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As a result of the Colombia Investment Roadshow, "The Country of Beauty" attracted investment that will promote sustainable development, reindustrialization, the creation and transfer of science, technology, and knowledge, regional development and strengthening of the Colombian business network, the energy transition, and the reduction of inequality, with the aim of contributing to total peace.

During the event, both Colombia's and the United Kingdom's Ministries of Transportation confirmed the establishment of the Strategic Project Management Office, which will allow for the highest quality standards and best international practices in key aspects such as regulation, financing, sustainability, digital transformation, and infrastructure portfolio management.

Colombia's Ministry of Mines and Energy and the Government of the United Kingdom signed the Energy Transition Action Plan that aims to establish joint strategies to accelerate a just transition.

ProColombia President Carmen Caballero emphasized, "Our government is very open to foreign direct investment. The Colombia Investment Roadshow is a key part of ProColombia's strategy to position the country as a sustainable investment destination in Latin America and publicize projects of national interest in infrastructure, tourism, and renewable energies. The United Kingdom is a strategic partner we are interested in continuing to develop business opportunities with."

The event's high-level academic agenda included the participation of the following Colombian ministers: Germán Umaña Mendoza, Minister of Trade, Industry, and Tourism; Ricardo Bonilla, Minister of Finance and Public Credit; María Constanza García Alicastro, Vice Minister of Transportation; Johana Rocha Gómez, Vice Minister of Mines and Energy; Roy Barreras, the Colombian ambassador to the United Kingdom; George Hodgson, Ambassador of the United Kingdom in Colombia, the vice presidents of Investment and Tourism of ProColombia, economist Mariana Mazzucato, representatives of the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, and Agencia Nacional de Hidrocarburos, as well as companies such as Macquarie Group, JP Morgan, Ecopetrol, and Grupo Energía Bogotá.