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Marcelo Facchina
CAF - Banco de Desenvolvimento da América Latina
Executivo Principal
Marcelo Facchina currently serves as Principal Executive for Smart Cities and Digital Development at CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, where he promotes the digital transformation of cities across the region. Over the past decade, Marcelo has been actively involved in more than 50 projects at the intersection of technology, urban development, governance, and innovation in several countries, including Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Colombia, Panama, Paraguay, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru.
He is the author, co-author, and coordinator of several publications in the fields of smart cities, data governance, digital rights, and govtech. He currently leads a series of initiatives aimed at strengthening appropriate governance mechanisms for the digital transformation of cities, promoting digital rights in local contexts, building capacity in local governments, and advancing the use of data, technology, and innovation to serve both governments and citizens.
He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Brasília and Master’s degrees in Development Studies from Erasmus University Rotterdam and in Public Policy from Central European University.
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