Alejandra Luzardo is an international speaker, author and recognized as one of the leading experts on the creative industries in Latin America. Founder and CEO of Boomful, a company with the mission of expanding the audiovisual sector, digital content and new technologies in the region. During her long career at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), she has implemented her unique perspective on the influence of technology on business and social impact, collaborating in developing the entrepreneurial and VC ecosystems. Her most emblematic projects have allowed her to build technocreative solutions through a variety of international organizations and the leaders of the Entertainment sector. Some of the solutions included the first IDB loan for the private sector in the creative industries, the first Orange Bond for Colombia, the creation of the first Audiovisual Sandbox focused on amplifying below-the-line audiovisual skills, the design and implementation of the first Regional Dialogue on Public Policies with an intersectoral approach, the strategy of the Intersectoral Working Group of the South-Southeast of Mexico to promote the creative sectors. Co-founder of Demand Solutions and Producer of the Región Naranja podcast; her opinion articles have been published in the most renowned newspapers in Latin America and Spain.

Cristina Nolasco speaker, entrepreneur, and recognized for her work as a connector of the innovation ecosystem in Latin America. Founder and Director of Operations (COO) of Boomful, a company with the mission of expanding the audiovisual sector, digital content and new technologies in the region. Cristina has worked to promote entrepreneurship and innovation for development. During her career at IDB Lab, the innovation laboratory of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), she led the Connections strategy with key audiences, such as startups, venture capital funds, governments and private sector partners to promote the use of cutting edge technologies for development. She launched the first edition of IDB Lab Forum, the main event on innovation for inclusion in the region, and co-founded Moonshots for Development, a network of innovation labs of multilateral and development finance institutions such as the World Bank, IFC, World Food Program , IFAD, among others, to scale their collective global impact. Most recently, she was Head of Partnerships at Platzi, the largest professional education platform in Latin America. Mentor to dozens of startups and advocate for biodiversity and conservation in her hometown of Cancun, Mexico.

Cristina Nolasco speaker, entrepreneur, and recognized for her work as a connector of the innovation ecosystem in Latin America. Founder and Director of Operations (COO) of Boomful, a company with the mission of expanding the audiovisual sector, digital content and new technologies in the region. Cristina has worked to promote entrepreneurship and innovation for development. During her career at IDB Lab, the innovation laboratory of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), she led the Connections strategy with key audiences, such as startups, venture capital funds, governments and private sector partners to promote the use of cutting edge technologies for development. She launched the first edition of IDB Lab Forum, the main event on innovation for inclusion in the region, and co-founded Moonshots for Development, a network of innovation labs of multilateral and development finance institutions such as the World Bank, IFC, World Food Program , IFAD, among others, to scale their collective global impact. Most recently, she was Head of Partnerships at Platzi, the largest professional education platform in Latin America. Mentor to dozens of startups and advocate for biodiversity and conservation in her hometown of Cancun, Mexico.

Cristina Nolasco speaker, entrepreneur, and recognized for her work as a connector of the innovation ecosystem in Latin America. Founder and Director of Operations (COO) of Boomful, a company with the mission of expanding the audiovisual sector, digital content and new technologies in the region. Cristina has worked to promote entrepreneurship and innovation for development. During her career at IDB Lab, the innovation laboratory of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), she led the Connections strategy with key audiences, such as startups, venture capital funds, governments and private sector partners to promote the use of cutting edge technologies for development. She launched the first edition of IDB Lab Forum, the main event on innovation for inclusion in the region, and co-founded Moonshots for Development, a network of innovation labs of multilateral and development finance institutions such as the World Bank, IFC, World Food Program , IFAD, among others, to scale their collective global impact. Most recently, she was Head of Partnerships at Platzi, the largest professional education platform in Latin America. Mentor to dozens of startups and advocate for biodiversity and conservation in her hometown of Cancun, Mexico.