Intelligent CIO LATAM Issue 34 | Page 7

EDITOR ’ S NOTE

Welcome to the latest edition of Intelligent CIO LATAM .

This month we lead on the creation of a cloud native technical core for Central Counterparty Clearing Houses in Chile , Colombia and Peru .
On p46 , a triad with a feminine vision for LATAM ’ s Digital Transformation process outline ideas to equate diversity with innovation .
The three countries are served by the nuam exchange , the entity resulting from the integration of their stock exchanges .
On p44 , nuam exchange CEO Juan Pablo Cordoba talks us through the partnership with Sweden ’ s Vermiculus Financial Technology , a specialist technological solutions vendor for the financial industry , to implement a modern , flexible technological core for nuam ’ s Central Counterparty Clearing Houses .
Progress so far is impressive when you consider Vermiculus only started operating in 2020 – the year the nuam exchange project began .
Adriana Rivera Cerecedo , Executive Director of the Mexican Association of Data centers ( MEXDC ), Rosalinda Pérez , Video Manager for Data centers , Vertiv LATAM and Heidy Bauer , Director of Cloud and Data center Services , SONDA Chile , say that ’ s one of the key benefits of having more women in the industry .
With the HealthTech skills gap growing , Iffi Wahla , CEO and Co-founder of global hiring platform Edge says Latin America could hold the key .
Get to Know on p67 , has Jon Murchison , founder and CEO , Blackpoint Cyber , sharing what time in tech so far has taught him .
On p39 , Iffi identifies the ‘ huge untapped ’ reserves of LATAM tech talent that , with the right strategy , he believes can more than make up the shortfall .
Just a sample of what ’ s inside .
Enjoy the read .
Iffi references research revealing a number of LATAM countries are leading the way in training the next generation of specialists – with LATAM students 2.4 times more likely to invest in data science and technology skills than the global average .
Bill Tanner Editor
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