Agenda
8:00 - 8:45 am
Arrival/Registration
8:45 - 9:00 am
Art performance
MOAB Academy of Music
9:00 - 9:15 am
Welcome BTO Board
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Ronald Garcia
Assistant Professor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
BTO Co-Founder...
Colombia
Edwin Pedrozo
Assistant Professor
University of Florida (UF), BTO Co-Foun...
Colombia
Diana Grass
Director of Diversity Initiatives and Admissions.....
LGSA member
Colombia
María Angelica Cuellar
CEO Incontact Group
BTO – Board Member / Director of Strategy, Business Development, and Public Affairs
Colombia
9:15 - 9:30 am
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Boleslaw "Bolek" Wyslouch
MIT Director of the Laboratory for Nuclear Science and Bates Research & Engineering Center (Bates)
USA
Nergis Mavalvala
Professor Nergis Mavalvala received a B.A. from Wellesley College...
USA
9:30 - 9:45 am
Talk
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Juliana Garcia
MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research
Colombia
9:45 - 10:30 am
Panel - Science and Opportunities
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Moderator:
Carolina Alarco
Latinos in Bio
Co-Founder & Chair Emerita, Latinos in Bio
Founder and Principal, Bio Strategy Advisors, LLC
Peru
Speakers:
Aracely Quispe
Senior Flight Operations Systems Engineer (JWST) | NASA - Space Telescope Science Institute Space
Peru
Alejandra Raimondi
Vice President, Head of Biology at NextRNA
Argentina
Fabio Lievano
Vice President Patient Safety, Scientific Collaborations and New Business Advancement at Abbvie
Colombia
10:30 - 10:45 am
Coffee Break
10:45 - 11:00 am
Science Show
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Empowering Futures - Foundations Panel
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Moderator:
María Angelica Cuellar
CEO Incontact Group
BTO – Board Member / Director of Strategy, Business Development, and Public Affairs
Colombia
Speakers:
Ana Yris Guzmán
Executive President Nuestra Escuela...
Puerto Rico
Patricia Sierra
Executive Director Pies Descalzos Foundation
Colombia
Nadia Sánchez
CEO SHE IS
Colombia
12:00 - 12:30 pm
Science - Mathematics for All
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Eduardo Saenz de Cabezon
Profesor Titular University of La Rioja
Spain
12:30 - 1:15 pm
Lunch
1:15 - 1:30 pm
Robotic Activity
1:30 - 1:55 pm
The Future
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Pablo Jarillo-Herrero
Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Physics
Massachusetts Institute of...
Spain
1:55 - 2:25 pm
Nobel Peace Prize
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Rigoberta Menchú
Nobel Peace Prize.
Guatemala
2:25 - 2:30 pm
Closing Remarks
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Ronald Garcia
Assistant Professor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
BTO Co-Founder...
Colombia
Edwin Pedrozo
Assistant Professor
University of Florida (UF), BTO Co-Foun...
Colombia
Diana Grass
Director of Diversity Initiatives and Admissions.....
LGSA member
Colombia
María Angelica Cuellar
CEO Incontact Group
BTO – Board Member / Director of Strategy, Business Development, and Public Affairs
Colombia
2:30 pm
End Session First Day
2:30 - 5:30 pm
MIT / Harvard Students Tours
Visits to MIT will be coordinated by LGSA members.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
7:00 - 10:00 pm
Speakers and Leaders Reception
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
8:00 - 8:30 am
Arrival/Registration
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
8:30 - 8:45 am
Art performance
Essex Art Center
8:45 - 9:00 am
Welcome BTO Board
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Ronald Garcia
Assistant Professor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
BTO Co-Founder...
Colombia
Edwin Pedrozo
Assistant Professor
University of Florida (UF), BTO Co-Foun...
Colombia
Diana Grass
Director of Diversity Initiatives and Admissions.....
LGSA member
Colombia
María Angelica Cuellar
CEO Incontact Group
BTO – Board Member / Director of Strategy, Business Development, and Public Affairs
Colombia
9:00 - 9:30 am
The Power of Perseverance - Students Academic Journeys with LGSA student members
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Moderator:
Diana Grass
Director of Diversity Initiatives and Admissions.....
LGSA member
Colombia
Speakers:
Diana Carolina Bedoya
Musician and Evangelist...
Colombia
Fabian Pastrana
LGSA member, Physicist and Ph.D
Colombia
Sebastián Ruiz
LGSA Excecutive board member...
Colombia
José Muñoz
LGSA member, Physics PhD student at MIT
Colombia
9:30 - 10:00 am
Curiosity and Discovery: Why You? What If? A Q&A Session with Scientists
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Moderators:
Oscar Naviliat-Cuncic
Professor of Physics
Uruguay
Speakers:
Andrea Delgado
R&D Associate...
Colombia
Alfredo Galindo-Uribarri
Distinguished Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Daniel Tapia Takaki
Professor of physics at the University of Kansas...
Mexico
RICARDO ALARCÓN
President’s Professor in the Department of Physics ...
Latam
10:00 - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:00 am
Science Talk
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Speakers:
Arian Jadbabaie
NSF MPS-Ascend Postdoctoral Fellow...
11:00 - 11:30 am
Empowering Journeys: Leadership Insights from Successful Business Leaders
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Moderator:
Roberto Rigobon
Society of Sloan Fellows Professor of Applied Economics at the...
Venezuela
Speakers:
Juan Gabriel Moreno
President/Founder of JGMA (Juan Gabriel...).
Colombia
Ignacio Meyer
Emmy Award–winning Journalist
Mexico
11:30 - 12:00 pm
Yes We Can
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Speakers:
Jeison Aristizabal
CEO Fundación Jeison Aristizabal CNN Hero
Colombia
Maria Emilia Aristizabal
(Jeison Aristizabal mother)
Colombia
12:00 - 1:00 pm
Lunch
13:00 - 1:45 pm
The Power of the Arts: Harnessing Creativity, Social Impact, and Success in the Lives of Artists
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Moderator:
Luz Maria Doria
Journalist, Producer and Author
Colombia
Speakers:
Carlos Ponce
Actor, Singer, Songwriter, Television Host
Puerto Rico
Emilio Estefan
Musician and Producer
Cuba
13:45 - 2:15 pm
Performance - Berklee College of Music Students
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Berklee College of Music Students (Latam countries) - perfomance presentation
2:15 - 2:45 pm
Closing Remarks
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Ronald Garcia
Assistant Professor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
BTO Co-Founder...
Colombia
Edwin Pedrozo
Assistant Professor
University of Florida (UF), BTO Co-Foun...
Colombia
Diana Grass
Director of Diversity Initiatives and Admissions.....
LGSA member
Colombia
María Angelica Cuellar
CEO Incontact Group
BTO – Board Member / Director of Strategy, Business Development, and Public Affairs
Colombia
2:45 pm
End Session Second Day
2:45 - 5:30 pm
MIT / Harvard Tours
Visits to MIT will be coordinated by LGSA members.