The world is constantly changing and presents complex challenges that require new perspectives and disruptive ways of thinking to find solutions that add value.
- Date: Aug. 26, 2020 Time: 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Location: Online
In this decisive decade, innovation goes beyond science and technology and must drive social change by improving processes, attitudes, and behaviors.
This presentation is part of the Media Lab ORT | UN75 lecture series. In the midst of the worst health and social crisis of this century, the United Nations Uruguay, together with the School of Communication and Design and the School of Engineering at Universidad ORT Uruguay, invites graduates and advanced students to participate in Media Lab ORT | United Nations (UN). This initiative aims to foster the development of creative and innovative proposals to improve the country’s quality of life, from the global perspective of the United Nations in the context of its 75th anniversary and its slogan “Shaping our future together.”
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Álvaro MoréPresident of Young & Rubicam Group. He serves on TECHO’s advisory board and is responsible for coordinating TECHO’s communications across Latin America with WPP companies.
He has been working in advertising since 1978. He served as president of the Uruguayan Association of Advertising Agencies, the Uruguayan Advertising Circle, and Desachate 20, and was director of Endeavor.
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Nicolás JodalCEO of GeneXus. Computer engineer from the University of the Republic. Former university professor.
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Moderator: Alejandra RossiExecutive Director of Socialab Uruguay. She holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Universidad ORT Uruguay, where she also teaches.
With over ten years of experience in entrepreneurship and SME development, he has worked in the fields of education, housing, poverty, and social mobility.