Mr. Víctor Umaña has a Master’s degree in International Law and Economics (Magna Cum Laude) from the World Trade Institute, University of Bern and obtained a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Costa Rica. He has been a researcher for the Latin American Center for Competitiveness and Sustainable Development at INCAE Business School since 2001, where he manages programs in competitiveness, trade, agriculture and sustainable development. He served as Counselor at the Mission of Costa Rica to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in charge of negotiations in agriculture, industrial goods, sanitary and phytosanitary measures and technical barriers to trade. He has performed as consultant for various international organizations including, IDB, GTZ, World Bank, The Brenthurst Foundation and InWEnt, in Latin America and Africa. He contributes regularly with op-ends to regional magazines and newspapers and is invited frequently as speaker in economic topics.