Juan Gabriel Pérez Colombia 2020 Former Executive Director, Invest in Bogotá

“This year, we brought in companies from Russia, India, Ireland, Korea, the UAE, and Barbados.”

José Manuel Restrepo Abondano Colombia 2020 Minister, Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Tourism

“A strategy the government seeks to develop is taking advantage of one of the most important assets we have as a country: our human talent.”

Felipe Buitrago Colombia 2020 Vice Minister of Creativity and the Orange Economy, Ministry of Culture

“By mid-2020, we will have a relatively accurate picture of the cultural scene and potential creative industries of the most important cities.”

Juan Manuel Galán Colombia 2020 Former Senator, Congress of Colombia

“If we deal with coca cultivation and business, we can make a huge step forward in changing the absurd policy on drugs.”