Theme: TEDxFrutillar Salon: Decarbonization

Decarbonization: The Path to a Sustainable Future 🌍

Decarbonization is a crucial issue in the global fight against climate change, and its importance cannot be underestimated. As the world looks for ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, this transition becomes a fundamental pillar to ensure a cleaner, more livable future. At a global level, decarbonization not only represents an urgent response to global warming, but also an opportunity to transform our economies towards more sustainable and inclusive models.

In the Los Lagos Region, Chile, this challenge takes on particular relevance. In an area rich in natural resources and biodiversity, decarbonization offers the possibility of protecting our environment while boosting local economic development. From the promotion of renewable energy to innovation in agricultural and forestry practices, the Los Lagos Region can become a model of sustainability for the entire country.

This September TEDxSalon will be dedicated to exploring how decarbonization can and should be implemented both globally and regionally, inviting us to rethink our actions and actively contribute to a greener and more resilient future.

Teatro del Lago
Avenida Philippi 1000
Frutillar Bajo, Los Lagos, 5620000
Chile

Florencia Mesa

Sustainable Business

Business Engineer, Master in Strategic Management in Sustainable Business UAI. Diploma in Strategic Leadership, both from Adolfo Ibáñez University. Fellow Global Competitiveness Leadership, Georgetown University. Diploma in Strategic Management for Digital Transformation PUC Currently, Executive Director at Climatech Chile, a trade association that brings together companies that develop technology that contributes to the mitigation and adaptation of the climate crisis.

Gabriela Villouta

Marine biologist

Marine biologist and master in Waste Treatment Engineering, co-founder and current CEO of Bioproc, with extensive experience in the decarbonization of industrial processes. Specialized in the agricultural industry, she has worked on the implementation of technologies for the removal of polluting gases and the treatment of RILES, facilitating the reuse of water resources and promoting cleaner and more sustainable practices. Its focus is on applying practical solutions that reduce environmental impact and improve the efficiency of industrial processes. In addition, Gabriela has contributed to the formation of groups of students on environmental and innovation issues, promoting the generation of professionals with a technical focus on sustainability.

Jose Luis Garcia Huidobro

Environmental Engineer,

Environmental Engineer,Master in Corporate Social Responsibility and Social Audit with more than 27 years of experience in important national and international institutions. Specialized in the design and generation of environmental management models, creation of public-private strategies for the incorporation of the environmental variable in investment projects. General manager and founder of the sustainability strategy consultancy GEQ, then Director of the Sustainability Area of EY, until 2015. In 2013 he founded Verdecorp and then in 2016 Ecocorp, companies that are dedicated to the recovery of cellulose waste, which through various processes transform it into agricultural inputs. In 2021, together with Joaquín Letelier, they founded Zerocorp, given the importance of working with industrial organic sludge.

Raimundo Manterola

Machine learning

Civil engineer in computing and master of science in Machine Learning, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Prior to Watermind, he served as co-founder and machine learning engineer at Scroll Capital and Migo, 2 startups based in San Francisco, California focused on developing products powered by Machine Learning. Passionate about the intersection between climate change and machine learning. Co-founder and CTO of Watermind, climate change adaptation climatetech. Current focus on early detection of harmful algal blooms based on satellite data and machine learning algorithms.