Diego Roel Chapa
At an early age, Diego developed the first version of Ara, autonomous driving technology for the visually impaired. And five years later, the device was delivered to hundreds of blind people in more than 17 countries.
• First Mexican to be awarded by Fast Company in 2021 for "World Changing Ideas."
• First Latin American project to have won the Innovations Awards (2022) of the renowned entrepreneurship and technology festival South by SouthWest in the Wearable Tech and Best Startup categories.
• The youngest student to do the Master in Business and Technology at Collective Academy and the youngest mentor to teach at that institution.
• One of TIME magazine's 100 "Best Inventions" worldwide (November 2022).
• Advisor for tech startups and accelerators.
• Recently recognized “30 under 30” by FORBES.
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