Carlos Enrique Isaacs Bornand (46) Current Director of the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship IDEAUFRO www.ideaufro.cl, created in 2014 by Universidad de La Frontera, and member of the Chemical Engineer Department (1995 to now) where i am teacher of the Technological Based Companies course (from 2001 to now), and the Spin Out Course (2015 to now). From 2010 to 2013, i was Regional Secretary of Economy in the Region of La Araucanía, responsable to lead the team that designed and implemented the “Araucanía7” economic development plan. From July 2002 to March 2010, i was Coordinator and then Director of Innovation and Technology Transfer at the University of La Frontera responsible for defining and implementing university policies of technology and innovation; generating units specialized in the development, management, financial control and project management of science and technology; the development of public projects - private; applied research; patenting; licensing; spin-off; among others. Additionally, between 2005 - 2009, i was Executive Director of the Business Incubator INCUBATEC www.incubatec.cl , leading a team that supported the creation and stimulation of innovative companies, managing seed capital funds in various stages of their development and developing mentoring programs and ad-hoc training. I been Chairman of the boards of University of La Frontera (www.ufro.cl), the technology group CTISALUD SA, Vice President of the Regional Development Agency of La Araucanía www.agenciaaraucania.cl, Directory member of Corparaucania www.corparaucania.cl , FUDEAUFRO www.fudea.cl , CGNA www.cgna.cl and current president of Center for Technical educationTeodoro Wickel, www.twk.cl I also been Manager of Inmobiliaria Pucón S.A., a commercial real estate company (1999 – 2001). Author of the book "Innovation in business models, best practices tools and techniques " Funded by the Bicentennial Program of Science and Technology, Conicyt 2006. I am interested in public policy for the development of the regions, in the formation and training of business leaders, professionals and entrepreneurs with new teaching and learning methodologies. I am also interested in the dissemination of knowledge, the use of technology to create a learning society, and how people and territories overcome difficulties and find opportunities through entrepreneurship and innovation.
