CURRICULUM VITAE. Economics Graduate from the Universidad de la República Oriental del Uruguay, with knowledge in economy and quantitative methods.

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE February I. PERSONAL INFORMATION Name: Javier López Ríos Date of birth: April 13 th, 1981 Telephone: (+598) E mail: Javier.Lopez@infopesca.org javierlopezrios@gmail.com II. PROFESSIONAL PROFILE Economics Graduate from the Universidad de la República Oriental del Uruguay, with knowledge in economy and quantitative methods. Advisor to the General Director of INFOPESCA on Fishery and Aquaculture Economic Affairs. Experience in the preparation of market reports on fishery products marketing and trade, statistical analysis, relations with international correspondents and subscribers, national and international Institutions and Organizations; and experience on the preparation of cash flows, feasibility and economic analysis for the projects carried out by INFOPESCA, with several pieces of work on domestic and international trade of seafood products. Experience in international consultancies on seafood markets access requirements and trends, and integration of fisheries and aquaculture in national policies. High level of proficiency in spoken and written Spanish and English. III. EDUCATION University Degree in Economics, School of Economics and Administration of the Universidad de la República Oriental del Uruguay, 2012.

2 Languages Certificate of Proficiency in English, University of Cambridge, England. First Certificate in English, University of Cambridge, England. Oxford Examination in English as a Foreign Language. Oxford University, England. Computer skills Windows XP and 7, MS Office Use of statistical software R, Stata and E views. IV. WORK EXPERIENCE Since INFOPESCA, Advisor to the General Director on Fishery and Aquaculture Economic Affairs INFOPESCA, Technical Assistant, Information and Trade Promotion Department. Since School of Social Sciences, University of the Republic (Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de la República), Advisor to the Dean Consultancy on the integration of fisheries and aquaculture in food security policies in Latin American and Caribbean countries, for the Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy and Economic Division of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Department of FAO Organization and Technical Secretary duties of the World Tilapia Conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, organized by FAO, INFOPESCA, the Brazilian Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture and the Government of the State of Rio de Janeiro Consultancy on the integration of fisheries and aquaculture in poverty alleviation, climate change, gender mainstreaming, disaster preparedness, eco systems, employment and foreign exchange earnings in policies designed in the African countries, for the NEPAD FAO Fisheries Programme Preparation of a report on import markets for mackerel in Latin America and North America as part of a consultancy carried out by INFOFISH for the Canadian Mackerel Industry Consultancy on Integration of fisheries and aquaculture in food security and nutrition strategies and plans assessed and promoted at regional and national level for selected African countries, in the framework of the SmartFish Project Result 5.

3 2012. The market potential for fishery products in Brazil and South America, survey on recent trends, market access requirements, and conditions for foreign investment; consultancy for Siam Canadian Group Limited Organization and Technical Secretary duties for the Regional Workshop on Market Access and Value Chains in Fisheries and Aquaculture, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, organized by FAO and INFOPESCA Organization and Technical Secretary duties for the Third Fish Info Network Directors Meeting, Ciudad de México, México Technical Secretary duties for the Regional Meeting on the Domestic Markets for fishery products in Latin America; Dissemination Seminar, Boca Chica, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Collaboration in the organization of the Regional Meeting of the Pan American Network of Inspection, Quality Control and Technology of Fishery Products, Guayaquil, Ecuador Technical Secretary duties for the Regional Meeting on the Domestic Markets for fishery products in Latin America, San José de Costa Rica, Costa Rica National Institute of Statistics National Household s Expenditure and Incomes Survey; duties of critic and validator Social Development Ministry, National Plan for Assistance to the Social Emergency; surveyor School of Economics and Administration Faculty Evaluation Unit; surveyor National Institute of Statistics National Census, stage I; surveyor Pentagrama SRL; Purchases and Sales Manager. V. SEMINARS, COURSES, WORKSHOPS AND MEETINGS World Whitefish Congress, Vigo, Spain, organized by FAO and the Spanish Association of Wholesalers, Importers, Manufacturers and Exporters of fish products and Aquaculture CONXEMAR World Tilapia Conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, organized by FAO, INFOPESCA, the Brazilian Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture and the Government of the State of Rio de Janeiro Course Advanced Lessons in Fisheries and Aquaculture Economics, Santander, Spain, organized by Menéndez Pelayo International University (UIMP) and FAO Advanced Course Research Applications in Seafood Marketing, Zaragoza, Spain, organized by FAO and the Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM), through the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Zaragoza (IAMZ).

4 th Biennial Conference of the International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade (IIFET), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, organized by the University of Dar es Salaam Regional Workshop on Market Access and Value Chains in Fisheries and Aquaculture, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, organized by FAO and INFOPESCA The Economics of Aquaculture, intensive PhD course delivered by the Centre for the Economics and Management of Aquatic Resources (CEMARE), University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom I International Symposium on Aquaculture and Fisheries I SIAP Brazil, Itajaí, Santa Catarina, Brazil th Session of the FAO s Sub Committee on Fish Trade, Buenos Aires, Argentina Regional Workshop on the World Trade Organization and Fisheries, Impact of the WTO agreements and current WTO negotiations on the fisheries sector, Buenos Aires, Argentina, organized by FAO and the Fisheries and Aquaculture Under Secretary of Argentina Regional Meeting on the Domestic Markets for fishery products in Latin America; Dissemination Seminar, Boca Chica, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Organized by FAO and INFOPESCA nd Economy Symposium, organized by the Institute of Economy of the School of Economics and Administration Workshop on fishery and aquaculture products marketing and trade: markets, consumption and consumers, Montevideo, Uruguay, organized by FAO, INFOPESCA and DINARA Regional Meeting on the Domestic Markets for fishery products in Latin America, San José de Costa Rica, Costa Rica, Organized by FAO and INFOPESCA th Workshops on the Current National and Regional Economic Situation, Montevideo, Equity, Poverty and Inequality Indicators 2006 Course, National Institute of Statistics, Montevideo, Uruguay Topics of Sampling 2006 Course, National Institute of Statistics, Montevideo, Uruguay th Workshops on the Current National and Regional Economic Situation, Montevideo, Defence of competition Seminar, Montevideo, Uruguay, organized by the Program of Defence of Competition, Ministry of Economy and Finances International Meeting The pending ethical agenda in Latin America, Montevideo, Uruguay, organized by the Inter American Development Bank.

5 th Workshops on the Current National and Regional Economic Situation, Montevideo, Round table: International Insertion, Employment and Human Development in Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay, organized by the United Nations Development Program th Workshops on the Current National and Regional Economic Situation, Montevideo, rd Academic Workshops, Montevideo, Uruguay, organized by the Students Association of the School of Economics and Administration and sponsored by the School of Economics and Administration VI. PRESENTATIONS IN WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS State of whitefish resources in the North Pacific, World Whitefish Congress, Vigo, Spain, organized by FAO and the Spanish Association of Wholesalers, Importers, Manufacturers and Exporters of fish products and Aquaculture CONXEMAR State of the regional trade and domestic markets for fishery products in Latin America, Regional Workshop on Market Access and Value Chains in Fisheries and Aquaculture, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, organized by FAO and INFOPESCA Participation in the delivery of marketing and trade topics for the Workshops on Fishery Products Marketing, in the cities of Managua, Nicaragua, and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, in the framework of the TCP/RLA/3111 project, executed by FAO and INFOPESCA Intra Regional trade of fishery products in Latin America, Regional Meeting of the Pan American Network of Inspection, Quality Control and Technology of Fishery Products, Guayaquil, Ecuador The Seafood Market in Montevideo, Workshop on fishery and aquaculture products marketing and trade: markets, consumption and consumers, Montevideo, Uruguay The Seafood Market in Montevideo, Regional Meeting on the Domestic Markets for fishery products in Latin America, San José de Costa Rica, Costa Rica; joint presentation with Carlos Mazza (DINARA).

6 VII. PUBLICATIONS, CONTRIBUTIONS AND PIECES OF WORK Economic feasibility research for the aquaculture of the species Cilus gilberti, in the framework of the Cilus gilberti Project, Fundación Chile/INFOPESCA, Until March 2011, preparation of quarterly market reports on Shrimp in the US, Salmon in the US and Salmon and trout from Chile, to be included in the GLOBEFISH Seafood Highlights and published in GLOBEFISH s website ( the GLOBEFISH Commodity Update and INFOPESCA International Magazine. Preparations of reports on Mussels form Chile and Hake from South America. WTO and the fish trade, INFOPESCA International Magazine, issues 40 and 41 (INFOEPSCA, 2009, 2010). The seafood market in the city of Iquitos, Peru (CFC/INFOPESCA, 2010). Economic feasibility studies for the FSCFT 23 CFC/FAO/INFOPESCA Improving Marketing Efficiency of Artisanal Fishermen in Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean for the installation of a frozen products processing plant in Tamiahua, Mexico, and the establishment of a stocking center for wholesale and retail sale of fishery products in the city of Tela, Honduras. Correction of the final report of economic feasibility of the tilapia and freshwater fish aquaculture project carried out in Venezuela, and final preparation of the cash flows projections. The seafood market in Montevideo, INFOPESCA. Preparation of the Handbook of Marketing for the Uruguayan Aquaculture Products, for the TCP/URU/3101 project.