iPresas participates in the 16th Civil Engineering Conference in the commemoration of the 60 years anniversary of the Catholic University Andrés Bello in Caracas (Venezuela)

Ignacio Escuder, iPresas founding partner, has participated as a guest speaker at the 16th Civil Engineering Conference to commemorate the 60 years anniversary of the Catholic University Andrés Bello (UCAB) in Caracas, Venezuela, on April 4, 2013, in the headquarters of the University.

The title of the oral presentation was “Towards a comprehensive risk-informed dam safety management andgovernance.

The visit allowed to improve collaboration between iPresas and UCAB-Risk (company owned by the UCABspeciliazed in risk analysis and civil engineering), and also between the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) and UCAB, by launching a Master program which aims to become a professional reference for civil engineersand enhance innovation and entrepreneurship.

From left to right: José Ochoa (Dean, Civil Engineering Faculty), José Virtuoso (UCAB Principal), Ignacio Escuder (iPresas, UPV) and Ricardo Rivas (Professor, Civil Engineering Faculty)