María Clara Garcia is an international youth education specialist with more than 35 years of experience as a professor, mentor, and educational consultant. María Clara is a distinguished professor at Nueva Granada School in Bogota, Colombia and Marymount School in Barranquilla, Colombia, where she taught different subjects and developed programs that provide students with the tools and environment to develop their full potential and prepare them to succeed outside of the classroom. In Barranquilla she founded BAMUN, a student based model United Nations for students across Colombia, which grew into COLMUN, a national United Nations that allowed her students to keep involved beyond high school, and competed at international levels, such as Washington DC, and New York. Her students have gone on to become members of Congress, the House of Representatives, executives at multinational companies, lawyers, innovators, and social reformers. Her success as an educator is attributable to her unique commitment to each student, understanding his or her individual learning style, instilling confidence, and encouraging creative problem solving as an integral component of learning. María Clara currently serves as the Secretary General of the United Nations Association of Colombia, UNACOLOMBIA and is the founder of VISIONARIUM, a comprehensive program in New York for high school students from around the world that serves as a creativity and leadership incubator with a social impact focus, where she continues to innovate successful strategies for student success and youth empowerment, leadership, and development. Photo: Hola Colombia

Camilo is a political scientist with an emphasis in international relations at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana with studies in government, international cooperation and financial management. Extensive experience in the education and teaching sector, knowledge management and promotion of leadership and entrepreneurship in young people and work teams. Co-Founder of the Haciendo Colombia Association and collaborator of multiple social and philanthropic organizations. Member of the board of directors and vice president of the United Nations Association of Colombia (UNACOLOMBIA). He is a consultant and advisor of prestigious educational institutions, certified coach and specialist in MUN and similar exercises.

Camila was born in Bogota, Colombia, and relocated with her family to live in the US since 2003. Since then she has graduated from High School in Boca Raton, FL and has obtained her undergraduate degree in B.S. in Business Administration and majored in Strategic Management from Babson College in 2011. A small and private institution located in Wellesley, MA with an emphasis on Entrepreneurship thought and leadership. During her time at Babson she was awarded Dean’s List 2010 and was an active participant at the Center for Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership. Camila has also had the opportunity to live in cities and countries like Valencia, Spain when she was younger.  She is both fluent in Spanish (native language) and English. This year her and her husband received very exciting news, that they will both be parents for the first time in the fall of 2019. She has always had an interest and passion for solving day to day problems that affect the well-being of organizations and communities that she is involved with.  Her most recent work was working for Concordia during the summer of 2019 at the Concordia Americas Summit in Bogota, Colombia and contributing to the Concordia Europe – AmChamSpain Summit in Madrid, and the 2019 Concordia Annual Summit in NYC. During her time at Concordia she learned the importance of cross-functional partnerships and interactions from all over the world with difference in opinions, cultural habits, and mindsets in approaching societal, business, economic, environmental, and political issues that affect local communities and thus across the Globe. In the meantime, she joined Visionariumnyc’s leadership team to facilitate and assist with the 2019 Summer program where 12-15 students from Latin America, specifically, from Colombia travel to NYC for one week to visit companies and organizations from different types of industries and sizes to learn about the vast majority of opportunities that are available to them from an early age. The goal is to empower the students as they go through this one week program in NYC about the possibilities that their future selves can offer to their families, their friends, their communities, and the world as they transition from High School to College and into the real world. Camila was engaged in the development of the program that took place during the month of July, 2019. She looks forward to continue to foster her relationship with organizations like Concordia and Visionariumnyc, that cultivate the value of the human experience by focusing on the social impact that comes from the bridge and connections that various partnerships bring to the table while creating a massive ripple effect of positive social change in their own communities and thus for the rest the world.

Born and raised in Mexico, where she attended an American School from primary to high school. Studied abroad in Lugano, Switerzland and attended a summer course in Oxford, England. She is still studying in a Mexican college in a major of Psychopedagogy. However, she has 1 year of experience being a professor at an International School in Mexico. Excellent skills in public speaking, logistics, and leadership. Is involved in multiple teams that work towards social change and volunteering. Her life goal is to teach and empower other in their lives which perfectly harmonizes with Visionarium’s dreams.

Educational background in Business Administration with a specialty in Finance. One year of experience as a project analyzer where he works with project design and implementation of comercial processes and new organizational commerce structure. Excellent skills in public speaking and group leadership. Worked with groups of young adults by being their guide and giving them spiritual formation.

A strategic visionary and fluid thinker with a creative entrepreneurial spirit and a ‘never-say-I-can't-do’ attitude to life. Her key strengths are insatiable determination and insightfulness with a heart for South Africa and its people. Detailed, make proactive decisions and a luminous thinker who enjoy delivering results that are based on sound thought, research and discernment. She haves a passion for investigating and researching the known and formulating clear, intelligible, transparent and easily understood plans for action. Passionate about finding new transformative approaches and pioneering the process. Over a decade of leadership roles within Coca-Cola SA, Unilever SA, Procter & Gamble SA, Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Kellogg’s SA and Twizza SA, spans my work life. These portfolio of leadership roles exposed her to multiple business units and departments such as Marketing, Events, Category, Customer Research & Business Development, National Key Accounts & Sales and Operations. These honed her skills to become a people-centred, connective performance manager, methodical planner and results focused deliverer.

Senior Public Relations & Business Development Advisor

Andres is a highly skilled Financial Coach and Investment Manager with more than ten years of experience in the financial industry working with leading Financial Management companies such as Lehman Brothers and Barclays Capital in New York. Exposure to a variety of financial market products and economic cycles has given Andres the necessary knowledge and tools to provide deep financial coaching to those in need. Believing that everyone is an expert in his/her own life, Andres’ goal is to clarify where there has been confusion and to propel people forward to a successful financial future. As a Coach and Wealth Management Advisor, Andres’ Job is to listen and ask meaningful questions that will encourage self-discovery and expand people’s personal and financial horizons. Andres is also the Founder and CEO of Coatl Wealth LLC, a Financial Planning and Investment Management Company in Miami, Florida. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Miami, where his Concentration was in Finance.

Educational background in Economics, with 14 years experience in Marketing, Digital Marketing, Advertising, Media, Communications, Consumer Technology and FCMG. Excellent skills for designing and implementing Marketing Strategies and Communication Campaigns directed towards business performance and sales growth. Experienced leadership in multi-profile teams towards business objectives.

Steph is a distinguished and charismatic star with a wide background of skills and experience, which she applies relentlessly to her personal and professional life. She was born and raised in Athens, Greece, speaking French as a first language and attending a British school. She then went on to live in London for her undergraduate studies and has more recently been living in New York, working at a boutique investment bank, as Human Resources Manager. Between her studies and move to NY, Steph worked at Quintessentially, a world renowned concierge company and she was also a core member of the start-up team for TATOI Club, an exquisite country club in Athens Greece, which today is one of the highest ranked country club facilities in Europe. There Steph headed up Sales and Members Relations, building strong relations with families and ensuring they enjoyed the Club experience to its fullest. Steph’s impeccable communication skills and quick practical mind, matched with her core values and ethics, make her an integral part of the Visionarium Project and its ability to reach the hearts of the future generations, who seek to discover how they can best contribute to the world, whilst simultaneously achieving unlimited success and boundless happiness.

Laura Garcia is a lawyer from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogota, and is the Director for Government and Public Affairs at an important oil and gas multinational company located in Colombia. She has 5 years of experience in PR and government relations, managing to comply with the national authorities while meeting the company’s needs. She has also worked in  brand change, sustainability reports and social responsibility - related agenda.

Marcela holds a Masters degree in Intercultural and International Communications from American University’s School of International Service. She has more than seven years of experience working in the intersection between business, government and society for academic, multilateral and non governmental organizations in Latin America, the United States and China. Marcela has led communications, advocacy campaigns, events and programs in early childhood development, international education, youth and economic development. She also serves in the executive board of the United Nations Association of Colombia (Unacolombia) and is the founder and president of the Houston chapter of Young Women Social Entrepreneurs (YWSE).

Camila Toro was raised in Bogotá, Colombia, born to a Colombian father and a Mexican-American mother. Camila is currently a freshman at Yale University, where she is concentrating in the majors of Global Affairs and Economics. In 2016, Camila graduated from The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Connecticut, where she served as School President. She decided to take a Gap Year before Yale to live in different parts of the world with a focus on language study and cultural immersion. She lived in Riga, Latvia and St. Petersburg, Russia for the first half of her gap year where she studied in a language school and lived with a host family. The second semester she lived in Shanghai, China, studying intensive mandarin and traveling across Asia. Growing up, Camila swam competitively and participated in several National Competitions and came in second and third place. She later became captain of the Girls Varsity Swim Team at Hotchkiss as well as the captain for Girls Varsity Water-Polo. She currently swims for Yale’s Club Swim Team. Camila is extremely passionate about different languages, cultures, and international policy. She is involved with the International Student Organization and the Colombian students Club at Yale, and can’t wait to work in a place where she can use her languages to make a difference in international affairs.

Curator, project director and museum educator with nineteen years of accumulated experience in itinerant galleries, Pop-Up projects, and art museum school programs. Interested in creating contemporary art exhibitions that connect art to audiences outside the traditional museum and gallery experience. "I strive to celebrate the individual and build communities." Photo: © Florencia Alvarado.

Geeta is the Founder and President of The Global Sleepover, a company focusing on improving litteracy and teaching global citizenship through interactive and multi-media storytelling. She has over 15 years of experience in international development and humanitarian assistance, including over 9 years as a Senior Program Analyst with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Geeta’s experiences working and living in Afghanistan, South Sudan, South Africa, Colombia, the U.K., Albania, Serbia, Kosovo, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Moldova influenced her as an entrepreneur to found and grow The Global Sleepover. Geeta’s experience ranges from: entrepreneurship, creative direction and design, interactive and multi-media technology, creative writing, international development project implementation and management, and cultural, global and literacy education. A 2003 graduate of the Presidential Management Fellowship program in Washington, DC and a 2011-2012 Innovation Fellow with ConvergeUS, Geeta is a two-time recipient of the Washington, DC Commission on the Arts Folk and Traditional Arts Grant and speaks Hindi, Urdu, and basic Spanish and Serbian. Geeta holds a BA in Creative Writing from University of Houston and a MA in International Peace and Conflict Resolution from American University in Washington, DC.

Guy Smith, one of three directors and owners of ZULU 8, a leading full-service advertising agency based in Sydney, Australia. ZULU 8 is renowned for its creativity and forward thinking in digital advertising. Since its inception in 1990, ZULU 8 has focused on making thoughts and ideas come to life by extracting the best ideas from the collective minds of some of Australia’s best digital and graphic designers and creative professionals, all within its own doors and in the process, bringing print, creative, digital and branding to life. ZULU 8 focuses on four main pillars of strength within the realm of advertising; creative, digital, branding and print. These 4 pillars have serviced its extensive client base which include corporates both locally and all over the world and has grown exponentially now that ZULU 8 has consolidated itself as Australia’s leading Digital Agency.

Tomas Uribe is a music and media entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of Stereotheque, the first AI-powered educational platform to help emerging musicians and students advance in their careers. His greatest passion is the intersection of music, design, and technology. He holds a BA in Music Composition from Javeriana University, Colombia and a master's degree in Media and Technology from The New School, NY. Tomas has worked as a music educator and touring musician in Colombia, as well as the United Nations in New York City and Brooklyn-based tech startup Hugleberry Corp, where he worked with global brands like Leica Camera, Qualcomm and Radeberger Gruppe. He has been a frequent speaker at conferences including SXSW, LakeFX, Music Biz, MIT Innovators Under 35, Techweek, Colombia 4.0, among others.

Jorge Setoain is a Digital Advisory Associate at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management in New York City. He supports the bank´s efforts in their marketing and digital efforts in the Wealth Management and Private Wealth Management divisions. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, he worked at Telam Global Partners, an NYC based international project finance firm advising family offices and investors in energy and infrastructure financing in Latin America. He started his career at the US Chamber of Commerce in Spain (AmChamSpain), where he was Manager of Business Development & Marketing. He moved to New York in 2014 to work for 32 Advisors, a cross-border advisory firm founded by the former CEO & Chairman of UBS Americas. He advised clients in Foreign Direct Investment and Infrastructure & Public-Private Partnerships, covering the U.S. market. Jorge earned his Bachelor’s degree in International Business & Marketing at University Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, Spain.  He is a member of several institutions, including: Visionarium NYC, the US Chamber of Commerce in Spain, Spain-US Chamber of Commerce in NYC, Young Professionals of the Americas (Council of the Americas), and Concordia. Jorge is Series 7 and Series 66 licensed. He was born and raised in Barcelona, Spain and currently resides in Hoboken, New Jersey.

Born in Durango, Mexico, Gabriel Rivera-Barraza is the founder and president of GRB Communications, which develops and positions emerging Latin Talent. GRB consults for a select group of artists and international brands, including the Spanish luxury fashion house DELPOZO. He is also the chair of the Youn International Circle for El Museo del Barrio, New York, where he leads fundraising activities. Gabriel has established partnerships and collaborations with "El Gordo y La Flaca" on UNIVISION, CNN en Español and most recently the Co-Authored NUEVO NEW YORK, a book featured in The New York Times, W Magazine, Vogue US, and The Guardian, among others.

Roger Larach was born in Honduras and now resides in New York City. Larach is currently an MBA candidate at the NYU Stern School of Business. Prior to Stern, Larach worked in the Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Latin America group at BNP Paribas. Prior to joining BNP Paribas in 2015, Larach spent two years at BroadSpan Capital in Miami working on M&A and debt restructuring transactions across Latin America. Larach is currently the Chairman and Finance Chair of AS/COA's young professionals network. Additionally, he is the co-founder of Mentors4U Honduras, a nonprofit mentoring program for college students, and is also an international ambassador for Fundación Diunsa, a nonprofit targeting Honduran children under high social risk through education and sports. Larach graduated from Boston College with a BS in management (finance concentration) and honors economics. While at Boston College, Larach was the president of the Entrepreneur Society. Larach completed investment banking summer analyst internships at Barclays and Credit Suisse and co-founded “Yo Prospero,” a microfinance venture focused on low-resource entrepreneurs in Honduras.

María Clara currently serves as the Secretary General of the United Nations Association of Colombia, UNACOLOMBIA and is the founder of VISIONARIUM, a comprehensive program in New York for high school students from around the world that serves as a creativity and leadership incubator with a social impact focus, where she continues to innovate successful strategies for student success and youth empowerment, leadership, and development.