Ambassadors of Connectivity for Educational Purposes
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Meet the Ambassadors of Connectivity for Educational Purposes
This group is made up of representatives from governments, the private sector, civil society leaders, connectivity and education experts, universities, international organizations and cooperation agencies. The purpose of the group is to promote a campaign to close gaps in access to meaningful connectivity for educational purposes and thus promote access to connectivity as a universal fundamental right to guarantee quality education.
Agustín Porres, General Director, Varkey Foundation Latin America
Alexandre Barbosa, Chief, Regional Center of Studies for the Development of the Information Society, Brazil
Ana Luisa Valero Huete, Latin America Regulatory Director, Telefónica
Ángel Melguizo, Former Vice President for External and Regulatory Affairs, AT&T VRIO Latin America
Antonio García Zaballos, Lead Specialist in Telecommunications, Inter-American Development Bank
Christian O’Flaherty, Regional Vice President, Internet Society
Cristieni Castilhos, Executive Director, MegaEdu Brazil
Emiliana Vegas, Professor of Practice, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Fernando Valenzuela, Director, Global Impact EdTech Alliance, Mexico
Gabriel Gurméndez, President, ANTEL
German Otalora, Commercial Operations & Program Management Leader Latin America, Microsoft
Helga Cuéllar-Marchelli, Director, Department of Social Studies, Salvadoran Foundation for Social and Economic Development, FUSADES
Hernán Verdaguer, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Telecom
Jordi Hereu, President, Hispasat
Julieta Castellanos, Former Rector, National Autonomous University of Honduras
Julissa Cruz Abreu, Executive Director, INDOTEL
Leandro Folgar, President, Plan Ceibal
Leda Muñoz, Director, Omar Dengo Foundation, Costa Rica
Leonardo Garnier, Former Minister, Ministry of Public Education, Costa Rica
Lester García, Director, Connectivity and Access Policy Latin America and the Caribbean, Meta
Lucía Acurio, President, EdTec Group, Perú
Lucía Dellagnelo, Former Executive Director, Center of Innovation for Brazilian Education (CIEB), Brazil
María Alexandra Velez, Senior Director, Government and Regulatory Affairs, SBA
Maria Victoria Angulo, Former Minister, Ministry of Education, Colombia
Mariana Costa, Executive Director, Laboratoria
Martha Suárez, President, Dynamic Spectrum Alliance
Martín Felipe Cáceres, Director, Innovation Center, Ministry of Education, Chile
Melania Brenes-Monge, Vice President Academia, EduTech of Central America, Costa Rica
Mila Tonarelli, Global Innovation and Product Manager, ProFuturo Foundation
Pablo Bartol, Global Development Management, CAF, Development Bank of Latin America
Ricardo Cuenca, Former Minister, Ministry of Education, Peru
Ryan Johnson, Senior Director, Global Market Access and Government Affairs, Viasat
Sandra Ziegler, Special Advisor on Digitalization, IICA
Tabata Amaral, Federal Deputy, São Paulo, Brazil
Veronica Spross, Executive Director, Entrepreneurs for Education, Guatemala
Vianna Maino, Minister, Ministry of Telecommunications and the Information Society, Ecuador
What do ambassadors say about connectivity for educational purposes?
September 2022 – Leandro Folgar, President, Plan Ceibal
September 2022 – Gabriel Gurméndez, President, ANTEL
September 2022 – Hernán Verdaguer, Regulatory Affairs Director, Telecom Argentina
September 2022 – Cristieni Castilhos, Executive Director, MegaEdu, Brazil