**Event Time and Date**

 Date: Wednesday, April 19th  
⏰ Start Time: 11:00 Mexico City Time / 12:00 Lima & Bogota / 13:00 Santiago

**Instructions for the day of the Event**

Make sure to register for each individual session and then click join.

Asegurate de registrarte para cada evento individual y despues dar click en join.

Certifique-se de se registrar em cada evento individual e, em seguida, clique em entrar.

**Event Details**

The Early-Talent Forum is the first annual youth summit focused on helping early-stage talent with a variety of diplomas and areas of interest better understand requirements, transformations and opportunities for the next decade. 

The Early-Talent forum will host renowned speakers from companies like Google, Oracle, American Express, TrendMicro Cybersecurity, Wizeline, and Project Management Institute talking about an array of topics from developing in your career from fresh graduate to the world of financial inclusion and fintech to technology and entrepreneurship. 

Many of our speakers have been at their prospective companies for 15+ years, making them not only experts in their fields but experts in their industries and companies.  

The conference is organized by Localized, the global talent platform that connects students and recent grads in emerging markets to job opportunities & industry professionals. 


A talent tech company connecting students and recent graduates with industry experts to guide them and global employers looking for excellent candidates.

LATAM Early-Talent Forum

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### ⏰ 11:00 Mexico City / 12:00 Bogotá / 13:00 Santiago


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# Todo comienza con un gran sueño: De Intern a Vicepresidente Senior


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¿Vas iniciando tu carrera profesional y no estas segurx de que te espera en el futuro?

Asiste a esta sesión para conocer la historia de uno de los lideres mundiales en Oracle que empezó su historia en dicha empresa como intern y quiere compartir contigo todos los tips para que ¡tú también logres tus sueños profesionales!



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✅ La importancia de soñar y arriesgarse

✅ Tips para progresar en el entorno corporativo 

✅ Por qué es fundamental dominar el ego y ser un “rebelde corporativo” 


🚨 Habrá espacio de preguntas y respuestas al final.


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## Sobre Carlos Sarmiento:

Carlos Sarmiento es actualmente Vice-Presidente Senior de Cloud para Europa, Medio Oriente y África, responsable del equipo de especialistas de Cloud en la región. Antes de esto, Carlos fue Director de Estrategia para Oracle Latinoamérica, responsable de diseñar, democratizar y ejecutar la estrategia de Oracle en la región.

Antes de este cargo, Carlos fue Vicepresidente Senior de la Unidad de Ventas Digitales, Vicepresidente de Ventas para el Segmento Empresarial, Director Senior del segmento de Pequeñas y Medianas Empresas y Director de la División de Televentas para América Latina.

Carlos inició como estudiante en Oracle y cuenta con más de 25 años de experiencia en el sector tecnológico, y
forma parte del comité ejecutivo de Oracle EMEA. Es Ingeniero de Sistemas de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia y tiene una Maestría en Administración de Empresas de la misma universidad y especializaciones en Estrategia y liderazgo del IESE de Barcelona y la Universidad de Michigan.

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Senior Vice President - Cloud Specialists Team

Todo comienza con un gran sueño: De Intern a Vicepresidente Senior

VP Marketing & Operations

Global Affairs

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### ⏰ 12:00 Mexico City / 13:00 Bogotá / 14:00 Santiago


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# Empieza tu Carrera en Dirección de Proyectos


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¿Tienes curiosidad sobre como empezar tu carrera en Project Management (gestión de proyectos)? ¿Te interesa saber más sobre oportunidades de aprendizaje en Project Management y programas de certificación?

Asiste a esta sesión para aprender sobre oportunidades de certificación con el Project Management Institute y como te pueden ayudar a preparate para posiciones en gerencias de proyectos.



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✅ Opciones de carreras en Project Management (Dirección de Proyectos)

✅ Habilidades necesarias y como construirlas para ser un gerente de proyectos

✅ Opciones de certificacion en Project Management (Gestión y Dirección de Proyectos) a través de PMI.


🚨 Habrá espacio de preguntas y respuestas al final.


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## Sobre Carolina Latorre:

Comunicadora Social y Maestra en Desarrollo Humano con enfoque en análisis y comprensión de culturas y mercados extranjeros para impulsar resultados organizacionales. 

Experiencia en diseño, gestión y liderazgo de estrategias de alianzas para proyectos en organizaciones sin fines de lucro en América Latina. Actualmente trabaja en PMI como Líder Regional Académico y de Jóvenes para América Latina.

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Regional Youth and Academic Lead

Empieza tu Carrera en Dirección de Proyectos

Biotechnology

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### ⏰ 12:30 Mexico City / 13:30 Bogotá / 14:30 Santiago


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# Building Your Skills: Opportunities for Students & Grads


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Wondering how to break into the tech industry? Sometimes overwhelmed about all the new AI, and tech tools changing the way we work? Or maybe just curious about what tools and skills are useful for the future of your career? WE GOT YOU!

On this panel, we will talk about:

✅ Future Skills: What skills are relevant to your career

✅ What are some of the trends in tech industries that Early Talent should keep an eye on?

✅ Do you have to be really technically skilled to succeed in tech sectors?

🚨 There will be time for live Q&A at the end of the session.

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## About Arnobio Morelix:

Arnobio Morelix is the co-founder and CEO of Sirius College, the AI-focused university. Sirius is an accredited college in Brazil helping people make more money and get better jobs with AI and data science training.

Before Sirius, Arnobio has started companies; led a global team of PhDs, data scientists and consultants; advised governments in 35+ countries on their innovation policies; and authored research and analysis with Stanford University, the World Economic Forum, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Kauffman Foundation, and others. He previously served as Chief Data Scientist at Inc. Magazine and Chief Innovation Officer at Startup Genome.

He is also the author of the global bestseller Rebooted, which includes external contributions from tech luminaries like Vint Cerf, father of the internet; Martin Cooper, inventor of the cell phone; and more. He also serves as Senior Advisor for the Global Entrepreneurship Network.

His work has been featured in national and global media, including the New York Times, The Economist, Wall Street Journal, and the BBC, among others. A frequent public speaker and presenter at South by Southwest, Facebook, and the Federal Reserve Bank, Morelix has also advised and worked with CEOs, founders, and current and former government ministers.

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## About Kira Gidron:

Kira recently joined Lumni, a Latin American social enterprise that finances post-secondary education, as the new CEO. Prior to this, Kira served as the leader of the Marketplace for the 4th IR of Aspen Institute's Global Opportunity Youth Network and Fundación Corona, working to connect youth to the tech sector. 

Kira had previously spent 7 years with Accenture, a global consulting and technology company, where she did projects with companies and governments around the world in smart cities, internet of things, sustainability, accessibility and more. 

She is passionate about social impact and innovation, and has focused on education and employment over the last 4 years. Kira has a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and a master's degree in systems engineering from Cornell University. 

Kira loves to travel the world, and has lived in multiple cities and countries, but currently resides in Bogota, Colombia.

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Co-Founder & CEO

Building Your Skills: Opportunities for Students & Grads

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### ⏰ 13:00 Mexico City / 14:00 Bogotá / 15:00 Santiago


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# Carreras en Ciberseguridad: Un Campo Profesional Para Todos


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¿Imaginabas poder incursionar en el campo de la ciberseguridad? ¿Tal ves sientes curiosidad sobre las opciones de carrera en este campo sin experiencia en el sector de la tecnología? Te tenemos buenas noticias, este campo es para todos.

Asiste a esta sesión para aprender sobre ciberseguridad y las opciones de carrera que tienes dependiente de tu área de conocimiento.

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✅ Opciones de carreras en Ciberseguridad 

✅ Habilidades necesarias y tips para comensar tu carrera en ciberseguridad

✅ Ciberseguridad en la actualidad


🚨 Habrá espacio de preguntas y respuestas al final.


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## Sobre Hernan Armbruster:

Hernán es líder de los negocios de Trend Micro en la región de las Americas, que está compuesta por Estados Unidos, Canada, America Latina y Caribe. 
Tiene mas de 25 años trabajando en la compañía, habiendo comenzado como ingeniero de soporte técnico para algunos países de América del Sur, para luego liderar los servicios de la empresa en la región de América Latina, y continuó su carrera como Country Manager de Brazil, luego de México, y como Director de Operaciones para las regiones de Canada, Latin America and Caribbean. 


Hernán cuenta con un Executive MBA de la universidad IBMEC de Brazil, un Executive Program de la Smith School of Business de Queens University en Canada, y una licenciatura en Sistemas de Computación por la universidad Centro de Altos Estudios en Ciencias Exactas (CAECE) en Argentina. 

En Abril de 2017, Hernán fue nombrado como uno de los 50 más influyentes líderes hispánicos en Ibero America y América Latina por el Hispanic IT Executive Council (HITEC). Junto con sus colegas ha trabajado con fuerzas de la ley en investigaciones de crímenes digitales proveyendo inteligencia y entrenamientos. También ha liderado un conjunto de iniciativas especiales en Trend Micro para contribuir con el desafío de escasez de talento en ciberseguridad desarrollando programas para jovenes talentos en las regiones de Africa, Medio Oriente, América Latina, Canada y Estados Unidos. 

En Noviembre de 2018, Hernán fue reconocido como uno de los ganadores del SANS 2018 Difference Makers Awards. Este reconocimiento fue creado para honrar a aquellos profesionales que han hecho contribuciones significativas en el desarrollo de la industria.


En un trabajo en conjunto con la OEA (Organización de los Estados Americanos), Hernán fue uno de los creadores de la iniciativa Cyberwomen Challenge, una serie de eventos para desarrollar habilidades en ciberseguridad para mujeres que busquen crecer en este campo de la tecnología. 

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SVP, Americas

Carreras en Ciberseguridad: Un Campo Profesional Para Todos

Events & Community Manager

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### ⏰ 13:30 Mexico City / 14:30 Bogotá / 15:30 Santiago


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# Workplace Culture: Promoting Risk & Innovation  


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How does a workplace culture influence the success and career of early talent? What type of workplace cultures will help you thrive as a new employee?

Join us at this panel where we will have one of the most innovative companies in the world along with the firm that certifies the best places to work around the globe to talk about:

On this panel, we will talk about:

✅ Role of Innovative workplace cultures in attracting young talent

✅ Why taking risks as an early talent and what type of risks?

✅ What are some of the trends in the workplace culture

🚨 There will be time for live Q&A at the end of the session.
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## About Michelle Ferrari:

CEO of Great Place to Work Mexico, President of the WEF Iberoamerica, Founder & Strategic Partner for Great Culture to Innovate & Healthy Place to Work.

With more than 20 years of experience and hundreds of organizations Michelle Ferrari, promotes, develops and accompanies organizations to cultivate work cultures, innovation, diversity, inclusion and well-being.  Today she is CEO of Great Place to Work Mexico and Regional General Director for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. 
Founder and Strategic Partner of Great Culture to Innovate Mexico and Healthy Place to Work Mexico, in addition to representing the Women's World Economic Forum for Ibero-America.

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## About Jahasiel Sevilla:


Innovation & Partner Sales Manager NOLA.
Jahasiel Sevilla or Jash; Mexican passionate about technology, business, music (he is a drummer) and for helping people and companies to evolve, innovate and achieve their goals within a framework of values and principles.

He currently works as Manager of Alliances and Business Partners for Mexico, Colombia, Central America and the Caribbean at Google.
He has also collaborated in companies such as IBM, Microsoft and Salesforce

Innovation & Partner Sales Manager NOLA.

Workplace Culture: Promoting Risk & Innovation  

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### ⏰ 14:00 Mexico City / 15:00 Bogotá / 16:00 Santiago


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# Career Transition: From Engineering to Corporate VP


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Thinking about transitioning roles in the tech sector? Whether you are an engineer or tech professional transitioning to a corporate role or backward, this is the session for you! Join us to hear about one of LAC VPs at AMEX about his journey from Computer Systems Engineer to Corporate Affairs and Communication VP at one of the most important companies in the WORLD!

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✅ Professional Journey and how to transition between tech sectors/roles

✅ Innovation culture at American Express

✅ What trends in Fintech and Digital Innovation should you keep an eye on


🚨 There will be time for live Q&A at the end of the session.


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## About Jorge Guevara:

Jorge Guevara is responsible for external and internal communication, and social responsibility for American Express in Latin America, including the activities of the American Express Foundation, which promotes the sustainable development of underrepresented communities and the reactivation of their small businesse, as well as  the Leadership Academy and various projects related to the fight aginats climate change. 
He also the leads the global committee of Communication's Inclusion and Diversity.
He was the founder of the company's PRIDE+ network of colleagues in Mexico, and since 2014 he has assumed the role of executive sponsor of the same. 

Jorge Guevara has spoke at Love4All, Women's Economic Forum (Mexico and Spain), Mexican Association of Communicators, Tec de Monterrey (EGADE and Campus Monterrey), and was in charge of designing and implementing an LGBT+ inclusion workshop for the American Chamber in Mexico.

Jorge Guevara is a Doctor of Psychology, graduated with honors, and holds a Master's Degree in Clinical Psychology (honorable mention and Summa Cum Laude) from the University of the Americas CDMX. He also holds a Masters of Administration with Specialty in Human Resources, Master's Degree in Digital Humanities, Bachelor of Psychology and Computer Systems Engineer. 
He has developed scientific research with a phenomenological approach to understand and combat stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV, in addition to promoting adherence to retroviral treatment, entitled "HIV: Stigma is the Disease" and "From the Shadow to HIVda".
Jorge has voluntereed as therapist at Casa de la Sal, supporting people from the LGBT+ community who live or coexist with the virus. 

He is a recurring columnist at the digital edition of Expansión MX on topics related to the diversity and inclusion.
Before joining American Express in 2007, he worked at IBM Mexico, Fleishman Hillard Mexico, and was a journalist for the Reforma newspaper where he also participated in the program "Negocios
Mexico”, a co-production of CNN and Reforma.

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VP Corporate Affairs and Communication LAC

Career Transition: From Engineering to Corporate VP 

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### ⏰ 12:30 Mexico City / 13:30 Bogotá / 14:30 Santiago


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# Carreras en Inteligencia Artifical y Machine Learning: Lecciones de Lideres Jóvenes


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¿Tienes curiosidad sobre como incursionar en carreras relacionadas a Machine Learning e Inteligencia Artificial? ¿Te interesa conocer que herramientas y habilidades son necesarias para este sector?

Asiste a esta sesión para escuchar de un emprendedor en AI que habilidades son necesarias y como desarrollarlas para triunfar en este sector.

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✅ Rol de Big Data, AI, y Machine Learning en carreras profesionales 

✅ Ejemplos de roles junior en Inteligencia Artificial y Machine Learning

✅ Como comenzar una carrera en este sector

🚨 Habrá espacio de preguntas y respuestas al final.


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## Sobre Rodrigo Beceiro:

Rodrigo es CTO & cofundador en Marvik, una compañía que se especializa en IA, trabajando con problemas del estado del arte de computer vision, natural language processing, AI generativo y analítica predictiva. Él es ingeniero de profesión, tiene un tech MBA, es alumni de los bootcamps del MIT y pasó por los programas de inmersión de 500 Startups.

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## Sobre Yamil Rabbat:

Cofundador y Director Ejecutivo (CEO) de Ed Machina, plataforma SaaS impulsada por IA que ayuda a las instituciones educativas a aumentar la inscripción y retención de estudiantes en tiempo real. La startup ha sido seleccionada recientemente como una de las 20 mejores finalistas de la Copa GSV para competir en el evento ASU+GSV en San Diego.

Yammil obtuvo un MBA de Columbia University (CBS'20) y ha estado involucrado en la industria de la educación superior durante 15 años. Su familia fundó la universidad privada más grande de Argentina (Universidad Siglo 21), así como el Grupo R-Evolution, con más de 110 mil estudiantes en más de 145 países.

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CTO & Cofounder 

CEO & Co-Founder

Carreras en Inteligencia Artifical y Machine Learning: Lecciones de Lideres Jóvenes

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### ⏰ 15:00 Mexico City / 16:00 Bogotá / 17:00 Santiago


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# The Power of Community to Develop Your Career


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Interested in breaking into the tech world but without a tech background? Join us for an inspiring and insightful webinar that dives into the transformative power of community in career development. 

This session will explore how leveraging your network and forging meaningful connections can create new opportunities, enhance your skill set, and accelerate your professional growth. 

Our expert will share her experiences, discuss the advantages of community-driven initiatives, and provide practical tips on building a strong support system.  Don't miss this opportunity to expand your horizons and unlock your full potential by harnessing the power of community!

Hear about Cristina’s journey through the tech world from a Bachelor in Marketing to an expert and Ambassador of many Tech Communities in LATAM and around the globe! 
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🚨 There will be time for live Q&A at the end of the session.


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## About Cristina (Cristy) Cuellar:

Cristy is responsible for the Learning and Development area at Wizeline.  She is a member of **Wizeline's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion office** where she works diligently to create a diverse and inclusive workplace. 

In the last two years, she has led the Wizeline Women in Technology community, enabling learning spaces so that women have the skills and tools to develop in the Technology industry, generating a global impact of more than 800 participants.

She is a certified facilitator of I am Remarkable, a Google initiative that seeks to promote self-advocacy in underrepresented groups. She is also a member of Women Tech Markers, Google's Global Women in Technology initiative. She is also part of Female Factor, a global community of women that seeks to create spaces for mentoring and community.

Cristy practices Vipassana meditation daily, she is passionate about sports activities, enjoying nature, a good coffee and human connections.


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Learning & Development Manager

The Power of Community to Develop Your Career 

Data Analyst

Trae tu bebida o snack y conversa con otros asistentes y con el equipo de Localized!

Bring your drink or snack and talk with other students and with the Localized team!

Networking Room / Sala de Networking

Systems Engineering

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### ⏰ 17:00 Mexico City / 18:00 Bogotá / 19:00 Santiago


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# 7 Lessons from 20+ Years in Tech 


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Are you starting you career in tech or thinking about it? Do you wish you could have an mentor giving you the best tips to succeed in the sector? This is your chance!

Come hear from one of LATAM and Google leaders with 20+ years of experience in the top tech companies around the globe including Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, Salesforce and SAP!


🚨 There will be time for live Q&A at the end of the session.


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## About Edgar Torres:

Financial Services & Fintech Leader at Google. 

Venture Capital Program Manager.

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Financial Services & Fintech Leader / Venture Capital Program Manager.

Seven Lessons from 20+ Years in Tech 

This unique assessment tests real-life work scenarios and provides employers seeking professionals ready to work in a remote, hybrid, or digital environment an easy way to validate their skills.

LATAM Early-Talent Forum

About LATAM Early-Talent Forum

LATAM Early-Talent Forum

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