Paola Pérez is the Founder and CEO of Tapas y Botellas por Vidas, a Non-Profit organization that helps children with cancer through the recycling of plastic lids and bottles. Paola is also the Vice President of the Internet Society Venezuela Chapter and trains LAC Internet stakeholders through the organization's e-learning platform. She is the chair of the LACNIC Public Policy Forum and has a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Systems Engineering from the University of the Andes. She is going to start a Master's degree in Cybersecurity.