Key Speakers

Professional in the field of public administration and environmental sciences, with an extensive career of more than four decades in public service. He holds a PhD in Ecology and Environmental Management and a degree in Social Anthropology. His career has been marked by a focus on environmental management, international cooperation, and sustainable urban development. In addition, he has completed several specialisations at renowned institutions such as the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the National Institute of Public Administration (INAP) in Mexico.

Throughout his career, he has held several key positions, including Ambassador of Mexico to Nicaragua and Director General of Technical and Scientific Cooperation at AMEXCID. In the Government of the Federal District of Mexico he has led strategic projects such as the Natural Resources Commission (CORENA) and the Natural and Cultural World Heritage Zone Authority of Xochimilco, Tláhuac and Milpa Alta, where he promoted sustainable development and heritage conservation initiatives.

Walt Everetts is the retired Vice President of Space and Ground Services at Iridium Communications Inc., where he oversaw the company’s space-based network operations, global teleport antennas, Gateways, and system upgrades. His role involved managing the satellite constellation and ground systems to ensure reliable communications services. Mr. Everetts holds a bachelor’s in aerospace engineering from Pennsylvania State University.

He began his career in aerospace, working on satellite integration, testing, and launching. In 1996, he joined Motorola’s satellite communications division, managing the Iridium satellite constellation’s delivery and deployment. Afterward, he took on program management roles across 40 countries in various telecommunications projects. He rejoined Iridium in 2008 as Space Systems Operations Director and was later promoted to VP of Space Operations and Engineering in 2013, and to VP of Space and Ground Services in 2021.

With more than 30 years of experience as a researcher at the Laboratory of Space Geophysics and Oceanography (LEGOS) and the French National Center for Space Studies, he has a significant number of publications related to topics such as water bodies, water levels and volume in lakes and rivers, hydrology, hyperspace and geodesy, among others.