Technology & Applications in Latin America

El Ing. David Panchi Vergara nació en la ciudad de Quito en 1992. Obtuvo el título de Ingeniero Eléctrico en la Escuela Politécnica Nacional en 2017 y el grado de Magíster en Electricidad en la misma institución en 2022.

Actualmente se desempeña como Especialista Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo en el Operador Nacional de Electricidad, CENACE, y fue parte del Task Force de Aplicaciones WAMS del IEEE, especializándose en WAMS y sus aplicaciones en Ecuador. Sus principales líneas de trabajo e investigación se centran en los Sistemas Eléctricos de Potencia, la modelación y simulación mediante gemelos digitales, la operación de sistemas eléctricos de potencia y las redes eléctricas inteligentes.

He is the Executive Manager of Strategic Transformation at the National Electric System Operator (ONS), Brazil, responsible for strategic planning, organizational goals, performance indicators, innovation, data governance, ESG agenda, and strategic project monitoring.

He previously worked for ten years in short-term power system planning, with focus on interconnection limits between subsystems of the Brazilian National Interconnected System.

He holds a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from PUC-Rio and a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Brasilia, and participated in the Science Without Borders program at the University of Toronto.

Eng. Andres Tozzo has held the position of Division Manager for National Load Dispatch and Operation Planning and Studies at UTE, playing a key role in operation of the Uruguayan electric power system.

Throughout his career, he has been a central figure in system operations, including previous roles such as Load Dispatch Manager. His trajectory reflects sustained leadership and technical responsibility within Uruguay's national power system operation.

Víctor Velar holds a degree in Civil Industrial Electrical Engineering from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. From 2000 to 2015, he directed Latin American transmission studies at ENDESA-ENEL, and since 2015 he has led the Electrical Studies and Real-Time Simulation Laboratory at CEN.

He currently works on the integration of Inverter-Based Resources into the Chilean power system, with emphasis on Grid-Forming verification, EMT studies, HIL testing, and system strength assessment under high renewable penetration. He has contributed to the development of Chilean regulation and grid code on these matters.