Rafael Salazar

Brainstormer, Business leader, Consultant, Event planner, Job-seeker, Musician, Project manager, Scientist, Social entrepreneur, Startup

Personal side: -Passionate for open innovation, technology and social entrepeneurship. -Committed to sharing of new ideas to impact society. -Involved in high impact social and sustainable projects within developing countries: UN volunteer service, ONG in Africa and Latin America. - Interested in networking, cultural exchange and sharing of different points of view. Professional side: -VP of Open Innovation Labs. Opinno is a global network of talent that uses open innovation and the lean development model to transform organisations -Strategy Consultant with 5 years of experience, solid analytical and problem solving skills gained in strategy projects (planning, marketing, business intelligence, market research and project management) -Engineer graduate with experience in Telecommunications, Information Technologies & Media industries - International working experience (Spain, France, Venezuela and Morocco). Quick learning, effective communication and teamwork skills. Methodology and results-oriented.

open innovation, social entrepeneurship, social development, sharing of experiences and points of views, cultural exchange

The crowd organization and the sinergy through open collaboration is the most powerful tool ever built to transform ideas into action

Mangement Consultancy, Strategic Planning, Strategy Consulting

I first heard about TED from an old friend from high school who posted a TEDTalk on his facebook. It was Sir Ken Robinson's talk about schools killing creativity... it was so catching and inspiring that I just could stop watching TED talks that day. Later on that year, my friend decided to engage as a collaborator on a TEDx event in our homeland, Venezuela. When he told me about his experience, I began thinking about the idea of taking part of this powerful initiative. By 2010, I was settling down in Madrid and looking to pursue what truly moved me, so I decided to put together my 2 passions: organising events and sharing powerful ideas... I began putting together a wonderful working team to make it possible. Now, it's been almost 2 years since that moment, and we keep innovating and improving everyday together to bring ideas worth spreading to Madrid. The best is yet to come...

Communicating, dialoguing, connecting, organizing, sharing experiencies, learning in diversity