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To have in the same place the leading representatives of the sectors of the future
Mexican businessmen, entrepreneurs and investors allows this community to connect
and the world to know the opportunities that Mexico has, the support offered by the Federal Government to innovation enterprises
the need to develop business and innovation ecosystems in the country and the great talent
we have to bring Mexico up to the position it deserves in the areas of innovation and technology.
Technological development events must have a greater presence in Mexico
and they should be given much more diffusion because they are the first step to promote
the technology industry that is much more ambitious, modern and efficient in our country.
Creo que entre los grandes éxitos de EmTech de este año en México destaca la calidad de su programación.
Tuvimos mucho contenido, con un panel tras otro y todo fue de gran calidad.
Aprendimos sobre lo que los inversores de capital de riesgo buscan en los innovadores.
Hablamos sobre algunos de los desafíos de hacer negocios en México y sobre cómo crear una empresa.
Conocimos a los diez jóvenes innovadores menores de 35 años y aprendimos sobre el futuro de los medios de comunicación
Fue muy enriquecedor y dinámico.
The Innovators Under 35 Awards are so important to us that we have been participating in them since last year.
We trust young generations, and the future they will have to work on.
Our generation did a good or bad job, but now it is their job to work towards this objective through the “Innovator Under 35 Awards”
in a great consortium of global coverage, and, as we can see, it’s increasingly growing.
Mexico is showing a great dynamism. Young Mexicans are also showing that they are very talented and are willing to undertake and make new projects
Having EmTech here in Mexico this year is a great opportunity for them
to identify which are the emerging technologies, business opportunities and to start developing projects in these areas.
I am very surprised. It is a great honor to be the youngest and to have won the Innovator of the Year Award.
I also feel very happy, but the merit is not just mine, it’s of a great team.
It's a great moment and a big responsibility to continue working for 100% Mexican innovations.
Being recognized as the Innovator of the Year has been, first of all, a great surprise. I didn’t expect it,
and secondly, it has been a very important event in my life because in the last years I’ve been living abroad and doing general research
on social networks and it hasn’t been until recently that I have decided to focus my research on what happens in Mexico.
Creo que una de las contribuciones más valiosas de MIT Technology Review al mundo es nuestra lista mundial de jóvenes innovadores.
Existen ya en un número de países como en Colombia, en China y estamos empezando a identificarlos en nuevos países como México.
I think that it is fantastic to have EmTech here in Mexico.
I appreciate what Mexico is showing to the world and what the world is showing to Mexico.
I think it is a great cultural and intellectual exchange and I hope that it will be useful for the future of young people.
My experience in the Media Lab has been impressive. It has opened the doors of my imagination,
what other ways to approach architecture and design investigation are there?
I think that there are great opportunities to do this in Mexico. Be tenacious, believe in yourselves.
It is fine to have dreams and make them come true.
EmTech begins with the presentation of groundbreaking ideas that we write about in MIT Technology Review.
Throughout the process of the conference we try to bring them closer to the Mexican reality.
By inviting Mexican speakers and including the TR35 winners, we intend to create a closer connection with the audience.
I work in education and the presentations about the future of education were really important for me.
… to see how can we transform and apply knowledge into a product, a service or a system that contribute to economic, social and environmental growth.
Do you know who I liked? The young people who will be participating tomorrow. It seemed to me that they were very committed to their projects.
The panel on materials of the future was impressive and so was the panel on technology of smart cities.
I would highlight how important it is to be celebrating this kind of conferences in Mexico in this moment
Just as it’s been mentioned, Guadalajara is creating the city of innovation. But in Monterrey, the city where I come from,
technology is also emerging in an impressive way, and we can see how, step by step, young people like us are starting
to create startups and come up with solutions to social and all kind of big problems.
Definitely this goes beyond what you can imagine or even what you can read now on the internet.
And we end up with something that is extremely practical; the investors’ forum, that seeks for high potential Mexican companies
to meet up with Mexican and international investors. The idea is to make things happen there, generate investments or alliances.
Our aim is EmTech not to be just a meeting that has to do with communication and broadcasting, but also a practical event that has an economic impact.
EmTech es un encuentro donde las personas más inteligentes, con mayor determinación y motivación de la región y del mundo,
se reúnen para explorar ideas en torno a la innovación y a la iniciativa empresarial, y analizar las ideas más recientes,
así como buscar la forma de trabajar juntos y crear nuevas oportunidades y empresas.
Creo que la principal diferencia entre Silicon Valley y México es la cantidad de casos de éxito.
Lo fundamental es reunir a personas para concienciarlas sobre el espíritu emprendedor y para que aprendan
acerca de las cosas que pueden hacer para construir sus trayectorias como emprendedores.
Es un evento muy apasionante, donde la educación, los empresarios, y el Gobierno se reúnen y exploran la tecnología
para resolver los desafíos a los que nos enfrentamos.
La única manera de crear soluciones significativas es teniendo un diálogo abierto e inspirador
para ayudamos mutuamente y desarrollar estas ideas.
Lo que podemos hacer ahora es pensar realmente en aprovechar este momento y hacer algunas cosas interesantes.
Y creo que hemos visto a personas interesadas en tomar riesgos, desarrollando nuevas empresas
tal vez alejándose de la dependencia de los mercados tecnológicos de Estados Unidos.
El mundo debe saber lo que la Ciudad de México está haciendo bien y prestar atención a sus éxitos.
Algunos de los problemas de Ciudad de Mexico deben ser tenidos en cuenta como aprendizaje a nivel global.
I think that Mexico has never been in such a clear position of progress as it is today where several factors meet:
firstly, the existence of much better organized communities of entrepreneurs and innovators, that are collaborating with each other,
and increasingly starting ambitious projects; secondly, the country’s macroeconomic conditions such as growth, stability, low debt,
opportunities to do business in other countries and to start businesses.
And finally, the current technological convergence that facilitates the access to especially mobiles devices is increasing
while connectivity is becoming omnipresent, allowing the creation of businesses that were never possible before.
Creo que EmTech es el formato perfecto para reunir a personas de diferentes disciplinas, experiencias y países
y es una gran forma de debatir sobre las nuevas tecnologías y su impacto en la sociedad.
Prepare yourselves the best way you can, reach for an excellency level in your specialties,
take advantage from it and just participate in this global development that we have
but from the perspective of our country, Mexico.
In the industrial period, when the first educational models were released, they were aiming for standardization,
nowadays I think they aim for innovation. In the past the important thing was to be literate;
today it’s important to be creative and respect that we all have different intelligences.
Los emprendedores más exitosos son los que aprenden rápido, fracasan pronto y aprenden de eso
La gente no debe tenerle miedo al fracaso sino utilizarlo como una experiencia de aprendizaje
Los emprendedores exitosos seguramente fracasaron muchas veces antes de dar con la idea correcta.
Tal y como un experimento científico, nadie tiene éxito sin aprender de los fracasos. Salgan y prueben sus ideas.
Any project is 1% inspiration and 99% of effort. If you want to be successful you have to start working
Esta es la primera vez de MIT Technology Review en Ciudad de México pero no será la última.
Porque he conocido tecnólogos asombrosos, grandes emprendedores y gente encantadora.