Enrique J. M. Carrillo Gómez is the Director of Economic Multilateral Organizations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Paraguay, in this capacity he leads the Technical Secretariat of the National Trade Facilitation Committee and assists the Committee’s National Coordinator in administrative and technical matters. A career diplomat, First Secretary Carrillo Gomez previously served as Deputy Chief of Cabinet of the Minister of Foreign Affairs (2019 – 2021); Delegate at the Permanent Mission of Paraguay to the United Nations in New York (2013 – 2019); Head of the Department for Public International Law at the Legal Counsel to the Minister of Foreign Affairs on Public International Law (2012 – 2013); and Head of the Department for Legal Affairs of Regional Integration at the General Directorate for Economic Policy (2011 – 2012).

Ms. Ingrid Huapaya Puicon is currently the Customs and Trade Facilitation Coordinator for the Ministry of Trade and Tourism of Peru. In this role, Ms. Huapaya has negotiated customs procedures and trade facilitation provisions, as well as facilitated customs-to-customs cooperation for international trade agreements. Ms. Huapaya is part of the management team for Peru’s National Trade Facilitation Committee and supports Peru’s implementation of the WTO Trade FacilitationAgreement.She is also a contact point on technical working groups on customs and transport underAPEC (SCCP),the Pacific Alliance and the Andean Community. Ms. Huapaya holds a law degree, asfinisheda Master’s degree (Tax Law) at Universidad Católica del Peru.

Julian Fraga-Campos, works at the United Nations Conference on Trade And Development (UNCTAD) as Economic Affairs Officer within the Trade Facilitation Section. His work focuses on actively supporting the implementation of Trade Facilitation initiatives, especially the strengthening of National Trade Facilitation Committees, as well as the development and implementation of Trade Information Portals in Africa and the Pacific Region. Previously, he worked at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) in its Trade Facilitation Team, conducting research and coordinating several Trade Facilitation initiatives.

Julian also has experience working in the private sector, where he acquired international experience in logistics, production systems, managing projects and staff, and engaging with diverse stakeholders. He has a background in agribusiness, holds a Master's in Marketing Management and Distribution Channels from the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona and a B.Sc. in Agronomy from the Mayor University of Chile.

Pamela Ugaz is an international trade lawyer with over 15 years of experience in trade policy, trade facilitation, regional integration, and project management. She collaborates with the Trade Facilitation Section, UNCTAD since 2013, conducting technical assistance and capacity building projects towards the implementation of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement in African Asia and Latin America. She also conducts research on trade facilitation topics. Prior to joining UNCTAD, she worked as Associate Economic Affairs Officer at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and as Legal Affairs Officer at the World Trade Organization. As legal Adviser to the Vice-Minister of Foreign Trade of Peru, she negotiated transparency and dispute settlement provisions in several Regional Trade Agreements between Peru and its trade partners, including the EU, China, the US, Singapore, Japan, Korea, Canada, and the EFTA. Ms. Ugaz holds a Ph.D. in International Trade Law from the University of Geneva and a Master in International Law from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies.