Speakers

Oliver Flögel
Executive Secretary of Digital Development of the Government of Chile

Oliver Flögel is german, married with two children. He is currently the Executive Secretary of Digital Development of the Government of Chile. Previously, he was CEO of Telefónica group in Chile. He worked for 16 years, holding various positions in Chile, Argentina, Brazil and Spain. Flögel has extensive experience in Finance and acquisitions and Telecommunications. It also has extensive experience as an entrepreneur, and has invested in several companies in various sectors. He holds a Master in Finance from CEMA University in Argentina and in Business Administration degree from the University Europe in Brussels, Belgium.

Michael Marks
Founding Partner, Riverwood Capital & Ex CEO Fextronics

Michael Marks is a founding Partner of Riverwood Capital. Prior to establishing Riverwood, he was a Partner and Senior Advisor at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. in 2006 and 2007. And before KKR, he spent 13 years as CEO of Flextronics International Ltd. and built the company into one of the largest technology companies in the world.
He was also Chairman of Flextronics from 2006 to 2007. As its CEO, Michael led Flextronics as it increased annualized revenues from approximately $93 million to approximately $16 billion, while establishing operations in over 35 countries and integrating over 100 acquisitions. As Chairman, he helped Flextronics grow to annualized revenues of $36 billion. Electronic Business Magazine named Michael one of the Top Ten Most Influential Executives in Silicon Valley History and CEO of the Year for 2003.
Michael earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA and MA from Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio. He is a Chairman of the Board of SanDisk Corporation and a director of Schlumberger Limited, The V Foundation for Cancer Research (non-profit), Aptina Imaging, Virtual Instruments and GoPro.