Below is a list of high-level Government Officials that attended the Americas Competitiveness Forum 2008.

Argentina
José Lino Barañao, Minister of Science, Technology and Production Innovation
Beatriz Nofal, President, National Investment Development Agency
D. Héctor Marcos Timerman, Ambassador of Argentina

Barbados
Darcy Boyce, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance
Michael King, Ambassador of Barbados

Canada
Jim Prentice, Minister of Industry

Chile
Hugo Lavados, Minister of Economy
Mariano Fernández, Ambassador of Chile

Colombia
Alvaro Uribe Velez, President of the Republic of Colombia
Luis Plata Paez, Minister of Commerce
Carolina Barco, Ambassador of Colombia
Julio Riaño, Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Alonso Salazar Jaramillo, Mayor of Medellin
Alex Char, Mayor of Barranquilla

Costa Rica
Marco Vinicio Ruiz, Minister of Foreign Trade
Jorge Woodbridge, Minister of Competitiveness
Marco Vargas, Minister of Institutional Coordination
F. Tomás Dueñas, Ambassador of Costa Rica

Dominican Republic
Miguel Calzada Leon, Ambassador at Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ecuador
Susana Cabeza de Vaca, Coordinating Minister of Production
Xavier Abad, Minister of Industry and Competitiveness
Luis Gallegos, Ambassador of Ecuador

El Salvador
Elias Antonio Saca, President of the Republic of El Salvador
Jose Ruben Alonso Rochi, Minister of Tourism
Ricardo Esmahan, Minister of Economy
Yolanda de Gavidia, Special Envoy, Office of the President
Carmen Tobar, Deputy Chief of Mission

Guatemala
Álvaro Colom Caballeros, President of the Republic of Guatemala
Haroldo Rodas Melgar, Foreign Minister
Rómulo Caballeros Otero, Minister of Economy
Rubén Morales, Vice Minister of Economy for Integration and Foreign Trade
Ana Ordóñez de Molina, Minister of Education
Carlos Enrique Mata Castillo, Coordinator for Investment and Competitiveness (PRONACOM)
Julio Eduardo Orozco Pérez, Director, Guatemalan Tourism Institute (INGUAT)
Stephen McFarland, U.S. Ambassador to Guatemala
Francisco Villagrán de Leon, Ambassador to the United States

Honduras
Fredis A. Cerrato, Minister of Industry and Trade
Roberto Flores Bermúdez, Ambassador of Honduras

Jamaica
Michael Stern, Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce
Robert Gregory, Presdient, Jamaica Trade and Investment

Mexico
Gerardo Ruiz Mateos, Secretary of Economy
Rodolfo Elizondo Torres, Secretary of Tourism, SECTUR
Beatriz Leycegui, Undersecretary for International Trade Negotiations, Ministry of Economy

Nicaragua
Jaime Morales Carazo, Vice President of the Republic of Nicaragua
Javier Chamorro, Executive Director, ProNicaragua
Arturo J. Cruz, Jr., Ambassador of Nicaragua

Panama
Severo Sousa, Vice Minister of Trade and Industry

Peru
Mercedes Aráoz, Minister of Trade and Tourism
Felipe Ortiz de Zevallos, Ambassador of Peru

St. Lucia
Rufus George Bousquet, Minister of Trade, Industry, and Commerce
Allen Chastanet, Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation
Darrel Montrope, Permanent Secretary for Tourism and Civil Aviation
Richard Frederick, Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, and Planning

St. Vincent & the Grenadines
La Celia A. Prince, Ambassador of St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Trinidad & Tobago
Glenda Morean-Phillip, Ambassador of Trinidad and Tobago

United States
Carlos M. Gutierrez, U.S. Secretary of Commerce

Uruguay
Daniel Martinez, Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining
Miguel Brechner, President, Uruguay Technology Laboratory (LATU)
Dan Piestun, President, INIA
Carlos Alberto Gianelli Derois, Ambassador of Uruguay