Presentation of The Blue Innovation Laboratory, a think taks that promotes the Blue Economy Model. Cali, Colombia oscaruro@gmail.com http://www.slideshare.net/oscaruro/status-laboratorio-de-innovacin-azul-corporacion-lid-cali-colombia-2-12-2014

1. Blue Innovation Laboratory
Santiago de Cali, 25 February, 2014
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www.calosmariosarmiento.com
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2. Blue Innovation Laboratory
Main Offices:
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Carrera 3ª - A Oeste # 9-198
Altos de Arboleda – Suite 302 G
Mobile (5) 312 4 4506
Cali, Colombia
http://laboratoriodeinnovacionazul.page2site.com/
http://www.lidcorporation.com/
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3. Laboratorio de
Innovación Azul
“¿What is the best that we are willing to
do to generate blue projects in Cauca
Valley?”
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4. LABORATORIO DE INNOVACIÓN AZUL
¿WHAT ARE WE DOING?
We promote the Blue Economy
Health
Air
www.calosmariosarmiento.com

5. LABORATORIO DE INNOVACIÓN AZUL
Highlights
• Think Tank and Business Hub created in Cali by the LID orporation,
LID. Third year in research, deployment and promotion of
opportunities for Gunter Pauli’s Blue Economy model.
– Created at launch of the Spanish edition of The Blue Economy.,Oct.2011.
– Gatherig enthusiasts of this Sustainability Mode, new way of thinking: Gunter Pauli –
ZERI
– Generation and promotion of “blue projects and initiatives”
• Looking for new ways to envision life and many activities «from another
perspective, more considerate with the Earth and its inhabitants»
• Fostering opportunities for Employment, Health, Wellness, Education and
Economic Development.
• Aiming to satisfy unmet basic needs of our population.
• Dynamizing local economies
• Replicateing natural cycles – Biomimicry – mostly applying laws of Physics
• Pursuing Zero Waste – Co-product Management – Integration of cash flows

6. LABORATORIO DE INNOVACIÓN AZUL
Highlights
• Multi-disciplinary Team
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Studying and deploying the Blue Economy
Looking for new actors, stakeholders and enthusiasts
Proposing “blue initiatives”
Focus: Bogotá, Cali, Pereira and Tunja.
• Activities and programs
– Project Teams in Coffee, Mushrooms, Bamboo and Promotion/Education
– Meetings/Talks in companies, universities, government, NGOs, media
– Reached > 25M people
• Gatherings, Talks, Conferences, Workshops, Phorums, VCs, Media interviews, etc.
• Virtual networking, Social Nets, Multimedia (radio, TV, webinars, press, etc.)
• Articles, traslations y adaptations
– Attendance to the Blue Economy Congress, Madrid, April 2013
*Workshop “Creation of Companies w/o money, experience” : Gunter Pauli, April 2013
*BE Business Case Reviews
*Study Tour to Isla del Hierro, Canarias, April, 2013

7. LABORATORIO DE INNOVACIÓN AZUL
Key Members
Abel Parrado
Alvaro Felipe Bacca
Ana María Mejía
Andrés Velásquez
Aníbal Castillo
Arturo Jaramillo
Arturo Hernán Manrique
Carlos Mario Sarmiento
Clara Isabel Loaiza
Esperanza Ramírez
Fernando Reyes
Gilberto Restrepo
Guillermo Lara
Gunter Pauli
Hebert Salazar
Ivonne Betenyane
Jaime D. Colmenares
Jaime Castillo
Jorge Augusto Montoya
Jorge Oyola
Juliana Maya
José Gustavo Garzón
Kees Stapl
Juan Sebastián Wong
Magda Zúñiga
María Clara Buendía
María Camila Montoya
María Isabel Cruz
Marietta Zapata
Martha Cecilia Cobo
Orlando Giraldo
Oscar Ayala
Silvio Velásquez
Viviana Correa
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8. “LABORATORIO DE INNOVACIÓN AZUL”
Key Organizations
A1 Entregas
AIESEC
AIESEC Alumni
Alcaldía de Cali
BE Sustainable
Cámara de Comercio de Cali
Capsacorp
CEDECUR
Cideamy - Alcaldía de Yumbo
Club de Ejecutivos del Valle
Colombina
CPML Eje Cafetero
Diana Digital
Fundación Escuela para la Vida
GAMA Consultores
Genus Global
Grupo Multisectorial
ICESI
Ingenio del Cauca
ICBF
INK
Jardín Botánico de Cali
La Arenera
Procaña
SENA Cali
Sucroal
TN3 Studio
Universidad Cooperativa – Cali
Universidad del Valle
U. San Buenaventura Cali
U. Tecnológica de Pereira
YOffice Centro de Negocios
Watreco
ZERI
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9. LABORATORIO DE INNOVACIÓN AZUL
Key Initiatives
Mushrooms
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Opportunity for self-suficient nourishing / Income generation
Leverage of Sucess Cases: Manizales / Huila / Serbia / Zimbawe / France
Bamboo & Water
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Supporting Projects for Guadua harvesting / utilization
Housing, materials, Furniture, B. coal (F. Escuela Vida / Genus Global)
Coffee Biochemestry Cluster
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Clothing/Shoes made with Coffee/PET (FNC & Project Team)
Other developments made out of coffee grains (cosmetics – Genus Global)
BE Education & Awareness
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Deployment of BE Model, Multimedia , Fables (TN3 Studio)
Talks, Seminars, Phorums, Workshops
Management of Blogs/Social Media (Fbk/Linkedin/Blogger)
Suport to “365 Project” Gunter fables
Social Innovation Phorum: Boyacá department (P.Boyacá)
Boyacá Governor, AIESEC, AIESEC Alumni
Theme Parks Jardín Botánico de Cali / Parque Temático Rio Guabas

10. LABORATORIO DE INNOVACIÓN AZUL
Other Initiatives
Water Systems
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Project Cali, Ciudad de las Aguas / Drinking / Treated water systems
Hot Chili
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Case 96 : “The Magic of Hot Chili” : Capsacorp
Opportunities for Production and Commerce
Nursing Larvae
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Replication of Benin / South Africa models
Algae
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Harvesting and industrialization of Spirulin
Verde & Azul / G.E.Gonzalez
Clean Mining Cluster
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Perspectives for applying the BE Model in Colombia
Efficient Fishing Model
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Perspectives of this Model – GMS
Maréthix – Morocco

11. “We support the Construction of a Sustainable World…”
Thank You !!
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12. Back Up Slides
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13. LA ECONOMIA AZUL - LINKS
IMPORTANT LINKS
Link Blog “La Economía Azul en Colombia” http://economiaazulcolombia.info/
Link sitio “La Economía Azul, Cali, Colombia” en
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/EAZulCali/
Link sitio “La Economía Azul” (Innovaciones) http://www.zeri.org/ZERI/The_Blue_Economy.html
Link Video Encuentro Cali 19 Abril 2012 www.livestream.com/aiesecalumnicolombia
Link conferencia lanzamiento libro “La Economía Azul” en Colombia: Cali, octubre 22, 2011
http://economiaazulcolombia.info/2011/10/video-conferencia-economia-azul-con.html
Link sitio global “La Economía Azul” www.blueeconomy.eu
Link sitio “La Economía Azul” (Innovaciones) http://www.zeri.org/ZERI/The_Blue_Economy.html
Link Global ZERI Network http://www.zeri.org/ZERI/Home.html
Link Video “La Economía Azul”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=vgDCnifB9HY
Link “Las Fábulas de Gunter” enseñando ciencia, emociones, arte, acción y sistemas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOK0UIigcus
Link Conversatorio G. Pauli Fundación Bavaria, Bogptá, 16 Ago 2013
http://www.livestream.com/redemprendedor/video?clipId=pla_b494ebe7-a774-4a6e-915fe2715eb9b5d4
Link Conferencia Nuevo Modelo Competitivo para el Sector Minero, Bogotá, Feb 2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=I8tQmofT4mU
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