2019 Yearbook - Universidad ORT Uruguay

68 2019 Yearbook Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurial Arena In June, the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) and the CirComedia Company organized the Entrepreneurial Arena workshop, a series of experiential sessions aimed at women with an entrepreneurial spirit that combined tools and knowledge from the entrepreneurial ecosystem with activities inspired by the worlds of circus and theater. A total of 106 women participated in the program, which introduced experiential learning through group activities, games, training, performing arts, and acrobatics. The workshop was carried out as part of the National Development Agency’s (ANDE) Support for Activities to Foster a Culture of Entrepreneurship and was supported by Ingenio, the Technological University of Uruguay (UTEC), and YouHub. Blockchain Challenge The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE), together with Thales Lab and IBM, organized the Blockchain Challenge, an initiative aimed at raising awareness and providing training on blockchain technology, as well as fostering the creation of startups that use this technology as a competitive advantage. The event, which launched on August 14, helped generate new ideas for project development and incubation at the CIE. The Blockchain Challenge was supported by the National Development Agency (ANDE), the Agency for E-Government and the Information and Knowledge Society (Agesic), El Observador, Aeternity Blockchain, and the Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries. OUTREACH ACTIVITIES 2019