SpeakersQS Higher Ed Summit: Americas 2026Discover the speakers who will be attending the QS Higher Ed Summit: Americas 2026
Dr José Antonio Lozano DíezChair of the Board of Governors, Universidad Panamericana – IPADE Business SchoolTeamExpertise José Mauro Garza MarínJalisco Economic Growth and Development Coordinator, Jalisco State GovernmentTeamExpertise Juan Carlos Mejía-CuartasExperience Manager, QS Quacquarelli SymondsTeamExpertise Dr Juan Alberto González PiñónCorporate Director of Innovation and Technology Transfer, Universidad PanamericanaTeamExpertise Larisa Cruz OrnelasGeneral Director of Science and Technological Development, Jalisco State GovernmentTeamExpertise Luis Beas GutiérrezPresident, COPARMEX JaliscoTeamExpertise Luisa Fernanda Echeverría KingDirector of International Diplomacy and Scientific Cooperation, Universidad Simon Bolivar (COL)TeamExpertise Marco Antonio Bueno SilvaManaging Director, KOBNEXTeamExpertise Maria Mercedes SalmonDirector, Notre Dame MexicoTeamExpertise María Victoria Angulo GonzálezEducation Consultant for Latin America, Former Minister of Education in ColombiaTeamExpertise Dr María Teresa Nicolás GavilánExecutive Director of Educational Improvement and Innovations, Universidad PanamericanaTeamExpertise Dr María Ángeles Chesa Pascual Vice-President (Academic), Universidad del Istmo TeamExpertiseLondon Mariuxi Alvarado SanchezSenior Consultant, QSTeamExpertise Martin SerranoProduct Director, Skills & Labor Markets, QSTeamExpertise Dr Mauricio IzquierdoRegional Director of Client Partnerships, Latin America QS CommercialTeamExpertise Michael PippengerVice President & Associate Provost for Internationalization, University of Notre Dame TeamExpertise Dr Milagros Morgan RozasRectora, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC)TeamExpertise Nicolás EltonRegional Director South America and the Caribbean, QSTeamExpertiseMadrid Nilly CastanoSenior Consultant, QSTeamExpertise Prof Dr Pablo Salvador Blesa AledoVice-Rector of International Relations, Universidad Católica San Antonio de MurciaTeamExpertise Paulina BerríosInstitutional Research Director, Vice Presidency for Economic Affairs and Institutional Management, University of ChileTeamExpertise Paulina Alejandra del Moral VelaCEO, AMEXCID (Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation)TeamExpertise Dr Rafael Hernández CázaresDirector of Advancement, Guadalajara Campus, Universidad PanamericanaTeamExpertise Renato GarcíaAssociate Professor, Universidade Estadual de CampinasTeamExpertise Rosa WolpertNational Education Director, UNESCOTeamExpertise Thais PiresDirector for Initiatives in Brazil, University of Notre Dame São PauloTeamExpertise Dr Victoria Galan-MurosCo-Founder & CEO, Innovative Futures InstituteTeamExpertise Wesley SiqueiraProduct and Research Advisor, QSTeamExpertisePrevious