Federico Navarrete

Federico Navarrete is a Salvadoran-Spanish technovator and traveler with a focus on shaping a better world via technovations. He has lived in multiple countries (El Salvador, the US, Poland, Spain and Luxembourg) and has traveled to over 20, gaining cultural intelligence along the way, especially, during his stay at the European Commission. He has achieved notable success in several innovation contests, including the Cisco Switch-Up Challenge 2016, the D&I Hackathon 2020, and Citython 2021 Eindhoven Edition. Federico is also an expert storyteller and elevator pitcher with over 10 years of experience. He developed his public speaking skills by performing elevator pitches in front of multiple audiences, including representatives from Cisco and Microsoft. Furthermore, he has taken part in and organized several events and workshops at Toastmasters International. One of Federico's main motivations is to change his home country's global perspective. He led this initiative by creating the first series of Salvadoran folkloric books in English, Timeless Stories of El Salvador. Each book contains 31 stories shared orally for hundreds of years. Federico believes that everyone should be their own heroes and encourages everybody to be their own ones.