Banco Popular de Puerto Rico

Edwin Smith concentrates his practice in commercial law, debt financings, structured financings, workouts, bankruptcies, and international transactions. He is particularly knowledgeable on commercial law and insolvency matters, both domestic and cross-border. His representations have included those in major bankruptcies including Refco, Lehman, and the City of Detroit. He often advises financial institutions on documentation and risk management issues. - See more at:https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/edwinsmith#sthash.bg6AZWAk.dpuf

Jocelyn is the Co-Lead + Executive Director of IDEO.org, the nonprofit design organization that she cofounded in 2011 after leading IDEO’s social innovation practice. As Executive Director, Jocelyn spends her time sorting out the vision, strategy, funding, and growth plans for IDEO.org. She heads up partner development with foundations, nonprofits, and social enterprises; builds networks by speaking widely on how design is changing the social sector; and has racked up more miles on the Star Alliance than she cares to admit.Prior to joining IDEO in 2007, Jocelyn worked in Kenya as an Acumen Fund fellow. Before that, she served as VisionSpring’s interim country director in India, where she helped increase the distribution of low-cost reading glasses to the poor. Before that she did training, project management, and business development for Chemonics International, a contractor for USAID. And before that, she was in college: BA in anthropology from Grinnell College and an MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management.For extra-curricular fun, Jocelyn is a program advisor to the Clinton Global Initiative, an advisory board member to Marketplace, a board member for Whitaker Peace and Development Initiative, and an Aspen Institute First Movers Fellow.

Christine C. Marcks is president of Prudential Retirement, a business unit of Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU), and a leading provider of defined contribution, defined benefit, nonqualified deferred compensation plan administration, and institutional investment and risk management services.Marcks leads Prudential Retirement to transform the retirement landscape with timely, responsive solutions for public, private, and nonprofit organizations. Under Marcks’ leadership, Prudential Retirement has expanded its product portfolio to establish market leading positions in Total Retirement Solutions, Stable Value InvestmentOnly products, guaranteed lifetime income solutions for DC plans and pension risk transfer strategies.Prior to joining Prudential in 2007, Marcks was senior vice president and head of ING Financial Horizons, an advisory business focused on the pre‐retiree market. Earlier in her career, she had bottom‐line responsibility for the company’s defined contribution and individual annuity businesses. Marcks also served as an International Economist with the U.S. Treasury Department in Washington, D.C.Marcks is an influential advocate for legislation that will ultimately help Americans achieve their retirement goals, frequently giving testimony before Departments of Labor and Treasury officials in Washington, D.C. A sought after, effective voice in the industry, Marcks is often a guest speaker and panelist at various global retirement conferences.Marcks serves as a member of the Executive Committee of the Y‐USA Board, on the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Business and Industry Association and on the Board of the Employee Benefit Research Institute. Locally, Marcks serves on the Board of Trustees of the Greater Hartford YMCA.Marcks is also a member of the Board of Trustees of her alma mater, Assumption College, from which she earned a bachelor’s degree in foreign affairs. She holds a master’s degree in economics from Georgetown University and NASD series 7 and 24 licenses.

Joe Valenti is the director of consumer finance at the Center for American Progress.

Samuel Gregg is research director at the Acton Institute.

Jonathan Hightower is a partner at Bryan Cave.

Pieter van den Berg is a New York-based partner in the Financial Institutions practice of The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). He leads the Corporate Banking segments for North America, and has led numerous assignments on the topics of growth strategy, coverage model, pricing & sales force effectiveness, and corporate development. He recently coauthored BCG’s article "Digital in Corporate Banking Reaches the Tipping Point". Pieter holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, and a Law degree from the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. He joined BCG in 2001.