Speaker · Keynotes · 2026

What the West does not decode, told on stage.

High-impact keynotes on China and the new global order. For executive forums, boards, universities, governments and multilateral organizations. The reading of the Chinese system you don't find in the business press.

Keynote topics

Six talks, one thesis: China changed the rules of the global game. LATAM has to decide how it plays.

Each keynote is tailored to the audience's sector and profile: executives, boards, public sector, academia. Standard duration 45–60 minutes + Q&A.

01.

China and the new global order

Executive forums · Chambers · Public sector

Why the U.S.–China rivalry is not an episode but a structural change. What it means for LATAM to have its first and second trading partners at odds. Why decoupling and diversifying are not synonyms.

  • Belt and Road Initiative · 140+ signatory countries
  • Critical materials: lithium, copper, rare earths
  • LATAM's structural role in China's orbit
02.

The relationship handbook the West didn't read

Executive teams · Senior programs

Guānxì, miànzi, rhythm, hierarchies, contracts vs. trust. Why deals in China don't close at the negotiation table but before — and sometimes long after. Chinese business culture from inside, not from an etiquette manual.

  • Four years of guānxì to close Chinese capital
  • Mistakes that cost US$200K in due diligence
  • How a deal closes when silence is the answer
03.

Raising Chinese capital for LATAM

Boards · Family offices · Funds

Chinese capital does not operate with the same logic as Western capital. Timing, criteria, due diligence, political risks, exit mechanisms. Real case: how to build a bilateral operation with Chinese capital upstream.

  • Case study: Los Andes Beltroad Export 2020
  • Map of actors: banks, funds, SOEs, private capital
  • Political risks and mitigation
04.

Cross-border e-commerce with China

Exporting SMEs · Chambers of commerce

JD Worldwide, Tmall Global, Douyin, Xiaohongshu. How cross-border trade (CBEC) with China operates from LATAM, what sells, what doesn't, and why 90% of LATAM brands that arrive don't make it. UN ESCAP 2024 case.

  • Own store on JD Worldwide · 2019
  • Air-shipped cherry express and Chinese New Year peak
  • What the Chinese premium consumer expects
05.

EVs, batteries, semiconductors · industrial reconfiguration

Industry · Energy · Public policy

BYD, CATL, SMIC, Huawei: why the companies that will shape the next decade are not in Silicon Valley but in Shenzhen, Hefei and Ningbo. The battery, EV and rare-earth chain where LATAM provides and China processes.

  • CATL controls 55% of global batteries
  • BYD plants in Brazil and Mexico
  • Chile · 37% of world lithium
06.

The Chinese MBA and commercial diplomacy

Universities · Postgraduate programs · Diplomacy

UIBE, MOFCOM, AIBO. What it means to enter China's official academic system — state scholarship, UIBE networks, programs for foreign officials. How China builds soft power through training international cadres.

  • Full MOFCOM scholarship · UIBE Beijing 2018
  • AIBO–MOFCOM 2017 + 2025
  • UN ESCAP Knowledge Product 2024
Formats

From a 30-minute keynote to a 2-day in-company program.

01

Keynote

30–60 minutes + Q&A. For executive forums, congresses, annual conferences, chambers of commerce. In-person or virtual.

02

Board session

Closed 90-minute session with executive board. Strategic China briefing tailored to the company's sector, with deep Q&A.

03

In-company program

1- or 2-day intensive for executive or commercial teams. China for non-experts, negotiation simulations, actor maps.

Past events

Track record on stage.

2019 · Santiago

Belt and Road Chile–China Conference

With former president Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, former ministers and ambassadors. Organized by Fiorella Bonino.

2025 · Beijing

AIBO–MOFCOM · Chile SME Seminar

Chile's official representative at the seminar on digitalization and international development.

2023 · Chile

Webinar Miànzi · Confucius Institute UST

Decoding Chinese business culture for Chilean academic audience.

2024 · Beijing

UIBE 70th Anniversary

Invited guest at UIBE's 70th anniversary celebration, institutional return.

Period · Chile

Webinar New Retail Post-COVID · Duoc UC × AMDD

Editorial coverage by AméricaEconomía.

Period · BCN Chile

Asia Pacific Observatory · National Library of Congress

Interviews and signed column on China–LATAM.

Speaker request

For forums that want the unfiltered reading of the Chinese ecosystem.

Response time: 24–48 business hours. Available for in-person events in LATAM, Beijing, and virtual platforms.

Languages on stageSpanish · English · Mandarin
Geographic availabilityLATAM · Beijing · Global virtual