Pablo Marcelo Rodriguez, Executive Director, ALIADA and Angel Acevedo Villalba, President, COPECOH
Paulo Engler is lawyer with a master degree in tax law and currently Executive Director for the ABIPLA since 2018. Prior to ABIPLA, he worked in many multinationals (Price Waterhouse, Parmalat Brasil S/A, Batávia S/A, General Motors do Brasil) and had leadership role in trade associations (ABIA – Brazilian Association of Food Industry, ANFAVEA – Brazilian Association of Vehicle Manufacturers and FENABRAVE – National Federation of Vehicle Distributors).
Presidente del Gremio Peruano de la Industria Cosmética e Higiene Personal (COPECOH) y Director de la Cámara de Comercio de Lima.
Ha sido Gerente de Marcas y Proyectos Internacionales en Belcorp, Brand Manager en Max Factor, Gerente de Productos en Merck Alemania y más de 40 años de experiencia profesional en la industria cosmética.
Es Licenciado en administración en las Freies Universität de Berlín. Magister en Negocios Internacionales en la Escuela de Organización Industrial (EOI) de Madrid y un postgrado en Especialización Gerencial en la Universidad de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC).
Jorge is a Consultant at Euromonitor International with a focus on Home & Tech industries. Based in Santiago office, he has more than 5 years of experience in the industry.
Jorge commissions the research for Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Peru mainly, being Home Care and Tissue & Hygiene his main areas of specialization, providing consumer insights and local knowledge about these industries.
Jorge advises companies in their industries, not only providing them with the strategic market information necessary for decision-making, but also attending to their research needs in order to cover relevant topics for clients. Jorge is regularly quoted in key publications among the region such us La Tercera (Chile), La República (Colombia), El Comercio (Peru), America Economía (Chile), among others.
Ingeniero Químico Industrial con más de 8 años de experiencia en el desarrollo y aplicación de productos dentro del sector de las especialidades químicas como surfactantes, polímeros, conservadores, por mencionar algunos.
Olga Beatriz López is Chemical Engineer with a Master of Business Administration. She has more than 15 years of experience in industrial sectors such as Agriculture, Personal and Home care. During her career, she has developed in R&D and Regulatory areas. She has worked in companies such as DuPont, Corteva and L'Oreal. Currently at Dow, she has been Technical Service and Development for 5 years in Dow Consumer Solutions.
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Worldpanel Peru operations leader since 2023.
With more than 15 years of professional experience, including Mass Consumption and Market Research at local and regional level.
He has worked in Commercial, Marketing, Planning and Finance areas. He studied Business Administration at the Universidad Pacífico and has an MBA from the University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business.
Juliana Pantalena is a seasoned executive with 15+ years of experience in the chemical industry, specializing in the Agrochemical and Home & Personal Care markets. As Americas Commercial Director at Moeve Chemicals, she leads commercial strategy and business expansion across key markets in the region, focusing on driving growth, optimizing operations, and developing high-performing teams. With a Chemical Engineering degree and an MBA in Marketing, Strategy, and Business Management, Juliana has a proven track record of strategic leadership, having held key roles at global chemical companies. She has extensive international experience across Latin America, the USA, and Europe, working in business development, strategic planning, customer relationship management, and sustainability initiatives. Throughout her career, she has successfully led global marketing transformations, implemented high-impact commercial strategies, and spearheaded product innovation to drive long-term business growth. Fluent in Portuguese, English, and Spanish, Juliana is passionate about driving innovation, expanding markets, and shaping the future of the chemical industry with a focus on sustainable growth and business excellence.
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Career Summary:
Since 2017: ALIADA Latin American Association of Hygienic and Cleaning Industry for Domestic and Professional Uses, Executive Director
-2015 up to 2017: Grupo Assa
Senior Advisor Business Consulting Operational Excellence
-1982 up to 2014: Unilever
-2009 up 2014: VP Supply Chain Southern Cone (SoCo)
-2006 to 2008: VP Supply Chain River Plate HPC & Foods (One)
-2003 to 2005: VP Supply Chain River Plate Home & Personal Products
-2000 to 2003: VP Supply Chain Argentina Home & Personal Products
Diana Lopez has been a dedicated Regional Marketing Manager at Novonesis for the past three years. With nearly a decade of experience in the home care industry, spanning both B2B and B2C sectors, Diana has crafted and implemented innovative marketing strategies that have driven growth and brand recognition across multiple Central American markets. Her expertise in consumer behavior and biosolutions has accelerated the creation of sustainable products in the region's home care industry. Passionate about leveraging cutting-edge technologies to enhance product offerings and improve customer satisfaction, Diana is an invaluable asset to both the company and the industry.
Brian applies his knowledge in sustainability, technology & policy into creating value by leveraging the circular economy movement into business model innovation. He connects a network of experts across industry, academia, finance & government who are keen to collaborate on innovative upstream waste management solutions.
He is keen to explore how plastic packaging can be used in a circular manner that provides the benefits of plastic, without the impacts of mismanaged plastic waste.
With Algramo, he focuses on connecting stakeholders to help catalyze reusable packaging systems on a globally significant scale. At Algramo, Brian and the team are currently working with Unilever, Nestle, Colgate and others, on game-changing packaging as a wallet technology that enables their reusable packaging to communicate with IoT connected vending machines. This enables cashless payments and small volume purchases at bulk prices-solving the Poverty Tax. Algramo’s distribution system engineers out reverse logistics to create major economic & environmental savings.
In addition to his work at Algramo, Brian is also an instructor in a graduate level circular economy class at Harvard.
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Fabrizio is the Head of Application Development Home Care for the Americas region at Clariant. He is responsible for implementing the technical strategy, managing the pipeline, and coordinating projects related to innovation, performance optimization, cost savings, and sustainability for home care, fabric care, and industrial cleaning. As the focal point for technical assistance to clients, he leads a multifunctional team at Clariant’s Home Care laboratory in Brazil.
Over the past 16 years in the chemical industry, he has gained comprehensive and diverse experience, ranging from synthesizing raw materials to developing products such as laundry detergents, fabric softeners, disinfectants, and cleaners, modulating their properties and performance. As result, he has been involved in optimizing synthetic routes for over 15 raw materials, developing more than 10 innovative products, and conducting over 25 ideation workshops with clients.
Fabrizio has led & participated in several major projects including laboratory relocation, post-merger acquisition & integration, and more. These initiatives have translated into experience navigating cross-functional areas such as sales, marketing, production, and human resources.
Fabrizio holds an MBA from Insper, specialization degree in Data Analysis and Data Mining from FIA, and a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from IQ/UNICAMP, with an exchange program at the University of Salamanca - Spain.
John W. Howell earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from the University of Nebraska in 1997. Shortly after, he began his career in the industry by joining Sybron Biochemicals in Salem, VA, which was later acquired by Novozymes A/S in Copenhagen, Denmark, and rebranded as Novozymes Biological Inc. This company manufactured various microbial solutions for cleaning applications. John started in the R&D group, where he developed microbial-based detergents and investigated numerous supportive technology platforms, including Bacillus spp. mediated inhibition of bacteria and fungi. In 2008, he transitioned to technical services, focusing more on customer interactions and education.
In 2013, John joined Novonesis' enzyme-based business, where he led the development and transformation of the market for enzymatic-based medical device reprocessing detergents and industrial cleaning applications. He collaborated with companies such as Stryker and Ecolab to develop new products.
In 2022, John moved to the commercial side as a global business development manager, continuing his focus on medical and industrial cleaning applications. He worked with his technical counterparts to relaunch and develop portfolios for both medical and industrial hygiene applications. John emphasizes challenging the status quo with more impactful messaging and collaborating with technical teams to create ways for customers to visualize cleanliness.
Executive MBA, Marketing Diploma and Chemical Engineer, creative, goal-oriented, resource orchestrator, senior executive with more than 25 years of international experience in management, management of sales, marketing and start up from scratch of businesses of Specialty chemicals with proven success generating revenue growth through innovation. Wide knowledge and business acumen in O&G, Mining, CASE, PU, Automotive, Lubricants, Plastics, Life Sciences, HIC, WT, Government, and Industrial markets, developing, implementing, and executing strategies, improving business results and productivity (operations and finance). Managing, leading and coaching multigenerational teams to accomplish stakeholders’ expectations.
Industrial Engineer from PUCP (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú) and MBA from ESAN (School of Business Administration for Graduates of Peru). Natalia has more than 15 years of experience in Marketing in different sectors. Currently Executive Manager of Detergents at Alicorp.