Juan Carlos González, Vice-President for Competitiveness, Chamber of Commerce of Bogotá As Vicepresident for Competitivess, I am in charge of leading Bogota´s cluster program, which is an initiative led by the Chamber of Commerce, comprising 16 sectors of the regional economy in manufacturing, agri-business and services. Our cluster program focuses on improving competitiveness through different projects along the following 4 main pillars: training and development of the human capital; sustainability-circular economy; innovation; and internationalization. In 2022, over 18,500 companies, mostly micro and small size companies, benefited from our projects and activities. I am also a Member of the Board of Invest in Bogotá (FDI promotion agency and Bureau for the promotion of Bogota as a location for international events) and of Uniempresarial (a University sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce that focuses on teaching and on-the-job training). I hold an undergraduate degree in economics from Universidad de los Andes, an MA in International Studies from the University of Washington (The Jackson School-Fulbright Fellow) and an MBA from the Melbourne Business School (Australia). Prior to joining the Chamber of Commerce of Bogotá, I was Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Colombia to the WTO and WIPO (Geneva), Vice-President for Foreign Investment Promotion at ProColombia, Trade and Commercial Attaché at the Colombian Embassy in Japan, among other positions.