The Opportunity
No single country or entity can do it alone. We can’t transform economic development in isolation. We all need to take part in the solution. ACE allows you to interact in a high-level environment with top global and regional leaders passionate about transforming economic development and helping their countries, cities, and communities in various areas.
With over 36,000 high-level authorities/officials, top leaders and experts engaged since 2014, ACE is more than just an event. It is a network of networks for which sites, hosts, participants, communities, and countries provide the opportunities for collaborative economic problem solving that no one site, community, or person can do alone. It is creating the catalytic partnerships that lead to deals.
When the right partners come together, great things happen for innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic development.
APPLY TO ATTEND ACE ECUADOR AND BE PART OF THE VIP GLOBAL AND REGIONAL LEADERS DELEGATION
Ecuador looks forward to partnering with you! The Americas Competitiveness Exchange (ACE) will take place in Ecuador from November 13 to 17, 2022, in Quito and Guayaquil.
If you are a high-level authority, a leading decision maker in the public or private sector, academia, or a top entrepreneur transforming economic development, innovation, and entrepreneurship in your country/city/community, the ACE program is a unique opportunity for you, and we strongly encourage you to apply.
During the five days, a VIP group of selected participants will connect with 15+ innovation hubs and learn from more than 40 best practices and projects related to economic and business development, technological transformation, innovation, and entrepreneurship in the cities of Quito and Guayaquil. Global and regional leaders will visit and tour Ecuador’s top universities and research institutions, rural and urban development programs, emerging innovation centers, robust companies across sectors, and entrepreneurial initiatives.
General Objectives
The main goals of ACE are:
- Promoting long-term multilateral commercial, trade, and investment partnerships among decision-makers of the Americas and beyond;
- Identifying and sharing best practices in economic development, including public-private partnerships, building local assets that grow businesses, cluster development, promoting entrepreneurship, and coordinating regional economic development strategies;
- Stimulating capital investment and job creation in the region;
- Fostering an environment for innovative companies to startup and expand;
- Bringing together universities, industries, and governments to solve complex challenges no one sector or business could address on its own;
- Facilitating commerce and trade;
- Promoting economic resiliency; and,
- Enhancing equitable development and opportunities for underserved populations.
ACE Ecuador Featured Clusters
Transformative Technologies
Agribusiness
Conservation and sustainability
Circular economy
Fishing Industry
Infrastructure
Energy
Business Services
Testimonials
"ACE is the BEST program I have attended! Thanks to all the organizers and people who helped to put this together! Logistics was amazing and so was the cooperation from all involved. Made some great friends and connections with other delegates!"
Jag Badwal Ontario Agent General Government of Ontario, Canada 
"For me it was a very enriching experience, in which I was not only able to learn new ways to carry out and promote topics that are of interest to the Ministry, but I also consider the program very relevant, in the sense of the opportunities for collaboration and growth that generates at a global level."
Leticia Carolina Bordón MedinaGeneral Director of Productive Innovation and Digital Economy, Ministry of Information Technology and Communications, Paraguay 
"ACE for me is a great opportunity, a great opportunity to do networking within a group of participants and also between the different colleagues that I meet at the sites of the visit where they tell us about all the great things they are doing and how we can apply them back in our countries."
Marlon BrevéAcademic President, Central America Technological University (UNITEC), Honduras 
"My network has expanded tremendously. I now have access to a diverse resource of experts and materials that will only serve to better my abilities to execute my duties."
Dr. Charah T. WatsonExecutive Director, Scientific Research Council, Jamaica 
"ACE was a very humbling and character-building experience. From the things we learned, to the places we visited, food we shared, and endless enriching life experiences; all the way to the amazing friendships we now share. All these things go beyond this week’s exchange. It’s learning and opportunities we will keep on building upon with this wonderful network for the years to come."
Victor Di RienzoUndersecretary Systems and Telecommunication, Cordoba Municipality, Argentina 
"Thank you so so much for opening your hearts and minds to the numerous possibilities for exchange and partnership across the Americas and beyond. Couldn’t be more excited about the past week, and the upcoming follow ups."
Ana MuñozFounder & Learning Innovation Designer Un Cuarto Tech and Makers, Colombia 
"I have no words to express the appreciation for the ACE program and the value of the connections, information, and opportunities shared."
María Elena (Mae) Nazar Kafati Program and Business Development Manager, Pan American Development Foundation 
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What sets apart Ecuador
- Ecuador Open for Business: significant government endeavors to attract Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) in coordination with the private sector
- Important productive capacity in the agricultural and fishing sector, and a hard-working, well-trained workforce
- Greatest biodiversity per square kilometer in the world. Invaluable natural wealth, great source of biodiversity, and exceptional climate
- Official currency: U.S. dollar
- Largest world exporter of bananas and shrimp
- Global tourist attraction
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