Mr. Crespi is an Argentinean Economist who leads since 2013 the Science and Technology Unit at the IADB’s Competitiveness Division in Washington DC. He holds a DPhil in Science and Technology Policy from the University of Sussex as well as a Masters in Economic Growth from the University of Chile. Before joining the IADB in 2013, Mr. Crespi was a Research fellow in Science and Technology Policy and Business Activity both at the University of Sussex as well as the University of London. His main areas of expertise include industrial organisation, technological change, and management of science and innovation policies, with a particular focus in Latin America and the Caribbean. He is the author of more than thirty publications on competitiveness and business development, including several published books.

Mr. Crespi participated in Panel 3: Biodiversity as a Driver for Competitiveness and Business Development at the Agrobiodiversity Symposium on Day 2 of the Food Forever Experience Cusco.