Tech4Democracy Venture Day Bogotá

On October 10, 2022 (4:00 pm), the second Tech4Democracy Venture Day will be held at the Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá. Tech4Democracy is a global initiative by IE University, in partnership with the U.S. Department of State, that aims to support entrepreneurs who develop democracy-affirming technologies.

The Bogotá Venture Day will feature a competition for South American startups that are pioneering the development of usable democracy-affirming technologies, as well as a specific competition for Web3 organizations working to advance democracy and discussions on how technology can contribute to the promotion of democratic values worldwide.

AGENDA

4:00 – 4:20 pm: Institutional welcome

• Silvia Restrepo, Vice Dean of Research and Creation, Universidad de los Andes
• Juan José Güemes, Vice President, Economic Affairs, IE University
• Ramon Negron, Economic Counselor, U.S. Embassy in Colombia
• Arati Prabhakar, Chief Advisor to the U.S. President for Science and Technology; Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (video)

4:20 – 4:50 pm: Technology and Democracy: A Latin American Perspective

• María Margarita Zuleta, Director, School of Government, Universidad de los Andes; former Vice Minister of Justice
• Carolina Botero, Director, Fundación Karisma; member of the Board, Creative Commons

4:50 – 5:25 pm: General competition for democracy-affirming startups and scaleups

Members of the jury:

• Mauricio Rosillo, Corporate Vice President, Grupo Bancolombia
• Camilo Bueno, Vice President, Growth and Strategy, KPMG
• María Isabel Mejía, Senior Executive, Digital Transformation, CAF – Development Bank of Latin America
• José Tiberio Hernández, Professor, Department of Systems Engineering and Computing, Universidad de los Andes
• Mario Castaño, Technical Director, CINTEL
• Daniel Blandón, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Simma Capital
• Paola Chaparro, Director, Pashir Capital
• Carlos Luca de Tena, Executive Director, Center for the Governance of Change, IE University

5:25 – 5:35 pm: Keynote speech on the application of Web3 technology in favor of democracy

• Glen Weyl, advisor to Microsoft’s CTO, author, and founder of RadicalxChange

5:35 – 6:10 pm: Competition for democracy-affirming Web3 organizations

Members of the jury:

• Kevin Olsen, VP of Engineering, Gitcoin
• Livia Deschermayer, Culture Build, The Commons Stack
• Valérie Gauthier, Professor, Department of Systems Engineering and Computing, Universidad de los Andes
• José Tiberio Hernández, Professor, Department of Systems Engineering and Computing, Universidad de los Andes
• Daniel Blandón, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Simma Capital
• Paola Chaparro, Director, Pashir Capital
• Alex Roche, Associate Director, Center for the Governance of Change, IE University

6:10 – 6:20 pm: Announcement of winners: Glen Weyl and Vitalik Buterin

6:20 – 6:30 pm: Closing speech

• Vitalik Buterin, Founder, Ethereum

6:30 – 7:30 pm: Networking cocktail

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Tech4Democracy is a global initiative that aims to identify and support entrepreneurs who develop innovative technologies that contribute to the advancement of democracy around the world. It is led by IE University in partnership with the U.S. Department of State, with the strategic support of Microsoft.

Tech4Democracy Venture Day Bogotá is co-organized by IE University, Universidad de los Andes and RadicalxChange, and is supported by the Ethereum Foundation, IDB Lab, Gitcoin, and GitHub.