Mario Rueda

Although Mario was born and raised in Colombia, he considers himself more as a World Citizen. He has lived in more than 7 countries and besides Spanish he speaks English, Italian, Portuguese and has some knowledge of French and Chinese – Mandarin.

He has worked since he was 20 years old to help paying part of his studies and his travelling – one of his passions. From a gardener and a housekeeper to a forensic engineer investigating the Collapse of the 7 World Trade Center in NYC, Mario has successfully built his own international career path.

In his short career as an international manager, Mario has won several international prizes – e.g.Danone Trust Competition in Paris, the Erasmus Challenge in Rotterdam, and Acredita Portugal in Lisbon.

Mario enjoys to get inspired by TED speakers and online documentaries, and by non- fiction books mainly related to: Leadership, Social Psychology, Futurism and Human Evolution. Three of his greatest hobbies are bartending, socializing – networking and Dancing.

Mario is interested in: Global Affairs, Futurism, Global Citizenship, Airports, Social Networking, Music, and Street Art

He sees himself as a connector and believes that he will bring a positive change in the world by connecting people’s knowledge. He dreams with living in a more united world, a visa-less territory with no borderlines.