Gonzalo Cuevas was born in Spain in 1940. He received the Engineer degree in Telecommunications and the Ph.D degree in Telecommunications from the High School of Telecommunications, Polytechnical University of Madrid, Spain, in 1965 and 1974 respectively. Founder of the Software Process Improvement Investigation Group in Spain.

Manuel Pérez Cota is Professor and Researcher at the University of Vigo (UVIGO) in Vigo, Spain. He has a degree in Electrical Engineering (Universidad La Salle) and Electronics and Communications Engineering (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México – UNAM, 1980), a PhD in Industrial Engineering (Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 1990). He is the director of the international research group SI1-GEAC (http://cuautla.uvigo.es/si1-geac/). He was the first director and developer of the Computer Department (Computer Science School of the University of Vigo). He collaborates in different Master and PhD programs in Spain, Portugal, Germany, Finland, Argentina, Bolivia and México, and has been supervisor of several PhDs. He has been involved in different European and International projects. He has published quite extensively and has many publications (including books, book chapters, Scientific Citation Index journal articles, and international journal articles, as well as publications in refereed conference proceedings). He is a member of different international committees and associations (ACM, IEEE, AISTI, AIPO, ANALCT).

Stewart R. Santos Arce (S07-M’09-SM’14) received the degree of Engineer in Communications and Electronics from the Universidad Autónoma de Campeche, in 2007, the title of Master of Science and Doctor of Science, both with Specialty in Electrical Engineering, of the Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute (CINVESTAV) in 2009 and 2014 respectively.
He is currently a full-time research-professor in the Department of Electronics at the University Center of Exact Sciences and Engineering at the University of Guadalajara. His main research interests focus on parallel neuronal computating for real-time digital signals applied to processing, analysis, segmentation and feature extraction of remote sensing images.In IEEE, he has participated as Student Activities Committee chair (SAC), Young Professionals chair (YP), Communication Society Treasurer (COMSOC), Membership Depelopment and IEEE Guadalajara Section vice-chair. He currently serves as president of IEEE Guadalajara Section, during the period 2017-2018.

J. Ignacio Castillo has been working for 19 years in IT&C industries [Datacenter Dynamics, RedUno-TELMEX, IFE, DICINET], as well as in private and public universities as professor [UDEFA, UACM, BUAP, UPAEP, UTM]. He has participated in more than 40 national and international projects as a team member, or leader on technical and management positions. Castillo is an IEEE Senior Member. He participates with ISO/IEC 27000 committee, Mexican NB. As professor he has lectured more than 100 undergraduate and graduate courses, he wrote journal and conference papers, one book, technical reports and is referee for magazines and conferences; he organized national and international conferences and seminars. He had offered more than 60 keynote, invited talks and webinars, but also he wrote more than 100 divulgation articles for magazines and newspapers.

Since 2008 Castillo is a tenured Professor at Electronics & Telecommunications Dep. with Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México UACM (Autonomous University of Mexico City). He received his B.Sc. degree in Electronic Sciences (95), completed with honors, and his M.Sc. degree in Semiconductor Devices (98) both from the Autonomous University of Puebla, Mexico.

Founding partner of RockTech, a company dedicated to the research and development of new technologies. RockTech has 12 professionals, a large group of business partners, and the main research centers in Mexico.

After almost a decade of experience in banking, and taking advantage of his background in engineering and the huge technological advances DLS Venture Capital was established in July 2016, a crowdfunding platform that promotes investment through Financial Technology (FinTech). Generating an investment portfolio it integrates sustainable projects that are applicable to daily life, from the extraction of Nickel in water recycling to integral architecture development.

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Bachelor in Systems of Administrative Computing (LSCA) graduated from Tecnológico de Monterrey with postgraduate courses in design by IDEP Barcelona, certified in UX-PM by UX-Alliance.

In the last 7 years I have directed development and design teams in advertising agencies, working for brands such as Walmart, Segundamano.com.mx, Fundación Teletón, ALSEA (PF Chang&#39;s, Italianni&#39;s, Burger King, The Cheesecake Factory and CPK), KFC , KLM / Air France, Honda, Santander, Papa John&#39;s, Soriana, LALA, Mercedes-Benz, Televisa, Buró de crédito, Boston Scientific, Grupo Profuturo, Liverpool, etc .; participating in projects that have obtained Effie awards and other recognitions, from the conceptualization, design of the solution, budgets, sales and production itself.

I am currently directing the Medikaway where we are developing digital tools to take medical consultations to another level, focused on telemedicine and follow-up consultations, under a fair business model for doctors and patients.

SKILLS

• Passion for my job
• Team Work
• Great investigation skills
• Commitment with my job
• Great relationship with customers and coworkers
• Different computer language knowledge
• Good level about different OS knowledge
• SOA World knowledge
• More than 10 years of experience with Progress V8, V9, V10 and V11.

EXPERIENCE

Sistemas aKúbica S.A. de C.V. May 2012 – Today
Actually I ́m leading my own company with 40 consultants some of them with Progress Technologies skills, another more with Microsoft .Net and finally another with IBM BPM skills.
As a leader my commitment is to grow and develop the company in order to be a leader company of innovative technologies in Mexico.

Additionally based on my experience in Progress all my team members are constantly trained in last technologies about Progress, .Net, Java and Web platforms.

Progress Software México From Feb-1999 – May 2012

Since my first day in Progress I had been three roles:

• Local Technical Support for 2 years, managing all the IT internal issues like, Network, Servers, Computers, PBX, Software, etc.
• Progress Consultant for 2 years, Principally developing Web Applications and deploying them with WebSpeed technologies, in this period I was developing C/S Applications too, for different customers like PEMEX, Devlyn, JCI, etc.
• Solution Engineer for 8 years, in this position I did a lot of activities, like for example:
  • Professional Services: Principally doing short services like tunings, migrations, OE Replication Implementations, OE Managements Implementations, and coding special requirements, recently I was focusing my time in Actional principally, in Sonic implementations and developing the initial Integration flows for our new customers in SOA technologies.
  • Presales: Doing product presentations, participating in marketing events, doing workshops, planning Sonic Architectures, and helping to the customer to reengineering their apps via OERA(Re-engineering Methodology).
  • Compliance Program: Reviewing the Progress Systems Operations of the customers and mediating the implementation with the Policies defined by Progress Corp.

I been participated in different type of projects, some small projects about 10k or big projects about 800k, so I understand the commitment that a team have to have to close different type of projects and to achieve the goals from the consultancy point of view.

Factoria Creativa From 1997 – 1999.
For almost 2 years in this company I was developing Web Applications, principally coding HTML, JavaScript and Perl accessing My SQL Databases.

EXPERIENCE WITH DIFFERENT CUSTOMERS

• Web Applications Area: Developing complete applications with Web Technologies and WebSpeed at PEMEX and Home Depot, or developing specific modules for AlEn Industries, Devlyn or Presidencia.
• Desktop Applications: Developing specific modules for Cometra, HSBC Bank, ARCA(Coca Cola Mexico) etc.
• Deploying WebServices: Deploying WebServices with de Progress OE Application Server for customer like Arnecom, and some Universities.
• Progress High Availability Tools: Deploying Replication, Clustering and Monitoring Tools for Progress RDBMS with many customers like Home Depot, Muguerza Hospitals, Gatorade, etc.
• Sonic Experience: Deploying Sonic with customers like Condumex, Devlyn and JCI.
  Doing Technical Support in Sonic Implementations with Home Depot and Multimedios TV.
  Developing many Integration Flows with Sonic Workbench for many POC’s with customers like Condumex, TMM and the Baja California Norte Government.
  Right now implementing Progress Actional Cluster and Load Balancing to monitor Sonic Operation at CSI (Logistics company for FORD Company)
• Progress Actional: Implementing Actional CSO in CSI Group Company with HA and Banamex Accival in Mexico City.
• Progress RDBMS: Tuning and encountering problems in critical situations related with the Progress Database with different customers like: Yucatan Government, Protexa Industries, AlEn, Multimedios TV, Vector, Home Depot, etc.

EDUCATION:

Communications and Electronic Engineering with Systems specialization, Jun 2000 Instituto Politécnico Nacional in México City.

Progress Technologies Training:

• Progress RDBMS
• 4GL
• Developing Apps
• SmartObjects
• Developing Distributed Apps
• Power Messaging
• Progress Actional (a SOA Product)
• Progress Sonic ESB(a SOA Product)
• Progress Savvion (a BPM Product)

IBM Technologies Training:

• Master Sales V5 by IBM
• Blueworks Live – Software for Modeling Processes

Daniel Roldán is a digital transformation evangelist and disruptive business consultant. He has worked at global software companies as solutions consultant, collaborating closely with major regional companies, banks, carriers, retail and manufacturing. Currently works at Sistemas aKúbica as regional sales manager in charge of state-of-the-art digital business automation solutions including but not limited to Artificial intelligence, Machine learning, Robotic Process Automation, Business Process Manager, Business Rules Manager Systems and Enterprise Content Management. Supporting organizations on disruptive business approach and innovative solutions.

Professional profile

• Digital Transformation Evangelist and Cognitive Computing Advisor.
• Disruptive business consultant.
• Senior Solutions Consultant / System Engineer.
• 18+ years of experience: System Engineer, Pre-sales Manager, Solutions Consultant, Solution architect, Project Manager and Developer.
• CALA Regional experience: Top Regional Banks, Carriers/Telco/Retail and Enterprise.
• Sales conversation and influencer to C-levels.
• Excellent technical skills: programming, architecture, integrations, UI/UX, SOA/REST, others.
• Deep knowledge of state of the art Omni-channel Technologies:
  • Cognitive/Machine learning apps
  • Business Process Management (BPM)
  • Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
  • Web Content Management (WCM)
  • Business Rules Management System (BRMS)
  • Business Intelligence (BI)
  • Database (DBRMS)
  • Web and mobile apps
  • Cognitive Analysis Tools
  • Development tools (UI/UX, Functional/Performance Testing, PM tools)
  • Mobile Device Management (MDM)
• Results-oriented achiever with excellent track record for identifying opportunities for accelerated growth.
• Highly motivated, troubleshooter and problem-solver.
• Enthusiastic learner who quickly grasps concepts and technical concepts.
• Fluent spoken and written English.

Some of his recognitions in the last years are:

• Recognition of academic excellence as a student of the Division of
  Legal Studies, of the school system, obtaining an average of 100, “Salvador Allende Gossens” auditorium. Guadalajara, Jalisco, February 5, 2017.
• Evidence of participation during the activities of the National Social Security Week “Towards Universal Health and Its Impact on Social Security”, which is the end of April 24 to 28, 2017, in the auditorium ” Salvador Allende Gossens “.
• Proof of your attendance as a CONGRESSMAN within the academic activities carried out on June 9, 10 and 11, 2017, in the Hall of the Chapter of the H. Ayuntamiento de Guadalajara, Jal, the First National Congress of Human Rights and Mental Health in the Families “Professional Integrity in Higher Interest of Children and Families”.
• Proof of participation in the organization and support in the conference “Operations with Illicit Procedures Resources, in the Mexican Legal System”, in the Legal System. Guadalajara, July 26, 2017.
• Proof of participation on September 26, 2017 at the Dialogue table with the theme “The political participation of young people” at the headquarters of the San Pedro Tlaquepaque Global Steering Committee OF the National Action Party (PAN).
• Appointment as Vice President of the Jalisco Dialogues Delegation for the period 2017 – 2018. Based on the wishes of Article Two of the General Dialogue Regulation, A.C.
• Recognition for attending the International Colloquium: Retreats of public administration in the contemporary state, organized by the academic body: “the law and legal science in Mexico and Latin America”, held from December 4 to 8, 2017, With a duration of 20 hours.
• Recognition as Founding Partner delivered by the Mexican Academy of Law “Juan Velázquez A.C. Mexico City, February 7, 2018.
• Constancy for his invaluable participation as organizer and coordinator of the debate developed in Café Jurídico with the theme “Social security of workers” Developed in the Library of the Economic Culture Fund “José Luis Martínez. Guadalajara, Jalisco., February 14, 2018.
• Constancy for his invaluable participation as Organizer and Moderator of the Conference with the theme “The Opportunity of Young Lawyers in Oral Trials”: which is completed on February 15, 2018 in the Oral Trial Chamber “Mariano Otero” Center University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Guadalajara, Jalisco., February 15, 2018.
• Proof of participation and organization in the Forum “The new Accusatory Criminal System” in the “Dr. Manuel Rodríguez Lapuente “of the CUCSH. Guadalajara Jalisco May 8, 2018.

Elena has 8 years of experience; she has been working for Oracle for almost 8 years. She is now a Principal consultant. She has been working in IT for Financials, including procurement, Payables and taxes. In addition, she has experience working with Supply chain planning. She has a master degree on Computer science from University of Waterloo and a computer science degree from ITESM. She is a very strong developer with extensive experience developing applications with APEX.

Stewart R. Santos Arce (S07-M’09-SM’14) received the degree of Engineer in Communications and Electronics from the Universidad Autónoma de Campeche, in 2007, the title of Master of Science and Doctor of Science, both with Specialty in Electrical Engineering, of the Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute (CINVESTAV) in 2009 and 2014 respectively.
He is currently a full-time research-professor in the Department of Electronics at the University Center of Exact Sciences and Engineering at the University of Guadalajara. His main research interests focus on parallel neuronal computating for real-time digital signals applied to processing, analysis, segmentation and feature extraction of remote sensing images.In IEEE, he has participated as Student Activities Committee chair (SAC), Young Professionals chair (YP), Communication Society Treasurer (COMSOC), Membership Depelopment and IEEE Guadalajara Section vice-chair. He currently serves as president of IEEE Guadalajara Section, during the period 2017-2018.

Héctor Escobar is an Information Systems Engineer from the Facultad de Informática de Mazatlán of the Autonomous University of Sinaloa, and has conducted research stays at the Tecnológico Monterrey, Zapopan campus, stays focused on obtaining and using brain waves to control software, this as part of the call for the XXII Summer of Pacific Scientific and Technological Research.

Gloria Piedad Gasca-Hurtado is an associate professor of research at the University of Medellín at the School of Engineering. She has his postgraduate degree in Systems Engineering, is a Systems Audit Specialist;; and his doctorate was held at the Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain, in the Department of Languages, Computer Systems and Software Engineering of the Faculty of Informatics. Her areas of research include: information and communication technologies (ICT), definition, improvement and optimization of software processes, use of multimode environments, software development in equipment and agile software methodologies applied to small and medium enterprises (SMEs), audit of systems and computer security. among other topics. Her teaching interests are: software engineering, computer project planning, software development methodologies and software process improvement.

Programmer with more than 8 years of experience in the area, standing out as Technical Leader of several teams throughout his career, most of them in IBM and the position of engineering manager in which 5 teams are in charge of making deliverables about internal IBM applications.

His areas of expertise are:

• Microservices
• Economy API
• Distributed systems
• High availability
• Public cloud, private cloud and hybrid cloud
• Containers and virtualization

I’m Rogelio and if I were my professional profile, I would be that Engineering Manager with experience in Embedded Systems, Industrial Automation and Device Drivers. My technical competence goes from Coding, Testing, Requirements, Integration in technologies from sensors, actuators, microcontrollers, 802.15.4 wireless networks, RTOS and Windows, My softskills cover strategy, direction, people management, stakeholder management, knowledge management, democratic debates in coops.

As engineer in my core, I feel all engineers have the responsibility to create solutions that will improve the world in the most trascendant, long range way.
I have interests in the intersection of networking, blockchain technology, machine learning, microeconomics, industrial development and new business models.

Beyond all, I’m a human willing to make the world a better place for my and your offspring.