From the Executive Director |
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Dear friends,
Last month, we celebrated the culmination of our GCL 2023 program, with 32 pitch presentations, a graduation event, and the traditional GCL Impact Award ceremony, together with the first Women Entrepreneurs Forum in collaboration with MET Community at Georgetown University. These events are just a sample of the many initiatives we put together every year to support Georgetown's engagement with the region and the impact of our alumni, many of whom have been the recipients of various accolades and public recognitions in recent months as you will see in this newsletter.
As we continue to multiply the reach of our programs, I ask you to save the date for the upcoming calls for applications for the 10th edition of our Innovation & Leadership in Government Program #ILG2023, which opens on May 1, and for the 18th edition of our Global Competitiveness Leadership Program #GCL2024, which opens on June 1. Please help us spread the word as we aim to select the top new and diverse voices of the region to be part of these unique experiential learning opportunities.
In addition to our annual flagship offerings - GCL and ILG - next month we will be opening the second edition of our Young Lawyers for the Rule of Law in the Americas in collaboration with CAROLA, and of the Women International Business, a program designed for CAPROSV. These are some of the new executive custom programs being developed to respond to the times and the needs of different stakeholders across the region.
With our sincere gratitude to all of you who help us educate, inspire, and connect diverse and talented leadership cohorts committed to creating a positive impact in the region and amplifying the university's mission of teaching and service for the common good.
Happy Reading!
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Ricardo Ernst, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Latin America Leadership Program
Managing Director, Latin American Board
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GCL 2023 Advancing Diversity and Responsible Leadership |
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March 30, 2023, marked the closure of LALP’s 2023 Global Competitiveness Leadership Program (GCL). The second hybrid edition and 17th of GCL promoted maximal flexibility and blended learning, allowing 32 participants spanning 14 different countries and 18 different cities to develop and scale their social impact projects in the private, social, and public sectors, and generate meaningful and long-lasting regional connections.
The 2023 GCL cohort marked a few milestones, as it was the first to exceed the program's gender equality efforts, with more than 60% of participants being women. In addition, with this cohort, the GCL alumni network has surpassed the 600 alumni mark, resulting in a broader LALP alumni network of 837 leaders across the region.
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Global Competitiveness Leadership (GCL) is a one-of-a-kind academic and experiential leadership development program that aims to provide a new generation of emerging changemakers with the essential tools and a meaningful regional network to promote competitiveness, progress, and integral development in the Latin American region.
Save the Date: June 1, 2023 - GCL 2024 Call for Applications
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Upcoming ILG 2023 Applications |
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Georgetown University’s Innovation and Leadership in Government (ILG) is an annual professional development executive education program organized by Georgetown University's Latin America Leadership Program to promote responsible public leadership and innovation across Latin America and the Caribbean.
Save the Date: May 1, 2023 - ILG 2023 Call for Applications
ILG is designed for Latin American and Caribbean government managers from the different branches (executive, legislative, and judicial), public sector officials at the local, regional, national, or federal level, and representatives from multilateral and social organizations with at least 5 years of experience in areas related to the design, implementation and/or evaluation of public policies or initiatives in Latin America.
IN SPANISH/EN ESPAÑOL
September 18-October 13, 2023
via ZOOM
PART-TIME, LIVE VIRTUAL SESSIONS
October 23-27, 2023
at Georgetown University
FULL-TIME, IN-PERSON PROGRAM
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2023 LALP Impact Award Winners |
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2023 GCL IMPACT AWARD
ANDREA BURT
GCL 2012, PARAGUAY
"SISTEMA B"
Andrea Burt, GCL 2012 from Paraguay, Director of B Corps and Communications at Sistema B International, has been awarded the 2023 GCL Impact Award for her long-standing social activism toward fostering communities of change and creating a more sustainable and regenerative Latin America.
"When your [GCL] colleagues are creating tremendous impact around you, you empower yourself and you realize that you are part of something big.”- Andrea Burt
Through her continued dedication and the regional connections she was able to forge toward moving social causes, Andrea's incredible impact illustrates the power of the GCL multiplier effect in helping shape a better Paraguay, a better Latin America, and a better world. Congratulations, Andrea!
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2023 ILG IMPACT AWARD
SEBASTIAN PALACIOS
ILG 2019, ECUADOR
"HINCHA DE MI BARRIO"
Ecuadorian Minister of Sports Sebastián Palacios, an alumnus of the 2019 Innovation and Leadership in Government Program (ILG), has been awarded the 2023 ILG Impact Award for his exemplary personal commitment to the advancement of youth sports as a catalyst for social and economic change across vulnerable communities in Ecuador.
"The focus [of Hincha de Mi Barrio], beyond creating good athletes, is creating good people.” - Sebastian Palacios
Throughout his public career, including four years as a Congressman in the National Assembly, Palacios has fought to provide institutional support for sports-related initiatives and has advocated consistently for the political participation of youth and women in Ecuador. Congratulations, Sebastián!
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Soledad Nuñez (GCL 2014), First Vice-Presidential Woman Candidate in Paraguay |
Soledad Nuñez (GCL 2014, Paraguay) was elected as the first vice-presidential woman candidate for the upcoming 2023 Paraguay general elections. Previously, Soledad was designated Minister of Housing and Habitat of Paraguay in 2014, being the first woman to assume leadership of this ministry and becoming the youngest minister of the executive branch. |
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Senda de Integridad Received the Interamerican Award for Effective Public Innovation |
Senda de Integridad, a project led by Patricia Rincón Mazo (ILG 2017, Colombia), District Undersecretary for Institutional Strengthening of the Mayor's Office of Bogotá, was recognized in the category of "Innovation in the Use of Evidence from Behavioral Sciences" within the 10th Edition of the OAS Inter-American Award for Innovation for Effective Public Management. |
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Dani Tricarico, GCL 2021,
El Mercurio 200 Innovativors
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Dani Tricarico (GCL 2021, Argentina) was named one of the 200 innovative faces that are accelerating the transition to the future in Chile and Latin America by "El Mercurio." Throughout 200 editions, "El Mercurio" has sought to make visible the solutions that are being developed in Chile to respond to the challenges imposed by the accelerated demographic, environmental, agrifood, and energy transformations. |
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Pato Bichara Named One of the 30 Business Promises in Mexico |
Pato Bichara (GCL 2009, Mexico) has been recognized by the prestigious Mexican magazine "Expansion" as one of the 30 business promises of 2023. This recognition in one of the country's top business magazines reflects Pato's talent and dedication in the business field and in the training of future leaders, including his commitment to continue to engage with the GCL alumni network and support the GCL mentoring program. |
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Entwined: A Double Feature |
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Georgetown University's Latin America Leadership Program joins Post-Classical Ensemble and major institutions including SPAIN arts & culture and Georgetown Americas Institute to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Manuel de Falla’s seminal chamber opera “El Retablo de Maese Pedro."
"Entwined: A Double Feature" is directed by Georgetown University's Orchestra Director Angel Gil-Ordoñez. This performance features the world premiere of Derek Goldman’s new performance piece about the friendship between poet Federico García Lorca and composer Manuel de Falla.
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Women Entrepreneurs Forum 2023
A New Era of Innovation and Leadership
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In celebration of International Women’s Day, MET Community and Georgetown University’s Latin America Leadership Program (LALP) joined forces to co-present the "WEF DC 2023 | Women Entrepreneurs Forum 2023: A New Era of Innovation and Leadership."
This multi-day public event took place at Georgetown University on March 29, and virtually on March 30, 2023, and welcomed top and inspiring business leaders, mentors, changemakers, investors, and social entrepreneurs from around the world, including Latin American Board members and LALP alumni that are leading the way across Latin America.
If you missed these events, you can watch the full program here.
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For over 15 years, Georgetown's Journal of Globalization, Competitiveness, and Governability has become a source of new ideas about the effects of globalization on the competitiveness and governability of businesses and countries in Latin America. LALP Executive Director and MSB Professor Ricardo Ernst has served as editor-in-chief since its inception. Access the summaries and download the full pdf of the latest issues here. |
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The Latin America Leadership Program | Georgetown University | lalp@georgetown.edu |
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