1. The three coming transitions: technological,sustainable, and great powers relations. 

1.1. The impact of digitalization on business management,jobs, consumer behavior, and global production 

1.2. Innovation and entrepreneurship, university to business knowledge transfers. 

1.3. Technological transition towards sustainability (circulare conomy and new value chains).

1.4. How can Latin American companies take part in global value-chains lead by Chinese companies?

2. China's rise and technological transitions: 

2.1. Development and technological transitions. 

2.2. Techno-commercial war and China-Latin Americarelations. 

2.3. The comparative political economy of development:institutions and public policy, Latin-America, and China.

3. Perspectives of BRI in Latin America: a Marshall Planwith Chinese characteristics? 

3.1. Geopolitics of the BRI in Latin America: defense and technology, hemispheric policy. 

3.2. BRI and technological catching-up (or falling behind). 

3.3. Will China succeed in its technological catch-up?

3.4. Will Latin America reap the benefits of China ́s technological catch-up?