Joe Jaeger

President for the Americas at First Advantage

Joe is a talented executive with deep expertise in the human capital management industry. He has substantial experience in developing results-driven growth strategies for customers, which in turn yield increased market share, revenue, and profitability for the HR services companies he’s part of. At First Advantage he leads the Customer Success, Customer Care, Marketing, and Sales Organizations, providing a cohesive strategy to deliver a seamless customer experience.

Joe was Vice President for the Americas in the human resources technology leader, Kronos. He drove the transformation from an on-premises based software model to a cutting-edge global SaaS solution yielding strong ROI and positioning them as the market leader in their segment.

David Robillard

SVP LATAM at First Advantage

David has more than thirty-five years of international experience in the fields of reputational and employment risks, having worked in Latin America, Europe and Africa. Prior to joining FA, he was the co-founder of Mexico-based MultiLatin Background Screening and held numerous management positions at a global risk consultancy, including that of Deputy Director for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Currently he is the Chair of the Latin American Task Force for PBSA (Professional Background Screening Association). Between 2013 and 2015 he was Board Chair for the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Mexico.

Mónica Flores

President of ManpowerGroup in Latin America

Mónica is President of Manpower in Latin America, President of the Manpower Group Foundation and the first woman President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Mexico. She graduated from the UNAM as an actuary and holds two Masters, one in Business Administration from the IPADE and the other in Philosophy from the UP. Currently, she heads up Manpower in 18 countries, with more than 3,700 employees,12 specialized service centers in Mexico, and more than 120,000 outsourced employees throughout the region.

Her experience has been recognized in various media and business rankings, particularly as one of the Most Powerful Business Women Entrepreneurs in Latin America. Also, as one of the 10 Global Advocates for Diversity; as one of the Most Powerful Women listed by business magazine Expansión; Forbes included her in their Powerful Women listing; HORSE nominated her as one of the CEO Change Makers Latam 2023; Bloomberg included her in their 500 Most Influential People in Latin America; she is on El CEO’s Mexican Disruptive CEOs list; Lideres Mexicanos nominated her as an Outstanding Woman and one of the most influential 300 Leaders in Mexico.

Ana María Salazar

A leading expert in security, politics, and economy

Ana María is a recognized expert with 30 years experience working, analyzing and writing on the subjects of national security, politics, and leadership. She graduated from both Harvard Law School and the University of California in Berkeley. For nearly two decades she has anchored political and news programs on TV and radio, as well as writing a weekly column for the most important newspapers and magazines in Mexico. She has also published several books on security issues and leadership. Her professional experience includes working as a civil servant and as an academic in universities and military institutions.

Much of what Ana María Salazar has written is dedicated to the analysis of national security and politics, at both public and personal levels. She is the author of the following books: National Security Today: the Challenge for Democracy (Nuevo Siglo/Aguilar 2002); The Wars to Come (Nuevo Siglo/Aguilar 2003); The Enemy at Home (Taurus, May 2008); Modern Leadership: How not to become a Jurassic Leader (Aguilar, May 2009); and National Security Today: Challenges of the Sexennium (Punto de Lectura, 2008).

Enrique Zorrilla

President of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Mexico

Enrique is an executive director in Mexico. He studied accounting in the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), and then business administration in the Iberoamericana University. He also obtained postgraduate studies from Northwestern University in Chicago. With more than 45 years experience in the banking sector, Enrique was President and Managing Director of Scotiabank.

Before being appointed as CEO of Scotiabank he was Senior Vice President of commercial banking for the same bank, in charge of corporate and commercial banking services, shared services, IT and global transaction banking solutions. Prior to working at Scotiabank, he was Managing Director of Banamex. In 2009, he was named Vice President of the Association of Banks of Mexico (ABM).

Edgar Osuna

Human Resources Director at KTSA

Edgar is currently Director of Human Resources of KPMG Technology Services Americas (KTSA), a delivery center in Mexico that offers IT consulting services for the region. With more than 20 years experience, Edgar has developed a professional profile focused on attracting and retaining talent in the tech sector. His experience includes working in organizations such as IBM and SAP, where he promoted strategies for diversity and inclusion, as well as handling compensations.

In SAP, specifically, Edgar took a regional perspective as leader in the Southern and Northern Cones of Latin America. While working on this project he lived in Chile and Colombia, as well as extending his knowhow and leadership skills to countries such as Argentina, Peru, and Panama, including those in Central America. He also collaborated in the talent and HR teams for KPMG, Roche, JLL and EPAM.

Aurora Adame

Latin America Corporate Affairs Director at Archer Daniels Midland 

Aurora worked for the Pacific Airport Group (GAP) where she was the first woman to form part of the senior leadership. Her experience in triple A (AAA) global companies came as a result of working in Unilever as Head of External Affairs for Mexico and the Caribbean, as well as for Grupo Bimbo where she launched the International Corporate Affairs Team, with a regional scope of 22 countries. She was also the senior representative of the CEO in international forums such as the B20 and the Consumer Goods Forum.

She worked for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Mexico for eleven years, where she occupied various different positions, all linked to economic affairs in North America. As a member of the Mexican Foreign Service and as a diplomat, she opened the first Mexico Cultural Institute in the Pacific Basin, in Kyoto, Japan.

Mariana Domínguez

Recruiting Manager for IBM Consulting Mexico, Costa Rica, North SSA & LA at IBM

Mariana has more than 14 years’ experience with IBM and has brought her vision and leadership to different roles in both operations and human resources, roles that include professional development, succession, talent growth, HR Partner, and more recently as Recruitment Manager. Mariana is recognized for her growth mentality, innovative ideas, analytical thinking and focus on agile methodologies that guarantee efficient delivery.

She is currently Recruitment Manager for IBM Consulting in Mexico, Costa Rica, Peru, Colombia, and Ecuador. Her aim is to ensure that the company has the best and the most diverse talent to accelerate the growth of IBM in the region.

Bernardo Robles

Talent Engagement Lead - Tequila and Emerging Leaders LAC at Diageo

Bernardo has 18 years’ experience in talent acquisition in the retail, consumer, agriculture, automotive, and logistics industries, as well as in leading agencies specialized in talent consultancy. He has worked for Cargill as leader of talent acquisition in Mexico, Ecuador, and Peru, and leader of acquisition processes in Latin America for the same company. For CHEP, he was Leader of Talent Acquisition. Currently, he is Leader of Talent Engagement in Latin America for Diageo.

In his different roles his principal objective is to guarantee the best experiences for talent with processes that meet the highest quality standards. He is passionate about the development of talent and is always open to innovative ideas and best practices.

Meritxell Vila

VP Operations LATAM at First Advantage

Meritxell is VP of Operations at First Advantage - MultiLatin. She has more than 20 years of experience in business intelligence and risk assessment. She has developed corporate investigations and due diligence as an advisor for global companies from strategic sectors in Latin America. Before working in the consulting field, she worked as a journalist in the United States and Mexico.

She has a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts, and two master’s degrees in International Relations and International Communication from Boston University.

Gustavo Rentería

Expert Journalist

Gustavo has more than 32 years experience in journalism. He is a founding partner of AMPERT (the Mexican Association of Journalists in Radio and Television), and also of the Iberoamerican News Agency, the Federation of Associations of Mexican Journalists (FAPERMEX) and the National College of Journalism (CONALIPE).

He has received recognition for his journalistic career, including the National Journalism Prize (1999 and 2001), the Pagés Prize (2001), the Amitra Prize from the Mexican Association of Broadcasting Engineers and Technicians (2004), the Mexican Prize for Journalism (2008), the Luis M Farias Medal from the National Association of Broadcasters (2015), the Journalism Merit Mario Vázquez Raña, from the Mexican Society of Geography and Statistics (state of Mexico, 2019).

Victor Sachs

SVP, Customer Care and Digital Transformation at First Advantage 

Victor Sachs is SVP, Customer Service and Digital Transformation at First Advantage. He offers a proven mix of business and technical skills with a strong customer experience focus. Vic drives transformation using Lean/Six Sigma/BPI principles for utmost efficiency. He is a seasoned Executive who has performed in the best IT-Driven companies by inventing Big Ideas, and executing them.  

He strives for continuous Improvement and Innovation specialist using Agile methodologies and leveraging Automation/AI. He is an industry speaker speaking at HP Discover, Salesforce Dreamforce, Dell CIO Forums, GE Fanuc Discover, Enterprise Connect, Avaya IAUG.

Meredeth Bradford

SVP, Solutions & Delivery - Americas at First Advantage 

Meredeth has been in the background screening industry for over 15 years, and has extensive experience leading results driven teams. Currently serving as SVP, Solution Delivery and Deployment, Meredeth’s organization is made up of several teams responsible for solving customers critical business issues, while leveraging the First Advantage product and technology suite to build streamlined, multi-regional employment screening programs.