Eduardo Pascual Pouteau

Genuinely interested in the interlink between development and private sector, Mr. Pascual serves as senior financial consultant for the World Bank. A 20-year investment banking veteran (Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse) and a regular contributor to main Spanish media, he holds a BA in Business (Complutense) and a MS in Foreign Service (Georgetown). Born in Paris and raised in Madrid, Mr. Pascual currently resides in Washington, DC. He is the proud father of three daugthers. He is the cofounder of Contrarian-View.

Mario Tascón

Founder of Prodigioso Volcán, a consultancy firm systematically rated in FT 1000 list of Europe’s fastest-companies. Mr. Tascón is a leading global voice in Internet, Digital Content and Information Architecture. President of Fundeu, he has been Managing Director in PRISA and Deputy Director in El Mundo. Author of several books, Mario can be located between Madrid, and anywhere in South America. He is the cofounder of Contrarian-View.