La Dra. Luz María Velázquez Sánchez es Directora del Centro Mujer y Empresa y profesora del Departamento de Filosofía y Ética del Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Monterrey. Es especialista en temas de mujeres y experta en conciliación familiar y laboral, así como consultora en equidad, flexibilidad y diversidad. Es investigadora en temas de desarrollo y creación de redes de mujeres, familia y trabajo, políticas de conciliación familiar y laboral para congresos nacionales e internacionales. Ha impartido cursos sobre economía, liderazgo, habilidades de gestión, ética profesional y valores éticos.

Technology Park Director at Tec de Monterrey, Managing Director and Co-founder of Orion Startups Accelerator and VC firm. Currently a Doctor of Management student at Case Western Reserve University.

Renzo Casapía has a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of San Agustin in Peru and holds an MBA from HEC University of Montreal, Canada.  Renzo has occupied leadership roles in Human Resources, Sales and Marketing in top multinational companies such as Citigroup and IBM in Peru, Mexico and Canada.    He has been a keynote speaker and panelist at serval global business and academic events. He is currently the Managing Director for Cengage/National Geographic Learning in Latin America. Prior to assuming this role, Renzo was Managing Director of UVM Sur, the largest and most representative operation of Laureate International Universities with16,000 students. In all his roles, he has leveraged technology and data to generate change and innovation.  He currently teaches Business Intelligence, People and Data Analytics at the MBA of EGADE (Tec de Monterrey) in Mexico City. Renzo is also a board member at Inroads Mexico, an international organization oriented to provide leadership opportunities to undeserved university students in Mexico. Renzo is Canadian and Peruvian, is happily married with two daughters (Andrea y Lucianna), enjoys languages, teaching and social work.

Colombiano radicado en México, con 15 años de experiencia en temas de emprendimiento e innovación, es emprendedor, consultor e inversionista, cofundador de Step Down Records, UFS, Innove y The Rags. Egresado de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia en Administración de Empresas y MBA del Tec de Monterrey en Guadalajara. Fue director de las incubadoras de empresas, co-fundador del programa Tec Lean Accelerator y de la aceleradora corporativa Flecha Amarilla BINN, Scotiabank y Continental. Ha sido coordinador de las materias de emprendimiento para profesional y maestría, así como mentor de emprendedores tecnológicos en la misma institución. Fue Director de la División de Emprendimiento, Innovación y Sentido Humano así como del Parque Tecnológico 100 en el Tecnológico de Monterrey campus León. Ha participado y liderado proyectos de innovación educativa para el Tecnológico de Monterrey como el Hub social en campus León con el proyecto de innovación educativa NOVUS, mooc de la materia emprendedor nacional, semestre i de emprendimiento innovador, semanas i, bloques i - con Fundación Cinépolis, verano de emprendimiento, viajes de inmersión al ecosistema de Silicon Valley y el rediseño de la licenciatura en creación y desarrollo de empresas. Ha sido mentor de MASSCHALLENGE y actualmente es Director Regional De la Zona de Emprendimiento e Innovación y Advisor Partner en Toro Ventures.

Carlos Vargas a finance scholar and researcher who is currently on his way to acquiring his Ph.D. in Banking and Finance on behalf of the University of Zurich. With more than ten years of experience working with multinational companies, his expertise revolves around topics such as financial analysis, sustainable finance, business planning, renewable energy, and project financing. He has written financial editorials for influential newspapers in Mexico, such as El Financiero and El Economista, and has been invited to teach courses at several universities in Latin America, the United States, and Europe. Not only is he a part of the faculty at EGADE Business School, but he is also a professor of Sustainable Finance and Impact Investments at the Harvard Extension School.

A strategist and leader for open organizations working on permanent innovation. With a background in environmental sciences my interests have evolved towards business management, digital culture, innovation and education. Academic and International Dean of the Business School of the Tecnológico de Monterrey (Mexico). Co-founder of Teamlabs, a company that develops learning labs and it is member of the international network of entrepreneurial education Mondragon Team Academy. I have co-founded 10 companies and startups focused in environmental management, education, technology and design, and strategy and innovation consultancy. I has been advisor of the European Cultural Foundation, member of the Venture Board of Ashoka España and Director of the Master of Strategic Design of the Istituto Europeo de Design (IED) Madrid.