Advisory Board - LATAM

Over 20-years of experience in banking industry. Past 3 years dedicated on helping build a leading full digital banking platform for individuals and SMBs in Brazil, providing access to high-quality financial products through latest generation technology in a simple and convenient way.

Annali Duarte is the head of Global Transaction Services (GTS) for Bank of America in Brazil with 32 years of experience in the financial industry. She is responsible for driving the GTS strategy in the country, and lead the GTS local products and services, including payment and receivable solutions, liquidity, Trade & Supply Chain Finance.

She is also the LatAm Lead for Global Banking Digital Strategy, responsible to leverage global tools towards digital transformation and provide clients a digital experience while driving digital adoption across our regional coverage base.

She is the Chair of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee in Brazil and in Latin America, working to bring awareness, create an inclusive workplace environment and understand the needs of our clients and communities to drive a responsible growth. Annali is also part of the Investing in Women Leadership and joined the Global Diversity and Inclusion Council (GDIC) representing Latin America, who help set priorities and drive action and accountability within their respective business.

Prior to joining Bank of America, Annali worked at Bank Boston, Santander and Citibank, with experience in different lines of business such as FX operations, FX trading desk, cash management products and sales for small, middle and large corporate clients.

Annali has a Bachelor degree in Foreign Exchange and a MBA in marketing from Insper Business School. She completed the Women’s Leadership Program in the University of North Carolina and participated in the Neuroscience for Leadership course at MIT, as part of an Executive Leadership Program.

She is fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese. Also she is a mother of two, loves to travel and can’t wait to go back to diving classes.

Thais holds an LL.B. from University of Sao Paulo (2006), an LL.M (Master of Laws) from Insper (2014) and one from Columbia University in New York (2015). She was an associate of Pinheiro Neto Advogados for 15 years and also worked as foreign associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in New York for 6 months. Currently Thais is Head of Regulatory for Latin America at Stripe.

Andrea Parra is the Director of Client Management and Product Development for American Express Global Merchant Services in Mexico. In her role, Andrea is responsible to develop a multi-industry portfolio of large merchants while she defines the product strategy and commercialization to maximize revenues and drive incremental volume to deliver strong financial results. Throughout inspiring strategies, insightful recommendations and strong enterprise collaboration approach, Andrea has been able to deepen relationships with merchants and established key partnerships to create value for customers to achieve a competitive edge. Before this role, Andrea worked in the line of business of Global Business Travel, an industry in transformation where a consultative approach was highly valued for corporations to administrate properly their travel expenses. In her role Andrea was responsible to lead a team that managed the Business Travel Programs for large, middle, and small corporations in Mexico and for Global and Multinational accounts in LATAM helping them to implement solutions, tools and policies that allow companies to have an effective T&E management program.

As General Manager Peru and Regional Country Director Colombia, Ecuador & Bolivia for Western Union Global Money Transfer, Claudia Reyes is responsible for all consumer to consumer operations, products and services, including money transfer, bill payment and foreign exchange. She is also responsible for accelerating Western Union’s omni-channel expansion in the region, bridging both the physical and the digital worlds of money. Prior to Reyes’ promotion to her current position in 2017, Claudia was Senior Regional Operations Manager for Peru, Chile, Ecuador and Bolivia, based in Peru. Reyes joined Western Union in 2012, as Operation Manager for Western Union Peru and has held roles of increasing responsibility. Prior to joining Western Union, Reyes worked for Rimac Seguros (Insurance Company) in Peru in operations and customer service. Reyes holds a Master’s in Business Administration with specialization in Marketing from ESAN University (Peru), her graduation studies in UIGV and PUCP in Lima. She holds several post grade studies and certifications in Operations and Processes. Reyes has knowledge of the Latin American and Caribbean markets, having worked with some of the countries in the Region. She is fluent in English and Spanish. She currently lives in Lima, Peru.

Angelica Valencia is the Executive Director of Global Clearing and Innovation for Latin America and the Head of Global Clearing Market Management. She is responsible for the strategy and commercialization of Global Clearing & FX in Latin America and brings consultative expertise on innovative solutions such as for J.P. Morgan’s blockchain base digital platform, Liink. As the Global Lead of Clearing Market Management, Angelica and her team are responsible for analyzing market and industry trends, competitive intelligence and delivering thought leadership for our clients. She started her career at J.P. Morgan in 2008 at the derivatives products trading desk in New York and has since expanded her experience with international assignments in Colombia and Mexico. Angelica is part of the board of NuevaLife, a foundation that focuses on the improving the lives of indigenous communities living in extreme poverty. She served for 2 years on the global board of Adelante, which is a J.P. Morgan Hispanic and Latino business resources group that promotes professional development and leadership opportunities within the firm. Angelica is the co- founder of ALPFA chapter at the University of Florida (Association of Latino Professionals for America) and continued her involvement at the ALPFA chapter at J.P. Morgan. Angelica holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance and Entrepreneurship from the University of Florida and recently completed a professional certification on Disruptive Innovation Strategy from Harvard Business School Online.

Kiki Del Valle is executive vice president of Market Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) at Mastercard. In her role, she oversees the region’s operations and customer-facing activities including market transformation strategy, business development, and relationship management with fintechs, merchants, digital partners, and payment service providers. Prior to this role, Kiki was senior vice president of Digital Partnerships, where she was responsible for Mastercard’s digital strategy with fintechs, digital merchants, and startups, expanding Mastercard’s digital footprint, managing relationships with key players, and driving transformational efforts in Latin America. Since joining the company in 2008, Kiki has held several leadership roles, including Digital Future delivering product innovation and accelerating digital adoption of tech infrastructure launching global wallet solutions – Apple Pay, Google Pay and Samsumg Pay – and managing Mastercard’s partnership model with mobile network operators globally. Her passions include championing gender balance efforts serving as Mastercard LAC’s Executive Sponsor for the Women Leadership Network, and promoting inclusive growth. In 2020, she created the Tech for Good Partnership in Latin America, a private-to-private partnership to accelerate digital and financial inclusion efforts. Before joining Mastercard in 2008, Kiki held roles in finance and new product development at The Home Depot and General Electric. She is a board member of the Damas Foundation of Puerto Rico. She holds a master’s degree in business with a concentration in finance and strategy from Emory University.

Rocío Velarde serves as Citi Country Officer and Banking, Capital Markets and Advisory Head for Citibank in Ecuador since August 2019. She joined Citi in 1999, as Quality and Innovation Specialist for Citibank del Perú S.A. Before leading the Ecuador franchise, she spent 9 years in Brazil, 5 years in the USA and 6 years in Perú serving a broad span of leadership roles within Citi’s Treasury and Trade Solutions team.

She serves on the board of Junior Achievement Ecuador, ASOBANCA (Ecuador’s Private Bank Association), the Ecuadorian Chamber of Industry and Production and AMCHAM Ecuador, where she is President of the Board. She previously served on the Board of the Brazilian Clearing House (CIP) and the Brazilian Bank Association (ABBC) Currently, she volunteers as Mentor for Endeavor Ecuador.

Rocio graduated as Industrial Engineer Suma Cuma Laude from the Universidad de Lima and has a Master in Business Administration from Thunderbird School of Global Management and the Tecnologico de Monterrey, where she graduated with Distinction and was Class Salutatorian. She is member of the Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society and holds an Executive Certificate in Management and Leadership from MIT Sloan School of Management.

Due to her work in the areas of diversity, equity, and inclusion, she was recognized by the Women Economic Forum with the award of “Iconic Women Creating a Better World for All” for the year 2021.

Rocío is married and has two young kids.