WorldCity’s Tech Connections, October 11, 2013 – Mobility: Enabling a Connected Economy in Latin America
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Telefonica USA’s Marcelo Caputo |
Marcelo Caputo is the CEO of Telefonica USA, and director of the firm’s Multinational Extended Global Markets division. He joined Telefonica, one of the most important carriers in Latin America and the world, in 1993, and has since held increasingly senior positions including VP roles in different divisions in Madrid and at Telefonica Mexico. Marcelo is a graduate of the University of Buenos Aires with degrees in electrical engineering and business administration.
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MasterCard’s Richard Wadsworth |
Richard Wadsworth is the regional head of Mobility and ECommerce for Latin America at MasterCard, one of the world’s top technology company in the global payments industry. Prior to joining MasterCard, Richard held several senior positions with Telefónica International and Telefónica del Peru, also focused on new technology development for the mobile payment and financial sector in Latin America. Previously in his career he worked in technology development at Grupo Royal Dutch (Shell). Born in Peru, Richard earned a degree in Systems Engineering.
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Celistics’ Jose Antonio Rios |
José Antonio Ríos is the CEO and Chairman of Celistics, the fastest growing telecom and consumer electronics logisticsoperator and distributor in Latin America, with operations in 16 countries across Latin America and more than 1600 employees. Previously José Antonio was the international president for Global Crossing(later acquired by Level 3), and president and CEO of Telefónica Media. Earlier in his career José Antonio was the founding President and CEO of Galaxy Latin America which launched DIRECTV Latin America, and also served as the COO and Corporate VP of the Cisneros Group of Companies. José Antonio earned an industrial engineering degree from Universidad Catolica Andres Bello in Venezuela.
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SAP’s Mark Crofton |
Mark Hans-Joachim Crofton is the Vice President, Mobility for Latin America at SAP AG, a worldwide technology leader in business management solutions that improve operations and customer relations. Prior to this role for Latin America, Mark served on SAP’s global mobility team, and held positions with the firm in mergers and acquisitions, business development and strategy. Mark joined SAP from McKinsey & Company where he was a consultant advising clients on technology strategy. Previously, he worked at early-stage venture capital firms in the U.S. and Latin America. He began his career in the software division of Thomson Financial (now ThomsonReuters). Mark earned an MBA from Columbia University and a BA from Tufts University. He is fluent in Spanish and German.
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YouTube’s Strategy, Juanjo Duran |
Juanjo Duran leads the content strategy on the partnerships team for YouTube’s U.S. Hispanic market and oversees content moving from the U.S. into Latin America. He is responsible for developing, attracting and consolidating Spanish and English content appealing to the Latino/Spanish-speaking audience for YouTube, the world’s largest video platform, now part of Google. Prior to joining YouTube, Juanjo was with Mexican multimedia conglomerate Televisa, where he led the new business development team and oversaw the digital team in the U.S. and Latin America. Prior to that, he was with SatMex, managing U.S. commercial initiatives. He earned a B.S. in Business Administraton from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey.
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