Originally from Mexico City, Allan studied International Relations at the University of Monterrey and El Colegio de México, with a focus on International Law. He has over eight years of experience in development project management, starting with the Department for International Trade of the UK government. He then worked on regional projects with UNESCO and, from 2012 to 2020, served as a consultant at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), where he managed investment programs, technical cooperation, and humanitarian assistance projects in Mexico. He is currently pursuing a master's degree in Security Risk Management at the University of Copenhagen.

Santiago Fretes currently serves as a Senior Operations Associate at the Country Department Southern Cone of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), where he brings extensive expertise in development project management and risk assessment. His academic credentials include an MBA with distinction from INCAE Business School in Costa Rica, specialized training in Project Management for Development from Universidad Nacional de Asunción and Fundação Getulio Vargas, and a diploma in Public-Private Partnerships from Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey.

Vanessa Sayos del Castillo is a distinguished international development professional and project management specialist with extensive experience in public sector project management. Her academic foundation includes Political Science from the Autonomous University of Barcelona and University of Lausanne, a Masters in International Relations from the Diplomatic School of Madrid, and a Master of Fine Arts from New York University, where she also earned her Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. Her career spans over fifteen years in public sector project management, beginning at Spain's Ministry of Economy managing reimbursable cooperation funds. She later headed governance projects at the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID). Since 2012, she has served as a consultant for the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), where she specializes in project planning workshops and leads training in the PM4R (Project Management for Results) methodology. Her expertise is particularly focused on risk management in development projects, and she plays a key role in the IDBx Program, teaching courses on project development and risk management. Her work involves training public executing units and civil society organizations, facilitating project planning workshops for both startup and advanced execution phases, and developing comprehensive project management courses that combine international best practices with practical applications for development projects in Latin America and the Caribbean.