in the region. Committed to female leadership and strategic communication, she is also the Founder and Chairwoman of ATREVIA.