Projects in Motion
Meet the project authors whose initiatives have deployed across education, civic innovation, environmental stewardship, and social enterprise.
Projects & Their Authors
Claudia Concepcion
Panama Natural Product InnovationClaudia Concepcion is originally from Panama City, Panama. She first joined the ecosystem as an emerging leader in the Futuro MMXIX cohort at Georgetown University, where she participated in the Startup Las Americas track. She returned for the Futuro MMXXV cohort as a legacy architect. Claudia studied in Puebla, Mexico, and is now building an eco-friendly cosmetics and wellbeing company based in Panama City, a venture rooted in natural, environmentally conscious products designed to promote health and self-care across the region.
Diego Hernandez
Panama Music Las AmericasDiego Hernandez is originally from Panama City, Panama. He participated in the Futuro MMXIX cohort at Georgetown University as an emerging leader through the Music Las Americas track. Diego is a musician with a deep interest in engineering, and during the program he collaborated with fellow alumni Pavel Osorio on music projects exploring how artistic expression can drive community connection and cultural dialogue across the Americas.
Thant Htet Oo
Myanmar Cultural & Environmental DocumentaryThant Htet Oo is originally from Myanmar and currently studies film at the University of New Mexico. He came to the United States on a student visa as his family sought safety from the ongoing civil conflict in Myanmar. Thant is a changemaker within the ecosystem and participated in the Futuro MMXXV cohort at Georgetown University. He joined after serving as Director of Photography on a Mítikah Co. film production documenting the life of mentor Ernesto Nieto. Thant is building his own production company focused on cultural and environmental documentary filmmaking. He has already collaborated with EarthJustice on a documentary project, and his long-term vision is to produce a body of work that reveals the true cultural depth and environmental reality of societies around the world. He is an exceptional filmmaker whose craft and conviction far exceed his years.
Felipe Eleta
Panama Startup Las AmericasFelipe Eleta from Panama is a standout alum of our programs, having participated in the Startup Las Americas track. A graduate of Florida State University, Felipe earned his bachelor’s degree in Marketing and Business Management. His academic background and entrepreneurial spirit have been instrumental in his success. Felipe remains actively involved, leveraging his skills and experience to mentor emerging leaders and contribute to impactful projects across the Americas.
Maria Sofia
Panama Hemispheric Medical CollaborationMaria Sofia is originally from Panama City, Panama. She participated in the Futuro MMXIX cohort at Georgetown University as an emerging leader through the Science & Engineering Las Americas track. Her project focused on medicine and hemispheric collaboration, exploring how medical knowledge and practice could be shared more effectively across the Americas. Maria Sofia has since pursued her medical career and is now a practicing physician in Panama City.
Pierina Diana
Panama Startup Las AmericasPierina Diana, hailing from Venezuela, is a shining example of the transformative power of our programs. Nominated to participate in the Startup Las Americas track at Georgetown University in Washington DC, Pierina has distinguished herself as a visionary leader and innovator. With a passion for social entrepreneurship and a commitment to driving meaningful change, Pierina has leveraged her experience at Futuro Las Americas to develop impactful projects that address pressing challenges in her home country and beyond. She remains actively engaged, contributing to our mission and inspiring future generations of leaders and innovators.
Nicolas Ugalde Ortiz
Mexico Sports for Community UnityNicolás Ugalde Ortiz is originally from Mexico with dual U.S.-Mexican nationality. He is the brother of fellow alumnus Jose Pablo Ugalde Ortiz. Nicolás participated in the Futuro MMXXV cohort at Georgetown University as a changemaker. His project focuses on using sports as a vehicle for community unity, building programs that leverage athletics to connect and strengthen communities across Mexico and the broader Americas.
Sebastian Gonzalez
Panama Music Las AmericasSebastian Gonzalez is originally from Panama City, Panama. He participated in the Futuro MMXIX cohort at Georgetown University as an emerging leader through the Music Las Americas track. Sebastian collaborated closely with fellow alumni Diego Hernandez and Pavel Osorio on projects exploring how music can serve as a vehicle for cultural diplomacy and hemispheric connection. His work reflects a vision of the arts as a bridge between communities across the Americas.
Javier Lezcano
Panama Startup Las AmericasJavier Lezcano from Panama embodies the innovative spirit fostered our program. As a participant in the Startup Las Americas track, Javier demonstrated exceptional leadership and entrepreneurial skills. His experience in the program has equipped him with the tools to drive impactful projects and address pressing challenges in his community. Javier continues to engage with us contributing to our mission and inspiring the next generation of innovators and leaders.
Samuel Rios
Panama Food Technology & PreservationSamuel Ulisses Rios Barrias is originally from Panama City, Panama. He participated in the Futuro MMXIX cohort at Georgetown University as an emerging leader. Samuel is pursuing a Licenciatura en Gastronomía at Universidad de Panamá, driven by a vision of opening his own restaurant after gaining experience across the industry. His project explored the intersection of food, culture, and technology, developing approaches to food preservation that address extreme conditions including aviation and remote environments. Samuel represents the conviction that culinary innovation is a vehicle for cultural diplomacy and practical problem-solving across the Americas.
Nicolas Cisneros Palma
Mexico Philosophy & Education ReformNicolás Cisneros Palma is originally from Mexico and is part of the IDE program in Mexico City. He participated in the Futuro MMXXV cohort at Georgetown University as a changemaker. His project explores the intersection of philosophy and education, envisioning how philosophical inquiry can serve as a foundation for uniting the peoples and institutions of the Americas around shared intellectual and civic purpose.
Ricardo Adames
Panama Environmental SustainabilityRicardo Adames is originally from Panama City, Panama. He participated in the Futuro MMXIX cohort at Georgetown University as an emerging leader through the Startup Las Americas track. Ricardo is an accomplished baseball player and his project focused on environmental sustainability, developing recycling and waste reduction initiatives for communities across Panama. He continues to channel his competitive discipline and civic commitment into building impactful ventures.
Nestor Gaytan
Mexico Holographic ConnectivityNéstor Abraham Gaytán Villanueva is originally from Monterrey, Mexico. He participated in the Futuro MMXIX cohort at Georgetown University as an emerging leader and has since grown into a changemaker within the ecosystem. During his time in Washington, D.C., Nestor developed "Holographic Connectivity", a project envisioning how holographic technology could bridge societies across the Americas. He interviewed OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro and conducted research at the Library of Congress. A student of Innovation and Development Engineering at Tecnológico de Monterrey, Nestor co-founded The Bold News and conducted research on constitutional courts and populism in Latin America. He has collaborated extensively with Futuro in Mexico City and served on the alumni board. Nestor is currently a Profesionista en Desarrollo at CEMEX México, selected through the company's elite "Red de Talento" pipeline, which identifies future leadership from among hundreds of candidates.
Pavel Osorio
Panama Music Las AmericasPavel Osorio, originally from Panama, exemplifies the artistic excellence fostered by our programs. Nominated to participate in the Music Las Americas track at Georgetown University in Washington DC, Pavel is a passionate and talented musician with aspirations of becoming a world-renowned artist. His unique musical style aims to inspire and uplift others through the universal language of music. Pavel remains an active participant continuously contributing to our mission and embodying the transformative power of our programs.
Luis Lopez Garcia
Mexico Executive Director FuturoLuis Ignacio López Garcia is a transactional attorney at Jones Day, among the most prestigious law firms in the world, with over 2,500 attorneys across more than 40 offices on five continents. Based in the firm's Mexico City office, he structures and advises on cross-border M&A transactions, infrastructure deals, and complex commercial and finance agreements for multinational clients operating across jurisdictions, in both English and Spanish. His practice extends into anti-corruption and anti-bribery investigations, regulatory compliance, and administrative law, the kind of institutional-grade legal architecture that underpins hemispheric commerce. Before Jones Day, Luis sharpened his corporate and antitrust practice at Hogan Lovells, another globally ranked firm, and at Aziz & Kaye Business Law. He holds a law degree from Universidad Panamericana in Mexico City, one of the country's most respected private institutions. Luis first entered the ecosystem as a Futuro project author. That he now serves as Executive Director of the organization, while simultaneously practicing at the highest tier of international corporate law, is not incidental. It is the proof of concept: the generational pipeline that Futuro was built to produce.
Aixa García
Mexico Volunteer coordination platform connecting companies with NGOsAixa García joined the ecosystem through the Author × AI MMXXVI cohort in Mexico City. She is building a platform that connects companies with non-profit organizations to coordinate corporate volunteer programs, centralizing logistics, attendance, budgets, and impact reporting in a single tool. Her primary user is the volunteer coordinator inside an NGO or company social-responsibility team; her secondary user is the employee volunteer. Aisha is designing the model so NGOs participate free of charge while companies fund the platform as part of their existing social-impact budgets, with built-in reporting tied to the CEMEFI Empresa Socialmente Responsable certification framework.
Alonso Garza
Mexico AI back-office tool for insurance brokersAlonso Garza, a student at the Universidad Panamericana, joined the ecosystem through the Author × AI MMXXVI cohort in Mexico City. He is building an AI back-office system for insurance brokers, beginning with a single tool: a retrieval-augmented assistant that lets a broker query hundreds of insurer policy documents (productos and condiciones generales) and get cited answers in seconds, rather than reading through hundreds of pages of PDFs by hand. His first user is the brokerage where his uncles work, and his roadmap from there includes renewal reminders, side-by-side quote comparison, and commission reconciliation. His instinct of building one function at a time, validating with a real broker, then expanding, anchors the project.
Emma Blancsube
France Post-conflict transitional justice frameworkEmma Blancsube joined the ecosystem through the Author × AI MMXXVI cohort in Mexico City. She is exploring how post-conflict justice systems can be redesigned to take individual victims' lived experience seriously, rather than defaulting to top-down international frameworks that often fail in practice. Drawing on cases from the Nanking massacres, the Algerian war of independence, and Rwanda's community-led gacaca tribunals, her project asks what a more regional and human-scaled model of post-conflict reconciliation could look like, and how education, collective memory, and official acknowledgment hold it together. Her long-term ambition is to contribute to humanitarian-system reform at the level of the UN.
Lourdes Prince Zepeda
Mexico Migrant rights and community appLourdes Prince Zepeda, a pedagoga and student at the Universidad Panamericana, joined the ecosystem through the Author × AI MMXXVI cohort in Mexico City. she is building an app for migrants in the United States with four pillars: a plain-language guide to migrant rights across detention, healthcare, shelter, and work; an opt-in story-based data layer designed to surface why and how people migrate; a directory of shelters and legal aid matched by AI to the user's situation; and an anonymous community space where migrants can speak with others living parallel circumstances. The project launches in English and Spanish, scoped first to the United States, with privacy and consent treated as the first design constraint.
Luis Martinez
Mexico AI ergonomics and workspace analysis from a photoLuis Martinez, a fourth-semester industrial engineering student at the Universidad Panamericana, joined the ecosystem through the Author × AI MMXXVI cohort in Mexico City. he is building software that analyzes a workspace from a single photograph and produces ergonomics and layout recommendations: chair height, monitor placement, distribution of equipment, and basic industrial-safety gaps. His project grew out of a university field visit where he saw that many small Mexican companies lack any ergonomic or safety baseline for their workers, and that the consulting reports that would close those gaps are too expensive for them to commission. His first users are small Mexican manufacturers and the workers inside them.
Montserrat Calderón Guevara
Mexico Operational optimization tool for Mexican small businesses (PyMEs)Montserrat Calderón Guevara joined the ecosystem through the Author × AI MMXXVI cohort in Mexico City. An industrial engineering student at the Universidad Panamericana, she is building an AI-powered tool to help small Mexican companies (PyMEs) reduce costs and optimize daily operations across patterns common to that segment: inventory forecasting, pricing, weekly cash-flow projection, supplier comparison, and energy-bill analysis. Her initial direction explores helping companies move toward the ISO 14001 environmental-management standard in a way that is genuinely operational rather than purely documentary, addressing the gap she identified between certified processes on paper and integrated practice inside the organization.
Phillip Mercier
France Multi-sport fitness aggregator and community appPhillip Mercier joined the ecosystem through the Author × AI MMXXVI cohort in Mexico City. He is building a fitness platform that aggregates activity data from existing services (Strava, Garmin, Apple Watch, and similar) into a single application, then layers a multi-sport community on top: rankings by city, state, and discipline; live visibility of who is running, cycling, swimming, or hiking nearby; and travel-aware groups so that users visiting a new city can find local people to train with. His thesis is that most fitness apps silo users inside one discipline, and that surfacing the breadth of what others are doing nearby is itself the activation mechanism.
Santiago Diaz
Mexico Backpacker housing exchange platform (labor-for-stay)Santiago Diaz, an industrial engineering student at the Universidad Panamericana, joined the ecosystem through the Author × AI MMXXVI cohort in Mexico City. he is building a platform that pairs backpackers with hosts on a labor-for-stay basis: the traveler lists skills (barista, kitchen, mechanics, basic plumbing) and a destination, the host posts available rooms in exchange for a set number of hours of work, and the two sides match through a catalog model with a small entry fee on each side. The project grew from his own backpacking experiences across Asia and the United States, where housing emerged as the single biggest cost barrier keeping young travelers from going.
Vladimir Huerta Martinez
Mexico Personalized home-workout app for an existing fitness audienceVladimir Huerta Martinez, a second-semester industrial engineering student at the Universidad Panamericana, joined the ecosystem through the Author × AI MMXXVI cohort in Mexico City. he already runs a fitness presence on Instagram with more than twenty-five thousand followers, and is building a home-workout app to serve that audience directly: routines generated from the equipment a user has on hand, the time they can give that day, and their goals, with progress tracked across weeks. He is also using the build as a template for learning to integrate Claude into other product categories, treating each piece of the workout app as a reusable pattern for the next ten products he wants to ship.
Jose Luis Aguirre
United States Medikah HealthJose Luis Aguirre, MD, is a physician specializing in geriatrics and internal medicine at University Medical Center of El Paso. He is the founder of Medikah Health and co-leads the Medikah vessel alongside Hector H. López. A lifelong collaborator in the ecosystem, Jose Luis brings clinical-first innovation and cross-border healthcare equity to the hemispheric leadership mission.
Gerdyn Jose Mojica
United States of America Dominican Heritage & CultureGerdyn Jose Mojica, known as G, is originally from Camden, New Jersey, with roots in the Dominican Republic. He is a legacy architect within the ecosystem and participated in the Futuro MMXXV cohort at Georgetown University. G is the founder of Theo G’s Latin Kitchen in Baltimore, Maryland, a restaurant and cultural venture that channels his heritage into a living expression of Dominican and Latin American cuisine, community, and identity.
Diego Gracia
Mexico Eco-Friendly FashionDiego Gracia is originally from Monterrey, Mexico. He participated in the Futuro MMXIX cohort at Georgetown University as an emerging leader through the Science & Engineering Las Americas track. His project focused on eco-friendly fashion, exploring the use of sustainable, environmentally responsible materials in clothing design and production. Diego continues to pursue innovation at the intersection of design, sustainability, and industry.
Andrew Hamsher
United States Architecture of the Credentialing UniverseAndrew Donaldson Hamsher, PhD is a cultural historian and co-founder of the original ecosystem that today operates as BeNeXT Global, Futuro las Américas, and NeXT. He and Héctor first met as next-door neighbors on the sixth floor of Village C East at Georgetown University during their freshman year, two students whose opposing instincts on philosophy, politics, and culture became the engine of a friendship and, eventually, of an ecosystem-in-the-making. They roomed together as sophomores. While Héctor left for El Paso to serve as the city's Industry Development Advisor and International Trade Liaison, then for Villanova as Northeast U.S. Director of the National Hispanic Institute, Andrew studied film at NYU and went on to earn his PhD in American Studies at The University of Texas at Austin, a 440-page dissertation on transmedia authorship and the rise of superhero cinema that he would later translate into the architecture of credentialing itself. In 2011 the two finally launched what was then called NeXT, New Exponential Thought Organization, the single umbrella that over the years split into BeNeXT for institutional design, Futuro for the convening community, and NeXT for credentialing. Andrew was there for Futuro's original architecture and at the hallmark Georgetown formations that followed. As Chief Academic Officer of NeXT he applies his lens, authorship as a collaborative, structured, legible process, to building an accreditation system where every credential, every hour, every citation of distinction connects to a coherent whole.
Diego Gordon
Panama Hologram DiplomacyDiego Gordon is originally from Panama City, Panama. He participated in the Futuro MMXIX cohort at Georgetown University as an emerging leader through the Science & Engineering Las Americas track. Diego went on to study Management Information Systems and Finance at Florida State University. His project explored the application of hologram technology for communication and diplomacy, envisioning a future where immersive visual technology could transform how nations and institutions engage across borders.
Alejandra Lopez Portillo
Mexico Institutional VenturesAlejandra López Portillo is a leader from Sinaloa, Mexico, whose trajectory bridges institutional rigor and social impact. She holds an undergraduate degree from Universidad Panamericana and is currently pursuing a master's program at the same institution, extending her formation at one of the universities that, in recent years, has produced a generation of project authors entering the BeNeXT ecosystem. She works in the Mexico City office of Emma, one of Europe's leading sleep-products companies and a fast-growing brand in the Mexican market, where she contributes to the operations of an international company building its presence across the Americas. Her work outside the corporate environment is concentrated in social impact: she directed the 2025 edition of TEDx Universidad Panamericana, one of Mexico's most respected student-led platforms for ideas and authorship. Alejandra entered the ecosystem as a project author through the Futuro MMXXV cohort at Georgetown University, where she was identified as an emerging leader prepared for the institutional thresholds BeNeXT was designed to open. She has since engaged with a hemispheric community of project authors committed to building institutions and ventures that address the challenges facing the Americas. That Alejandra now contributes to a multinational consumer brand, leads social impact platforms at her university, and continues her institutional formation, simultaneously, from Mexico City, is not a contradiction. It is the trajectory of a project author who was identified early.
Santiago Ramirez Anguiano
Mexico AI-Powered Lake RemediationSantiago Ramírez Anguiano, known as Sante, is originally from Mexico City, Mexico, and attends Liceo Franco Mexicano. He participated in the Futuro MMXXV cohort at Georgetown University as an emerging leader. At just sixteen years old, Sante is already one of the most technically advanced alumni in the ecosystem. His flagship project, Edify, is an AI-powered companion app that personalizes education based on each student’s interests and learning level. He also leads a robotics and drone initiative to clean contaminated lakes using AI, a project developed in collaboration with fellow alumnus Luis Gerardo Cardenas Reyes. Sante has a minimum of six active projects and a deep command of AI systems that belies his age.
Mariana Vlieg
Panama Theater & Startup Las AmericasMariana Vlieg, from Panama, is a distinguished alumna of our Startup Las Americas and Theater Las Americas tracks. Serving as Vice Chair of our Board of Advisors from 2019 to 2020 and leading the Futuro Las Americas Scholars program in 2019, Mariana has consistently showcased her leadership and talent. A graduate of Florida State University with a bachelor’s degree in Commercial Entrepreneurship, she is a visionary entrepreneur in the arts. Mariana has leveraged her entrepreneurial skills to excel as a performing artist, production specialist, and ballet dancer and choreographer. She has collaborated with esteemed organizations such as ENLACES, Fundación Espacio Creativo, Kaatsbaan Cultural Park, Academia de Danzas Steps, and Too Much Productions in Panama City, Panama, and New York City.
Mateo Porras Bermúdez
Colombia Diplomacy & International AffairsMateo Porras Bermúdez is originally from Colombia and attended Colegio Alcaparros. He participated in the Futuro MMXXV cohort at Georgetown University as an emerging leader. His project centers on diplomacy and international affairs, working to build bridges between Latin American nations through institutional collaboration and hemispheric dialogue.
Maria Alexandra Sheppard
Panama Neurolinguistics for Social CohesionMaria Alexandra Sheppard is originally from Panama City, Panama. She entered the ecosystem as an emerging leader in the Futuro MMXIX cohort at Georgetown University through the Startup Las Americas track, and has since risen to changemaker. She served as Chair of the Board of Advisors from 2019 to 2020 and was named a Mary E. Galvin Science and Engineering Scholar at the University of Notre Dame, where she studied Neuroscience and Behavior. Maria Alexandra is currently pursuing graduate studies at the University of Chicago. Her project explores neurolinguistics as a vehicle for developing initiatives that foster cohesion, unity, and advancement across the Americas.
Luis Gerardo Cardenas Reyes
Mexico Technology Team Colgate-PalmoliveLuis Gerardo Cárdenas Reyes, known as Jerry, operates at the intersection of advanced engineering and institutional leadership. He serves on the technology team at Colgate-Palmolive's Mexico City office, where he contributes to one of the most operationally complex multinational corporations in consumer goods. His technical practice spans mechatronics, computer engineering, artificial intelligence systems, and robotics, disciplines he applies both in the corporate environment and across the legacy projects he leads. Jerry holds a degree in Mechatronics Engineering from Universidad Panamericana, an institution that, in recent years, has produced a generation of project authors entering the BeNeXT ecosystem. He entered as a project author through the Futuro MMXXV cohort at Georgetown University. Jerry's two flagship legacy projects reflect the breadth of his work outside the corporate environment: one applies robotics, AI, and drone technology to the cleanup of contaminated lakes across Latin America, addressing environmental degradation at hemispheric scale; the other, developed in collaboration with fellow alumna Stephanie Segura León, focuses on education reform in Mexico. That an engineer of Jerry's caliber leads a technology practice at a global consumer-goods corporation while sustaining ambitious legacy projects of hemispheric scope, simultaneously, from Mexico City, is not a coincidence of biography. It is the design working as intended.
Santiago Chapa De Vecchi
Mexico Technology & EntrepreneurshipSantiago Chapa De Vecchi, known as Santi, is originally from Querétaro, Mexico, and attends Colegio Suizo de Querétaro. He participated in the Futuro MMXXV cohort at Georgetown University as an emerging leader. Despite his young age, Santi is one of the most prolific project authors in his cohort, with multiple ventures spanning technology, entrepreneurship, and community development.
Stephanie Segura León
Mexico Financial Literacy as FreedomStephie Segura León, Querétaro, Mexico, she joined the ecosystem as an emerging leader. Her work began with the fragmentation of Mexico’s education system, but through the Author × AI cohort she found a sharper entry point: financial literacy. She is designing a structured financial-education program for students in the decisive window between late high school and early university, teaching money not as wealth-building, but as agency.
Héctor H. López
United States Founder BeNeXT, Futuro, NeXT Mitikah, Arkah, and MedikahHector is an international relations strategist, cultural diplomat, and institution builder operating across the Americas. He is the founder of BeNeXT Global and the narrative source of a hemispheric ecosystem that includes Futuro, NeXT, Mítikah, and Medikah, institutions built on authorship, legacy, and continuity.
Mark Franklin
United States of America Cultural Music MarketingMark Franklin is originally from Washington, D.C. He is a legacy architect within the ecosystem and participated in the Futuro MMXXV cohort at Georgetown University. Mark operates at the intersection of creative marketing, music, and social impact, building advertising and brand narratives that are culturally grounded and purpose-driven. His project focuses on using his deep understanding of music and cultural storytelling to create marketing that moves beyond commerce toward meaningful community engagement.
Alistair Coll Corona
Mexico Consultant EfficioAlistair Pablo Coll Corona operates at the intersection of global management consulting and hemispheric institutional leadership. He serves as a Consultant at Efficio, Europe’s largest procurement consultancy, headquartered in London, working from the firm’s Mexico City office, where he advises multinational clients on procurement strategy, operational optimization, and supply chain transformation across industries. Before Efficio, Alistair spent over two years at Nextia, one of Mexico’s leading digital transformation firms, where he managed complex app and web development initiatives across the digital health, insurance, and government sectors, and led ISO 9001 and CMMI Level 3 certification processes, quality frameworks that few professionals his age have directed. He holds a degree in Industrial Engineering and Innovation from Universidad Panamericana and additional credentials from IPADE, Mexico’s most prestigious business school, in business management, alongside Scrum and ISO certifications. He is trilingual in English, Spanish, and French. Within the ecosystem, Alistair is among the most consequential alumni in the organization’s history. He first entered as a project author through the Startup Las Americas track and rose through every level of institutional responsibility, serving two terms as Chair of the Board of Advisors (2020–2021, 2024–2025) and as LATAM Strategic Liaison, building partnerships with NGOs, governments, and academic institutions across the hemisphere. That an alumnus of Alistair’s trajectory now leads a practice at a London-headquartered global consultancy while remaining one of the ecosystem’s most engaged alumni, simultaneously, from Mexico City, is not a contradiction. It is the design working as intended.
Jose Pablo Ugalde Ortiz
Mexico AI-Driven Medical DiagnosticsJose Pablo Ugalde Ortiz is originally from Mexico City, Mexico, where he is affiliated with the IDE program. He studied at Universidad Panamericana and participated in the Futuro MMXXV cohort at Georgetown University as an emerging leader. His project is at the frontier of medicine and artificial intelligence, developing AI-driven statistical and laboratory methodologies aimed at advancing cancer research and treatment.
Grace Porosky
United States of America Cultural Media Content LibraryGrace Porosky is originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico. She joined the Futuro MMXXV cohort at Georgetown University as an emerging leader after working as head of audio on a Mítikah Co. film production crew at the University of New Mexico, where the team documented the story of mentor and civil rights leader Ernesto Nieto. Her project centers on building a cultural media content library, a curated archive of video and multimedia that showcases the cultural richness and diversity of New Mexico and the broader Americas.
Priscila Putzulu
United States of America Renewable Energy in the CaribbeanPriscila Putzulu is originally from Argentina and grew up in New York City. She is a legacy architect within the ecosystem and a 2025 graduate of Georgetown University. Priscila joined the Futuro MMXXV cohort after connecting with the founder at Georgetown’s commencement ceremony. Her project focuses on renewable energy in the Caribbean, developing solutions to bring sustainable, clean energy infrastructure to island nations and coastal communities across the region.
Laura Miller
Colombia Psychology & Virtual WellbeingLaura Miller is originally from Barranquilla, Colombia. She participated in the Futuro MMXIX cohort at Georgetown University as an emerging leader. Laura is a psychologist in formation at Universidad del Norte, with additional studies at Universidad de Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Her work spans educational, clinical, and community psychology, with a particular focus on emotional wellbeing, mental health promotion, and designing interventions that generate social impact. Her project explored the intersection of psychology and virtuality, envisioning how digital environments can serve as vehicles for therapeutic and community-building initiatives across the Americas.
Maria Alejandra Inoa
Dominican Republic Sustainable Fashion Design & MaterialsMaría Alexandra Inoa is originally from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She participated in the Futuro MMXIX cohort at Georgetown University as an emerging leader through the Startup Las Americas track. Her project explored fashion sustainability, examining how eco-friendly materials and conscious design practices could reshape the fashion industry across the Americas. After Futuro, María Alexandra pursued formal training in fashion and communication, earning a Diploma in Fashion Styling & Communication from the Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) in Madrid, where she also collaborated with Angel Schlesser during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week and worked as a booker's assistant at Maroe Management. She later completed a Master's in Digital Marketing at CEI: Centro de Estudios de Innovación in Madrid. María Alexandra is currently based in Santo Domingo, where she serves as Brand and Marketing Manager at Carolina Sanz, overseeing brand image, social media, and marketing strategy.
Aldair Espinoza
Mexico pyme-captura, AI That Reads a Shopkeeper’s ShoeboxIngeniero industrial del IPN que construye con mentalidad híbrida, desarrollándose en lo tradicional mientras crea proyectos de emprendimiento que benefician a otros. Aplica sus conocimientos en supply chain, IA, datos y mejora continua con una filosofía clara: facilitar, no complicar.
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