Álvaro Pardo
President, National Mining Agency, Colombia
Álvaro Pardo
President, National Mining Agency, ColombiaThe country and the world have a vital moral responsibility associated with the fight against the climate and environmental crisis. For us, diversifying the economy is the most important step to guarantee a green future for the country and thus be able to contribute to the carbon neutrality goals established by the world.
Luis Álvaro Pardo Becerra has been director of the National Mining Authority since last year. As an expert in energy mining law, he has been working on the subject for over 20 years and is a graduate of the Faculty of Economics of the Columbian National University. He has worked as a advisor at Asogravas (2009-2011), CEMEX (2004-20012), Acueducto Metropolitano de Bucaramanga (2019) and OIT (2021), among others. He also worked as a Journalist Analyst at the Reuters News Agency; specialised in energy mining law at Externado University and in constitutional law at the Universidad del Rosario.