Last Thursday, Julia Pomares, Executive Director of the Center for the Implementation of Public Policies Promoting Equity and Growth (CIPPEC as per its acronym in Spanish), moderated a dialogue between Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel and
young scientists, which took place during the official visit of the German Head of State to our country to finalize the details of the G20 presidency handover.

Merkel’s official agenda in the country included a Thursday afternoon conference to students and young researchers at the Cultural Center of Science (C3), located at the Scientific and Technological Hub.

The German Chancellor was introduced by Lino Barañao, Minister of Science and Technology, and following her speech, Julia Pomares led the Q&A session.

CIPPEC is part of two so-called G20 engagement groups: the T20, made up by think tanks, and the W20, composed of gender-related organizations. Both groups advise the G20 on issues under their area of expertise.

The G20, to be chaired by Argentina in 2018, is a platform for global economic cooperation. At the end of April, CIPPEC participated in the W20 Summit in which Merkel was a prominent guest. Last May, CIPPEC also attended the T20 Summit held in the capital of Germany.