Ana Cristina Villalpando Fonseca

General Director, Cámara Nacional de la Industria Tequilera (CNIT)
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Ana holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Industrial Relations from Universidad Panamericana. She has further enhanced her expertise through executive education programs, including the Senior Management Program for Agri-Food Chain Companies at IPADE Business School and the Food Seminar in Miami at San Telmo Business School.

Bringing over a decade of experience in the agri-industrial sector, she has significantly contributed to the development of Mexico’s countryside through roles in private enterprise, public service, and business organizations.

As the founding partner and former Chief Executive Officer of the Agroindustrial and Agricultural Development Council of Jalisco (CDAAJ), she successfully led the organization of the First International Agri-Food Congress, establishing it as a benchmark event for strengthening connections and fostering growth within the productive sector.

In the public sector, Ana served as General Director of Priority Regions and Private Secretary at the Ministry of Rural Development of the Government of Jalisco, where she drove programs focused on the advancement of local producers and agri-industrial entrepreneurs.

Currently, she is the General Director of the National Chamber of the Tequila Industry (CNIT). In this role, she is responsible for representing, promoting, and safeguarding the prestige and image of the Tequila Industry and the Tequila Appellation of Origin both nationally and internationally.

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