LATAM SEC 2026
Addressing Social and Environmental Challenges Through Responsible Construction Technologies
Quito, Ecuador, March 23-27, 2026
Technical Program and Keynote Speakers
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Keynote Speakers
Keynote Speaker I - Edwin Morales Díaz
Master in Transport Management with a specialization in Traffic, Mobility,
and Road Safety graduated from the International University of Ecuador.
Specialized in the development of mobility master plans and mobility impact
studies.
As part of ACCIONA-Quito Metro, Quality Engineer involved in the maintenance
phase of the Quito Metro, working across civil works, track superstructure,
and electromechanical systems. Responsibilities included quality control,
compliance with technical standards, and coordination across multidisciplinary
maintenance activities for a large-scale urban rail infrastructure project.
(July 2017–2025).
Previously working for the Secretariat of Habitat and Territorial Planning,
Metropolitan District of Quito (February 2022–July 2024) focused on Mobility
Analyst in the Metropolitan Territorial Planning Department, contributing to
the review of the 2022–2042 Sustainable Mobility Master Plan and to mobility
assessments within complementary urban, special, and partial plans. Conducted
analyses of traffic flows, directionality, and mobility impacts, and developed
alternatives to promote active and sustainable urban mobility.
Title: The Quito Metro (Construction, Operation, Maintenance, and Future Expansion)
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Keynote Speaker II - Alfredo Satillán Cornejo
Alfredo Santillán Cornejo has been a research professor at FLACSO Ecuador since 2009. He holds a degree in Sociology and Political Science from PUCE (2002), earned a master's degree in Anthropology at FLACSO Ecuador (2006), and a PhD in Social Studies (2016) from the Universidad Externado de Colombia. He has been an associate professor at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (2007-2013) and, as a FLACSO professor, has coordinated academic programs such as the Master's in Urban Studies and the Master's in Anthropology at that institution. His research includes urban imaginaries, socio-spatial segregation, violence, and urban insecurity. His current work focuses on the study of urban life from the perspective of citizen subjectivities.