The people behind the project.
A cross-disciplinary group spanning research, journalism, policy, design and communications, building the knowledge base for deep tech in Latin America.
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Marcus Alburez
Co-founder
Founder of a LatAm-focused innovation lab and accelerator. Previously Researcher at the University of Oxford. University of Oxford Graduate. Fellow at International Strategy Forum, US State Department YLAI, and Ethereum Foundation.
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Leonardo Quattrucci
Co-founder · Adjunct Professor, Sciences Po
Adjunct Professor at Sciences Po. Senior Advisor at Apolitical. Previously AWS Quantum Networking and Policy Adviser at the European Commission. University of Oxford Graduate. Fellow at International Strategy Forum, and The International Center for Future Generations.
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Claudio Cifuentes Lobo
Researcher
Researcher at the Latin American Dynamism Project. Investigative journalist covering tech, human and digital rights in LatAm. Fellow at Red LATAM de Periodistas Jóvenes. His work has been published in CIPER Chile, Salud con Lupa y La Pública, amongst others.
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Said Saillant
Senior Advisor, AI Governance
Senior Advisor on AI governance and institutional design. UNIDO AI-for-Industry Action Plan lead. Participant in the OECD AI Futures programme on agentic AI and the MIT AI Risk Initiative. Focused on bridging policy frameworks and emerging technology across Latin America and global institutions.
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Milene Broche
Content Lead
Content Lead at the Latin American Dynamism Project. Content Creator, Social Media Manager & Strategist, she designs and leads content strategies for the LADP across multi-platform ecosystems.
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Lucía Fenoglio
Designer
Designer at the LADP, working across UX/UI. She collaborates with Mantle Latam, Base Latam, Núcleo, Acelera, and the LADP, designing and leading UX/UI strategies across Web3 and multi-platform ecosystems, and volunteers at Mujeres en Crypto.
Editorial guidance & production
The report was written with editorial guidance from Nick Cohen and Fausto Carbajal Glass, and produced by Lucía Fenoglio, Solange Rodríguez, Milene Broche, Sebastián Díaz, Agustina Sojit and Marco Tebelán.
Contributors
We spoke with nearly 100 contributors who generously shared their time and candid perspectives. With thanks to:
- Alejandra Martínez Foundation Capital
- Andrea Rochaix Argentine Association of Founders
- Andy Pavia Glassnode
- Annika Klump German-Argentine Chamber of Commerce
- Ariel Muslera Borderless Capital
- Beatriz Botero Sciences Po
- Cameron Houser Actionworks
- Camila Russo The Defiant
- Carla Goglia Fundación Empretec
- Christopher Storaker Arch Finance
- Claudia Aparicio Olarte Moure & Alianza Deep Tech
- Claudio Coconi Barceló Foundation
- Cristian Hernández Zentynel
- Cristóbal Díaz VSPT
- David García Borderless Capital
- Diana Silveira University of Palermo
- Diego Albúrez Max Planck Institute
- Diego Fernández City of Buenos Aires, Innovation
- Elivan Álvarez Ripio Ventures
- Erick Chacón Asafintech
- Fausto Carbajal Miranda Partners
- Florencia Gordillo ProtoTipas
- Francis Sanchinelli U3Tech
- Gabriel Bottos Vesper
- Gabriel Pérez Pitanga
- Geusseppe González Access Partnership
- Idoia Ortiz de Artiñano Gobe
- Ivone Padilla INCmty
- Javier Bernal La Turbina Ventures
- Javier Larragoiti Creative Food Labs
- José Ignacio Torreblanca European Council on Foreign Relations
- José Rodríguez Legalítika
- Juan Soria SF500
- Juan Vargas MenteX
- Kun Peng Stanford Blockchain Accelerator
- Kyle Becker JP Morgan (Former)
- Lisa Ocampo Emprear
- Lucas Delgado Emerge Brasil
- Lucas Toledo Universidad Nacional del Chaco Austral
- Luis Barletta FEEDVAX
- Manuel Leiva Facttic
- Marilia Monteiro Nubank
- Mark Veer Mantle
- Markus Schreyer The Ganesha Lab
- María Fernanda Andrés Aceleradora Litoral
- Matías Peire GRIDX
- Maxi Grande ADENEU
- Nick Cohen International Strategy Forum
- Nicolás Robinson Andrade OpenAI
- Nicolás Salazar Cardona IDB, GovTech
- Orlando Ramírez Hello Tomorrow
- Pablo Fernández Venturance
- Pablo Cardozo Centro de Emprendedores UADE
- Peter Bruck World Summit Awards
- Ricardo Espinosa Tumo
- Roberto Loehnert Zentynel
- Rodrigo Vásquez Etherealize
- Rogelio Marín Rómpela a la Mexicana
- Said Saillant Societas Sapiens
- Sandra Sinicco Latam Scaleup
- Sebastián Díaz Startup Chile (Former CEO)
- Sofía Quilici Forbes
- Susana García Robles Capria VC
- Tomaz Vicente Catalize Social
- Toomas Ilves Former President of Estonia
- Vicente Pavani Startuplab.01
- Zack Guzmán Yahoo/CNBC (Former)
- Óscar Mario Jiménez Academic Researcher
- Valentina Kraiselburd Asclepii
- Franco Kraiselburd AVentures
- Balint Pataki Center for Future Generations
- Jean García Periche Center for Public Intelligence
- Henry Woodfine Wood Mackenzie
- Viviana Hermosilla CMPC Ventures
- Nina Ploger IPDES
- José Brito Deep Tech Specialist
- Carmen Contreras University of Oxford
- Stephen Nordin International Strategy Forum
- Clemente Gilardini Fusion Industry Association
- Rafael Bottos Vesper Biotechnologies
- Adilson Silva N7V
- Sarah Morrill Activate
- Danielle Moraes N7V
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