Giovanni Rodriguez - Forbes/ SXD - WebCongress San Francisco 2014

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Where I am from

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Where I am from

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Where I am from

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Identity

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Latino


Identity

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Puerto Rican


Identity

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Spanish


Identity

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Jewish


Identity

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Italian


Identity

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Italian(Wednesday is Prince Spaghetti day!)


Identity

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Identity

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Melting pot?

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I am a melting pot!


Identity

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I am a melting pot!(chances are, so are you)


The diaspora opportunity

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No other social networks offer the same global reach--or commercial opportunity.” – The Economist (2011)



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1. They speed the flow of information across borders.



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2. They foster trust inside networks.



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3. They foster trust between networks.



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3. They foster trust between networks (e.g., across borders).



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A world without borders



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A Latin America without borders


The case for Latin America

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1. Growth of diaspora populations

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Since 1980, the worldwide émigré communityhas more than doubled: 250 million people.



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“More Chinese people live outside of mainland China than French people live in France.”

The Economist



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More immigrants in the US – and from more countries.

46 mm

53 countries


2. Growth in global remittances

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2000 = 132 billion USD


2. Growth in global remittances

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3. Receivers and senders

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3. Senders + receivers.

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3. Senders + receivers.

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“Receivers”MexicoBrazilGuyanaColombiaEcuadorPeruBolivia ParaguayPanamaNicaraguaHondurasGuatemalaDominican Republic



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“Receivers”MexicoBrazilGuyanaColombiaEcuadorPeruBolivia ParaguayPanamaNicaraguaHondurasGuatemalaDominican Republic

“Senders”VenezuelaChileArgentinaUruguaySurinameCosta RicaBelize


4. North/South dynamic

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4. North/South dynamic

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5. North to South

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Opportunity: “remittances writ large.” New varieties of many-to-many transnational transactions. Also: tourism.


5. North to South

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5. North to South

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6. South to North

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Opportunity: new markets for many-to-many transnational commerce.


6. South to North

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7. North and South

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Opportunity: new markets for many-to-many mentorship, cultural, consular, and commercial exchanges … beyond borders.


7. North and South

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Example: The Latin American Diaspora Project (soon to launch)


A Vision for Our Future

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social … it’s what makes “many-to-many” happen. And Latin-Americans are quite good at it (over-index on mobile and social networks).



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platforms … they are what enable us to discover and co-create other use cases.



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open … it’s what enables us to develop trust, to move beyond “borders,” and to remap the world.



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gracias

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