Ricardo Enrique Peña Ruiz

Ricardo Enrique Peña Ruiz, PhD, currently serves as Chief Partnerships Officer and Regional Ecosystem Builder at CINTEL, contributing to the regional digital transformation and innovation program. In addition, Peña Ruiz is a National Team Delegate and Startup Ecosystem Builder for the Global Entrepreneurship Network, focusing on empowering vulnerable communities through entrepreneurship. As a long-term mentor at iNNpulsa Colombia, efforts are dedicated to economic inclusion for small producers. Academic roles include Business Ideas Labs training professor at Fundación Universitaria CEIPA and Extension Researcher Professor at Universidad de la Costa CUC. With a strong background in innovation management from previous positions at Nokia and SENA, Peña Ruiz continues to pursue advanced education, currently as a PhD candidate at Universidad de la Costa CUC and an international researcher at Université Laval.