A meeting of the Guild of Applications and Innovation – Alianza In participants was held, where five members of the new Board of Directors were elected for the 2023 – 2024 period of the association.
Alianza In’s Executive Director, José Daniel López, noted the experience and trajectory of each of the board members and assured that the union will continue to operate responsibly. with the vision of strengthening the digital ecosystem in Colombia, which is synonymous with opportunities and growth.
Those selected to be part of the governing body were: Stephanie Plata, Director of Public Policy at Uber Colombia; Juan Sebastián Rozo Renkfo, Rappi’s Director of Public Policy for South America; Juan Esteban Saldarriaga, Founding Partner and Member of the Board of Rapicredit; Juan David Guerrero, Cabify Director of Legal and Public Affairs, and Carlos Castellanos, Director of Government Affairs for the DiDi And Region.
Lawyer from Universidad del Rosario, specialist in Urban Law and Commercial Law from the same university. MA in Economic Law from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana.
Worked at Camacol, the association of the construction value chain, for 11 years, devising strategies to achieve a favorable regulatory environment and adopt sectoral public policies; as in setting public-private business agendas; and in dealing with public, private and multilateral stakeholders.
Led the configuration and implementation of We Build at Par, the union’s gender equality program
Lawyer, Technology and Innovation Market Regulation specialist with over 15 years of professional experience in the development and implementation of public policy, corporate and government affairs, and industry regulation in both the public and private sectors.
He is a postgraduate professor in the Department of Telecommunications Law at the University of Externado de Colombia; Served as Minister of Information Technology and Communications and Deputy Minister of Connections From the same portfolio.
Administrative Engineer of the Antioquia Faculty of Engineering. He devoted many years to competitive cycling, representing Colombia and competing in professional teams in Spain and France.
He started his career at SURA’s professional risk manager, He eventually becomes Operations Manager. Pioneered the online social security payment project, which has now become an industry standard; He is the creator of mipyme.com, the SME portal sold to FUNDES and the World Bank, and responsible for its dissemination in LATAM.
He worked as a country manager at ESG RE.is an Irish reinsurer with a direct insurance sales model in Spain and Malaysia. The entrepreneur by nature helped create the first electronic factoring system in Colombia.
Likewise, he is the co-founder of the first invoice exchange to “validate” major payers, including the SURA group (sold to OmniLatam/Greensill). The co-founder and CTO of Rapicredit.com has been declared one of the most innovative Fintech companies in Colombia.
Likewise, he is the co-founder and Board member of Colombia Fintech and the current board member of Alianza In. Today he is the CEO of Juanchotepresta.com and a speaker on Fintech topics. Father of 4 children and active athlete.
Lawyer from the Colombian National University, specialist in Telecommunications Law from the Universidad del Rosario, and MA in Telecommunications, Internet and Audiovisual Law and Business from Villanueva University (affiliated to Complutense University) Madrid (Spain).
He has more than 13 years of experience in multinational technology and telecommunications companies and 6 years of dedicated experience in transport, technology and mobility platforms.
He started his professional career in the telecommunication sector and worked as a corporate lawyer and head of regulation in mobile phone and subscription television companies for 7 years. He gained experience in relations with sectoral regulatory and surveillance and control authorities in this sector.
He joined the structuring and became a founding member of Alianza IN.an association that has managed to become the national benchmark for the technology industry and the digital economy.
With more than 10 years of experience in the fields of legislation, consultancy and digital economy; Carlos has been DiDi’s Director of Government Affairs for the Andean Region since 2021.
Prior to joining the company, he spent more than 3 years as a Senior Analyst at Cullen International, specializing in regulatory issues for media, telecommunications, and the digital economy in various markets across America. He previously worked at law firms such as Baker Makenzie and Raisbeck & Castro, where he focused on Intellectual Property and Competition. Similarly, he has teaching experience at different institutions such as the Universidad de los Andes, Sergio Arboleda University and the National Autonomous University of Mexico.
Source: Exame
