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Awards & Recognition

Appointments, distinctions, and institutional recognitions across AI governance, investment ecosystems, and gender equity in technology.

2025-2026

Appointed as 'Executive Fellow in AI Governance, Responsible AI, and Digital Transformation' by Digital Growth Collective, London, United Kingdom (2026).

 

Published practitioner working paper 'Who the Algorithm Doesn't See: A Practitioner Audit for Pre-Evaluative Exclusion in High Informality Economies (Latin America)' on Zenodo, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19665795 (2026).

 

Published practitioner working paper 'The Governance Gap Behind AI Deployment in High-Informality Economies: Board Oversight, Procurement Asymmetry, and Operational Risk' on Zenodo, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20217979 (2026).

 

Appointed as Academic Advisory Board Member, Digital Business and Entrepreneurship Innovation Program, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Peru (2025).

2023-2024

Appointed as 'President of the Gender Equality in Technology Committee' at the World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF), affiliated with the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion, Global (2024).

 

Appointed as 'Advisory Board Member' at UNIFY Platform AG, Switzerland (2024).

 

Honored as 'Luminary Thinker' at RedBoxMe, developed in collaboration with Cartier International, Paris, France (2024).

 

Recognized as Top IT Provider in Peru, Clutch.co (2024).

 

Invited Jury Member, Global Fundraising Stage USA, World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF) (2024).

 

Recognized as one of 'Women in Tech® Top 100 Speakers' (2023).

2021-2022

Awarded the 'Highest Impact Business Award' by Women in Tech®, Paris, France (2022).

 

Appointed as Country Chair for Peru at the World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF), Global (2022).

 

Appointed as Senator at the World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF), affiliated with the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion, Global (2021).

2019-2020

Founded the Peru Chapter of Women in Tech® Global Movement and served as Founder & Country Director, Peru (2020).

 

Appointed as Regional Director for Latin America & the Caribbean, Women in Tech® Global Movement (2020).

 

Selected as Established Career Member, Women Techmakers, Google, California, USA (2019).



Recognized for contributions across global forums, multilateral institutions, and investment ecosystems. Her work focuses on how organizations govern technology-driven decisions and build accountable systems for AI deployment in Latin American and emerging market institutional environments.

 

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