Juan C. Teran-Vela

Juan C.Terán-Vela has spent over 30 years at the intersection of technology and finance in Latin America. As an entrepreneur and investment banking advisor, he has guided telecom operators, financial institutions, and infrastructure developers on business strategy, portfolio profitability, and innovation hubs — leading financial structuring processes, assessing bankability, and designing Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) to channel investment and mitigate risk. His expertise spans cash flow analysis, guarantee structures, negotiations with banks and multilateral organizations, and contractual design that makes projects bankable from inception through financial close. A recognized voice on digitalization, AI, big data, Smart Cities, and renewable energy, he has spoken at international forums on ICT trends. He is also committed to digital and financial inclusion, developing technology solutions for underserved populations, and currently advises on innovation, project finance structuring, user experience, and digitalization across the region — with additional expertise in FinTech, RegTech, GovTech, and data protection compliance. Juan C. advocates for a new approach to orchestrating the ICT ecosystem, one that pairs the connectivity and data capabilities of the Fourth Industrial Revolution with rigorous financial discipline — ensuring technology-driven projects are well-structured, bankable, and profitable across every industry technology touches in the region.