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DUAL HUB SUMMIT: A NATIONAL OPPORTUNITY

📍 August 5, 2025 · University of Chile, Santiago

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ABOUT THIS EDITION

The second edition of the Dual Hub Summit was held on August 5 at the Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences at the University of Chile, establishing the event as a key platform for promoting dual innovation in the country.

Organized by Know Hub Chile, the event brought together government officials, international experts, and representatives from the public, private, academic, and defense sectors, with the aim of strengthening a shared strategic agenda focused on technological development with both civilian and strategic implications.

The event highlighted the need to integrate knowledge, the market, and a national vision. Officials from the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation (
), the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Economy, and CORFO agreed that technological development requires a commercial strategy, consistent public policies, and coordination among sectors to achieve international reach and sustainable growth.

PROGRAM

TALK:

Dual Innovation: An Opportunity for National Development

Javier Ramírez

Executive Director of Know Hub Chile
PANEL:

Enabling Architecture for Dual Innovation in Chile

Fernando Hentzschel

Manager of Technology Capabilities at Corfo

Luis Sáez Collantes

Air Force General and Commander of the Chilean Air Force Logistics Command, President of FIDAE 2026.

Alejandro Pantoja

Director of Open Beauchef, the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Faculty of Physical Sciences and Mathematics, University of Chile.

Oscar Pino

Sales Representative for High-Value Accounts, Public Sector Technology, Oracle Chile.
TALK:

International experience and opportunities

Enrique Bustos

CDTI Representative in Chile
TALK:

The "dual-use readiness" model

Gene Keselman

Executive Director of Mission Innovation Experimental (MIx)

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