Mafe Pérez is a Colombian Creative Director and Global Events Specialist based in Los Angeles, known for transforming brands into immersive, human-centered experiences. With a sharp eye for experiential branding and hospitality, she leads global teams to shape unforgettable experiences for Fortune 500s, UN initiatives, and national delegations. Her work fuses strategy, sensorial storytelling, and human-centered design—captivating audiences at the World Economic Forum, UNGA, Climate Week, and UN Climate Conference COP. Award-winning in food and CPG design, Mafe's roots trace back to San Francisco, where she energized the local scene and lead Creative Mornings monthly breakfast events for 7 years.
Mafe’s CreativeMornings activity
Ziggy Khan Riding to Wounded Knee
Elina Frumerman Intuition as the muse
Josh Halstead Three Paradigms of Disability & Design
James Tucker Five points to a creative community
Jeff Raz Bridging cultural gaps through art
When do you need more I, and when do we need more WE. And allowing both to exist, but not necessary always at the same time.
If everybody has an accent, that makes us the same; but the adjective before the accent make us different... we choose the lenses of which we want to see – the adjective or the noun.
Perfectionism is the enemy of art and of craft, both of which require a love of experimentation and a stomach for failure.
Every person, once they enter your dream, is a part of you. In order to love everyone in the entire world, the only leap of faith you need to take is that you yourself are worthy of love.
Art can help us heal and open us up to honesty in profound ways.
You start the project by starting the project.
Courage is seeing the opportunity or being forced to stretch into something else.
Dr. Jennifer R. Cohen Transformative Moments: My STEM Journey