Investing in Human Resources as a Competitive Advantage

Wednesday, September 06, 2023
Time
12:00 pm - 01:00 pm
Hall
Centro Citibanamex
Room
Sala D - Piso de Exposición

This panel will discuss the importance of having a qualified and competent workforce to drive success and growth in the solar sector. It will also address the issue of training and professionalization of technical personnel in the solar sector with a gender and inclusion perspective as well as their contribution to innovation, process improvement, service quality and market differentiation.

12:00 pm - 12:10 pmTraining and Professionalication of Solar Installers

Andreas Müller

Deputy Director

CAMEXA (AHK)

12:10 pm - 12:20 pmLines of Action for an Inclusive Solar Industry

Dulce Guevara

Member for Inclusion and Gender

ANES

12:20 pm - 12:30 pmDiversified Talent Recruitment

Francisco Reyes

Global Product Manager and Sales Enablement

Canadian Solar

12:30 pm - 01:00 pmPanel Discussion

Francisco Reyes

Global Product Manager and Sales Enablement

Canadian Solar

Andreas Müller

Deputy Director

CAMEXA (AHK)

Dulce Guevara

Member for Inclusion and Gender

ANES

Alejandra Campos (Moderator)

Member of the Board

REDMEREE

Speakers

Speaker

Alejandra Campos (Moderator), REDMEREE

Member of the Board

Mexico

She holds a degree in International Relations from Tecnológico de Monterrey, co-founder and member of the Board of Directors of Red Mujeres en Energía Renovable y Eficiencia Energética (REDMEREE). In the network, through strategic alliances with various partners in the sector, she has designed initiatives to promote the professional careers of women in energy and opening spaces to encourage their participation in the sector. She has worked as a consultant in international development cooperation, in renewable energy, sustainable housing and sustainable finance projects, with a focus on gender, inclusion and empowerment of women. She has collaborated in different triangular cooperation projects with various Latin American countries.

Speaker

Andreas Müller, CAMEXA (AHK)

Deputy Director

Mexico

Graduated in languages, economics and cultural studies with a specialization in economics and Spanish-American culture at the Universities of Passau, Germany and Concepción, Chile. He has lived in Mexico since 2003 and worked as Advisor to the Commercial Counsellor of the Austrian Embassy before joining the team of the Economics and Trade Department of the Delegation of the European Union in Mexico in 2006. There he was Trade Cooperation Attaché following up the free trade agreement between Mexico and the European Union and several economic cooperation projects (PROTLCUEM, trade facilitation project with the Ministry of Economy, PROCEI, strengthening of Mexican SMEs to export to the European Union). Since 2011 he is Deputy Director of the Mexican-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry, CAMEXA, the second largest bilateral chamber in Mexico, whose mission is to strengthen bilateral economic relations between Mexico and Germany. From 2013 to 2018 he participated as an advisor to the Mexican organized private initiative in the technical committee for the implementation of the Mexican Dual Training Model endorsed by the Mexican Ministry of Education. From 2017 to 2019 he served as Advisor to the Specialized Commission on Dual Vocational Training of the Business Coordinating Council (CCE) for the field of certification. Since 2017 he has been Chairman of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Competence Management Committee, and since 2013 Vice-Chairman of the CAMEXA Competence Management Committee of CONOCER. Since 2021 he serves as strategic advisor to the Alliance for Dual Education of the German Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) that supports the CCE, COPARMEX and CONOCER in the scaling up of dual business training. Since 2022 he is Vice-Chairman of the Mexico 4.0 Commission of CONCAMIN for the topics of standardization, cybersecurity, sustainability and dual education.

Speaker

Francisco Reyes, Canadian Solar

Global Product Manager and Sales Enablement

US

Electrical engineer graduated from Texas A&M - Kingsville with two master's degrees from Duke University, the first an MBA, and the second an MS in Business Analytics. A veteran of the PV and battery industry since 2015 and a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) since 2009. Currently, he is the Global Product Manager and Sales Enablement for Canadian Solar. In addition to enabling worldwide sales and producing innovative products, his responsibilities at Canadian Solar include sourcing and recruiting diversified global talent to meet the needs of the company. He enjoys helping to develop tomorrow's leaders and entrepreneurs.

Speaker

Dulce Guevara, ANES

Member for Inclusion and Gender

Mexico

She studied International Relations at ITAM, and has two Master's degrees: one in Law from UNAM and another in Public Administration from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). She is currently a consultant at Iniciativa Climática Mexicana (ICM) on issues of just energy transition with a gender perspective. She collaborated in CeMIESol, Mexican Centre for Innovation in Solar Energy. She is also Secretary of Inclusion and Gender of ANES. Previously, she was in charge of Gender and Electricity in the Gender Unit of the CFE. She has worked in institutions such as the Senate of the Republic, the Belisario Dominguez Institute and INAI.

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