The LatAm Committee represents: Mexico, Central America & the Caribbean and South America. Chairman: Marcelo Rech.

Priorities

- Promote innovation amongst the region's news media industry;

- Help media companies lead a successful digital transition 

- Advocate for a free and independent press.

Members

- Gastón Roitberg (Chair), Multimedia Newsroom Managing Editor, La Nación, Argentina

- Marcelo Rech, Editorial Vice-President, Grupo RBS, Brazil

- Rosental Alves, Founder & Executive Director, Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, University of Texas, USA

- Diego Carvajal, Vice President, Digital Product, Univision Communications Inc., USA

- Armando Castilla, General Manager & Publisher, Vanguardia, Mexico

- Daniel Dessein, Director, La Gaceta, Argentina

- Luis Alberto Ferré Rangel, Editor-in-Chief, GFR Media, Puerto Rico

- Ricardo Gandour, Content Director, Estado de Sao Paulo, Brazil

- David Matoses, CFO, Casa Editorial El Tiempo, Colombia

- Silvia Miró Quesada, Editor of Journalism Services, El Comercio, Peru

- Isabel A. Sicherle, Market Director, Editora Abril, Brazil