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Luis Romahn is the Executive Director of World Urban Parks. Founder of Parques de Mexico and the National Association of Parks and Recreation of Mexico. Has worked for the past 12 years on urban parks and public spaces projects in Mexico through models of participatory design, community building and financial sustainability; in addition to organizing the International Congresses of Urban Parks of Mexico and South America. Member of the Board of Directors of the City Parks Alliance in the United States and member of the Board of the World Parks Academy. Fellow for the Salzburg 2021 Seminar in the Emerging Urban Leaders Program and winner of the Emerging Leaders Award by the World Urban Parks Organization 2021. In recent years Luis has given lectures in Colombia, Peru, Argentina, Chile, Ecuador and the U.S. on public spaces. He is the author of the book "Building my Park - From Citizen Participation to the Administration of Public Space " Luis has a bachelor’s degree in marketing and a master’s degree in communication and education, both from the Monterrey Tec.