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Kukita Shinya discusses NEC's shifting business strategy, its work in the Internet of Things, and how biometrics is changing the financial services industry.

"This service business is going to be the new starting point that will make Medellín a more modern, more digital, less polluted city," says Sergio Escobar of ACI Medellín.

"If you can find a way to streamline the whole process while providing the same level of security, that’s a win/win," says Eric Crabtree of Unisys.

Colombia can increase its food security and agribusiness by implementing best practices from the developed world to increase yield and improving physical infrastructure.

More marketing, targeted education, and training still needs to be done if Colombia wants to continue its growth in IT outsourcing.

Infrastructure upgrades are helping Colombia become more and more competitive as Colombia looks to diversity its exports, says Juan Camilo Vázquez of Maersk Line.

Isabella Muñoz, executive director of Colcapital, has seen private equity in Colombia go from nothing in 2005 to nearly $10 billion USD now among her organization's 99 members.

With a 3% market share of printed circuit boards in Colombia and global ambitions, the Medellín-based Invertrónica is pushing for greater growth and international reach.

Andrés Garzón and Santiago Castro discuss Jobsity's journey, the benefits of exploiting niches like Drupal, and how values-based hiring has helped the company grow the right way.

Florangel Alvarez says Colombian firms can stand out by using digital solutions to improve efficiency. And this, in turn, creates a "pretty good opportunity for companies like Kodak Alaris."