The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), through its innovation laboratory BID Lab, and in collaboration with IDB Invest, launch the IDB Lab Forum, a global and high-level meeting focused on innovative entrepreneurship and that highlights the role of the technology, digital solutions and new business models to improve lives in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Microsoft has joined as a founding partner of this meeting in which will participate iimportant actors of the innovation ecosystem. BID Lab Forum will be held from October 26 to 28, free of charge and in a hybrid mode with mainly virtual sessions and a face-to-face component in Miami on October 26, according to a statement.
Irene Arias Hofman, CEO of BID Lab, emphasized that “BID Lab Forum will play a key role for the region by providing a unique space for mobilizing business, ideas and connections to develop and scale innovative solutions at the service of an inclusive, green economic recovery. and resilient, in line with the Vision 2025 priorities defined by the IDB Group ”.
“Our collaboration with the Inter-American Development Bank has always been focused on jointly accelerating the growth of Latin American markets through technological solutions. Today we are excited to be part of the launch of the IDB Lab Forum, an initiative that represents a commitment to SMEs and Digital Native Companies of Latin America and the Caribbean, who accelerate the economic and social recovery of the region with their creation of new businesses and the use of new technologies. It is an innovative initiative that will promote the generation of ideas and strategies to outline a path towards digital maturity in the region, ”said Mariana Castro, vice president of sales, marketing and operations for Microsoft Latin America.
Participants
Among the participants in the forum are founders of innovative ventures, managers of venture capital funds, executives of large companies, including technology companies, representatives of accelerators, universities and hubs innovation leaders, thematic experts, impact investors, policy makers and officials of public entities dedicated to promoting innovation.
The event will have different ways of interacting, such as panels, business meeting point, showcase of ecosystems, sessions of pitch and a launch platform for products and initiatives, among others. The agenda is divided into three blocks:
1. “Undertake and innovate”, which will include practical content, visibility opportunities and spaces for networking for entrepreneurs and the innovation ecosystem that supports them.
2. “Businesses that improve lives”, with sessions on how new business models are having an impact on inclusion through sectors such as edtech, agtech, fintech, healthtech, among others.
3. “Impact that scales”, which will provide spaces for global and regional partners that connect innovations at scale.
Registration for virtual sessions will be open until the day of the event through the link https://forum.bidlab.org
.
