Juan Camilo Quintero former director of Ruta N and the founder of Tecnnova. Quintero served as Secretary of Productivity for

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, a secretary in the cabinet of former

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mayor Anibal Gaviria, and headed

's efforts to host the

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in 2018. He currently heads the Antioquia section of and later, after cutting resources, was designated as the Entrepreneurship and Innovation department leader.

Writings

Quintero has written extensively about the impact of

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upon

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and the need to encourage more

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ship in

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. He has worked with and advocated for various organizations to bring more international events to

in order to promote the city as secure, prosperous and an ideal tourist destination.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Quintero, Juan Camilo Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Colombian politicians