Angélica Fuentes Téllez

Executive President of Grupo Omnilife – Chivas

Angélica Fuentes Téllez is one of the most influential women in Mexico and Latin America due to her proven track record as businesswoman, her influence in development of public policies in the energy sector, and her philanthropic commitment with community, women from Latin America and the arts.
For 20 years, she served as General Director at Grupo Imperial. Her outstanding work put her on the head of the energy sector, as President of Mexican Natural Gas Association and President of APEC Energy Business Network. In 2002, she received a Presidential Award from Vicente Fox Quezada, for her outstanding leadership.
At the present, Angélica is the Executive President of Grupo Omnilife- Chivas, that lead by her recently ranked among the 200 most successful companies in Mexico.

This is a highly diversified group of companies, which is present in 19 countries. It offers products for health, entertainment and beauty, from top brands: Omnilife, Angelíssima, Las Chivas Rayadas del Guadalajara and Chivas USA. Angelica´s strategy in Grupo Omnilife-Chivas was institutionalization, organizational restructuring and aggressive financial restructuring. This strategy resulted in the optimization of resources, increased sales and, as consequence, significant increase in return on investment.
As a woman, Angélica has fought for more than 25 years to make way for Latin American women in the business world, teaching them to believe in themselves and to achieve results. She has spread her message about empowerment around the world, by the means of conferences and seminars, lectured before audiences of thousands of women. In addition, she has a weekly radio program named “De Corazón a Con Razón” (From Heart to Reason), where she shares her experience as an empowered woman.
Angélica was born in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, she has a Finance Degree, granted by the University of Texas. Angélica lives in Guadalajara, Jalisco. She is married to renowned businessman Jorge Vergara, and she has had her first child, Valentina.

Dr Riek Machar

Vice President of South Sudan

is the first vice-president of the independent Republic of South Sudan. Riek Machar obtained a PhD in mechanical engineering in 1984 and then joined the rebel Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A) during the Second Sudanese Civil War (1983–2005). Riek fell out with the SPLM/A leader John Garang in 1991 and formed a splinter group, the SPLM/A-Nasir. In 1997 Riek made a treaty with the Government of Sudan and become head of the government-backed South Sudan Defense Force (SSDF). In 2000 he left the SSDF and formed a new militia, the Sudan People’s Democratic Forces (SPDF), and in 2002 rejoined the SPLA as a senior commander. After the death of John Garang in July 2005, Riek Machar became vice-president of the autonomous Southern Sudan. He became vice-president of South Sudan on 9 July 2011 when the country became independent.

Artists

Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels

Hip-Hop Pioneer

Darryl McDaniels or “DMC” as most of the world knows him, first made his start in the music business as one third of the groundbreaking rap group Run-DMC and quickly became the most popular in terms of fans and influence. He has been in the public eye for the past 20 years, since forming the now legendary, defunct group, RUN-D.M.C with Joseph (Rev. Run) Simmons and the late, great Jason (Jam Master Jay) Mizell. Also one of the founding members of this multi-platinum music group, selling over 30 million singles and albums worldwide, it would be hard to overstate his influence on popular culture. He helped transform Rap and Hip Hop into the most popular music in the world, while building a fan base that rivals the biggest acts in Rock ‘n’ Roll.

Emmanuel Jal

Musician. Actor. Author. Advocate

In the war-torn region of Southern Sudan, Emmanuel Jal was born into the life of a child solider. Through unbelievable struggles, Emmanuel managed to survive and emerge as a world-famous recording artist with a hit record under his belt. Called an artist “with the potential of a young Bob Marley” by Peter Gabriel, he has performed at Live 8 and Nelson Mandela’s 90th b-day concert. His music can be heard in major motion pictures, TV, and he’s been featured in major outlets like TIME, USA Today, NPR, CNN, MTV, & the BBC. Emmanual is also a spokesperson for Amnesty International and Oxfam, and created the charitable foundation, Gua Africa.

Speakers