BERENICE CORRAL

VP BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING, MEXICAN DERIVATIVES EXCHANGE
Berenice Corral graduated from the Universidad Panamericana in Mexico City with a degree in business and finance. With more than 17 years of experience at the BMV Group, she has been part of various projects in different companies of the Group. Out of this 17 years Berenice has worked in the develop of the Derivatives Market not only in Mexico but also internationally she is a founding member of WILD the international association of Women on Listed Derivatives and she heads the LATAM Branch. Since 2007 she is the Vice President of Business Development and Marketing at the BMV Group, and VP of Sales and Marketing at the Mexican Derivatives Exchange. Berenice is in charge of business relationships with current Members of MexDer, the Derivatives Exchange. She is the main contact for international participants and leads the team that guides potential members during the admission process of the Exchange. Her team also is responsible for organizing international events in order to promote MexDer and the BMV Group.. Among her international experience she was part of the leaders that worked with the Spanish Derivatives Market, MEFF, to launch the Options Market; also in 2010 she was part of the strategic alliance between MexDer and the CME Group, this partnership benefits both markets and positioned Mexico in the international panorama. She has held various positions inside the BMV Group such as Listed Companies Executive, Fixed Income Broker at SIF ICAP subsidiary, Manager of Futures and Options Equity Trading at MexDer. Besides her finance background, Berenice is mother of a two year old and passionate about health topics, balancing life and career and wellness. She practices daily yoga and recently graduated as a Health Coach in the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in New York City.


RAFAEL ESCOBAR

MANAGING PARTNER, ORGONE CAPITAL
Mr. Escobar, trading principal at Orgone Commodity Management LLC, started his career in the financial industry as a commodity pit trader at the Chicago Board of Trade in 2000. Currently, Mr. Escobar manages assets of qualified investors and is an independent agricultural futures trader. He is the co-founder and Managing Partner of Orgone Capital, a private equity firm that focuses on late stage venture capital investments. He has been a successful business owner of a telecommunications company, Intercommunications Group, L.P., where he served as Vice-President and Board Advisor responsible for building strategic alliances throughout Latin America. Mr. Escobar earned a B.A. degree from the University of San Diego. Mr. Escobar is registered with the NFA and CFTC.