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www.negociosnow.com 14 Julio 2020 JUAN CARLOS AVILA Co-head FARO Advisory FARO Advisory, a division of TOROSO Investments, provides investment and retirement plan fiduciary advice to individual investors and organizations. Avila is also CEO of HappiLyfe, a wellness app empowering people to lead happier lives through access and ritual, self-reflection, and community. Avila is a singer, songwriter and frontman for his band GOOEY. He earned a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an MBA from Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management. MARTIN CABRERA CEO Cabrera Capital Markets As well as CEO, Cabrera is the founder of Cabrera Capital Markets, which provides global investment banking and full-service global institutional brokerage services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes financial institutions, unions, governments, corporations, hedge funds, foundations, and endowments. He is also the CEO and founder of Cabrera Capital Partners, which provides national real estate investment advisory services. He earned a bachelor's degree in finance from Northern Illinois University and studied at the London School of Economics. OLGA CAMARGO CEO & Co-founder FARO Associates Olga is CEO for FARO Associates (MBE), and a Partner at TOROSO Investments. She is HACE's National Board Chair, Forbes Business Council's 2020 Chair, Financial Services; and, a 2019 Aspen Ideas Festival Ricardo Salinas Scholar. Crain's named her among "Chicago's Most Powerful Latinos". She serves on the Public Building Commission Board; IL State Treasurer's Hispanic Advisory Council, and IL Latino Legislative Caucus Foundation's Economic Development Committee. Olga earned both B.S. and M.A. degrees from the University of Illinois at Chicago. MANUEL "MANNY" FLORES President & CEO SomerCor SomerCor is a Chicago development company certified by the Small Business Administration. Flores took the reins at SomerCor after serving two years on the board of directors. He previously was chief strategy officer for Glass Mountain Capital LLC, a national accounts receivables firm, practiced law at Kelleher & Buckley LLC and Arnstein & Lehr LLP, served as alderman for the 1st Ward in Chicago, and led the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation as director and acting secretary. RODRIGO GARCIA Deputy Treasurer, Chief Investment Officer Illinois State Treasurer Garcia directs the treasury's combined $32 billion investment portfolio, $300 billion in related banking operations and financial services, and a $4 billion agency budget and financial reporting unit. He uses his expertise to maximize investment returns and bolster the Illinois macro and micro-economies. Garcia was previously director of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs and a member of the Illinois Cabinet. He has also worked for Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. ANTONIO R. GUILLEN Market President Wintrust-Logan /Pilsen /Little Village Market President/ Business Development of Wintrust Bank Logan/Pilsen/Little Village Wintrust Bank Website: www.wintrust.com Profile: Wintrust has more than 165 community banking locations around the Chicagoland area, southern Wisconsin and northwest Indiana. With more than 30 years of experience, Mr. Guillen's expertise is in business banking, specifically business lending, commercial real estate finance and development, and Community outreach. His vast experience allows him to guide, mentor and coach many local businesses. JULIETA LAMALFA Director Stout Risius Ross LaMalfa has more than 15 years of experience providing financial and litigation consulting services to clients across multiple industries. She has assisted clients with forensic and fraud investigations, accounting restatements and disputes involving the quantification of damages in both national and international matters. She is a native Spanish speaker. Her responsibilities have included developing financial models to quantify and assess lost profits and company value. She also serves as an Illinois Liquor Control Commissioner. CARLOS X. MONTOYA Founder Tall Ship Partners Fund LLC Montoya is a highly regarded executive with an extensive track record in commercial and merchant banking, project and institutional risk management, and strategic capital. Tall Ship Partners Fund LLC is an Investment Banking Platform launched in support of Orebits.AU, the world's first fully transparent gold- backed, custody-managed smart security. He spent 10 years as executive vice president and chief credit officer of Republic Bank of Chicago (RBC) and as CEO positioned the bank as an emergent institution in the competitive Midwestern market. JOSÉ PEÑA Region Head, Retail Banking Fifth Third Bank With 30 years of banking experience, Peña heads the Chicago region's retail banking business. He served as Fifth Third's head of retail banking in Florida and head of community development in Chicago. He attended the University of Illinois at Chicago, Graduate School of Banking at Furman University, and the Executive Leadership Program through the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He sits on the corporate advisory for the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. EMMA RODRIGUEZ- AYALA General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer Legal & General Investment Management America LGIMA is a registered investment adviser managing more than $200 billion in assets and focused on pension stabilization, retirement income generation and sustainable investment solutions. Rodriguez-Ayala is responsible for managing all aspects of legal, governance, risk and compliance for the firm, serves on the firm's executive committee and is secretary of the board of directors. She was previously a partner in the investment management practice of Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP and general counsel of Mesirow Advanced Strategies. ROBERTO R. HERENCIA, CEO BXM Holdings, Inc Byline Bank Roberto R. Herencia is a financial services industry executive. Herencia has been the President and CEO of BXM Holdings, Inc., an investment fund specializing in community banks, since November 2010. He led the $205 million recapitalizations of the Metropolitan Bank Group in Chicago. A consultant and thought leader with over 30 years of broad experience in the banking industry. Herencia has received numerous awards for his civic contributions including the Distinguished Corporate Citizenship Award from The Jewish Council on Urban Affairs, the Evy Award from A Silver Lining Foundation and the prestigious Ellis Island Medal of Honor. Total Facilities Management Success is measured by love, health and our families Stay safe, protect others, we are all one. FINANCE CHICAGO H I S P A N I C P O W E R H I S P A N I C P O W E R CHICAGO READ MORE AT NEGOCIOSNOW.COM

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