Erick Castellanos R.

Erick Castellanos R. is a Senior Legal Advisor at Ecopetrol, where Erick leads the Digital Transformation initiative for the Legal Team and serves as an advisor to the Science, Technology, and Innovation Team. In addition, Castellanos is an ad-honorem member of the International Chamber of Commerce's Digital Economy and Business Practices Committees, coauthoring the ICC Model Contract and Consortium Agreement. As a university lecturer at Universidad Externado de Colombia, Castellanos teaches courses focused on the intersection of law and technology. Previous roles include advising the Deputy Minister of the Ministerio de Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones on regulatory issues, partnership at Castellanos Acuña specializing in technology and data protection, and various positions in law firms and public sector agencies. Castellanos holds multiple degrees, including an LL.M. in International Business Law from Tilburg University and has completed programs at prestigious institutions such as MIT and IFP School related to digital transformation and climate change.