Chiqui González
Chiqui González studied Law at Universidad Nacional de Rosario in Argentina, where she specialized in Family Law. She received an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, for her contributions to education and human rights. She is currently the Minister of Innovation and Culture in the province of Santa Fe and has been since 2007. She has also served as Secretary of the Department of Culture in the city of Rosario and General Director at Isla de los Inventos (“Invention Island”), among other posts in the public administration related to education and culture. She coordinated “La Ciudad de los Niños” (“Children’s City”) project along with Rosario’s City Council and UNICEF Argentina. She is also a member of the Administration Council at Fundación Instituto Internacional de la Lengua Española. She is a professor at Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión in San Antonio de los Baños (Cuba), at Universidad de Buenos Aires’ School of Image and Sound Design, and she teaches postgraduate studies at Universidad Nacional de Rosario’s Performing Arts School. Chiqui created “Tríptico de la infancia” (“Childhood Triptych”) in Rosario and “Tríptico de la Imaginación” (“Imagination Triptych”) in the city of Santa Fe, which are two series of public areas that in each city seek to strengthen social ties through games and learning. She is also responsible for a vast drama production both as an actress and as a director and writer, in Argentina and abroad. She has been a speaker at several conferences organized by public as well as by private institutions.