Empretec Leadership Dialogue (invitation only)
Speaking
Ms. Lourdes Navarro
Empretec Director, Panama, Centro Empretec de Desarrollo Emprendedor (CEDE) · Entrepreneurship
Sessions
Qatar Innovation and Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Visit (by invitation only)
Speaking
Biography
Lourdes Navarro is a senior executive with more than 25 years of international experience in talent strategy, organizational development, entrepreneurship and business transformation across Central America and the Caribbean. She is Founder and President of CEDE Panamá and represents UNCTAD’s Empretec programme in Panama. She also leads regional talent and organizational development strategies for Promed, Vanguard Medical Logistics and Lamex, and serves as Director of TLM Tools, a consulting firm specializing in strategic outsourcing and training.
An accredited Executive Coach and certified Empretec facilitator, Lourdes has extensive experience in entrepreneurship development, mentoring and executive coaching. She has participated in international entrepreneurship and investment forums and is also an international speaker and academic facilitator at Barna Business School in the Dominican Republic.
Areas of expertise
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