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Shortage of IT professionals = missed opportunities for Uruguay

February 19, 2016
On Thursday, February 25, 2016, a roundtable discussion will be held with industry leaders to discuss the shortage of professionals in the IT field.

Shortage of IT professionalsOn Thursday, February 25, 2016, a roundtable discussion will be held with industry leaders to discuss the shortage of professionals in the IT field.

Because of this situation, our country is missing out on the opportunity to generate significant foreign exchange earnings through the sale of high-value-added goods and services.

The event will take place in the Auditorium of the School of Communication and Design (Uruguay Avenue) at 7:00 p.m.

Four leading figures in the sector will present different approaches to this issue:

  • José Clastornik, Executive Director at Agesic
  • Bruno Gili, CPA, partner at CPA Ferrere
  • Karina Santo, Engineer, founding partner and director of GeneXus Consulting, K2B, and GXVision
  • Pablo Brenner, Engineer, founder and CEO of Collokia. Former VP of Innovation at Globant and Country Manager in Uruguay

Moderator: Gonzalo Sobral, Esq.

Regarding the topic to be discussed at the conference, the Uruguayan Chamber of Information Technology, together with Uruguay XXI, shared preliminary findings from a survey they are conducting that highlights the challenges facing the ICT industry.