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On the lighter side of things , we ask the industry experts what makes them tick . . . .

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Enrique Mesones , President of Apesoft

wWhat would you describe as your most memorable achievement ?

It is a current one . It is about working with many things and on a series of high-impact , scalable projects and initiatives generating new values in new ways in countries and globally .
One memorable achievement was working as the President of Guild of Software , Technologies and Digital Economy of Peru . Another one was when I was elected a board member of the largest private innovation institute in the world , becoming the Chief Innovation Officer for Netstairs .
What style of management philosophy do you employ in your current position ?
I currently have three positions , and I used to implement a style based on standardization and scalability , which works for small groups and the entire industry . We are in times where collaboration and cocreation in real-time are the engines of innovation in this new digital and interactive era .
What first made you think of a career in technology ?
I am an economist but am really close to the technology and innovation Industry . What I like the most is to ask myself how to use technology to generate economic and social benefits , such as new ways of monetizing regarding inclusion , diversity and sustainability .
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