Bogota - Secretary of Economic Development

Carolina Durán is a professional and a Specialist in Economics. She has worked for the National Planning Department, the Ministry of Foreign Relations, Asobancaria, Standard and Poor's, and Publicaciones Semana. 

As Secretary of Economic Development, Carolina helps the Mayor's Office contribute to economic planning and business sector regulation. The department also recommends policies and prepares development programmes and projects that will help make Bogota more competitive and a better place to live. Carolina is focused specifically in commerce, technology & innovation, entrepreneurship, agriculture, supply chain, and labor. Bringing these focuses and stakeholders together promotes innovation within Bogota's society. 

GCIO can learn about the intricacies of how innovation flows from the top-down. Carolina and the Mayor's Office can help the GCIO better understand how their decisions lead to better outcomes for the citizens of Bogota. 

The Mayor's Office of Bogota can play an integral part in helping GCIO planning for the implementation of new innovation frameworks within cities of Latin America.