Elisa Mariel Trujillo Leyva

A Mexican national, Elisa is an Architect with a specialty in Sustainable Architectural Design from the Tec de Monterrey (México), Master of Science in Infrastructure Planning by the University of Stuttgart (Germany) and has completed the Disaster Risk Reduction and Local Sustainable Development program at the ITCILO (Italy). Elisa has collaborated with different international organizations in Mexico, Spain and Germany, performing positions as consultant, research assistant, academic coordinator and professor. She has also participated in multiple social projects for Mexico. She specializes in issues related to urban resilience and climate change, as well as their relationship with poverty eradication. Elisa has participated in different national networks related to sustainable development, being a partner of Tierra Prima, a social entrepreneurship group to reduce environmental impact. Currently, she works as Resilience and Urban Transformation global advisor for the CEMEX's Social Impact team, she is an Observer of the United Nations Youth Assembly in the Mexican Delegation and Director at ARISE Mx national network.