Your Line-Up: Speaker Snapshot
From globally recognized physicians and researchers to advocates, artists, and cultural icons, this year’s program brings together an extraordinary line-up shaping the future of transgender health. Here’s a glimpse of who you’ll hear from — and keep your eyes peeled, because a few additional celebrity guests and performers from across Latin America will be announced soon.
Hilda Téllez Lino, JD
Mexican human rights attorney and advocate; Director General at Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission (CNDH), with a career defending LGBT+ rights and non-discrimination.
James Makokis, MD, MHSc, CCFP
Nehiyô (Plains Cree) family physician, winner of Season 7 of “The Amazing Race Canada,” and internationally recognized leader in Indigenous and transgender health.
Lana Whiskeyjack, ipkDoc, MA, BA
Nehiyaw Indigiologist and Associate Professor at the University of Alberta, whose work centers Indigenous knowledge systems and community-based research.
Justine Defreyne, MD, PhD
Belgian physician-researcher specializing in gender-affirming endocrine care, and active board member of EPATH.
Armand H. Matheny Antommaria, MD, PhD, HEC-C
Pediatric hospitalist and bioethicist at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, and Board member of the American Society for Bioethics + Humanities.
Edurne (Edu) Balmori Palacios
Executive Director of The Trevor Project México and recognized leader on LGBTQ+ and DEI initiatives across Latin America.
Amaranta Gómez Regalado
Zapotec Muxe scholar, activist, and the first trans candidate for federal congress in Mexico’s history, honored for her work in Indigenous and gender-diverse visibility.
Ophelia Pastrana
Colombian-Mexican comedian, digital strategist, and one of the world’s most influential LGBTQ+ voices in tech and media.
Sofía Richy
Trailblazing trans singer and actress, the first trans woman to star as “Daniela de Mijares” in the acclaimed musical “Mentiras, el musical.”