The Young Americas Business Trust and the Universidad Latina de Panama (ULAT), carried out the International Video Conference call: "Centers and University Programes of Support for Enterprising Young people of Latin America", celebrated on April 3rd with the participation of four countries of the region: Chile, Colombia, Guatemala and Panama.

This international video conference had as main purposes to exchange better practices, to identify study cases and to strengthen the collaboration between universities and organizations of Latin America that promote entrepreneurship

The following institutions participated in the video conference call: the Universidad de Concepcion, Chile; the Universidad de Medellin, Colombia; the Universidad Rafael Landivar, Guatemala; and the Universidad Latina de Panama, Panama. Each university presented information of its programs and of the main aspects of their support to entrepreneurial students during the development of their business projects. In addition, they emphasized the important alliances that they have developed to offer a greater support to the entrepreneurs.

Representative authorities of different sectors of the society from each country also participated, fostering a space to share experiences about the support to the entrepreneurial youth of the region. At the same time, it was an opportunity to know the main aspects of entrepreneurship in an international level, gathering academic experts that conduct entrepreneurship programs in their respective universities

Eng. Manuel Lorenzo, from the Business Accelerator of Panama from the Ciudad del Saber, gave a lecture regarding the development of synergies between the business labs and the universities to accelerate the projects of the young students

For more Information, contact: Edgar Maestre - Program Manager, YABT E-Mail: emaestre@myybiz.net, Tel: +1 (202) 458 6442