Panel # 1 Current state of Science and Technology in Colombia:

Under this topic the type and quality of research conducted in the country will be assessed. Information about the public and private institutions that conduct research and their areas of study and resources will be presented, as well as their plans for research development in the near future.
 

Date/Time: Friday, November 18th. 9:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m
Location: MIT, Kresge Auditorium (map)
Date/Time: Friday, November 18th. 1:00 p.m  - 3:30 p.m.
Location: MIT, Wong Auditorium  (map)

 

Full Program
Panel I : Current state of Science and Technology in Colombia:
“Current state of Science and Technology in Colombia and future perspectives”
Maria del Rosario Guerra, General Director of Colciencias (Colombian NSF)
“Innovation in Latin America”
Guillermo Perry, Chief Economist for Latin America and the Caribbean for the World Bank
“Challenges and possibilities for establishing a scientific career in Colombia”
Moisés Wasserman, Director, Colombian Academy of Sciences and dean of
Science, National University of Colombia
Science and Technology in the context of plan 2019
Santiago Montenegro, Director of National Planning Department
Research at the University of the Andes.
Carlos Angulo, President of the Universidad de Los Andes
“Research at the University of Antioquia and the new challenges”
Pablo Patiño, Representative for the Dean of Research at the University of Antioquia
Research at the National University of Colombia.
Natalia Ruiz, Dean of Research of the National University of Colombia