Cristina Cárdenas was born in Mexico City and, although she has lived outside of Mexico on several occasions, her roots have always made her bond with her country of birth. She is a specialist in the design of intervention models for the use and exploitation of technology in teaching-learning processes, mainly in the educational and labor sectors. She is passionate about helping, from teachers to decision makers in national governments, by designing innovative intervention models to achieve social and gender inclusion. She believes that quality education is part of the solution to reduce poverty, and that it should be available to everyone, regardless of their initial situation. She is a long distance runner, she likes listening to audiobooks and living experiences.