Sebastián Ruales

Sebastián Ruales, CEO and Co-Founder of Bia Energy, a leading company in the energy industry that integrates smart metering data with energy retailing to provide a customer-centric, data-driven platform. Bia is rapidly becoming the standard in Colombia's energy sector. Before Bia, Sebastian played a key role in the success of Rappi, shaping its monetization model and business development. He's also an advisor to 8VC, Managing Partner at Opera Ventures, VP at MatterScale Ventures, and a speaker, including TEDTalks. Sebastian's diverse background spans CPG industry roles with companies like L'Oreal, Quala, and Johnson & Johnson. He holds academic achievements from Stanford GSB, Tulane University, and Singularity University, among others.