Anthropologist – Universidad de los Andes- with a Master’s Degree and PhD in Musicology and Ethnomusicology- UCLA. USES. Entrepreneur, creator of La Hicotea Factoría, a company dedicated to agro-industry focused on the marketing of innovative and healthy foods based on quinoa. Currently, it is focused on the production of CEREZA A BASE DE QUINUA. La Hicotea Factoria works for the environmental sustainability in the slope of the Sacred Lagoon of Guatavita, restoring native forest, protecting manatiali and helping to protect the indigenous savanna places of the region.

Venezuelan Opposition Leader María Corina Machado to Receive Concordia’s 2026 Leadership Award for Public Sector
The Concordia Leadership Council is proud to announce María Corina Machado, leader of Venezuela’s democracy movement, as the third and final recipient of the 2026 Concordia Leadership Award, recognized for

