Propósito / Objetivos
Coordinator: M. Isabel Juppet
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CORFO Executive Vice-President José Ignacio Mujica presented the main priorities that will guide the Corporation’s management to members of the Chilean-British Chamber of Commerce, with a focus on measuring the impact of its instruments, strengthening engagement with businesses, expanding technological capabilities, advancing regional development and harnessing Artificial Intelligence to make the institution more efficient.
Santiago, 18 August 2026. Turning innovation into productivity and tangible growth, strengthening links between the State and businesses, and measuring more accurately the impact generated by public resources will be among the main priorities of the Chilean Economic Development Agency (CORFO) during its new phase.
This was the message delivered by José Ignacio Mujica, Executive Vice-President of CORFO, during the event “Conversation with José Ignacio Mujica: CORFO’s Goals for its New Phase”, organised by the Legal Committee, the Technology, Innovation and Science Committee and the Sustainability Committee of the Chilean-British Chamber of Commerce (BritCham Chile).
Microsoft and Equinix experts analysed at BritCham Chile the strategic role of Data Centres, Artificial Intelligence and human capital in the country’s economic development.
Santiago, 23 July 2026. Chile is particularly well positioned to consolidate its role as a regional digital hub, supported by its telecommunications infrastructure, installed Data Centre capacity, human capital and expanding technology ecosystem. However, the principal challenge will be to convert these advantages into productivity, investment, innovation and digital services capable of competing internationally.
This was one of the main conclusions of the discussion entitled “Chile’s Digital Future: Data Centres, Artificial Intelligence and International Competitiveness”, organised by the Technology, Innovation and Science Committee of the Chilean-British Chamber of Commerce, BritCham Chile.
With the aim of analyzing how to accelerate technology transfer between universities, research centers, and companies, the Technology, Innovation, and Science Committee (CTIC) of BritCham Chile held the event “Technology Transfer, Innovation, and Academia-Industry Collaboration” on July 1st. This event brought together representatives from the innovation ecosystem to reflect on the challenges and opportunities facing Chile in this area.
The day featured presentations by Rodrigo Cortés, Executive Director of AMTC at the University of Chile, and Elba Vivanco, Strategic Director of the Biotechnology Center at the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso (PUCV), who shared their perspectives on the role of science, technology, and intersectoral collaboration in developing innovative solutions with productive impact.
Santiago, Chile – 23 April 2026 The Technological, Innovation and Sciences Committee of the British Chilean Chamber of Commerce convened a high-level session titled “Connectivity, Territorial Gap and Resilience: Critical Infrastructure for Chile’s Development”, bringing together industry leaders to address a structural challenge that is rapidly moving up the national agenda: ensuring that connectivity evolves from a service into a core pillar of critical infrastructure.
Held at the British Embassy in Santiago, the event explored how digital connectivity underpins productivity, social inclusion and crisis response in a country highly exposed to natural hazards.
The discussion featured Andrey Luján, Enterprise Sales at Amazon Web Services, and Sergio Rubio, Customer Support Manager at Motorola Solutions.
In a context where forest fires and natural hazards are becoming increasingly frequent and intense in Chile—driven by climate change, urban sprawl, and pressure on ecosystems—technology is emerging as a key tool for anticipating risk scenarios and strengthening response capacity.
With this focus, the Technology, Innovation, and Science Committee of the Chilean-British Chamber of Commerce held the event “Innovation for Resilience: Technology to Prevent Fires and Disasters,” which brought together experts from the technology and production sectors to analyze the role of innovation in emergency management.
During the event, participants explored how tools such as predictive models, artificial intelligence, advanced sensors, and territorial monitoring platforms are transforming fire prevention. In this context, developments from Chilean universities and research centers were presented, including the KITRAL predictive model and the Cell2Fire simulation system, along with early detection technologies using artificial intelligence.
BritCham Chile convenes public–private leaders to unlock circular economy investment and industrial transformation
Santiago, 21 January 2026 — Chile stands at a decisive inflection point in its transition towards a circular economy. While regulatory frameworks such as the Extended Producer Responsibility Law (REP) have laid essential foundations, the country now faces a more complex — and more strategic — challenge: transforming waste from an operational cost into a driver of productivity, innovation and long-term investment.
This was the central conclusion of the high-level conversation “Waste Valorisation in Chile: From Environmental Liability to Strategic Asset”, organised by the Technology, Innovation and Sciences Committee and the Sustainability Committee of the British–Chilean Chamber of Commerce (BritCham Chile) and held at BritCham’s offices in Santiago.
This is the Calendar for the activities of 2026:
If you need any assistance, please contact the coordinator of the Committee M. Isabel Juppet (isabel.juppet@britcham.cl).
Alessandri
Angloamerican
Anguita Osorio
Antofagasta Minerals
Arauco
Barros & Errázuriz
Carey
Cariola Díez Pérez Cotapos
BICE
Clyde & Co
CMPC
Deloitte
Dentons
Ebury
Esri Chile
EY
Forte Engineering
GDS Derecho y Sustentabilidad
GTQ Spa
HarrisGomez
Intertek
Morales y Besa
MUUD
PUCV
PwC
Somos REDEG
SWYG Abogados
Trapeze
Sebastián Cid
Joanna Pérez
Pablo Fuentes
The Technology, Innovation and Sciences Committee (CTIC) of the British Chilean Chamber of Commerce held its annual year-end meeting on 10 December, where it consolidated key insights from 2025, strengthened the committee’s governance structure, and approved an ambitious work agenda for 2026.
Under the leadership of Joanna Pérez (Chair), together with Gustavo Vieira (Vice-Chair, CMPC) and Francisco Medina (Technical Secretary, GTQ Consulting), the committee validated a roadmap that prioritises the country’s most pressing technological challenges and promotes collaborative work across the private sector, academia and public institutions.
Santiago, 5 November 2025 – The British Chilean Chamber of Commerce (BritCham Chile), through its Technology, Innovation & Science Committee, convened a targeted forum titled “Intelligent Transport: Technology, Data and Sustainability for the Mobility of the Future”, assembling senior voices from government, academia and industry to deliberate the technological and data-driven pathways for sustainable urban mobility in Chile.
Moderated by Joanna Pérez, President of BritCham’s Technology, Innovation & Science Committee, the conversation featured a keynote with Alejandro Schmidt, Chief Technology Officer at Chile’s Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications. The session focused on the role of technology, data governance and public–private collaboration in delivering efficient, inclusive and low-emission transport systems.
Santiago, Chile – 8 October 2025. The British Chilean Chamber of Commerce (BritCham Chile), through its Technology, Innovation and Science Committee, held an in-person conversation on “Open Finance and Fintech: Present and Future in Chile”, bringing together public and private sector representatives to discuss the regulatory, technological, and market evolution driving financial innovation in the country.
The session was moderated by Joanna Pérez, President of BritCham’s Technology, Innovation and Science Committee, and featured two leading voices in the field:
📅 Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2025
🕛 Time: 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
📍 Location: Av. El Bosque Norte 0125, Las Condes, Santiago (BRITCHAM Office)
A joint activity between the Technology, Innovation and Science Committee and the Legal Committee, which will address technological advances in this field.
This discussion will focus on the growing importance of technologies in the protection of personal data in a context marked by the imminent entry into force of Chile’s new Personal Data Protection Framework Law. We will analyze how technological tools—such as encryption, access management, the use of intelligent firewalls, and cybersecurity training—are key to regulatory compliance and the prevention of security breaches in public and private organizations, especially SMEs.
Against a backdrop of rapid technological advancement and a pressing need for regulatory frameworks, the British Chilean Chamber of Commerce (BritCham Chile), through its Committee on Technology, Innovation and Science (CTI), held the discussion panel “Changing the Game: Generative Artificial Intelligence in Today’s World.” The event took place at BritCham Chile’s offices in Las Condes and gathered representatives from the public, academic, and corporate spheres to reflect on the impact of Generative AI (GAI) on society, industry, and public policy.
With a strong turnout of representatives from both the public and private sectors, the presentation titled “The Role of the National Cybersecurity Agency (ANCI) in a Digital World” was held, led by Daniel Álvarez Valenzuela, the first Director of the recently established National Cybersecurity Agency. The event took place at the offices of the Chilean-British Chamber of Commerce (BritCham), located at Av. El Bosque Norte 0125, Las Condes, and was moderated by Joanna Pérez, Chair of the Chamber’s Committee on Technology, Innovation, and Science.
