Ulrick, is Managing Director at The Entrepreneurship Institute for Monterrey Tech, the most prestigious private university in Latin America and ranked 5th in the world for entrepreneurship. Before he was Digital Transformation and Innovation Lead for Deloitte Consulting, providing services to C-Level Executives across Latin America, Managing Partner at Everdeen Capital, a boutique investment bank, and strategic investment fund; Ulrick is also a seasoned Endeavor Mentor, a dedicated senior lecturer at several graduate schools and serves as board member in several companies and NGOs.

Previously led as CEO and Co-Founder Rocket Internet in Latin America, launching Linio.com and Easy Taxi. Ulrick also led Venture Institute, a premier startup accelerator, as Managing Partner and served as General Manager for Latin American Bridge by Coca-Cola. He has invested in different Venture Capital Funds and as well as Angel Investor. He also has started more than 14 companies across different industries. Ulrick served as manager for Bain & Company and A.T. Kearney, leading strategy consulting firms; and CEMEX a leading global building materials company in six different countries. Ulrick has an MBA from MIT Sloan and bachelor’s in science from Tec de Monterrey.

Ulrick, es Director General del Instituto de Emprendimiento del Tec de Monterey, la universidad privada más prestigiosa de América Latina y ocupa 5to. lugar global en emprendimiento. Previamente fue Líder de las practicas de Transformación Digital e Innovación para Deloitte Consulting, prestando servicios a Ejecutivos de C-Level en toda América Latina. Es Socio Director de Everdeen Capital, un banco de inversión boutique y fondo de inversión estratégico; Ulrick también es un experimentado Endeavor Mentor, un profesor senior dedicado en varias escuelas de posgrado y sirve como miembro de la junta en varias empresas y ONGs. Además, es cofundador y expresidente de la Asociación de Emprendedores de México.

Anteriormente dirigió como CEO y cofundador de Rocket Internet en América Latina, lanzando Linio.com y Easy Taxi. Ulrick también dirigió Venture Institute, una aceleradora de startups de primer nivel, como Socio Director y se desempeñó como Gerente General de Latin American Bridge by Coca-Cola. Ha invertido en diferentes fondos de capital riesgo y como Angel Investor. También ha puesto en marcha más de 14 empresas en diferentes industrias. Ulrick se desempeñó como gerente de Bain & Company y A.T. Kearney, firmas líderes en consultoría de estrategia; y CEMEX una empresa líder mundial en materiales de construcción en seis países diferentes. Ulrick tiene un MBA del MIT Sloan y una licenciatura en ciencias del Tec de Monterrey.

Regina Garcia Handal is the Co-Founder and Head of Real Estate at White Bridge Capital, where she leads the firm’s real estate advisory and investment business. With more than a decade of experience in the financial and real estate sectors, she has participated in the origination, structuring, and execution of transactions totaling over $4 billion across key markets in Mexico and the United States.

Throughout her career, Regina has held positions at leading global financial institutions, gaining broad exposure to investment, advisory, and credit functions. At Blackstone, she worked within the Real Estate group, contributing to investment strategies and underwriting processes. During her time at Citi Private Bank as Director, she was responsible for commercial real estate lending and portfolio management for ultra-high-net-worth clients. As Associate Director at GE Capital Real Estate, she focused on structured finance and asset management. At Credit Suisse, she led the loan-on-loan and warehouse financing strategy for a high-yield real estate fund.

Her professional background spans multiple real estate asset classes and capital structures, enabling her to approach investments with a well-rounded and strategic perspective. Regina has experience across the full investment lifecycle—from underwriting and execution to asset optimization and disposition—which allows her to navigate complex transactions with precision and insight.

She holds a degree in Actuarial Science from Universidad Anáhuac in Mexico City, grounding her investment approach in strong analytical and quantitative fundamentals.

Commercial Officer Lauren Coughlin joined the Foreign Commercial Service in Mexico City in 2022 as a Commercial Officer and Standards Attaché. She covers issues related to technical barriers to trade in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, and she covers the energy, ICT, environmental services, financial services, chemicals, and textile industries in Mexico. Lauren most recently completed her FCS domestic tour in the Philadelphia US Export Assistance Center. Before joining FCS in 2020, Lauren was a policy advisor with the American Petroleum Institute, covering refining, fuels, and later climate change and ESG. Though a native of Maryland, Lauren attended Troy University in Alabama for her undergraduate studies. She holds a Master of Public Policy from the George Washington University.

A career Senior Foreign Service Officer, class of Career Minister, John Breidenstine began his assignment as Minister Counselor for Commercial Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City in August 2023. Before his current assignment, John served as the Minister Counselor for Commercial Affairs and ASEAN Regional Senior Commercial Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok (2019-2023); Minister Counselor for Commercial Affairs and Senior Commercial Officer for Europe at the U.S. Mission to the European Union (2015-2019); Minister Counselor for Commercial Affairs in London (2011-15); U.S. Consul General in Hermosillo, Mexico (2008-11); Regional Director for Europe and Eurasia (2006-08); and Commercial Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City (2003-06). Prior to a 2002 reconstruction- related assignment at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, John’s postings included: Ankara, Turkey (1997-2002); Tashkent, Uzbekistan (1994-97); Kuwait City, Kuwait (1991- 93); and Munich, Germany (1990-91). Before joining the Foreign Service in 1990, John studied international relations at the University of Miami (1987-88) and at the Free University of Berlin (1988-89) and worked as an Account Executive for International Paper in New York City and Atlanta (1984-87). A 1984 graduate of Davidson College in North Carolina, John is married to Judith Valdes of Mazatlán, Mexico. They have three children – Victor Manuel, SofiaGrace and JohnDavid.