The forum for technology leaders making an impact in Latin America

With over thirty years of experience in the corporate boardroom space, Sergio Guzmán has played a crucial role in the management and leadership of major companies. From 1989 to 2003, he served as General Manager in three publicly traded companies linked to mass consumption. Since 2003, he has worked as a company director, standing out as an Independent Director in publicly traded corporations, elected by the pension funds (AFP's) during the periods 2004-2009, 2012-2016, and from 2017 to the present. During the first term of President Sebastián Piñera (2010-2011), he chaired the Council of the State's Public Enterprise System in Chile. Additionally, he was a member of the Technical Committee that gave rise to Chile's new pension system (1978-1980), acting as an advisor to Minister José Piñera, with whom he previously collaborated in the private sector on the publication “Economía y Sociedad,” a key platform for promoting this structural reform.

Sergio holds an Economics degree and a Master's in Economics from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, is a Counselor at the UC Center for Corporate Governance, a Partner at Horton Int’l Executive Search, and since 2009, a founding partner of tomate@consultores.

Diego Anesini serves as Research Vice-President for Data & Analytics at IDC Latin America, overseeing all aspects of Information and Communications Technologies. With over 25 years of experience in the Telecom and IT markets, Diego has held various roles within IDC, most recently as Enterprise Infrastructure and Telecom Director for Latin America. His areas of expertise encompass Telecommunications and Data Center Services, IP Telephony, Virtual Private Networks, Enterprise Networks and Carrier Equipment, Network Security Solutions, Managed Services, Enterprise Mobility, and the Internet of Things, among others.

Before joining IDC, Diego worked for six years as an Account Manager at Comsat International, managing both Wholesale (Carriers, ISPs, Public Services Cooperatives) and Enterprise Customers. Before that, he spent two years as a marketing analyst at Comsat International, supporting the commercial department by creating and managing customer proposal standards. His insights are frequently sought after by media outlets such as Forbes, NTY, TYN, CNN, and Business News Americas.

Diego holds a BA in Marketing from Universidad Argentina de la Empresa (UADE) in Argentina and is currently concluding a Master’s Degree in Market, Media & Public Opinion Research at Universidad de Ciencias Empresariales y Sociales (UCES) in Argentina. He is fluent in Spanish, English, and Portuguese.