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About
Keynote Speakers
María Teresa Kumar
President and CEO of Voto Latino
Dan Restrepo
Founder & Managing Director, Restrepo Strategies LLC
Guest Speaker

Zuraya Tapia-Hadley
Manager Public Policy at Facebook
Speakers and Moderators
Agenda
Day 1 - September 25
Opening Ceremony - 9:00a.m (ET) - 8:00a.m (COL)
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Opening Remarks
John Moreno-Escobar, PorColombia President
Welcoming Remarks
Hon. Ambassador Francisco Santos Calderon
Keynote Speaker
Maria Teresa Kumar, Fundadora Voto Latino
Guest Speaker
Andrew Rodrigo Nigrinis - Edumetria Co-founder
Panel
10:00 a.m - 10:45 a.m (ET)
El Futuro de la Educación: Tecnología, Nuevas Habilidades para el Mercado. (Spanish)
Moderator
Juan David Aristizabal - Founder and President, Los Zúper
Panelists
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Freddy Vega, Co-Founder and CEO of Platzi
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Maria Alejandra Baene Lombana, Executive Director of Educa Mas
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Cristina Gomez, Centro de la 4ta revolución industrial - WEF (Medellin)
Panel
10:50 a.m - 11:25 a.m (ET)
Leading in Moments of Crisis. (English)
Moderator
Luisa Mendoza - Founder and CEO, Global Tourism Sports & Entertainment (GTSE)
Panelists
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Luis Felipe Barrientos Moreno, Vicepresidente de Escalamiento e Innovación iNNpulsa Colombia.
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Juan Manuel Barrientos - Chef - Creator and Founder of restaurant chain Elcielo.
Panel
11:35 a.m - 12:20 a.m (ET)
Salud Mental y Estrés Post Traumático. (Spanish)
Moderator
Coach Sergio Hernandez - Oigres Coaching
Panelists
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Maria Ximena Rodriguez, Psicologa- Life Coach
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Rosalia Fajardo, Regional Manager for the National Association for Hispanic Elderly/ ED Multicultural Family Center
Panel
12:25 p.m - 1:10 p.m (ET)
What are we learning from COVID-19? (English)
Moderator
Diana Avellaneda - VP PorColombia DC
Panelists
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Martha P. Jimenez, MBA, Senior Business Counselor/Trainer - Women Business Center
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Daniela Greiffenstein, Influencer Advisor FLUVIP
Panel
1:20 p.m - 2:05 p.m (ET)
Medio Ambiente: Cambio Climático Post Pandemia. (Spanish)
Moderator
Sergio Escobar - Directo Ejecutivo, Medellín Global Center for Strategic international Studies
Panelists
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Federico Gutierrez, C40, Ex-Alcalde de Medellin - Medellin
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Hon. Congresista Carlos Ardila, Representante del Putumayo
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Gerardo J Ruiz-Mercado, Ph.D, Chemical Engineer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Artistic Showcase
Music - Cultural - Network
5:30 p.m (ET) - 9:22 p.m (COL)
30 Minutes of Networking
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Explosión Negra
AfroColombian Band
Oscar Collazos
Stand-Up Comedian

Viridiana Molinares
Writer
Desanguashington
Colombian American Band
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Day 2 - September 26
Special Event
Ensalsate, salsa y panela
(Clase de Salsa - Salsa Class)
9:00 a.m (ET) - 8:00 a.m (COL)
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Opening Ceremony - 11:00a.m (ET) - 10:00a.m (COL)
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Opening Remarks
Isabella Gomez, VP PorColombia
Keynote Speaker
Dan Restrepo, Founder & Managing Director of Restrepo Strategies LLC
Guest Speaker
Zuraya Tapia-Hadley, Manager Public Policy at Facebook
Guest Speaker
Orlando Trujillo - Edumetria Co-founder
Panel
12:00 p.m - 12:45 p.m (ET)
Herramientas para la Comunidad: Small Bussiness Emergency Response. (English - Spanish)
Moderator
Angela Neira - VP PorColombia Washington DC
Panelists
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Francisco Gomez, CEO at Factum Global
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Daniel Parra, MCEDC Director, Business Diversity and Inclusion
Panel
12:50 p.m - 1:35 p.m (ET)
Colombia and the World from the Culture, Music and Sports Lense!
Moderator
Isabella Gomez, VP PorColombia
Panelists
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Paula Uribe, Director, Public Policy and Government Affairs - PepsiCo
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Edgar Acero, Senior Manager, Content - Americas at FC Bayern München
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Laura Arrazola, Head, Latin American Communities - Homeis
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Nicolas Tovar, Cantautor y productor de la industria de la música contemporánea
Special Panel : Colombia Afro!
1:45 p.m - 3:15 p.m (ET)
Moderator
Dra. Libia Mosquera Viveros, Directora de Cooperacion y Relaciones Internacionales, Alcaldia Distrital de Buenaventura
Panelists
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Luis Gilberto Murillo, Ex Ministro de Medio Ambiente/Ex Gobernador del Choco
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Oscar Gamboa Zúñiga, Director Ejecutivo - AMUNAFRO
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Marcia Santacruz, Presidenta Corporacion Amigos de la UNESCO para Colombia
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Ana María Bermúdez, Fisica Becaria Benedict College
Closing Remarks
Sofia Chavez
President PorColombia American University Chapter
Washington DC
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Charity Cause 2
We are donating this year to
Edumetria Foundation.
Edumetria is an organization made up of Colombian professionals residing in the United States and Colombia to provide high-quality education to low-income youth in developing countries.