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Aloft Panama
Vía Israel
Panama City, Panamá, 00000
Panama

Bryson Voirin

Biologist

Bryson Voirin is a wildlife neuroscientist at the Max Planck Society in Germany, a conservation drone researcher at the California Academy of Sciences, and a freelance TV presenter. His passion for science and the natural world began at a young age. Growing up in Florida, he spent his early years "exploring" the forests, fields, and backyards around his house. Upon moving to Germany during high school, Bryson's exposure to new and foreign ecosystems strengthened his interest in the outdoor, leading him to pursue environmental and biological research in numerous countries during university. Both an Udall and Fulbright Scholar, Bryson's scientific research and conservation work has been published in peer-reviewed journals, featured in international newspapers and magazines, and covered on television programs from around the world.

Carlos Jasso

Photojournalist

Carlos Jasso's career as a photojournalist started in 2003 in Mexico. In 2005 Carlos moved to London working for a local news agency, National, and then worked for the Independent Newspaper and Bloomberg. In 2009 Carlos moved back to Mexico as a freelance for Associate Press to cover the war on drugs and general news in Guadalajara (2009-2010) and Monterrey (2010-2011). In 2011, Carlos joined Reuters as a stringer in Mexico and then Panama. In Panama, Carlos covers domestic and international news, sports and stand-alone photo stories.

Diego Molino

Entrepreneur

Diego Molino is co-founder of Ubiqua, a B2B software development startup that designs solutions for sales departments at wholesale distribution and production companies. As the Commercial VP, he is in charge of sales, business development and the revenue growth strategy and has led Ubiqua's exponential growth since its founding in 2013. Diego loves playing competitive sports and reading. He describes himself as very positive, proactive, curious, a hard worker and a passionate learner.

Natalia Donner

Archeologist

Natalia Donner’s research focuses on understanding how pottery making traditions develop, change, and continue through time. As a PhD candidate at Leiden University (The Netherlands), she is studying ancient pottery practices in Chontales, Nicaragua (Central America). Born in Argentina, and educated in the Mexican Archaeology tradition, Natalia has followed her passion for clay, but also considered her profession meaningless without dedicating time to teach in schools, coach educators in how to approach science in an engaging way, create connections between scientific research projects and the local communities involved, develop learning materials, apart from conducting archaeological explorations and excavations.

Rebecca Eisenmann

Health Blogger

Since she was very young, Rebecca Eisenmann knew that her dream was to be a writer. A blogger and founder of the Verde y Rebelde movement, Rebecca is passionate about inspiring and helping others change their lifestyles through food and developing healthy habits. She is described as a "rebel with a cause" and a "pioneer in communicating and defending people's wellbeing as well as teaching preventive steps to conserve our health." Rebecca is licensed in liberal arts and also studied at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, based in New York. Rebecca attributes her lifestyle change to the moment she found out she was having a girl and began sharing tips and life through social media. Today, her Instagram account has more than one hundred thousand followers.

Tania Gilinski

Entrepreneur

Originally from Colombia, is an entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience in television, publishing, marketing, and technology. A graduate of Wellesley College and Stanford University, Tania led the creation, production, and marketing of a live action children's television program entitled "The Adventures of Juana la Iguana," which aired in 14 countries including the U.S and Mexico. After a 15-year hiatus, Tania relaunched Juana la Iguana in the digital world through educational apps in both iOS and Android, and a YouTube Channel animated Spanish songs. The app "Juana la Iguana en la Granja" is a 2016 Parent's Choice Recommended App and Juana la Iguana was picked as the winner of People's Pick Vote in the Miami Herald business Challenge and third Place winner in the Challenge community track. It also won the First Place of Fan's Vote in the Hispanicize Latin Pitch and Third Place winner in the overall competition.