Dr. Karen Lorena Bruges Solorzano
Dr. Karen Lorena Bruges Solorzano
Dr. Karen Lorena Brugés Solórzano is an international speaker, ecosystem builder, and global leader working at the intersection of food systems transformation, economic innovation, and multi-sector collaboration. With more than two decades of professional experience across the private sector, international cooperation, and social innovation, she has developed initiatives that connect leadership, technology, and social impact.
She currently serves as the Global Chair of the G100 Zero Hunger Mission, where she promotes international alliances and practical solutions to advance a hunger-free world.
Dr. Brugés Solórzano is also part of the global leadership team of The HungreeApp, a technology platform designed to reduce food loss and waste, strengthen food redistribution ecosystems, and contribute to the global objective of Zero Hunger.
She is the Founder and CEO of Mujeres Violeta, a platform dedicated to advancing women’s leadership through education, media, and cultural transformation. Through this initiative, she leads several projects including Violeta HUB, Violeta Film Fest, MujeresVioleta.TV, and Academia Violeta, all focused on empowering women and fostering inclusive leadership.
Dr. Brugés Solórzano has also played significant leadership roles within the Women Economic Forum (WEF). She previously served as President of WEF Colombia and currently serves as President of WEF California, contributing to global dialogues on inclusive economic development, innovation, and women’s leadership.
In recent years, her work has increasingly focused on advancing new economic perspectives on food systems. She is the co-author of the book Food Impact Economy, written together with PhD Mónica Colín de Velázquez, in which they propose a framework to redesign global food systems so that food generates measurable economic, social, nutritional, territorial, and environmental value.
Within this vision, she promotes the concept of the Amber Economy, an emerging perspective that places food at the center of economic decision-making and emphasizes preserving its value throughout the entire system—from production to consumption—while reducing food loss and waste.
To translate these ideas into action, she is the co-creator of the Global Coalition to Preserve Food Value, an international multi-stakeholder initiative that brings together governments, companies, innovators, academia, and civil society to accelerate systemic solutions that strengthen food systems and reduce food waste worldwide.
Dr. Brugés Solórzano is also a frequent opinion contributor in international media and a keynote speaker at major global forums and leadership platforms. Her speaking engagements include the Paris Peace Forum, OECD events, dialogues related to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Global Leadership by Women, the Congress of Women Leaders at Harvard University, and multiple Women Economic Forum gatherings across Latin America, the United States, and Europe.
Throughout her career, she has received multiple international recognitions for her leadership in social innovation, gender equality, and global impact. She continues to advocate for a fundamental shift in how the world understands food—promoting the idea that food should not be seen merely as a commodity, but as a strategic asset capable of generating wellbeing, resilience, and sustainable development