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Rodrigo Pinto

Corporate Manager and Compliance Officer
Consejo del Salmón

Rodrigo is an Attorney and MBA in Business Administration, he brings more than 25 years of experience in senior executive positions within both public and private sector organizations, holding strategic roles such as Chief Executive Officer, General Counsel, and Board Secretary. His professional expertise centers on corporate governance, compliance frameworks, and competition law, contributing a strong legal and managerial perspective to institutional strengthening and organizational development. He served as CEO of Empresa Portuaria Arica, where he led port management and development processes, and as Director of the Corporación de Puertos del Conosur, participating in regional coordination and port governance initiatives. He is also a founding partner of Abogado Pinto & Cía. Ltda., consolidating his professional practice in the legal and business advisory field. In addition to his executive career, he has been a lecturer in Civil Law at the University of Tarapacá and served as President of the Arica Bar Association, demonstrating his commitment to legal education and professional leadership.

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Jorge Torres

Business Development Director LATAM & NA
Veramaris

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Dra. Jessica Fuentes

Attorney-at-law
Acuiestudios

Attorney-at-law, Ph.D. in Law and Master’s in Public Law from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Professor of Constitutional Law since 2006, with published books and articles in specialized legal journals. She has held senior legal positions within Chile’s fisheries and aquaculture institutions, including Head of the Legal Division at the Undersecretariat for Fisheries and Aquaculture (Subpesca) and Deputy Legal Director at the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service (Sernapesca). She has actively contributed to the drafting and implementation of fisheries and aquaculture legislation and has represented Chile in national and international forums.

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Gonzalo Ibáñez

International Regulatory Analyst
United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

International Regulatory Analyst at the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), based in Santiago, Chile, a position he has held since 2010. An Agricultural Engineer with advanced training in agrarian economics and international trade policy, he has extensive experience in regulatory affairs, food safety, and international cooperation through both government and multilateral organizations.

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Karina Von Baer

Board Representative
Patagonia Biotech Hub

Agronomist Engineer with a specialization in Agricultural Economics from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, and Founder and CEO of Empresas Agrotop. With a distinguished career in southern Chile’s agro-industrial sector, she has led the integration of the value chain from seed production to the manufacturing of oils and industrial food products, while promoting the international expansion of Chilean agricultural exports. She was the second woman in history to join the board of the National Agriculture Society (SNA) and has been recognized as Entrepreneur of the Year by EY and Icare.