#EqualityTalks 3 "Teaching Entrepreneurial Skills"

This is the third delivery of Equality Talks, in which we focus attention on Entrepreneurial. In Equality Talk 3, we engage in an intense discussion about providing essential entrepreneurial skills to small business owners in rural Chile.

Our special guest, Sebastian Salinas, the founder, and CEO of Balloon Latam, takes us on an empowering journey through the transformative project "Building Bridges to the Future 2.0". This initiative brings together people from diverse socio-economic backgrounds, fostering solidarity, nurturing creativity, and honing essential skills through intensive training and social bonding programs.

Sebastian reveals the amazing impact of this initiative, which has reached more than 3,000 people and empowered 900 entrepreneurs in rural Chilean regions. These are areas where informality predominates, and the presence of the State is minimal.

During the talk, Sebastian also introduces us to the PPP method -Participación, Pertinencia and Permanencia-, a framework that has been decisive for the success of this innovative project.

Join us as we relive the most unforgettable moments of EqualityTalks 3, an inspiring conversation that fuels our collective commitment to reduce the wealth inequality gap around the world.

Don't miss this passionate discussion that highlights the power of community, creativity, and opportunity to transform lives. Together, we can make a difference.

About

Sebastian

Salinas Claro

Founder and CEO of Balloon Latam, a certified B Corp and twice-in-a-row ‘Best for the World’ selected company that seeks to foster entrepreneurship in rural Chile. Sebastián studied business at Adolfo Ibañez University in Santiago de Chile and holds a Master’s degree in Innovation and Entrepreneurship from the same institution. He also graduated from the Public Policy and Impact Evaluation program run by the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) and the Economics Institute from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. Since 2015 he’s been an Ashoka fellow and a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers community.

About

Dr. Nathalie

Jean-Baptiste

Nathalie Jean-Baptiste is the Deputy CEO and the Senior Programme Manager - Wealth Inequality at the Julius Baer Foundation, which she joined in March 2020. Prior to Julius Baer, she led an action research unit in East Africa for 4 years. Nathalie has an extensive research background, she was a Marie Curie Global Fellow and worked for the last 15 years in the field of urban studies. Her work focused on inequalities, urban vulnerabilities and transformation. Nathalie is an architect graduated in Mexico City and holds an MSc and PhD from the Bauhaus University. Her international experience bridging science and practice spreads across Mexico, Germany, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Tanzania as well as Australia. She is a board member of the International Association People-Environment Studies and currently serves as a mentor in the WISA - Women in Science and Art Program.