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With Israel as guest country, the Bogota Entrepreneurship Festival GOFest 2022 returns on-site

02 June 2022- From June 15 to 17, the Bogota Chamber of Commerce will hold the V edition of the Bogota GOFest Entrepreneurship Festival, where entrepreneurs and businesspeople will be inspired to make their ideas, projects and dreams of growth and consolidation a reality.
- The event, which will be held at Agora Bogota, Convention Center, expects to convene 12,000 attendees who will have free access to more than 20 national and international conferences, learn about new ventures in the XVIII Young Entrepreneurs Fair, acquire tools for business growth in 35 training and consulting workshops, as well as participate in a blockchain masterclass, a financial roundtable and a Demo Day with 16 of the best startups in the region.
- In this edition, with Israel as the guest country and its history that turned them into a "startup-nation", will delve into how entrepreneurship and business are the engine for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
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The Bogota Chamber of Commerce is committed to making Bogota the capital of entrepreneurship and innovation in Latin America. To this end, it carries out permanent actions to promote new businesses and achieve sustainable enterprises.

Thus, it will hold the V edition of the GOFest Entrepreneurship Festival from June 15 to 17, aimed at the entire entrepreneurial ecosystem of Latin America. After two years of virtuality, GOFest 2022 returns in person, seeking to inspire all those who are starting their entrepreneurship and those who want to innovate in their companies, to talk with national and international experts on global trends, sustainable business, cryptocurrencies, artificial intelligence, among others.

One of the key guests is Josep María Coll, sustainability and innovation strategist, who will present how to achieve high-impact sustainable businesses. Also, the festival will feature the participation of David Boronat, who will provide attendees with his vision of the future of humanity, focused on collaborative entrepreneurship. At the Agora Convention Center, from 8 am to 6 pm on all three days, entrepreneurs and businesspeople will be able to find more than 20 national and international speakers, a blockchain masterclass, a financial roundtable for entrepreneurs to access financing, a virtual campsite where they can participate in virtual learning experiences, a 3DE Bootcamp with more than 10 universities and will be able to receive all the advice from the Bogota Chamber of Commerce to create and make business models viable.

The festival will also showcase the commercial offerings of 80 young entrepreneurs who, with the support of the Bogota Chamber of Commerce, have launched their ventures. Some of the entrepreneurs of the CCB's virtual commercial showcase, BazzarBog, will also be present. GoFest will have a gastronomic offer for those who want to spend the whole day at Ágora, inspired by the best ideas. At GoFest, from the School of Digital Transformation, you will be able to live the whole Dropshipping business experience and discover a world of alternatives to start a successful digital entrepreneurship. In one place, you will find everything you need to start a turnkey e-business: from the product to distribute, to sources of financing, to develop a live online virtual store, and manage a distribution and logistics model.

Currently, Bogota is ranked #70 worldwide according to the Startup Blink 2022 global entrepreneurship report. Similarly, the capital was selected by the Financial Times as the second city of the future in Latin America and by 2026 it expects to become a District of Science, Technology and Innovation.

To participate in GOFest 2022, those interested should register at this link. This is the festival's agenda: Wednesday, June 15 Plenary schedule 7:30- 8:15 am Registration 8:30- 9:10 am Installation of the event Francisco Noguera - President of Innpulsa Juan David Castaño Alzate - Vice-President Business Development - Bogota Chamber of Commerce 9:10- 10:00 am "High impact sustainable business". Josep María Coll- Sustainability and Innovation Strategist. 10:00- 10:40 am "Building transformative companies for the middle-class" Wenyi Cai - Polymath Ventures *Simultaneous translation 10:40-11:30 am "A very different digital future that every business should know about" David Boronat - Multiplica 11:30- 11:45 am "Sustainability as a competitiveness factor". Juan Carlos Gonzalez - Vice President of Competitiveness, Bogota Chamber of Commerce. 11:45- 12:10 m "Sustainability as the axis of entrepreneurship". Juan Pablo Pradilla - Sajú 12:10- 12:50 pm B Companies Panel - Young entrepreneurs transforming realities through business: Alexa Oviedo - Smart Cities SAS BIC Camilo Ramírez - Sistema B Colombia Juan Manuel García - Advantage Marketing Camilo Vergara - Ecosistema Jaguar Lina Suescún - Indelebre Social Moderator: Elizabeth Bohórquez - Sistema B Colombia 2:00- 3:00 pm "Sustainability as the axis of transformation: Israel from start-up nation to scale-up nation" Nir Adam Sella - Economic Attaché and Alejandra Hernández - Economic Affairs Section of the Embassy of Israel in Colombia. 3:40- 5:10 pm Panel: The Israeli innovation experience applied to young people in Colombia Moderator Diana Rodríguez - Embassy of Israel Karen Carvajalino - The Biz Nation Diana Gaviria - Connect Bogotá Ximena Duque - Fedesoft Camilo Ernesto Torres - Reddi Colombia Ana Margarita Velásquez - RoFé Foundation

Workshops Room: Inspiring Business Ideas 9:00- 11:00 am "Insights Lab: Identifying opportunities from trends". Innovalab - Juan David Contreras and Leidy Riveros, Háptica 2:00- 4:00 pm "Insights Lab: Prototype your ideas". Innovalab - Juan David Contreras and Leidy Riveros, Haptica 4:00- 5:00 pm "Ideoworking: agile ideation methodology for the promotion of innovation and creativity". National Open and Distance University 5:00- 6:00 pm "Storytelling and audiovisual production for entrepreneurship". Uniempresarial

Room: Technology that Inspires 10:00 - 12:00 m "Technological solutions implemented: Learn from the experts. AR/VR space technology"- Juan Felipe Santos, Viewy 2:00- 4:00 pm "Implemented Technology Solutions Discover and experiment in the Metaverse"- Alejandro Castro, Landian 4:00- 6:00 pm "Technological Solutions implemented Cryptoassets NFT's"- Daniel Aguilar, Asoblockchain Room: Inspiring Funding Sources 8:00- 10:00 am "KPIs for Capital Raising" -Alejandro Gómez Cano, Pantera Makers " 2:00- 3:00 pm "How to finance my venture" - Nestor Fabián Aguilera, Fundación Coomeva 3:00- 4:00 pm "SDG's and Economic Growth. Investment, innovation and technology"- Dataknow 4:00- 5:00 pm "How to become a Startup investor" - Andrea Mosquera Gómez and Melissa Pinilla Rey, Bolsa de Valores de Colombia -A2CENSO". 5:00- 6:00 pm "Sustainability and the opportunity to access capital" -Paola Franco, Fondo Impacta

Room: Entrepreneurship Inspires Us 8:00- 5:00 pm Marathon individual counseling- CCB Thursday, June 16th Plenary Agenda 7:30- 8:15 am Registration 8:30- 9:20 am Artificial Intelligence, the future that is already present" - Alejandro Correa, RappiBank 9:20- 10:00 am "Innovation in the service of sustainable business" - Daniela Zuluaga, Sentido Verde 10:00- 10:40 am "Capitalism in frontier technologies: blockchain" - Albi Rodríguez, LACChain 10:40-11:30 am "New Ventures, The acceleration and investment of early stage companies, the drivers to catalyze real growth". Matteo Guilliotti and Camilo Salazar, New Ventures Capital 11:30- 11:45 am You: How do you resolve your conflicts? #paredesufrir - Gustavo Piedrahita-Vice President of the Center for Arbitration and Conciliation, CCB 11:45- 12:10 m Cleantech Hub Panel "The challenge of entrepreneurship with impact and driving the transition to a conscious and zero carbon economy". Moderator: Mónica Avila- Cleantech Hub Javier Castro - Zhana Solutions Nadia Pfeiffer - SEOS Energy Paula Perotti - Valorable Juan Uribe - Labgae 12:10- 12:50 pm "From the corporate world to entrepreneurship”- Carolina Avendaño, Weseed 2:00-3:30 pm "AI to power your business + Building data science teams" Alejandro Correa - Rappi Bank Maria Alejandra Luque - Mercado Libre Juan Sebastian Neiza - Totto 3:30- 4:20 pm "Apprenticeship: The Art of Entrepreneurship in Practice"- Andrés Nuñez, Griky 4:20- 5:00 pm "The Best Time to Start a Business"- Mateo Bolívar, Serial Entrepreneur 5:00 - 5:40 pm "The power of collaboration to enhance sustainability" - Tatiana León, Connect Bogotá Workshop Schedule Room: Inspiring Business Ideas 9:00- 11:00 am "Insights Lab: Identifying opportunities from trends". Innovalab - Juan David Contreras and Leidy Riveros, Háptica 11:00- 12:00 m "Green Business and the DNA of the entrepreneur" - Externado University of Colombia 2:00- 4:00 pm "Lab Insights: Prototype your ideas" - Juan David Contreras and Leidy Riveros, Háptica 4:00- 5:00 pm "Business, educational and marketing storytelling: success stories" - Henry Ernesto Pérez Ballén - Business Training Management - Bogotá Chamber of Commerce.

Room: Technology that Inspires 10:00- 12:00 m "Implemented Technology Solutions: Learn from the experts AR/VR Space Technology"- Juan Felipe Santos - Viewy 2:00- 4:00 pm "Technological Solutions Implemented: Discover and experiment in the Metaverse"- Alejandro Castro, Landian 4:00- 6:00 pm "Technological Solutions implemented Cryptoassets NFT's" - Daniel Aguilar, Asoblockchain Room: Inspiring Sources of Financing 9:00- 10:00 am "Recommendations to manage your Business Finances" - Santiago Matamoros, Treinta 10:00- 12:00 m "First Steps to Build your Technology Stack" - José Francisco Berrío, Interlat 2:00- 3:00 pm "How to prepare for the first investment and financing meeting"- Gaia De Dominicis and Paula Andrea Ramirez, Yunus Social Impact 3:00- 4:00 pm "Learn about Angel Investing and meet the Angel Investor Network"-Erika Marcucci, Angel Investor Network Fundación Bolivar Davivienda 4:00- 5:00 pm "What should I take into account to finance my high impact venture in its early stages? - Santiago Rojas - Cube Ventures 5:00- 6:00 pm "Corporate Venturing: Startups Alliances and Corporate Funds". Gustavo Orjuela - CESA Room: Entrepreneurship Inspires Us 8:00- 5:00 pm Marathon individual counseling- CCB Friday, June 17 Plenary schedule 7:30- 8:15 am Registration 8:30-9:30 am "Conscious, Responsible, Sustainable and Inclusive Organizations and Cultures" - Cristina de Armas, InspirandoT SAS BIC 9:30- 11:00 am "Learn about the new law that will boost investment in high-impact ventures through Private Equity Funds" 9:30 a.m. - 30 minutes Welcome - Jose Manuel Restrepo Abondano - Minister of Finance and Public Credit - Nicolás Uribe Rueda - President of the Chamber of Commerce of Bogotá 10:00 a.m. - 15 minutes: Presentation to the Public of the Law - Representative Erasmo Zuleta 10:15 a.m. - 45 minutes: Panel: Taking advantage of the new Law to contribute to the growth and sustainability of the business fabric and the entrepreneurial ecosystem - Patricia Sanz - EWA Capital and President of the Board of Directors of Colcapital - Erasmo Zuleta - Representative to the Colombian Chamber of Representatives - María Isabella Muñoz - Invest in Bogota • Moderator: Juan David Castaño Alzate – Vice President Business Strengthening Bogotá Chamber of Commerce 11:00-11:40 am Discussion: Challenges and opportunities of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Ecosystem of Bogota - Region John Denton - President International Chamber of Commerce Nicolás Uribe - President Chamber of Commerce of Bogota S.E. Christian Cantor - Ambassador of Israel in Colombia Gigliola Aycardi - Co founder Bodytech Moderator: Claudia Aparicio- Singularity Colombia. 11:40- 12:20 m "Deciphering a Successful Culture: Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging as a Competitive Advantage" - Gabriela Melo and Anna del Castillo, HubSpot. 12:20- 1:00 pm "Inclusive design and growth: how inclusivity helps to enhance growth" - Rafael Obando, HubSpot 2:00-2:15 pm Presentation: District of Science, Technology and Innovation - Nicolas Uribe Rueda, President Chamber of Commerce of Bogota 2:15- 6:00 pm Demo Day Workshop Schedule Room: Inspiring Business Ideas 9:00- 11:00 am "Insights Lab: Identifying opportunities from trends"- Innovalab - Juan David Contretas y Leidy Riveros, Háptica 11:00- 1:00 pm "Visual merchandising: how to make your image memorable with the customer" - Miguel Angel Triviño, Business Training Management - Bogota Chamber of Commerce 2:00- 4:00 pm "Insights Lab: Prototype your ideas" - Juan David Contreras and Leidy Riveros, Haptica 4:00- 5:00 pm "Innovation and Performance for High Potential Entrepreneurs" - Escuela Militar de Cadetes José María Córdova 5:00- 6:00 pm "BIC companies and their great contribution to the XXI century" - Uniminuto Room: Technology that Inspires 10:00- 12:00 m "Successful Cases of Technological Implementation"- Patricia Lesmes, Ministry of Information Technology 2:00- 4:00 pm "Mobilize the Transformation of your Company through the School of Digital Transformation"- Jhon Fonseca, Bogota Chamber of Commerce Room: Inspiring Sources of Financing 10:00 - 11:00 am "Finances for startups" - Ricardo Garzón, CFO Asociados Room: Entrepreneurship Inspires Us 8:00- 5:00 pm Marathon individual counseling- CCB

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