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Juan Pablo Salazar is the coordinator of inclusion at CAF – Bank of Development of Latin America and the Caribbean.

Salazar is a passionate global activist for the rights of persons with disabilities, with an emphasis on sports and communication. In Salazar’s trajectory, he has served as founder of the Arcangeles Foundation, president of the National Council on Disability, and director of the Presidential Plan for the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in the Presidency of Colombia. Currently, he is vice president of the Inter-American Committee for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities of the Organisation of American States (OAS).

Salazar graduated with a bachelor’s degree in marketing from the University of Jorge Tadeo Lozano in Colombia. Additionally, Salazar completed advanced studies in the social development of people with disabilities through sports. 

Salazar was an event speaker at the Dialogue.