Biography

Environmental Engineer, Environmental Law Specialist, and Master in Law with a focus on Mining, Petroleum, and Energy Regulation. With 12 years of experience in corporate sustainability, environmental regulation, and strategic alliance management, he has led initiatives that integrate key stakeholders from the public, private, and academic sectors, promoting responsible and sustainable decision-making.

Approach is based on strategic planning, relationship management, and goal-oriented execution, driving processes that strengthen sustainability within organizations. As a determined, empathetic, and participatory leader, he fosters collaboration to generate long-term positive impacts.

Experience

DGROUPE S.A.S

Executive Director – Conexión | September 2024 – Present

Leads the development and optimization of strategic alliances for Conexión Summit, fostering connections among investors, startups, and key players in the entrepreneurship and entertainment ecosystem.

Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana

National Director of Sustainability | January 2018 – August 2024

Designed and implemented strategies to ensure sustainability goals, achieving carbon-neutral and zero-waste certifications from ICONTEC. He positioned the university as the first carbon-neutral certified institution in Latin America.

Área Metropolitana del Valle de Aburrá – Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana

Environmental Leader | April 2016 – December 2017

Supported the update of the Hazardous Waste Management Plan (Plan RESPEL) and conducted technological monitoring of waste management trends.

Ambiental Mente S.A.S

Environmental Management Coordinator | October 2013 – April 2016

Provided environmental consulting to companies, including permit management, sustainable investment guidance, and environmental impact assessments.

Committed to developing innovative and sustainable solutions, he continues to contribute to the responsible growth of organizations and their communities.

Title: Industry 5.0: Accelerating the SDGs through Technological Innovation and Collaboration

Industry 5.0 is emerging as a transformative force with the potential to accelerate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This new industrial era, which goes beyond the automation and connectivity of Industry 4.0, focuses on creating a sustainable, resilient, and human-centered future. In this presentation, we will explore how Industry 5.0 can contribute to the SDGs through technological innovation and collaboration. We will analyze how mass personalization, human-robot collaboration, and artificial intelligence can optimize the use of resources, reduce carbon emissions, and promote social inclusion. We will address concrete examples of how Industry 5.0 can drive sustainable economic growth (SDG 8), promote industrial innovation (SDG 9), reduce inequalities (SDG 10), and combat climate change (SDG 13), among others. Furthermore, we will discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the implementation of Industry 5.0 in the context of the SDGs, highlighting the importance of international cooperation, investment in education, and the development of ethical frameworks for technology. Through case studies and trend analysis, we will demonstrate how Industry 5.0 can be a powerful tool for building a more sustainable, equitable, and prosperous future for all, in line with the global SDG agenda.

Biography

Yudith Cardinale is a Full Professor and Researcher at Universidad Internacional de Valencia, Spain since 2018, the Principal Researcher of the Research Group in Data Science (GRID), Director of Center of studies for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (Centro ESenCIA), and Coordinator of the Doctoral program in Data Science. Currently, she is an associate researcher at Universidad Católica San Pablo, Arequipa, Perú.
She graduated with honors in Computer Engineering in 1990 at Universidad Centro-Occidental Lisandro Alvarado, Venezuela.
She received her MSc Degree and PhD in Computer Science from Universidad Simón Bplívae, Venezuela, in 1993 and 2004, respectively.
Her research interests include parallel processing, distributed systems, operating systems, big data and data science, high performance on grid and cloud platforms, collaborative frameworks, and web services, including semantic web.
She has written a range of scientific articles published in international journals, books, and conferences, and has participated as member of program committees of several international conferences and journals. She has been the coordinator of a variety of international research projects.

Title: MapReduce and Spark: Examples of Big Data Applications

Abstract: The production of data by users on the Web (blogs, social networks, etc.) and the sharing of ubiquitous information (sensors and mobile devices, cameras, microphones, photographs, etc.), drastically increases the amount of data that can be processed and the perspectives of interpretation.
These data are presented in formats that are difficult to process with traditional DBMS; they are not organised in tables and the structure can vary (from structured to unstructured); they are generated in real time in continuous flows; they come from different sources (mobile devices, sensors, PCs, Laptops, objects, social networks, ...) in a disorderly and unpredictable way. Thus, new paradigms and techniques are needed to capture, store, search, share, analyze, and visualize, such as huge amounts of data. MapReduce paradigm is the one that faces all these challenges to provide parallel storage and processing in batch mode.
In this talk, we will revise, through several study cases, the main concepts related to the big data boom and two of the most popular big data tools: Hadoop MapReduce and Apache Spark, that provide batch and streaming processing alternatives.

Biography

Rubén Jerves-Cobo was born in Cuenca, Ecuador. He studied his Bachelor in Civil Engineering at the University of Cuenca with a major in Sanitary Engineering. He obtained his Master's Degree in Engineering and Environmental Management at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia in Spain. His doctorate was in Applied Biological Sciences which was awarded by the Ghent University in Belgium. His Ph.D. research was done on water system modelling for decision support in rivers’ management.
During his professional life, his experience focused on the academic, scientific, and research fields, and particularly on topics related to water and wastewater management and modelling, sewage systems, wastewater treatment using nature - based solutions, and greenhouse emissions from aquatic ecosystems. He has published several articles for peer-reviewed scientific journals and shared his scientific results at many international conferences. Dr. Jerves is also Guest Editors of the Journals JoVe methods collection and Water (MDPI). He has participated as Visiting Professor in several Universities of Ecuador, Peru and Hungary.
Currently, he is working as researcher and Associate Professor at Salesian Polytechnic University in Ecuador.