Speakers

Fernando Cutz is the Global Head of Regulatory & Intellectual Property Operations at Meta where he manages global teams which respond to requests from users, governments, companies, and courts for the removal of content for regulatory, intellectual property, or contractual violations from Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, the Metaverse, Meta AI, or Meta wearables. Fernando previously served at the White House across two Presidential administrations. Under President Trump, Fernando served as Senior Advisor to National Security Advisor Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster. He also served as Director for South America and Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs at the White House National Security Council. Under President Obama, Fernando worked on the White House National Security Council in the Office of Global Engagement and later served as a Special Advisor for the President's trip to Cuba. Fernando joined the U.S. government through USAID, where he served in Bogota, Colombia as an advisor for USAID’s work with the Colombian peace process with the FARC, and in Georgetown, Guyana as USAID’s Principal Officer.