MOSAIC

Kol Shearith Israel
Within the framework of the celebrations of the 140th anniversary of Congregation Kol Shearith Israel, in May 2016, MOSAICO PANAMA: COUNTRY OF OPPORTUNITIES was born, a space where outstanding voices of our country share personal and professional reflections on how diversity, multiculturalism, respect and freedom have made Panama a great country, to which through the centuries people from all over the world, of different ethnicities, cultures and religions have migrated to make it their home.
The presentations focus on how Panama, which has historically positioned itself, nationally and internationally, as a country of conciliation and dialogue, has turned these qualities into determining factors for its development.





Speakers 2016
- Isabel de St. Malo de Alvarado Vice President of the Republic of Panama
- Stanley Motta: President of Copa Holdings
- Ilya Espino de Marotta: Executive Vice President of Engineering and Program Management of the Panama Canal
- Bishop Julio Murray: President of the Ecumenical Committee of Panama
- Juan David Morgan: Renowned writer and historian
- Margot López: Biomuseo’s Communications Director
Speakers 2017
- María Luisa Romero: Minister of Government of the Republic of Panama
- José Isabel Blandón F: Mayor of the Municipality of Panamá
- Mercedes Eleta de Brenes: President of the Panama-Israel Cultural Institute
- Gustavo Kraselnik: Rabbi of the Kol Shearith Israel Congregation.
- Miguel Ángel Hervás: Archaeologist of the El Caño Foundation.
- Jorge Eduardo Ritter: Former Chancellor of the Republic of Panama.
Speakers 2018
- Betty Brannan Jaén: President of the Museum of Democracy and Human Rights
- Father Miguel Ángel Ciaurriz: Pastor of St. Luke’s Church in Costa del Este.
- Leonor Calderón: Director of the Ibero-American General Secretariat and former Minister of Youth, Women, Children and the Family
- Carlos Alberto Escotet: Executive President of BANESCO Panama
- Olga Sinclair: Painter and president of the Olga Sinclair Foundation.
- Simón Tejeira: El Ñeque News
Speakers 2019
- Pedro Heilbron: Chief Executive Officer, Copa Airlines
- Julieta de Fábrega: Columnist of Ellas Magazine of La Prensa
- Dr. Adán Ríos: Physician and researcher.
- Dácil Acevedo: President of the Private Sector Council for Educational Assistance (COSPAE)
- Milton Henríquez Sasso: Writer, Panamanian Ambassador to Spain.
- Rosa Iveth Montezuma: Miss Panama for Miss Universe 2018
Speakers 2023
- Jorge Arosemena Román: Chief Executive Officer of City of Knowledge
- Gabrielle Britton: INDICASAT Researcher – AIP
- Michael Chen: President of the Colón Chamber of Commerce
- Mirei Endara de Heras: President of the Marea Verde Association
- Tomás Mendizabal: CIHAC Researcher – AIP
- Patricia Vlieg: Singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer and lecturer.
Speakers 2024
- Camila Adames: Journalist
- Rolando Gittens: Entrepreneurial Scientist
- Laura Flores H.Director of the Americas, Department of Political Affairs of the United Nations Organization (UNO)
- Arnolfo “Fito” La Vittola Martino: Author of “Memories of the Italian community in Panama”.
- Raisa Banfield: Architect
- Francisco Bustamante: Economist
Speakers 2025
- Marixa Lasso: Historian
- George Scribner: Artist and filmmaker
- Adis Urieta: Journalist and former Ambassador
- Alejandro Fernández: Consultant
- Ana K. Smith: President of the Directors Association of Panama
- José “Jackson” Rodríguez: Journalist and Youth Leader
