With more than three decades of experience, the Chile Pacific Foundation plays a widely recognized role in supporting Chile’s efforts to project itself in the strategic Pacific Basin. As the only public-private organization of its kind in the country, the Foundation has long been a leading voice on these matters and is closely followed both in Chile and abroad.
The Foundation is linked to the State through the Undersecretariat for International Economic Affairs (SUBREI) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, from which it receives partial funding. It also maintains ties with other entities, in particular ProChile, Chile’s export promotion agency, and the Asia-Pacific Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The heads of these three institutions sit on the Board of Directors alongside representatives of a significant number of Chilean and foreign private institutions operating in the country, which support the Foundation’s work as partners.
The Foundation’s partner entities are highly representative of the main industries of the national economy, including the export, financial, metallurgical, maritime, mining, forestry, automotive, aviation, education, and port sectors. This strengthens their role in public-private collaboration to promote Chile’s projection in the Pacific Basin. (For details on member companies, see the sections on the Board of Directors and strategic partners.) Private-sector representatives contribute first-hand experience that enriches perspectives on, and understanding of, the dynamics relevant to international economic relations policy in the Pacific Rim.
Role in the APEC Business Advisory Council and the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council
The Chile Pacific Foundation serves as the Secretariat in Chile for the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) and the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC). These entities formally incorporate the voices of the Asia-Pacific business and academic communities into the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC), the most important multilateral forum in the Asia-Pacific region. Chile has been a member of APEC since 1994, alongside 20 other economies.
The Foundation participates in ABAC activities, including summits and general assemblies, which facilitate interaction between the private sector and the government authorities that make up the forum. The members of ABAC Chile are private-sector representatives invited to join the Council directly by the President of the Republic. As ABAC members, they develop public policy recommendations for APEC leaders on all matters that shape the organization’s agenda.
The Foundation also serves as the headquarters of the Chilean chapter of PECC, a policy research network that is the only non-governmental official observer of the APEC process. In addition, it is part of the APEC Study Centers Consortium (ASCC) in Chile, a formal forum linking APEC with the academic world that fosters exchange among member institutions in the 21 APEC economies.
Public-private collaboration platform
The Foundation facilitates the development of a shared vision of the opportunities the Pacific Rim offers Chile in many areas, including international trade, economic integration, foreign investment, and Chile’s ties and influence in the region more broadly. The Pacific Rim is the most strategic region for the country and is of enormous and growing importance to the world.
To contribute knowledge and promote dialogue in all these areas, the Foundation organizes activities in a variety of formats, including in-person and digital events. Its work also includes commissioning research and reports that examine issues of great relevance to Chile’s economic and social development priorities. Notable examples are the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Profiles, produced in partnership with SUBREI, and the State of the Region Report, prepared by PECC, which analyzes risk factors for business and economic development in the Pacific Basin.
Depending on the availability of resources, the Foundation may commission or collaborate on other research projects, either independently or jointly, including projects of interest to its member organizations.
The Foundation also organizes business missions to the region, complementing the promotional activities carried out by the State, in which it also participates.
For decades, the Foundation has built working relationships with authorities, opinion leaders, and experts on strategic issues related to Chile’s economic development and integration with the Asia-Pacific region. It currently has a network of around 10,000 stakeholders, including members of the business community, academics, diplomats, and government officials, both in Chile and abroad.
Why become a partner institution of the Chile Pacific Foundation
• It demonstrates the private sector’s deep commitment to public-private partnerships, which are essential to any harmonious social and economic development project.
• It is a clear and concrete sign of a modern company or institution that understands Chile as a country integrated into the world, with leading companies that have a “glocal” vocation (a strategic combination of the local and the global).
• It contributes to collaboration between the public and private sectors.
• It is an investment in brand positioning, as membership links the partner with an institution that has more than three decades of history and is widely recognized and valued in both the public and private spheres.
• It enables member institutions to take part in high-level activities, in terms of both content and participants. This strengthens their brand and their identity as corporate citizens committed to discussing and promoting public policies that benefit all Chileans.
• It offers a seat on a high-level Board of Directors and a place in well-informed discussions that are valuable for member institutions’ relationships with their stakeholders.
History
Chile has been strengthening its relationship with Asia-Pacific countries since the early 1990s. The country joined the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) in 1990 and became a member economy of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in 1994. The structure of these organizations, the most relevant in the region, required the participation of government, business, academia, and civil society, making it clear that a broad task force was needed to advance Chile’s involvement.
To strengthen the country’s ties with the Asia-Pacific region, during the government of President Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, then Minister Secretary General of the Presidency Edgardo Boeninger was commissioned to create an organization that would build bridges between the public and private sectors on matters concerning the country’s interests in the region. Against this backdrop, the Chile Pacific Foundation was established in 1994. Its structure as a foundation facilitates participation and contributions from all parties involved.
Legal Background
The Chile Pacific Foundation was created by public deed on November 2, 1994. It was granted legal personhood under Ministry of Justice Decree No. 13,468, published in the Official Gazette. The Foundation’s statutes were approved on December 19, 1994, and the first session of the Board of Directors was held on December 19, 1994. The minutes of that session were formalized in a public deed on December 28, 1994, before Santiago Notary Public Álvaro Bianchi Rosas.
The Chile Pacific Foundation hosts the National Secretariat of several Asia-Pacific forums in which Chile participates. Under a specific mandate from the Government of Chile, it also serves as a complementary public-private body, supporting long-term institutional action on Chile’s strategic interests in the Asia-Pacific region.
Consejo Directivo
Paula Estévez, Undersecretary of International Economic Relations.ver biografía
Master of Science in Environmental Engineering from Columbia University, New York, United States; and Civil Construction Engineer from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
She served as CEO of the Chilean-American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham Chile), where she promoted and strengthened trade and investment between Chile and the United States, fostering collaboration between the public and private sectors. In the public sector, she served as Head of the International Department of the Ministry of Energy under the administrations of Presidents Michelle Bachelet and Sebastián Piñera.
She has solid experience in international affairs, including the negotiation of agreements and protocols, with notable representation of the country in various bilateral and multilateral forums.
Her career in the private sector also includes experience at several multinational companies in the energy sector, as well as consulting on energy development projects with Columbia University's Engineering Center and the Inter-American Development Bank.
She was a member of institutions focused on education and poverty alleviation.
She has been recognized as one of the 100 most influential women in Chile.
Former President of the Republic of Chile, Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle
Lawyer from the University of Chile, Master of Law in International Politics from the University of Sheffield, England. He was a lawyer in the Department of Investments and Services of the Undersecretary of International Economic Relations, head of the International Unit of the Legal Department of the Economic Directorate of the same undersecretary, commercial attaché of ProChile in Colombia and the United Kingdom, and National Deputy Director of ProChile.
Charles Kimber, Vice President of People and Sustainability at Arauco
Commercial Engineer from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Charles Kimber has been Corporate and Commercial Affairs Manager of Celulosa Arauco y Constitución since 2004, a company he joined in 1986. Previously he had served as Executive Director of Arauco Wood Products, with based in Atlanta, USA and as Corporate Commercial Manager of Forest Products.
Iván Arriagada, Executive President of Antofagasta Minerals
Lawyer from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. Since 1970 he has been a member of the Jara Del Favero Abogados law firm. Director of Antofagasta Minerals S.A. since 2003. He chairs the Minera Los Pelambres Foundation and is director of the Andrónico Luksic S.A. Foundation, both charitable institutions. He was director of Enap and vice president of the National Mining Society of Chile (Sonami).
Lawyer from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.
Vice Chairman of the SQM Board of Directors, chairs its Corporate Governance Committee and is a member of the Safety, Health and Environment Committee. He is also vice president of the board of directors of Grupo Norte Grande.
Gina Ocqueteau, President of the board of directors at SQM and Director at APCC and Image Foundation of Chile
Gina Ocqueteau, CEO Waygroup Chile, a company that trains through Virtual Reality simulators. Founder of Crosscheck. President of the boards of directors at SQM, director of the Asia Pacific Chamber of Commerce (APCC) and director of the Imagen de Chile Foundation (FICH). ChileMujeres Counselor, BOW Women Entrepreneurs Teacher, Co-founder of the Entrepreneurial Union, Former Director of ASECH. She has worked for 30 years in different ACHS Managements. Nurse University of Chile. MBA ESEM, UAI Marketing Diploma, Management of Health Institutions FEN University of Chile, Productivity and Quality PUC.
Mario Larenas, Country Manager Chile at Freeport McMoRaN
Mario is a lawyer from the Faculty of Law of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and has a Master's Degree in Law from the Faculty of Law of Columbia University, United States.
Amparo Cornejo, Vice President of Teck South America
Vice President of South America at Teck. Responsible for providing strategic direction to government and community relations, corporate affairs and communications. She leads the Health, Safety, Environment and Community Systems, as well as the environmental permit activities related to the projects that the company develops in Chile.
Claudia Corvalán, Public Affairs Manager, Freeport McMoRaN
Claudia Corvalán San Martín is the current Public Affairs Manager at Freeport-McMoRan in Chile. She is a journalist, specializing in Social Communication, and holds a Master's degree in International Relations, with an outstanding career in various national and international agencies. In recent years, she has focused her work in the field of corporate communications and the mining industry.
She has lived in several countries with different cultures and worked in international organizations, such as the United Nations. Claudia has more than 15 years of experience in print media, radio and television both locally and internationally, in English and Spanish, as well as 20 years of experience in corporate communications. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts with a specialization in Journalism and Political Science (with a mention in gender studies) from the University of Connecticut, Storrs, USA; she obtained a Master's degree in International Relations from the University of Chile and a Diploma in Corporate Communication from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.
Throughout her career, she has served as Communications Manager for the Mining Council in Chile, Cultural Specialist at the United States Embassy in Santiago, Communications Officer for the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Santiago, and journalist in the Press Department of National Television of Chile. Claudia is married and has two children.
Matías Concha Berthet, general manager at Marítima de Inversiones and Quemchi
Industrial Civil Engineer from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, MBA University of Cambridge. He is an advisor at SOFOFA and general manager of Marítima de Inversiones and Quemchi.
Eduardo Muñoz, Group Head of International Business at ELECMETAL
Eduardo Muñoz holds a degree in Business Administration and a postgraduate degree in Corporate Finance from the Catholic University of Chile. He worked for Anglo American plc for 20 years in its offices in Chile, Luxembourg, and London. He has worked at Elecmetal since 2016 as International Business Manager.
Ignacio Cueto Plaza, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Latam Airlines
Juan José Tohá is a journalist and has a degree in Sustainability from the University of Oxford, as well as a Master's and PhD in Communication from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. At LATAM Group, he develops public affairs, external communication and the company's sustainability strategy. Previously, he worked at the UN Regional Office for Food and Agriculture (FAO) based in Santiago, Chile, and has also been Head of Communications for Codelco and BHP South America.
Jeffrey J. Dawes, Former CEO of de Komatsu Mining corp.
Former CEO of Komatsu Mining Corp. Group, a subsidiary of Komatsu Ltd. in Japan. Appointed to that position in April 2017 when Komatsu acquired Joy Global Inc. and renamed that company.
í“scar Hasbún, General Manager of Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores S.A.
Commercial Engineer from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. Chairman of the Board of Sociedad Matriz SAAM S.A. since August 2017 and Director since 2015. He has also served as Director of Hapag Lloyd AG since 2014 and General Manager of Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores S.A. since 2011. From 2002 to 2011, he managed the businesses of the Luksic family in Croatia, mainly in tourism and real estate, and, prior to that, he was a member of the executive area of "‹"‹Michelin in France and Chile.
María Elena Palma Ruiz-Tagle, Corporate Affairs Manager at CSAV
BA in Economics from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. Experienced professional in the maritime and logistics sector, with a four-year trajectory at Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores, where she is responsible for investor relations and
sustainability. Specialized in corporate management, strategic planning, and communications, she is also a board member of Fundación CSAV, an organization dedicated to promoting social, educational, and cultural initiatives in port cities across Chile.
She began her career in 2012 at Colbún, working in the finance department and later assuming responsibility for Investor Relations. She then expanded her experience in the real estate sector, working in the financial area of Inmobiliaria Altas Cumbres, a company dedicated to the development of projects throughout the country.
Cristián Lefevre, Market Segment Leader and President of EY Chile
Chairman of EY Chile since January 1, 2018. Expert in Corporate Governance, economic activity, regulations, private investment and business confidence. He has been a member of the firm's Executive Committee since 2001 and a member of the region's board of directors since 2005.
Janice Stein, Partner Latam China Investment Network Leader at E&Y Chile
Janice has over 19 years of Transfer Pricing and International Taxation experience.
She has led and leads global and local documentation of taxpayers from multiple industries. In addition, she has extensive experience in transfer pricing planning projects as well as in negotiating and preparing strategies for APAs and defending taxpayer on transfer pricing matters with local tax authorities.
She also leads a multidisciplinary team of Controversy-Transfer Pricing involved in audit strategy, document preparation, planning support, BEPS advisory and evidence review. This team is involved in several transfer pricing cases, as well as ongoing audits led by the Chilean Internal Revenue Service.
Currently, she is leading a specialized team focused on rendering services to Chinese Companies. She and her team have established a new strategy and processes to properly identify this type of client's need and coordinate internally to maximize results.
She holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Universidad Nacional Agraria la Molina (Perú), and a Master's degree in Organization and Strategic consulting from L ´Institut des Sciences de L ´Entreprise et du Management of Montepellier ´s l University in France.
Vice Admiral Mr. José Luis Fernández Morales, Executive Director of the Center for Strategic Studies of the Navy
He is a specialist in Navigation, Staff Officer, Weapons Engineer with a mention in Navigation and Graduate in Naval and Maritime Sciences. He is a graduate of the Naval War College.
Partner of Guerrero Olivos. Member of ACAFI (Chilean Association of Investment Fund Administrators), of the CESCO Mining Committee, and of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation. He is currently a director of Administradora Mater, Administradora Bridge, Empresa Eléctrica Blanco, Aaktei Energía S.A., Lácteos Matthei, Torq Resources Chile and Colegio San Lorenzo.
His professional life has been linked to the fruit industry. In the first instance, working in various law firms and from the year 2000 to date, as an executive of Dole Chile S.A., where he has held leadership roles in the legal areas for Chile, Latin America and South Africa, in matters related to Sustainability and in activities of said entity related to its lines of Vegetables and export of fresh fruits from different countries. He was Director of Fruits of Chile since 2014 and has been elected as its President as of September 2022.
Mechanical Civil Engineer from the Federico Santa María Technical University and MBA from the Adolfo Ibáñez University. General Manager of Automotores Gildemeister, Director of the Carlos Vial Espantoso Foundation, and President of the Advisory Council of Finning Sudamérica.
Enrique Marshall Rivera, Former Vice President of the Central Bank of Chile
Commercial Engineer from the University of Chile and PhD in Economics from the University of Notre Dame. President of Amicar, director of the Santiago Stock Exchange and director of the Master in Banking and Financial Markets Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso. Former President of the Banco Estado. Former Superintendent of Banks and Financial Institutions.
Civil Mining Engineer from the University of Chile, today he holds the position of president of INACAP. Previously, he held the positions of President of the National Mining Association, President and Director of the Sonami National Mining Society, President of the Inter-American Mining Association, Vice President of the Institute of Mining Engineers of Chile, President and Director of the National Mining Company Mining, President of the Confederation for Production and Commerce and President of the Mining Engineers Foundation of the University of Chile.
Patricia López, CAP Group Infrastructure Manager, President of the boards of Puerto Las Losas S.A.,Tecnocap and Aguas CAP
Patricia López Manieu is infrastructure manager at the CAP Group, which brings together the company's port, water and energy assets. She is president of the boards of directors of Puerto Las Losas S.A., Tecnocap and Aguas CAP (Cleanairtech Sudamérica S.A.). Additionally, she is an elective advisor at SOFOFA for the period 2021-2025 and since July 2023 she is director of the Chilean-German Chamber of Industries and Commerce AHK Chile.
Patricia is a civil industrial engineer in transportation from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile with an MBA from ESE Business School. She has extensive and recognized experience in industrial, port, air and maritime transport, and infrastructure sectors in Chile, Latin America and Europe.
She began her career at AGUNSA, LATAM Airlines and CCNI, and later became deputy manager of corporate development and traffic rights at LATAM Airlines, Chile finance manager at SAAM, general manager at EPAUSTRAL, corporate development manager at ULTRAMAR, among other notable companies positions.
Ambassador Sergio Narea, Head of the Asia-Pacific Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Architect from the University of Chile, he holds a postgraduate diploma in international relations from the University of Chile and the Diplomatic Academy of Madrid, as well as a master's degree in Political Science from the University of Hamburg.
A graduate of the "Andrés Bello" Diplomatic Academy, he has served abroad as Consul in Gothenburg, Singapore, and Vietnam, as well as Head of Mission and later Ambassador to Chile in Vietnam. At the time of his appointment as Ambassador, he was serving as Chargé d'Affaires at the Embassy of Chile in the People's Republic of China.
In Chile, he has held positions in various departments of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including those for cultural affairs, the environment, multilateral policy, international and human security, and the Directorate General for International Economic Relations related to APEC issues. He has served as Deputy Director of Personnel and Deputy Director of Ceremonies and Protocol. He has also worked in the Asia-Pacific Directorate and as Director of Documentation and Program Director at the APEC Secretariat.
Jorge Lagos Rodríguez, Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Manager CAP Group
Jorge A. Lagos Rodríguez is a Biologist from the Pontificia Universidad Católica and has a Master's degree in Human Settlements and Environment from the same university. He currently works as Manager of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability for the CAP Group. Previously he was VP of Corporate Affairs at AES Andes; Manager of Sustainability and Institutional Relations at Codelco; Manager of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability at Transelec; and National Head of the Environmental Impact Assessment System (SEIA). Jorge has more than 23 years of professional experience in the public sector, energy sector and mining. In the last 14 years he has worked in Corporate Affairs, Sustainability, Environmental Strategy and developed strategies for relationships with different interest groups. He has also been a professor in the Master of Industrial Engineering (MII) and Master of Administration and Construction (MAC) programs, both at the P. Universidad Católica de Chile. He is currently Director of Siderúrgica Huachipato; Director of Puerto Las Losas; Director of ASIMET. Previously he was Director at EMSA, Codelco Brasil, among others.
Economist Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, PhD in economics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA. Professor of Economics at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, international consultant and advisor, President of the Fiscal Council of the Ministry of Finance, General Director of Grupo Res Pública Chile, Director of AFP Habitat and member of the advisory board of Chile Transparente.
Diego Yarur Arrasate, President of Juan Yarur Companies
Alternate Board Member. Engineer, Bachelor in digital systems and MS in computer Science from Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, new Jersey. Postgraduate courses at MIT and Columbia University Special projects manager at BCI Bank, institution in which he has held various positions since 1986.
Francisco Molina, Chairman of the Board of Directors at GFMK Group
Francisco Molina holds a law degree from the University of Chile and a Master's degree in Tax Law from Adolfo Ibáñez University. He has served as former Pro-Rector at the Central University, former Secretary General at the Corporation of Private Universities, and former Vice President at the Chile/Paraguay Binational Chapter of SOFOFA. He is currently an academic in Industrial and Intellectual Property Law and is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Grupo GFMK S.A.; Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Chilean Executive Aviation Association; and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Latin American Lawyers Association.
Henry Manzano, President at Tata Consultancy Services Latam
Henry Manzano is the president of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) for Latin America, a position from which he heads the intense growth agenda of the Indian giant in the Latin American market. Henry presides over TCS' regional operation, with more than 26 thousand associates on staff and presence in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay. He was also a central actor in the beginnings of TCS in Latin America. At the beginning of the 80s, he founded the company Comicrom with his father, a firm that provided technology services to the financial sector. When TCS decided to enter the local market in 2002, it acquired Comicron and retained Henry as an executive, starting the local chapter. Under his leadership, TCS has grown exponentially, from the company's beginning of operations in Uruguay, with only 15 employees, to today being one of the largest IT and consulting companies in Latin America, with more than 400 clients.
Carlos Honorato holds a degree in Business Administration with an MBA from Babson College and has developed a solid track record addressing diverse challenges in the business world. As Country Director at Neoris, he led the digital transformation of several global industries. He also played a key role as leader of Alto Movup, a company part of the Alto Group, where he implemented technological solutions based on data analytics to optimize the logistics process and improve operational efficiency. In his role as Corporate Manager at Ripley.com, he pioneered the implementation of the first marketplace for a Latin American retailer and the company's omnichannel strategy. He has also excelled in the public sector, specifically at ProChile, where he promoted high-value, innovative export offerings. His management experience in marketing and sales at multinational companies such as Kitchen Center, where he was General Manager and now serves on the board of directors, has allowed him to apply his strategic vision to expand the brand's presence in new Latin American markets. He is currently CEO of Orión, a regional company dedicated to offering innovative and reliable digital solutions to solve business challenges in various industries.
Guillermo Díaz del Río, General Manager at Agrosuper
Guillermo Díaz del Río is an Agricultural Engineer from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, with a specialization in Fruit Growing.Guillermo Díaz del Río is an Agricultural Engineer from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, with a specialization in Fruit Growing. He joined Agrosuper in 1993, overseeing the administration of the Tantehue farm, and two years later, in 1995, he took on the role of General Manager of Agrícola Agrosuper.
Subsequently, in 1997, he moved on to lead the Industrial Plants division. In 1999, he became National Sales Manager, heading the sale and distribution of products throughout the country.
In 2001, he took on the challenge of leading Agrosuper's Commercial Division, where he directed the processes of sales, logistics, product development, and marketing of Agrosuper's products, both domestically and internationally.
Then, on July 4, 2019, he assumed the role of General Manager of Agrosuper, a position he currently holds, being responsible for all of the company's operations both within the country and across its international offices.
His professional life has been linked to the fruit industry. In the first instance, working in various law firms and from the year 2000 to date, as an executive of Dole Chile S.A., where he has held leadership roles in the legal areas for Chile, Latin America and South Africa, in matters related to Sustainability and in activities of said entity related to its lines of Vegetables and export of fresh fruits from different countries. He was Director of Fruits of Chile since 2014 and has been elected as its President as of September 2022.
Partner of Guerrero Olivos. Member of ACAFI (Chilean Association of Investment Fund Administrators), of the CESCO Mining Committee, and of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation. He is currently a director of Administradora Mater, Administradora Bridge, Empresa Eléctrica Blanco, Aaktei Energía S.A., Lácteos Matthei, Torq Resources Chile and Colegio San Lorenzo.
Mechanical Civil Engineer from the Federico Santa María Technical University and MBA from the Adolfo Ibáñez University. General Manager of Automotores Gildemeister, Director of the Carlos Vial Espantoso Foundation, and President of the Advisory Council of Finning Sudamérica.
Geographer of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and Master in business administration of the Universidad Austral de Argentina, has served as an officer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Chile in various positions in and outside the Country, including as First Secretary in the mission of Chile to the United Nations in charge of social, humanitarian and cultural affairs.
Between 2006 and 2007 he was a member of the Cabinet of the OAS Secretary General, José Miguel Insulza.
Former student of the Chilean Diplomatic Academy "Andrés Bello", worked as academic coordinator of that institution during the year 2011.
recently formed part of the executive team of ProChile and Corpgroup Interhold.
in parallel to his work is a member of the Consultative Council of America Solidaria.
Consejeros Honorarios
Manfred Wilhelmy von Wolff, Former Executive Director of Fundación Chilena del Pacífico
Lawyer Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso and PhD in Political Sciences Princeton University. Executive Director of the Center for Advanced Studies and Extension of the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso. He was Executive Director of Fundación Chilena del Pacífico since it was founded in 1994 until February 2016.
Roberto de Andraca Barbas, Former President of CAP
Commercial engineer University of Chile. He currently serves as Senior advisor to the Board of Directors of CAP S.A.. Former President of the Board od Directors of CAP S.A. from 1990 to 2017. Vice president of Fundación Chilena del Pacífico since its foundation in 1994 until October 2017.
Lawyer University of Chile. Ambassador to the Holy See. Former Ambassador to the United Nations, Ecuador, USA and China.
Áreas de Trabajo
APEC Business Advisory Council
The Chile Pacific Foundation was early considered to played the role of National Secretariat of the Chilean chapter of ABAC (APEC Business Advisory Council). ABAC is an organization under the APEC system aimed at providing advise to the leaders of APEC, which is a forum of an economic nature, on issues pertaining to the overall business landscape in the Asia Pacific region. Since its inception in 1994, ABAC’s agenda has been incorporating the most relevant issues for the promotion of economic and social development in the region, from free trade and the expansion of the digitalization of the economy to climate change, among many others.
The members of ABAC are entrepreneurs and/or representatives of the business community invited by the President of the Republic. ABAC Chile operates with three full members and the same number of alternate members.
The host economy of APEC also chairs ABAC. ABAC moves his agenda forward throughout the year and hosts four annual meetings alongside a number of other sectorial, smaller meetings, workshops and the like. The most significant event is the ABAC Dialogue with Leaders, the only one of its kind in the world, which takes place after the fourth annual meeting. At this event, ABAC members and APEC leaders discuss the recommendations agreed upon in ABAC.
Miembros ABAC Titulares
Mario Larenas, Country Manager Chile at Freeport McMoRaN
Mario is a lawyer from the Faculty of Law of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and has a Master's Degree in Law from the Faculty of Law of Columbia University, United States.
Gina Ocqueteau, President of the board of directors at SQM and Director at APCC and Image Foundation of Chile
Gina Ocqueteau, CEO Waygroup Chile, a company that trains through Virtual Reality simulators. Founder of Crosscheck. President of the boards of directors at SQM, director of the Asia Pacific Chamber of Commerce (APCC) and director of the Imagen de Chile Foundation (FICH). ChileMujeres Counselor, BOW Women Entrepreneurs Teacher, Co-founder of the Entrepreneurial Union, Former Director of ASECH. She has worked for 30 years in different ACHS Managements. Nurse University of Chile. MBA ESEM, UAI Marketing Diploma, Management of Health Institutions FEN University of Chile, Productivity and Quality PUC.
His professional life has been linked to the fruit industry. In the first instance, working in various law firms and from the year 2000 to date, as an executive of Dole Chile S.A., where he has held leadership roles in the legal areas for Chile, Latin America and South Africa, in matters related to Sustainability and in activities of said entity related to its lines of Vegetables and export of fresh fruits from different countries. He was Director of Fruits of Chile since 2014 and has been elected as its President as of September 2022.
Miembros ABAC Alternos
Alejandro González Dale, CEO Falabella Groupver biografía
Alejandro González Dale is a commercial engineer from the Universidad de Chile and was confirmed as the new CEO of Falabella in 2024.
González Dale holds an MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles, where he received the J. Fred Weston Award for Excellence in Finance, and completed an Executive Program at Stanford University.
He built his career at Endesa Chile starting in 1996, eventually becoming its Chief Financial Officer, before joining Empresas Falabella in 2006.
Susana Jiménez, president of the Confederation of Production and Commerce (CPC)ver biografía
Susana Jiménez holds a degree in Commercial Engineering and a Master's in Economics from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, as well as a Master's in Humanities from the Universidad del Desarrollo.
She currently serves as President of the Confederation of Production and Commerce (CPC), a position she assumed in December 2024. Between 2018 and 2019, she served as Chile's Minister of Energy. Previously, she built a distinguished technical career as an economist at the Central Bank of Chile and as deputy director of public policy at Libertad y Desarrollo (LyD).
She has served on the boards of several top-tier companies, notably as vice president of Soprole and as a director at Banco de Chile, Esval, Essbio, and Nueva Pudahuel.
In January 2026, she was recognized as the 2025 Economist of the Year.
Diego Yarur Arrasate, President of Juan Yarur Companies
Commercial engineer Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, MBA Columbia Business School and He is President of Juan Yarur Companies.
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The Chile Pacific Foundation / ABAC Chile is pleased to share with you the membership of Raimundo Page, president of CHILETEC – Association of Chilean Technology Companies, and Francisco Mardones, director of that same organization, to the Digital Trade Connect network (DTC), an initiative coordinated by the Asia Pacific Financial Forum (APFF), an organization part […]
Como Fundación Chilena del Pacífico felicitamos el nombramiento por el Presidente de la República de los nuevos ABACs Chile Patricia López, gerente de infraestructura Grupo CAP y Charles Kimber, gerente corporativo de personas y sustentabilidad de ARAUCO. Les deseamos un próspero año de trabajo y quedamos a su disposición como secretaría nacional de ABAC. 📌 […]
Este reporte contiene las recomendaciones del Consejo Asesor Empresarial de APEC (ABAC) a los Líderes económicos de APEC en 2023. La comunidad empresarial del Asia-Pacífico declara que este es un momento “de crisis prolongada: una perspectiva económica mundial profundamente preocupante, conflictos y una serie de graves desafíos geopolíticos, económicos, ambientales y financieros continúan enfrentando a […]
Diario Financiero "Boric destaca ante embajadores de la APEC importancia del comercio con el Asia Pacífico"
“Boric destaca ante embajadores de la APEC importancia del comercio con el Asia Pacífico”, señaló el Diario Financiero en un reciente artículo que pone en valor el viaje del Presidente a la próxima cumbre APEC, junto a la Canciller Antonia Urrejola y el Subsecretario José Miguel Ahumada, y, como representantes de ABAC Chile, Monica Retamal, […]
Este reporte contiene las recomendaciones del Consejo Asesor Empresarial de APEC (ABAC), del que la Fundación es la Secretaría Nacional en Chile, a los Líderes económicos de APEC en 2022. La comunidad empresarial del Asia-Pacífico reconoce que éste es un momento de “gran perturbación y presenta una oportunidad para que APEC demuestre su naturaleza colaborativa”. […]
Report "The New MSME Economy Post-Pandemic Drivers for Growth" by ABAC and the Marshall School of Business
Esta investigación, co-realizada por el Consejo Asesor Empresarial de APEC y la Escuela de Negocios de Marshall de la Universidad de California del Sur, exploró los aspectos centrales para el desarrollo e implementación de políticas centradas en las Pymes en las economías de APEC, y se centró en cuatro aspectos: Promoción de la transformación digital […]
Report "Artificial Intelligence in APEC: Progress, Preparedness, and Priorities"
Building on the 2020 AI in APEC report, Artificial Intelligence In APEC: Progress, Preparedness and Priorities is a critical contextual analysis of the APEC region”s readiness to capitalize on AI. Through an analytical framework that examines policy and regulatory frameworks, private sector endeavours ethical considerations, and cross-border linkages this report provides a roadmap to move […]
Líderes de la comunidad de negocios del Asia Pacífico se reunieron durante la segunda semana de febrero en Sydney, Australia, para dialogar sobre el año por delante, lo que incluyó el relacionamiento con los APEC Senior Officials para ver cómo avanzar de la mejor forma metas compartidas entorno a la integración, innovación e inclusión en […]
(Español) Visita del Consejo Asesor Empresarial APEC a OMC.
Una delegación de integrantes del Consejo Asesor Empresarial de APEC (ABAC) visitó esta semana la sede la Organización Mundial de Comercio (OMC), en Ginebra, para destacar el apoyo de la comunidad de negocios al sistema multilateral de comercio basado en reglas. Ver Comunicado Ver Comunicado en Inglés
(Español) Comunicado de Prensa: Declaracion sobre la OMC
La Organización Mundial del Comercio (OMC) y su predecesor, el GATT, han creado y sostenido un sistema multilateral de reglas comerciales que ha ayudado a generar más de 70 años de prosperidad global y creado oportunidades dinámicas para los negocios, comunidades y economías, incluyendo las economías en desarrollo. Ver comunicado Ver comunicado en inglés
Since the early 1990s he has worked with the government and the private sector to support Colombia’s aspiration to run for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC); He has also advocated the development and strengthening of the East Asia Pacific Cooperation Forum (FOCALAE).
Through its trajectory, the Foundation has been characterized by the Latin American dimension of its work in connection with the Asia-Pacific region. Currently, this effort is mainly aimed at promoting the Pacific Alliance initiative through dissemination, analysis and policy proposals in Chile and abroad, through articles, technical papers, conferences, speeches and other activities.
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Pacific Economic Cooperation Council
Created in 1980, PECC is the only official non-governmental observer of APEC and its purpose is to produce high value-added information and analysis for APEC ministerial meetings and working groups. In Chile, the Chile Pacific Foundation has the honor of being the secretariat of PECC, as well as of the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC).
It is a regional non-profit organization, focused on policy recommendations and the promotion of a stable and prosperous Asia-Pacific region. It brings together thought leaders from the business sector, civil society, academia and government. PECC members anticipate the issues and challenges facing the region and, through objective and rigorous analysis, formulate practical solutions. The Council serves as an independent forum to discuss cooperation and policy coordination to promote economic growth and development in the Asia-Pacific.
Informe PECC sobre Estado de la Región del Asia Pacífico 2024-2025
El Estado de la Región es un informe anual del Consejo de Cooperación Económica del Pacífico (PECC, por sus siglas en inglés). Presenta y sistematiza las opiniones de líderes de opinión del Asia Pacífico sobre los principales acontecimientos que afectan a la región, incluidos la situación macroeconómica y las prioridades del Foro de Cooperación Económica […]
PECC State of the Asia-Pacific Region Report 2022-2023
The State of the Region is an annual report of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC), for which the Foundation serves as the secretariat in Chile. It presents and systematizes the views of Asia Pacific opinion leaders on major developments affecting the region, including the macroeconomic situation and Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) priorities. PECC […]
