Álvaro Cedeño Molinari is a lawyer specialized in conflict transformation and public policy. He has 25 years of experience in international negotiations and has worked for twelve years in bilateral, commercial, and multilateral diplomacy. He served as Costa Rica’s ambassador to Japan (2011-2014) and developed a green business agenda valued at $800 million. When he was ambassador to the World Trade Organization (2015-2018), he was responsible for leading the creation of a coalition of countries that promoted the e-commerce agenda, which today has become a plurilateral negotiation between 80 member countries seeking to create new global rules for the governance of the digital economy. In recent years he has been involved in corporate diplomacy consulting and developing leadership skills for the convergence between climate action and digital transformation.
ÁLVARO CEDEÑO MOLINARI
Costa Rica
Of Counsel
- 2019. Digital Transformation: From AI to IoT to Cloud, Blockchain and Cybersecurity. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
- 2019. Fellow in Residence. Geneva Center for Security Policy. Geneva, Switzerland. Research on leadership skills for the convergence of climate action and the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
- 2010. Master’s Degree in Public Policy and Management, Major in Social Media Communication Strategy. Carnegie Mellon University. Adelaide, Australia.
- 2004. Master’s Degree in Peace Studies and Conflict Transformation. Universidad de Tromsø. Tromsø, Norway.
- 2001. Licentiate Degree in Law. Universidad de Costa Rica. San José, Costa Rica.
- 2022 – Present. Special Counsel. TACTIC Legal. San José, Costa Rica.
- 2019 – Present. CEO and Founding Partner. IoT Republik. San José, Costa Rica.
- 2015 – 2018. Ambassador. Mission of Costa Rica to the World Trade Organization. Geneva, Switzerland.
- 2011 – 2014. Ambassador. Embassy of Costa Rica. Tokyo, Japan.
- 2007 – 2009. Deputy Director and Commercial Counselor. Costa Rican Trade Promotion Agency. Beijing, China.