PRME Chapter LAC

The PRME Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) Chapter was initially discussed at the 1st PRME Regional Meeting LAC, which took place in December 2011 at IAE Business School in Buenos Aires, Argentina, co-organised by CLADEA with support of the Global Compact Network Argentina.

The PRME Chapter LAC was officially launched in 2013 at the 2^nd PRME Regional Meeting LAC at CENTRUM Catolica Business School, Lima, Peru, and after a productive 3^rd meeting, PRME signatories in attendance at Egade Business School, June 2014, expressed the intention of the PRME Chapter LAC to become formally established, and thus signed a declaration and agreement as to the main goals and core value proposition for the Chapter.

The meetings took place annually in the following years, followed by an Assembly of members:

4^th PRME LAC Regional Meeting - October 2015 at Universidad Externado in Bogota, Colombia.

5^th PRME LAC Regional Meeting - September 2016 at UNSAM in Argentina

6^th PRME LAC Regional Meeting - September 2017 at ISAE in Curitiba, Brazil

7^th PRME LAC Regional Meeting - September 2018 at University of Lima, Peru

8^th PRME Regional Meeting - October 2019 at Cetys Mexicali, México

9^th PRME Regional Meeting Online - November 2020, hosted by ISAE in Curitiba, Brazil

The main activities of the PRME Chapter LAC include:

• Convene Annual Meeting for the region
• Develop Research Network for LAC
• Research and develop collection of good practices on SIP Reports for LAC

Chair of PRME Chapter LAC: Dr. Victoria Gonzalez (victoria.gonzalez@cetys.mx)

Vice-Chair of PRME Chapter LAC: Dr. Gustavo A. Yepes (gustavo.yepes@uexternado.edu.co)

Governance structure and coordination include:

• PRME Chapter LAC Advisory Committee
• PRME Chapter LAC Chair and Co-Chair
• Focal Points

See the Chapter website for more details

For more information on the PRME Chapter LAC, please contact:

Chapter Chair: Dr. Gustavo A. Yepes, Universidad Externado de Colombia (gustavo.yepes@uexternado.edu.co)