The Portafolio Awards will be presented this week and these are the finalists

This Tuesday, November 28, the traditional ceremony of the Portafolio 2023 Awards will be held at the Club El Nogal in Bogotá. This is the most important recognition of companies and people who have exceeded the expectations and averages of their own sectors and environments. .

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The winners, who will be announced tomorrow, will be selected by a panel of seven respected corporate executives, audited by Deloitte. They are: Marcela Perilla, president of SAP Northern Region; Pedro Felipe Carvajal, President of the Carvajal Organization, Margarita Henao, CEO of Daviplata; Juan Manuel Rojas, President of Promigás; Fabián Hernández, CEO of Telefónica Movistar Colombia; Liliana Restrepo, president of Frisby. And the name of the academy is Emilia Restrepo, rector of Cesa. Candidates compete in 11 categories. In addition, an award for the life and work of an entrepreneur and other special recognition will be presented at the event. Below are the finalists.

1.- David Vélez. He is the founder and CEO of Nubank, a leading financial technology company in Latin America. Under his leadership, the company has more than 85 million customers in Brazil, Mexico and Colombia.

2.- Roberto Moreno Mejía. President and CEO of Grupo Amarilo, which he founded in 1993. Thanks to his commitment, he accompanied an extraordinary team and fulfilled the dream of housing for 121,394 families in 17 cities and towns in the country.

3. Norman Chaparro. The president of Inter Rapidísimo heads a company with more than 9,000 couriers that today leads the country’s transport sector. Teamwork, respect, punctuality and discipline are values ​​that are encouraged in the organization.

4.- Claudia Bejarano. With a long 35-year career that began with professional internships at Carbones del Cerrejón, the chief executive is the only woman to head a mining company in the country.

5.- Sandra Hinestroza. The president of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (HP) is Chocoan, a lover of technology and a champion of inclusion and diversity practices in companies that allow them to grow and prosper.

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1.- Constructora Bolívar. It has “Your Home Your Recompensa” that guides construction workers through the home buying process.

2.- Enel. Through the “Enel Colombia Corporate Offices smart work offices”, it supports the well-being of its co-workers.

3.-Scotiabank Colpatria. It supports its diversity, equality and inclusion agenda. For example, 59.4% of employees are women.

4.- Frisbees. Frisby University is a technology platform that enables associates to train digitally.

5.- Cerrejón. It stands out for its commitment to gender equality in the mining industry.

1.-LinkTic. Thanks to its Unique Integrated Justice Management System, it speeds up procedural activity by 60%.

2.- Zenith. Its smart stations represent a new era in hydrocarbon transportation management.

3.- Erco Energía SAS. AOM Solutions is an “app” that works with artificial intelligence and blockchain. Facilitates real-time remote project monitoring.

4.- Agrodatai. Its eponymous platform provides farmers with data on prices and climate and health events.

5.-Archangel Ai. It is a code-free platform for healthcare companies that automatically transforms data into AI models.

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1.- Eco gasoline. It has an ECO zone, a physical and interactive experience center that supports dialogue in a pedagogical environment.

2.-Teleperformance. With customer satisfaction plan – NPS / CSat survey, monitors the perception of service quality.

3.- Hilton Cartagena. It stands out for its personalized services and unforgettable experiences.

4.- Movistar. It has updated services for the hearing and vision impaired population.

5.- Relianz Mining Solutions. “Growing as allies” is an initiative that has allowed us to capture the voice of our mining clients.

1.- Héctor Ochoa Díaz. Emeritus Professor U. Icesi, 81 years old. He is considered a leader who has led successful innovations in education.

2.- Jorge Hernán Toro. He teaches monetary theory and politics in the master’s degree in economics at the U. Javeriana and at the U de Los Andes, and is a professor of economic policy in the master’s degree in finance at the Faculty of Administration.

3.- Edgardo Cayón Fallón. He is 49 years old, a professor and researcher at Cesa with more than 20 years of experience. The institution nominated him in this category of the 2023 Portfolio Awards.

4.- Jairo Amaya Amaya. He is a professor at the National University of Santander. He currently teaches strategic management, project management, negotiation, e-commerce, decision-making, quantitative methods. He has 26 years of experience.

5.- Clara Inés Pardo. He is 49 years old and works as a teacher at Universidad del Rosario. He believes that he has left a mark on his students and that he has contributed in various fields.

1. Natalia Rodríguez. He is 22 years old and a student of International Business Administration at the Universidad del Rosario. In addition to his good grades, he believes he has influenced the academic community through his leadership.

2. Osmary Yulieth Jaimes. At the age of 24, he studied economics at the University of Pamplona. His desire to constantly learn and have skills that go beyond the classroom stands out.

3.- Alejandro Osorio. He studies industrial engineering and finance at Javerian University. For his thesis, he supported the development of a simulated automation design for his picking process with Comercial Nutresa.

4.- Eduardo León. Study Business Administration at Javeriana. He believes his dedication to projects that have a real impact on society deserves recognition.

5.- Juanita Ceballos Medina. He will soon complete International Business at Eafit. He says he tried to leave his mark on the student community.

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1.- Kimberly Clark. “Bathrooms Change Lives” is a social initiative that seeks to improve access to basic sanitation and hygiene in vulnerable communities around the world. This year, they are trying to influence almost a million people.

2.- Branch office. Bicitalleres Ramo is a shared value, sustainable mobility and social inclusion project that seeks to support and train micro-entrepreneurs dedicated to bicycle maintenance. In 18 months he was able to help 20 bike shops in Bogotá.

3.- Esenttia. PoliHábitat is a social investment strategy that has benefited more than 800,000 people through the construction of urban furniture and houses in Cartagena, Bogotá and the municipalities of Tocancipá.

4.- Cementos Argos. Healthy Homes is a program that strives for the well-being of families by improving the quality of life of people from their homes.

5.-Geopark. The company has a sustainable territorial transformation program that includes projects on three fronts: promoting well-being and quality of life; comprehensive training of boys, girls and adolescents and peace-building leadership.

1.- Cotecmar. The Marine Scientific Research Vessel (BICM), the largest and most technologically complex vessel built in the country’s history with 100% Colombian labor, was made.

2.- Zenith. It has created its digital platform for pipeline integrity management. Enables cloud connectivity of 100% of Cenit’s infrastructure (Plants and pipelines). It maintains monitoring of hydrocarbon transportation operations, increases safety and contributes to distribution throughout the country.

3.- Octopus power. The company developed PlanToGo, an automated hydroponic grower, a closed system for intelligently growing plants such as lettuce, tomatoes, spinach and aromatics such as rosemary, mint and peppermint.

4.- XM. It has the Ecogox platform for registering and certifying renewable energy projects. The traceability and certification of production allows adding value to the attributes of the energy produced, the social and environmental benefits of the project.

5.- Eco gasoline. The oil company aspires to win this category for its Asphalt modified with recycled plastic, which is part of the company’s portfolio of circular economy solutions.

1.- Urbaser. With his experience in waste management, he advocates that landfills become ecological parks.

2.- Western Bank. Colombia is working with the World Wildlife Fund to create actions to restore strategic ecosystems.

3.- Boys. It has created its Net Zero 2050 sustainability strategy as a global guide for its entire operation.

4.- Enel. With Enel Biodiversa, you integrate the conservation, protection and restoration of biodiversity into areas of its influence.

5.- Esenttia. Its mechanical recycling project is national in scope due to operations across the country.

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1.- Branch office. It has strengthened its presence abroad in 19 countries. He hopes Ecuador, Venezuela and Panama will be next.

2.-Teleperformance. It seeks to position local talent and services provided by Colombians as world-class goods.

3.- The ingenuity of Providence. It has built a strong position in the market with external sales of organic sugar and alcohol.

4.- Aqua & Terra is a company that was created for the needs of the port and offshore engineering market.

5.-Tecnoglass. Their interest is to strengthen their presence in the single-family home market in the United States.

1.- Unión del Sur Road concessionaire. It supports local water management in the villages of San José, Silamag and Pilcuán in the municipality of Imués (Nariño).

2.- The Coca-Cola systemLet’s Emprendamos Junt@s is a comprehensive strategy aimed at training traders and small business owners.

3.- This. It has Incluste as an inclusive way of employment that seeks to empower young people.

4.- Scotiabank Colpatria SA has a Scotiabank Fútbol Club platform that promotes values ​​among children and young people.

5.- Acesco Foundation.With the Huellas de la Esperanza Educational Corporation model, it supports vulnerable minors.

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