Sebastian Vidal is the Executive Director of Parallel18 an international Startup Program based in Puerto Rico where they support and invest in 80 global companies per year with the goal of having an economic and social impact on the island.

Before this, Mr. Vidal led government-funded program Start-Up Chile, aiming to attract global-minded entrepreneurs to his native Chile in order to transform the country into a world-recognized innovation capital. Through Start-Up Chile, he was able to work side by side with more than 1,000 startups in different stages and industries, guiding the program to become the most innovative company of Latin America according to FastCompany in 2015.