Dr. Arnoldo K. Ventura is a respected international authority on the development and application of science and technology for socio-economic development. He has assisted a number of African, Asian, Latin American and Caribbean Countries to re-examine, strengthen and apply their scientific and technological capabilities to changing local and international demands. Dr. Ventura has had over thirty years of experience in research and development, technological investment and the commercial application of research results. He has had firsthand knowledge of the management of research institutions as well as international negotiations on scientific and development matters.
He also has been an adviser to governments, and a consultant and team leader on a number of multi-lateral missions, including those of the UNDP, UNIDO, UNESCO, FAO and OAS, and he has served on the board of numerous companies and statutory bodies both in Jamaica and abroad.
Dr. Ventura is a significant contributor to the world’s literature on the use of science and technology for development and a sought-after local and international speaker on the subject. He possesses expertise in a number of areas, including science and technology policy, planning and implementation, application of technological solutions to small businesses and industrial development, and the crafting of projects in the information, communication, biotechnologies and energy sectors. He also possesses expertise in project design and evaluation, technological assessment and transfer, intellectual property and techno-intelligence in commerce and trade.
Dr. Ventura is a graduate of Cornell University and the University of the West Indies, and has lectured and conducted research in several universities across the Americas.