2018 Yearbook - Universidad ORT Uruguay

147 Andrés Rebolledo, B.A. (Chile) Expert in international trade, free trade agreements, energy policy, and electromobility. Former Director of Trade and former Minister of Energy of Chile. Nicolás Albertoni, B.A. (United States) Academic advisor at the Center for Development Studies. They presented the “Center for Development Studies Trade Vulnerability Index” alongside Agustín Iturralde, a faculty member teaching Uruguayan Economy and Society, on July 24. Dr. Mauricio Gómez (Colombia) Associate Professor at the Faculty of Economic Sciences of the National University of Colombia. Dr. César Omar López (Colombia) Full Professor at the Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences of the Autonomous University of the West. Dr. María Antonia García-Benau (Spain) Professor of Financial Economics and Accounting at the University of Valencia. Dr. Yanira Petrides (Mexico) Director of the Master’s Program in Accounting at the Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico (ITAM). They served on the evaluation committee for the second edition of The Platform Foundation’s research award, whose theme was “The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Their Importance for Businesses,” organized by the Department of Accounting and Taxation of the Faculty of Administration and Social Sciences, DERES, and The Platform Foundation, on April 13. Dr. Mauricio Gómez (Colombia) Associate Professor at the Faculty of Economic Sciences of the National University of Colombia. He led the International Integrative Seminar and the Research Workshop for the Master’s in Accounting and Finance and the Master’s in Taxation and Accounting Standards – IFRS, June 25 to July 3. Dr. César Omar López (Colombia) Full Professor at the Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences of the Autonomous University of the West. He taught the course Social and Environmental Accounting for the Master’s in Taxation and Accounting Standards – IFRS, December 11–17. CONFERENCES AND ACADEMIC VISITS 2018