Prof. Alejandro DiBernardi Alejandro DiBernardi is a specialist in airport planning, operations, and management with extensive international experience. He has directed and co-directed research and technical assistance projects at over 200 aerodromes, airports, heliports, and vertiports across Latin America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. In Argentina, he led 40 airport master plans and contributed to the Federal Strategic Transportation Plan as well as Peru’s National Civil Aviation Strategic Plan. His expertise also includes operational safety assessments, sustainable air transport, airport certification, and regulatory development. He is co-author of publications on airports, air transport, and engines, and has supervised numerous undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral theses. He serves as Latin American representative of the Master in Aeronautical Systems Management (UPM, Spain), guest lecturer, and recurring instructor for ICAO/Aena/AECID seminars. As an ICAO expert on airports (TCP & CDI), he has also advised the Central American Aviation Training Institute (ICCAE-COCESNA), where he designed three airport-focused diploma programs. He is a board member of RIDITA and co-founder of the International Group on Aviation and Multimodal Transport Research (IGAMT, Amsterdam). With teaching and speaking engagements at over 60 institutions and universities worldwide, his career bridges technical expertise, academic leadership, and international collaboration, positioning him as a recognized authority in civil aviation and airport management.
Francisco González Pulido (FGP) is an internationally recognized Mexican architect and the founder of ATELIER FGP, a global practice based in Chicago dedicated to rethinking the way we inhabit the world. Over the course of more than three decades, Francisco has developed a vision of architecture as a balance between science, art, technology, and human experience, always guided by a central idea: lightness as both a physical and metaphysical principle—a constant pursuit of simplifying, minimizing, and creating structures that, with the greatest subtlety, can protect, inspire, and connect us.
His portfolio spans large-scale and complex projects—airports, stadiums, skyscrapers, and mixed-use developments—as well as cultural, residential, and community works that explore new forms of social and environmental impact. Among his most notable projects are the new Mexico City Airport, the Major League Baseball stadium for the Diablos Rojos, the Shanghai Stock Exchange Plaza, the Shenzhen Gate complex in China, and community projects in Chicago and Oaxaca. His practice extends across the Americas, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, earning multiple international awards for design innovation and excellence.
Born in Mexico City and trained as an architect at TEC de Monterrey, Francisco expanded his academic and professional vision at Harvard and MIT, where he engaged with disciplines such as science, technology, and contemporary art—fields that have profoundly shaped his interdisciplinary approach. Beyond his design work, he has served as a visiting professor and lecturer at universities across the United States, Europe, and Latin America, sharing his philosophy of holistic design that transcends aesthetics to focus on performance, sustainability, and human experience.
In 2021, his work and that of the Atelier were published in the monograph Progression by Hatje Cantz Verlag, documenting the evolution of a practice deeply committed to transforming our cities and the way we live within them.
Dr. Jose Antonio Marmolejo-Saucedo is a Scientific-Chief Engineer in Romway Machinery Manufacturing Co. Ltd. in Zhejiang, China and professor at Nuevo Leon State University (UANL). He is currently in charge of implementing a digital twin in a smart factory designed in a modular way for large-scale optimization. His research is on operations research, large-scale optimization techniques, computational techniques, analytical methods for planning, operations, and control of electric energy and logistic systems. He is particularly interested in topics related to artificial intelligence, digital twins, the Internet of things and Industry 4.0. Currently, Prof. Marmolejo leads the Digital Twin Research Lab Mexico https://www.dtlab-research.net/. He earned his Ph.D. in Operations Research (Honors) from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and is currently a Professor at Nuevo Leon State University (UANL). He has authored or co-authored over 200 scientific publications, including journal articles, conference papers, books, and book chapters. He is a Level 3 member of the Mexican National System of Research Scientists (SNI), the highest national distinction awarded for scientific merit. His research focuses on operations research, large-scale optimization, artificial intelligence, digital twins, IoT, and Industry 4.0, with applications in logistics, energy, and smart manufacturing systems.
Angel Orozco Turrubiates with 25 years of experience in aircraft and airport operations, is the former Security Program Manager at Mexico City International Airport (AICM). He developed corporate plans and programs to ensure compliance with international aviation security regulations, focusing on civil aviation security, contingencies, and emergencies. His expertise includes the IATA Safety Audit Program (IOSA), Air Operator Certification, risk analysis, fleet planning, PBN Navigation, and regulatory improvement. Angel has worked with prominent organizations like Transportes Aeromar, Mexicana de Aviación, and Aeromexico, and holds certifications from the FAA and ICAO. He has a degree in Aeronautical Engineering, specialized training in Economic Sciences and Aerodrome Engineering, and teaches aviation subjects at Universidad Regional del Norte (URN).