Julio Germán Arias is a Secretary of Digitalization and Simplification of Processes (Secretario de Digitalización) at Presidencia de la República de Panamá. He possess expertise in portuguese, spanish, research, strategic planning, microsoft office and 16 more skills. He is proficient in French, Italian and Portuguese. Colleagues describe him as "For the majority of people meeting Julio Germán Arias Castillo for the first time, it takes an average of 10 minutes to fully comprehend and then confirm that you have in fact been in the presence of a future president. Yes, he is brilliant; yes, he is incredibly charismatic. The propeller of the principled ambition that drives him is rare, palpable and inspiring for those around him. I first had the honor while reviewing his application for Young Professionals of the Americas, a rising leaders network of the Council of the Americas. Julio was the youngest applicant we had ever had for our Steering Committee. As one of his interviewers, I was at first hesitant because of his age. The roughly 20% of applicants selected for the committee are usually older and more established, identified as being future game-changers for their industries and countries. Yet, it did not take long for each member of the reviewing committee to be charmed by Julio’s easygoing personality and understated sophistication. Since his acceptance around a year ago, he has become one of the most notable members of the group. He told us when he first joined that he does nothing halfway. He has in fact become one of the most engaged and important members our organization has ever had: both in securing high-level contacts from his Rolodex for our programming, and in helping define a membership strategy that pushes the network to reach new heights. When we look for volunteers for our initiatives, whether to review the budget or give opening remarks, Julio always has his hand up to help—which, as the internal committee knows well, means the job will be done both reliably and to the 110%. Today, I am honored to call him not only a colleague but also a friend, and would highly recommend him to anyone looking to take their team and business to the next level." and "Julio was the only undergraduate member of our team of Wharton MBAs who organized the Wharton Latin America Conference. He was an energetic, hard-working, and intelligent contributor to the team -- helping to promote the event to the broader UPenn community and taking care of some of the important organizational details. I also got to know Julio personally when I took a Portuguese class with him. I found that he is universally known and liked at UPenn, and that he takes time to organize school-wide events that educate his classmates about Panama and Latin America. Another impressive fact about Julio is that he is multilingual, and greets everyone he passes in their native tongue. Walking down the street with him guarantees that you'll hear conversations in French, Spanish, Portuguese, English and more!"