Reasons for joining the program:
During the last year I’ve been involved in a project with the Inter-American Development Bank and Tec de Monterrey University with the objective of materializing a long-term vision of a facility of innovation for Latin America and the Caribbean. This facility includes 3 main elements: 1) Understanding and identifying the main problems and challenges of the region; 2) Incubation and development of innovative solutions; and 3) Strengthening and development of the innovation ecosystem in LAC. As part of this endeavor, we intend to have a holistic approach trying to close the gap between entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, and market solutions. For this to happen we see the need of innovation in different areas, not only technological, but also in business models, financial mechanisms, policy, social innovation, etc. The facility has a focus on water, sanitation, and solid waste.
This is only one of the projects that we try to develop in FEMSA Foundation where I see we can develop powerful opportunities for collaboration, we have also developed a focus on urban solutions and the need to provide decision makers the information and tools they require to understand their context and plan accordingly. “

Offer:
I can offer opportunities to link the projects to other relevant stakeholders in the region, introduction to technical partners and innovation programs and ecosystems. As part of FEMSA Foundation we are strong believers of collective action; we know and understand that we can’t solve the regional challenges that we face alone, and I believe that myself.