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This session will discuss the outcome of the recent elections for President and National Assembly in Ecuador.
Speakers: Nathalie Cely Suárez, President, Center for Competitiveness and Innovation of Ecuador and Ricardo Hausmann, Director, Center for International Development at Harvard University.
Moderator: Belén Sánchez, President, Harvard Ecuadorian Student Association (HESA)
About the Speakers:
Nathalie Cely Suarez is a social innovator, creative and academic thinker focused on finding solutions to boost competitiveness and economic inclusion in Latin America. With more than 25 years of experience working in Latin America and Ecuador on issues related to economic structural transformation, export diversification, investment attraction and competitiveness. She recently served as Ambassador of Ecuador to the United States, where she had the opportunity to promote the great tourism and productive potential of the country. Her previous positions in the public service as Coordinating Minister of Production and Competitiveness and Coordinating Minister of Social Development give her extensive experience in the design and implementation of policies for productive diversification, economic and social inclusion and international relations Currently she shares her time between her participation as an advisor to the Global Federation of Competitiveness Councils based in Washington and the executive chair of the Center for Competitiveness and Innovation of Ecuador, as well as accompanying Stratega BDS as Chair of the Advisory Council.
Her extensive background and academic preparation led her to lead and form part of advisory teams to Latin American and Caribbean Governments and to Multilateral Cooperation Agencies. She is actively involved as a panelist in major global events such as the recent UNCTAD Conference Number 14 event. She is the author of several publications on economic issues, where her vision has made her an opinion leader on issues of economic, social and competitiveness development.
Nathalie Cely is an economist from the Catholic University of Guayaquil; During her years of study, she was awarded the prestigious prize of "Philanthropic" in 1985, 1986 and 1987, and the "Faculty of Economics" award in 1987; Later, and thanks to a grant from the Inter-American Development Bank, he completed a master's degree in Public Administration at Harvard University's John F Kennedy School of Government; Also has a Diploma in Public and Social Policies; She received the "Edward Mason Award for Academic and Community Contributions" in 2001. During her work as an Associate Researcher at the Harvard Economic Development Center, she did research work as an assistant to internationally renowned professors.
Ricardo Hausmann is Director of the Center for International Development and Professor of the Practice of Economic Development at Harvard University.
Previously, he served as the first Chief Economist of the Inter-American Development Bank (1994-2000), where he created the Research Department. He has served as Minister of Planning of Venezuela (1992-1993) and as a member of the Board of the Central Bank of Venezuela. He also served as Chair of the IMF-World Bank Development Committee.
Hausmann was Professor of Economics at the Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administracion (IESA) (1985-1991) in Caracas, where he founded the Center for Public Policy. His research interests include issues of growth, macroeconomic stability, international finance, and the social dimensions of development. He holds a PhD in economics from Cornell University.
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Harvard Ecuadorian Student Association (HESA) is a student organization registered at University-wide Student Group Program (USG) of Harvard University in December 2013. The purpose of Harvard Ecuadorian Student Association (HESA) is to engage students from across Harvard University in an active dialogue about Ecuador, as well as to foster a community of students from and/or interested in Ecuador throughout campus.