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As President of Colombia, Iván Duque led one of the world’s most biodiverse nations through the complex challenge of balancing economic growth—driven by oil and coal exports—with ambitious climate goals. In this compelling keynote, he explores how Colombia emerged as a regional leader in sustainability by advancing electric vehicle adoption, strengthening recycling programs, and implementing bold deforestation policies. President Duque shares powerful insights on how environmental protection and sustainable urban development can go hand-in-hand—even in resource-dependent economies. Ideal for audiences focused on climate innovation, green finance, and forward-thinking energy policy.
During his presidency, Iván Duque faced one of the most complex humanitarian challenges in Latin America: the arrival of nearly two million Venezuelan refugees into Colombia. Despite limited resources and minimal international aid, President Duque mobilized local governments, the private sector, and global partners to provide compassionate, constitutional support—including granting temporary protected status and equal rights to displaced Venezuelans. In this inspiring keynote, he shares how technology, policy innovation, and moral leadership can turn a crisis into a model of inclusion. Ideal for audiences focused on leadership, immigration policy, crisis management, and human rights.
Sworn in as Colombia’s youngest president in 2018, Iván Duque led his country through a period of extraordinary complexity—including the Venezuelan refugee crisis, transnational criminal networks, the global COVID-19 pandemic, and mounting climate pressures. A seasoned public servant with a future-focused vision, President Duque navigated these challenges while advancing bold initiatives in sustainable city development, electric mobility, and biodiversity preservation. In this keynote, he offers invaluable leadership lessons on resilience, innovation, and long-term strategy—ideal for audiences focused on public policy, urban planning, crisis leadership, and sustainable development.
Biography
Iván Duque is a visionary leader and global voice on sustainability, innovation, and democratic values. Elected at the age of 41, he became the youngest elected President in Colombia’s modern history, serving from 2018 to 2022. A devoted husband to María Juliana and father of three, Duque combines a deep commitment to family with a lifelong dedication to public service and global collaboration.
He currently serves on the Leadership Council of Concordia and is a member of the World Leaders Circle (WLC) at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford. He is also a Distinguished Fellow at the World Resources Institute, the Bezos Earth Fund, Cornell’s Emerging Markets Institute (EMI), the Atkinson Center for Sustainability, Yale’s Jackson School of Global Affairs, and Barna Management School. In addition, he is a Professor of Practice at the Adam Smith Center for Economic Freedom at Florida International University. He serves on the Council for Hope of the Jane Goodall Foundation and acts as an Ambassador for the World Coalition for Nature.
Duque is an active board member of Conservation International, the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and serves on the advisory boards of the McKinsey Sustainability Council, the Geopolitical Advisory Council, and the FIFA Foundation.
In 2024, Duque furthered his legacy by launching the Iván Duque Center for Prosperity and Freedom. This initiative advanced dialogues and policies promoting prosperity, freedom, and sustainable development on a hemispheric scale.
Recognized as a global expert in security, migration, green finance, energy transition, and conservation, Duque has led ambitious and impactful initiatives. In 2022, he launched the Concordia Amazon Initiative, convening global leaders to protect the Amazon rainforest. That same year, he founded the I+D Foundation to empower young innovators from Colombia’s most remote regions — a project poised to become one of Latin America’s most influential think-and-do tanks.
Iván Duque’s unwavering dedication to sustainability, democratic leadership, and social inclusion continues to shape critical conversations on the global stage.
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