Francisco De la Cerda

I recently served as Vice President of Strategic Communications at the International Copper Association, where my team and I led global efforts to position copper as the key enabler of sustainable development, electrification, digitalization and the energy transition. In this role, we design and execute strategies that shape international narratives, engage stakeholders, and strengthen copper’s voice in the global sustainability agenda. From 2014 to 2023, I served as Vice President at both Siemens and Siemens Energy, leading organizational strategy across Latin America. During this time, I guided the companies through portfolio transformations, divestitures, and a historic corporate spin-off in the midst of the pandemic. A highlight of this period was delivering a keynote speech on per...