Members Introduction

Leticia Caminero - January 2022

Members Introduction

Leticia Caminero

Leticia Caminero is an intellectual property lawyer and project manager with over a decade of experience, starting in private practice and later developing in international organizations.


Leticia currently works in the Traditional Knowledge Division of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva, Switzerland. Prior to this position, she was at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in Washington DC, US. Before that, she worked at the Intellectual Property Division of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland. Furthermore, in her private practice, Leticia founded and led a law firm focusing on Intellectual Property, Entertainment Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Sanitary Regulations, International Trade, Consumer Law, Tax Law, Antitrust Law, and Energy Law. Previously, she was the Director of the Intellectual Property Department in a regional law firm in the Dominican Republic, Panama, Guatemala, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua.

Regarding her studies, Leticia Caminero holds a master’s degree in law, specializing in International Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property, WTO Law, and International Environmental Law, from the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom. In addition, she also holds a Bachelor's Degree in Law from the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, the Dominican Republic, and a 360 Project Management Certification from Cornell University, US. Recently, she received her certification as Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute (PMI).

Lastly, Leticia is the host of INTANGIBLIA (www.intangiblia.com), a bilingual podcast on Intellectual Property, where she interviews various guests about their experiences with creation, innovation, research, and entrepreneurship.

She joined the PMI Swiss Chapter to participate in their activities, meet local professionals, and contribute to the Chapter’s work.

Leticia is an avid reader and a piano rookie.

You can learn more about Leticia by visiting her LinkedIn profile.

Sami El Attar - December 2021

Members Introduction

Laurent A Rigoni

Originally from Geneva, Switzerland, Laurent followed a traditional path from college to consultant in the health sector while in his heart was brewing a deep desire for more artistic endeavors.
In his mid-twenties, Laurent sold most of his belongings and took a leap of faith in moving to Los Angeles to pursue a dream in film and television acting.


After having achieved some success being cast in several TV shows and films for over ten years, Laurent was presented with the opportunity to take his performance skills on the road and turn scene study into
scenery study as a freelance tour director. In this role, Laurent was able to offer his public speaking abilities and share his enthusiasm for America, its culture, and unique landscapes for about twelve years.

With the devastation of the global pandemic in 2020 and its severe impact on the travel & leisure industry coupled with a growing desire for a new challenge, Laurent started to write a new chapter and has just completed certifications in Project Management (CAPM, Scrum Master PSMI and Product Owner PSPOI).

Laurent is excited to join the PMI Switzerland Chapter for learning and networking opportunities. With dual citizenship, Swiss and American, Laurent now lives between Los Angeles and Geneva.

In his free time, Laurent is an avid book reader, he visits art galleries and practices sports.

You can learn more about Laurent by visiting his LinkedIn profile.

 

Dr. Deasún Ó Conchúir - December 2021

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Deasún Ó Conchúir

Deasún did the PMP exam in 2004 because he found that potential clients wanted more than a CV to prove project management competence, based on experience gained since the mid-eighties. Similarly, his recent PMI-ACP was to provide potential clients with confirmation of his agile credentials, based on years of experience.

In the years since then Deasún have supported professionals to implement their projects with the classical combination of consulting, coaching, mentoring and training. Since the mid-nineties, his client base has spread out to several European, African, Asian and North American companies. Since the pandemic, the work is mostly remote and includes the last continent (Latin America).

In the years in between, Deasún has joined the board of PMI Switzerland with responsibility for Education, then went on to 3 different global PMI roles. At present Deasún is back with the PMIEF, mentoring groups in Greece, Albania and Italy.

Laurent A. Rigoni - December 2021

Members Introduction

Laurent A Rigoni

Originally from Geneva, Switzerland, Laurent followed a traditional path from college to consultant in the health sector while in his heart was brewing a deep desire for more artistic endeavors.
In his mid-twenties, Laurent sold most of his belongings and took a leap of faith in moving to Los Angeles to pursue a dream in film and television acting.


After having achieved some success being cast in several TV shows and films for over ten years, Laurent was presented with the opportunity to take his performance skills on the road and turn scene study into
scenery study as a freelance tour director. In this role, Laurent was able to offer his public speaking abilities and share his enthusiasm for America, its culture, and unique landscapes for about twelve years.

With the devastation of the global pandemic in 2020 and its severe impact on the travel & leisure industry coupled with a growing desire for a new challenge, Laurent started to write a new chapter and has just completed certifications in Project Management (CAPM, Scrum Master PSMI and Product Owner PSPOI).

Laurent is excited to join the PMI Switzerland Chapter for learning and networking opportunities. With dual citizenship, Swiss and American, Laurent now lives between Los Angeles and Geneva.

In his free time, Laurent is an avid book reader, he visits art galleries and practices sports.

You can learn more about Laurent by visiting his LinkedIn profile.

 

Martin Härri - November 2021

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Martin has over 30 years of experience in project management in consulting and in the financial services industry and has led more than a dozen project offices. In the last 3 years he is working for SIX, where he manages the Project Office of two large strategic projects.

He is a founding member of the PMI Switzerland Chapter, and has served in various volunteer roles, including Board Member and Chapter President. Martin recently added the Disciplined Agile Senior Scrum Master (DASSM) to his list of PMI certifications, which already contained the Project Management Professional (PMP), the PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP) and the PMI Agile Certified Professional (PMI-ACP).

His current volunteer roles are mainly being a project manager for the 10th PMI Switzerland Conference, and managing the PMI Swiss Corporate Networking Group.

You can learn more about Martin by visiting his LinkedIn profile.