Marcela Rueda
Group Lead, Tech Colombia Advocates
Marcela is the Deputy Director at Connect, an ecosystem builder in Colombia and the largest innovation and entrepreneurship network in the country, with 65 corporate and university partners (https://connectbogota.org). In addition to helping universities with tech transfer, Connect has accelerated and supported +2,800 startups, lead +200 Open Innovation Programs, enabled +20,000 successful connections and trained +20,000 people. She also leads the Open Innovation and Investor Summit, one of Latin Americás most important innovation events (https://oisummit.co/).
Marcela has + 20 years experience in leadership roles in global companies, government and nonprofit organizations in Latin America and Australia, including Deloitte, Ercisson, and Bogota´s City Hall. She was appointed by the Organization of American States (OAS) as the representative for Colombia of the Americas Competitiveness Exchange (ACE), Economic Development, Innovation, and Entrepreneurial Network of the Americas.
Marcela is natural networker and over the years has built excellent contacts across many countries and hopes to continue doing so through actively participating in Global Tech Advocates.