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Meet your Expert Speakers
We are bringing together a superb cohort of speakers. Through our roundtable discussions, you'll meet distillery owners, Mexican startup CEOs, VCs, real estate experts, fund managers, and investors in Mexican infrastructure.
Founder @ House of Rare
Miguel is the founder of House of Rare: A premium tequila investment company with distillery partners and a private cellar in Tequila, MX.
Partner @ Zentynel
Martha is Mexico’s Operational Partner at Zentynel, a deeptech VC fund investing in early-stage LATAM startups across biotech, food, health and agtech.
Co-founder @ Duppla
Cristian is the co-founder of Duppla: one of Latam’s fastest-growing startups. They offer a unique alternative to mortgage debt for Latam homeowners.
Founder @ Eco Forest
Fatima is the founder of EcoForestCO2, a Durango-based company committed to taking care of forests, jungles and mangroves to generate carbon offsets.
Founder @ Bridge Latam
After creating one of Mexico’s biggest digital media companies, Luis was CEO of Cultura Colectiva for 10 years. He then founded Bridge Latam, Mexico’s first founders fund.
Manager @ Condor Trading
Alan is the manager of Condor Trading. After 18 years tradings, Alan launched expansion into Mexican equity markets in 2010, and implemented new LATAM cross-border arbitrage trading strategies.
Monday, Feb 19
Settle in and get comfortable.
- Arrive at Guadalajara Airport (GDL)
- Private car pickup from airport to Quinta Real Hotel. Your driver will be waiting for you in the Arrivals section.
- Check-in at Quinta Real Hotel Guadalajara starts at 3pm. The booking is under your name.
- Welcome cocktails at Quinta Real Hotel, 3 – 6pm
- As people arrive, we’ll be in the hotel restaurant. Enjoy cocktails on us!
- Dinner at Tomate Taqueria, 7:00 pm. Casual but delicioso.
- Transportation: Van will take us from hotel to dinner and back.
- Address: Av. Chapultepec Sur 361, Col Americana, Americana, 45681 Guadalajara, Jal., Mexico
Stefan von Imhof, CEO of Alts - Host
Wyatt Cavalier, CIO of Alts - Host
Tuesday, Feb 20
Tuesday we have three fantastic speakers. Luis Enriquez Arias will kick things off discussing all things Latam startups. We'll learn about the Latam mortgage market over breakfast. In the afternoon we'll have a lunch discussion on investing in Mexican deeptech. After an optional walking tour and dinner at Xocol, we'll finish the day at a Mexican wrestling match (Lucha Libre).
- Breakfast, 9 am – 11:30 am
- 9 – 9:15 am: Welcome, introductions, and itinerary
- Breakfast will be served at 9:15 am
- At 9:30 am, Luis Enriquez Arias will discuss “The ABC of investing in Latam Startups”
- At 10:30, Cristian Villamizar will host a breakfast discussion on the Latam mortgage market; problems, solutions, and alternatives
- Location: Quinta Real Conference Room
- Free time, 11:30 am – 1 pm
- Lunch, 1 pm – 2:00 pm
- Martha Laura Lopez will discuss investing in Deeptech in LATAM, a 600 million-people market
- Location: Quinta Real Conference Room
- (Optional) Walking tour of Guadalajara, 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
- Our driver will take us on a short (1 hr) walking tour of Guadalajara’s main sites
- Total excursion time including driving is < 2 hours.
- Free time until 5:30 pm
- Transportation: Pickup from hotel at 5:45 pm
- Dinner at Xocol, 6 – 8 pm
- Vibe: Highly rated midscale restaurant
- Address: C. Ignacio Herrera y Cairo 1375, Santa Teresita, 44600 Guadalajara, Jal., Mexico
- Transportation from Xocol to Lucha Libre, 8:30 pm
- Lucha Libre (Mexican wrestling match), 9 – 11 pm
- Location: Arena Coliseo De Occidente. C. Federico Medrano, Insurgentes, 44820 Guadalajara, Jal., Mexico
- Transportation: Pickup from Lucha Libre back to hotel, 11 pm
Luis Enriquez Arias - Founder at Bridge Latam
Martha Laura Lopez - Operational Partner at Zentynel
Cristian Villamizar - Co-founder at Duppla
Wednesday, Feb 21
On Wednesday, we'll dive into commercial & industrial real estate, discuss cross-border arbitrage over lunch, enjoy a tequila tasting at a wonderful art gallery, and finish the day at a deluxe Michelin star restaurant.
- Breakfast, 10:00 am – 11:30 am
- At 10:30, Pablo Errejón, the CEO of Grupo Guía, will discuss commercial & industrial real estate, and talk about the best, most investable Mexican cities post-pandemic.
- Location: Quinta Real Conference Room
- House of Rare presentation, 11:30
- Free time, 12 – 1:30 pm
- Lunch, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
- Alan Burke will discuss the Mexican stock market, the evolution of the ‘international segment,’ and his firm’s arbitrage strategy.
- Free time, 2:30 – 4:30
- Art gallery: 5:00 – 6:45: Yuri Zatarian Art Gallery
- Includes Q&A with Yuri Zatarian
- Location: Rubén Darío 523 col, providencia, Guadalajara, Jalisco, C.P. 44630 Tel: 52 +(33) 36156803
- Transportation: From Art Gallery to Bruna restaurant, 6:45
- Dinner at Bruna restaurant, 7pm
- Vibe: Upscale. The nicest restaurant in Guadalajara
- Location: C. Miguel Lerdo de Tejada 2418, Lafayette, 44150 Guadalajara, Jal., Mexico
- Transportation: Bruna restaurant to hotel, 9:30 pm
Pablo Errejón - CEO at Grupo Guía
Alan Burke - Manager at Condor Trading
Thursday, Feb 22
We're off to the town of Tequila! Thursday features a distillery tour, tequila sampling and Masterclass, and relaxation in a luxurious 5-Star resort.
- Breakfast, 7 am – 9 am
- Your choice of room service or breakfast at the hotel
- Check-out of hotel by 9 am
- Transportation: Pickup from hotel to Cascahuin Distillery at 10 am
- Cascahuin Distillery, 11 am
- Miguel Ortiz will take us to Cascahuin Distillery
- Daniel Sada will demonstrate Creative Oaks — a new and extremely innovative flavoring product.
- Includes tasting
- Transportation: Cascahuin to lunch, 12:15 pm
- Lunch at Cholula Restaurant, Tequila, 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
- Walk to Arette Distillery, 1:30 pm (5 mins)
- Tequila Masterclass at Arette Distillery & Cellar, 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
- Tequila Masterclass, 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
- Location: Arette Distillery & Cellar. Silverio Nuñez 100, Centro, 46400 Tequila, Jal., Mexico
- Transportation: Walk to hotel (8 mins)
- Check-in to Hotel Solar de las Animas, 5 pm
- Free time until dinner at 7:30 pm
- Dinner at La Antigua Casona, 7:30 pm
- Vibe: Upscale
- Location: Hotel Solar de las Animas
- After drinks at La Capilla, 9:30 pm
Miguel Ortiz - Founder at House of Rare
Daniel Sada - CEO at Desbrands
Friday, Feb 23
In the morning, Fatima Montinel will discuss carbon credits over breakfast. In the afternoon we'll do a guided tour of the Jose Cuervo Distillery. Relax in the late afternoon before dinner and goodbye drinks.
- Breakfast, 10 am – 12 pm
- Fatima Montiel will discuss carbon credits markets
- Alejandro Sanchez will present an opportunity to invest directly in his award-winning tequila company, La Leyenda
- Location: Hotel Solar de las Animas Conference Room
- Free time after that
- (Optional) Jose Cuervo Distillery tour (La Rojeña), 2 pm – 3 pm
- Free time until 8 pm
- Free time until dinner at 7 pm
- Goodbye dinner and drinks at TBD
Fatima Montiel - Founder at EcoForestCO2
Alejandro Sanchez - Co-Founder at La Leyenda
