The New Rules: Banking for a Post-Pandemic Mexico

Maria Ariza is CEO of Bolsa Institucional de Valores (BIVA), an institution that launched on July 2018 with the main objective of boosting the Mexican stock market. Previously, she was CEO of the Mexican Private Equity Association (AMEXCAP), the main objective of which is to promote private equity and entrepreneurial industry in Mexico. Previously, she worked on the investment team of NAFTA Fund of Mexico, LP, a private equity fund focused on investing in mid-size Mexican companies with a cross-border component; as director of the project office at Grupo Impulso; and as strategic planning manager at the APEC Organizing Committee. Additionally, Maria Ariza is founding partner of Facial Design S.A. de C.V.; partner and board member of Grupo Salus S.A. de C.V.; partner and board member of Crediauto Financial; partner and board member of Muventa SAPI de CV; partner and board member of Matterscale; partner and board member of KL Studios; and partner of Cervecería Colima SAPI de CV. She participates in diverse boards and technical committees such as: Financiera Emprendedores, Lafirma Capital, BEEL Infrastructure, Redwood Capital, and Mujeres Emprendiendo. She also participates on the boards of several academic institutions such as FICSAC (Ibero), EGADE Business School, Business Accelerator IDEARSE- Anáhuac, and Conacyt. She has a master's degree in management from Harvard University and is an industrial engineer from the Universidad Iberoamericana.

Alejandro Valenzuela has a degree and Masters in Economy from UCLA and a Doctorate in Administration and Project Evaluation. He previously worked in Mexico's Central Bank and the Secretariat of Finance for over 13 years. In the private sector, he was Director General of Grupo Financiero Banorte for almost seven years and is now Director General of Banco Azteca.

Francesc Noguera directs Banco Sabadell in Mexico, a subsidiary of the Spanish bank that he founded in 2014 and which is currently already among the top-10 banks in the country. Previously, he served as director of investment structures, based in Barcelona, where he closed relevant asset divestment operations with international private equity funds. During his 20-year career at Banco Sabadell, he has held international executive positions such as deputy general manager of business at Banco del Bajío and Senior V.P. & general manager of the Sabadell banking operation in the US. He began his professional career at Arthur Andersen, where he was a consultant and auditor for entities in the financial sector. He has a degree in business administration and an MBA from ESADE Business School in Barcelona and in 2019 completed the ISDI Global Master in Digital Business.

Arturo J. Saval is the President of Nexxus Capital, one of the main private capital fund managers in Mexico. He has over 37 years of experience in private capital, investment banking, and commercial banking. He has participated in a wide number of M&As and private allocations and has offered financial advisory in multiple projects. Before joining Nexxus Capital in 1998, he held directive positions in Santander and Grupo GBM. He is also a board member of Grupo Hotelero Santa Fe and AN Global, and presides over several committees.

Alejandra Gómez is an internationalist with a background in business analysis and publishing for both print and digital media. As Country Director in Mexico for The Business Year, a media platform based in London that promotes investment in emerging markets, she regularly interviews high-level executives and public-sector authorities. In 2017, she was selected to join the Emerging Leaders Fellowship as one of 20 international world change agents that participated in the San Francisco Program and was given the Zonta International Young Women in Public Affairs Award in 2011. She studied a double major in international relations and business administration and is currently a CFA candidate.