Luz Maria de la Mora is the Director of UNCTAD's Division on International Trade and Commodities. As a former Vice-Minister for International Trade and decades of government and private sector positions, Ms. de la Mora developed a career in international trade policy, negotiation, operations, and trade promotion. 

During her tenure as Vice-Minister for International Trade of Mexico from 2018 to 2022, Ms. de la Mora led Mexico's trade and investment policy, overseeing fourteen free trade agreements with 51 countries. To bolster Mexico's development, she steered discussions in the World Trade Organization, the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement, Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, and Pacific Alliance, among others. She also coordinated policy dialogues and handled private sector consultations.

Ms. de la Mora holds a PhD in Political Science from Yale University, USA, a Master's degree in International Affairs from Carleton University, Canada, and a Bachelor's degree in International Relations from El Colegio de México, Mexico.

She is fluent in English and Spanish, and proficient in French.

Rodrigo Cárcamo Díaz is Chief (a.i.) at the Commodities Policy Implementation Section of United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Geneva, Switzerland. During his more than two decades of experience working on different development issues, he has authored different publications on development issues, including journal articles, a book, book chapters and research papers. His current research interests are focused on sustainable agricultural value chains for export in developing countries. He also leads capacity-building projects on this topic in different developing countries, organizes international policy dialogue events, and represents UNCTAD in different international fora linked to agricultural commodities, trade and development issues. He holds an MPhil in Economics from the University of Oxford, and a Diploma in Statistics from the Universidad Católica de Chile.

Economist-statistician and agribusiness sustainability and development expert, after working in the private sector, in manufacturing and banking in Italy, he joined the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), starting in 1987, as Associate Expert in Papua New Guinea, then holding various position, including Head at the Trade Capacity Building Branch and then as Director of the UNIDO Department of Agribusiness Development.  

Policy and strategic advice, negotiation and fund mobilisation, management and operations and sustainable development and ESG, are at the core of his experience. He has successfully built innovative Public-Private Partnerships covering the coffee sector, agribusiness and creative industry value chains.  He regularly contributes to specialized magazines and newspapers and is invited to participate in international events as speaker or moderator.
 

Josep Garí serves as a Senior Policy Advisor at UNDP. He is a political ecologist, dedicated to international cooperation for sustainable rural and territorial development. He currently leads the Climate and Forests pillar of the UNDP Climate Hub, serving in the UN-REDD management and overseeing the UNDP REDD+ portfolio. Prior to UNDP, he worked at the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank and FAO. He has also served in multilateral diplomacy for agriculture and the environment, including as rapporteur in the negotiations for the International Seed Treaty (2001) and as UN envoy to the Congo forests and climate agreement (2011). Josep holds a doctorate from the University of Oxford and is a fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science.