QS Higher Ed Summit: Americas 2026
30 Sep - 02 Oct 2026
September 30, 2026
Guadalajara
,
Mexico

Speakers

QS Higher Ed Summit: Americas 2026

Discover the speakers who will be attending the QS Higher Ed Summit: Americas 2026

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Dr Florentine Strzelczyk
Provost & Vice-President (Academic), Western University
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Erin Mote
CEO, InnovateEDU
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Dr Hiram Eredín Ponce Espinosa
Director of the Center for Innovation and Technological Development, Universidad Panamericana
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Dr José Gerardo Traslosheros Hernández
Executive Director Mexican Committee of PECC (MXCPEC)
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Dr Meghna Ramaswamy
Director of the International Office, University of Saskatchewan
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Mtra Brenda Elizabeth Galaviz Aragón
Director of Internationalization, Universidad Anáhuac
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Tomas O'Brien
Global Strategy and Partnerships (Latin America), University of Queensland
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Dante Cid
Vice-President Academic Relations, Elsevier
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Will Sánchez
Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships, Minerva Project
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Ben Nelson
Founder & CEO, Minerva Project; Founder, Minerva University
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Dr Julia Spears
ssistant Provost for Online Education and Certification, Marshall University
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Dr Abraham Mendoza Andrade
Chancellor of the Guadalajara Campus, Universidad Panamericana
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Diana Alejandra González Penagos
Director of International Affairs, Universidad de La Sabana
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Dr Santiago García Álvarez
Chancellor of the Mexico City Campus, Universidad Panamericana
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Dr Fernanda Llergo
President, Universidad Panamericana, IPADE Business School
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César Eduardo Gutiérrez Jurado
Executive Director for Institutional Development, National Association of Universities and Higher Education Institutions of Mexico (ANUIES)
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Antonio de los Reyes Moreno
Chancellor of the Aguascalientes Campus, Universidad Panamericana
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Jessica Turner
QS Chief Executive Officer
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Dr Michael Fung
Executive Director, Institute for the Future of Education, Tecnológico de Monterrey
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Dr Daniela Salgado Gutiérrez
Guadalajara Director of Research, Universidad Panamericana
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Francisco Gallego Yáñez
Provost for Institutional Management, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (Chile)
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Jason Newman
QS Chief Commercial Officer
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Gelca Gutiérrez Barranco
Rector, Fundación Universitaria del Área Andina – Valledupar Campus
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Abraham Baltazar León Soto
Institutional Manager of the Vice President’s Office for Research, Universidad Panamericana
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Florence Webb
QS Head of Frameworks
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Dr Javier Guzmán
Vice President for Research, Tecnológico de Monterrey
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Dr Jennie Suddick
Director, International Projects & Partnerships, OCAD University
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Dr José Antonio Lozano Díez
President of the Governing Board, Universidad Panamericana and IPADE
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Dr Juan Fernando Córdoba Marentes
VP for Research, Universidad de la Sabana
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Luisa Fernanda Echeverría King
Director of International Diplomacy and Scientific Cooperation, Universidad Simon Bolivar (COL)
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Prof Dra Marcia Critina Bernardes Barbosa
Rector, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
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Marco Bueno Silva
Managing Director, KOBNEX
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María Victoria Angulo González
Education Consultant for Latin America, Former Minister of Education in Colombia
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Dr María Teresa Nicolás Gavilán
Director of the Institutional Center for Educational Innovation (CIIE)
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Martin Serrano
QS Product Director, Skills & Labor Markets
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Michael Pippenger
Vice President & Associate Provost for Internationalization, University of Notre Dame
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Nilly Castano
QS Senior Consultant
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Prof Dr Pablo Salvador Blesa Aledo
Vice-Rector of International Relations, Universidad San Antonio de Murcia
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Paulina Amozurrutia
National Coordinator, Unión Mujer
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Paulina Berríos
Institutional Research Director, Vice Presidency for Economic Affairs and Institutional Management, University of Chile
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Paulina Alejandra del Moral Vela
CEO, AMEXCID (Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation
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Prof Dr Paulo Cesar Montagner
Rector, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Brazil)
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Renato García
Associate Professor, Universidade Estadual de Campinas
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Rosa Wolpert
National Education Director, UNESCO
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Sebastián Riomalo
Partner, McKinsey & Company
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Dr Sergio Cárdenas
Professor in the Department of Public Administration, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE)
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Victoria Galan-Muros
Global Higher Education Expert | Strategic Advisor to International Organisations, Governments and Universities
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Yenni Diaz H
National Coordinator, Education USA
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