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Fabrizio Opertti is the Manager a.i. of the Productivity, Trade, and Innovation Sector (PTI) at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). With over 15 years of leadership experience in trade, investment, and regional integration, and nearly three decades of advancing international trade across the Americas, he leads a team of more than 100 professionals dedicated to designing and implementing strategic programs. These programs promote trade facilitation, investment attraction, and export promotion, while also strengthening productivity, innovation, and competitiveness across key sectors in Latin America and the Caribbean, contributing to regional competitiveness and economic growth.
He led the creation and implementation of ConnectAmericas.com, the first business social network in Latin America and the Caribbean, designed to support SMEs by providing access to global business networks. Additionally, he coordinates the Americas Business Dialogue, a private sector-led initiative facilitated by the IDB that brings together more than 400 multinational corporations and chambers of commerce and industry to foster public-private synergies, drive policy recommendations, and promote sustainable and inclusive growth. He also led the implementation of the BID for the Americas program, designed to foster business opportunities and strengthen economic ties between 26 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean and key partners in Europe, North America, and Asia.
Mr. Opertti has also conceived and led several flagship trade and investment forums, including the CEO Summit of the Americas, Outsource2LAC, LAC Flavors, and the Asia-LAC Forum series. These forums serve as key platforms for fostering public-private dialogue, regional collaboration, and business matchmaking across various sectors of the economy.
Mr. Opertti holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Political Economy from American University’s School of International Service, a Master of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, and a Master’s in Business Administration from Johns Hopkins University’s School of Business.
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