On Tuesday, April 21, from 10:30–11:30 a.m. ET, the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center (AALAC) and GeoTech Center will host a conversation with Panama’s National Secretariat of Science, Technology, and Innovation (SENACYT) on how the country is building an innovation economy through artificial intelligence and science.
Panama is making a push to position itself as a regional hub for science, technology, and innovation—launching a national AI strategy, investing in sovereign digital infrastructure, forging partnerships with leading US universities, and creating a permanent residency pathway for foreign scientists and researchers.
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Welcome remarks
Raul Brens Jr.
Director, GeoTech Center
Atlantic Council
Keynote speaker
Dr. Eduardo Ortega-Barría
Secretary,
Panama’s National Secretariat for Science, Technology, and Innovation (SENACYT)
Moderated by
María Fernanda Bozmoski
Director, Impact and operations;
Lead for Central America, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center,
Atlantic Council
Agenda
10:30–10:35 a.m. | Welcome remarks
Featuring
Raul Brens Jr.
Director, GeoTech Center,
Atlantic Council
10:35–10:40 a.m. | Keynote speaker
Featuring
Dr. Eduardo Ortega-Barría
Secretary,
Panama’s National Secretariat for Science, Technology, and Innovation (SENACYT)
10:40–11:30 a.m. | Fireside chat
Featuring
Dr. Eduardo Ortega-Barría
Secretary,
Panama’s National Secretariat for Science, Technology, and Innovation (SENACYT)
Moderated by
María Fernanda Bozmoski
Director, Impact and Operations;
Lead for Central America, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center
Atlantic Council
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The Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center broadens understanding of regional transformations and delivers constructive, results-oriented solutions to inform how the public and private sectors can advance hemispheric prosperity.
The GeoTech Center champions positive paths forward that societies can pursue to ensure new technologies and data empower people, prosperity, and peace.
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