Mauricio Apablaza
Researcher Mauricio Apablaza was interviewed by the newspaper El Mercurio regarding the public policy on mandatory retirement for public sector workers at age 75.
Vesna Mandakovic, director of DesEntr, participated as a speaker at the seminar “Older Adults: Challenges for Better Living,” where experts from the fields of health, economics, and public policy gathered to discuss how to age better, strengthen preventive health care, and turn the demographic challenge into an opportunity for Chile.
In an interview published by El Mercurio on December 8, 2025, academic Mauricio Apablaza analyzed the debate surrounding mandatory retirement regulations in the public sector. Apablaza warned that the coexistence of a fixed retirement age for public servants and a lower, but non-mandatory, age in the private sector creates confusion
Mauricio Apablaza
Researcher Mauricio Apablaza participated in the Proyecta Chile 2050 panel, specifically as a member of the “Demographic Dynamics” Committee.
Vesna Mandakovic, director of DesEntr, spoke at EBIES (Evidence-Based Innovation & Entrepreneurship Summit), an event that brings together experts, researchers, and professionals from the entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem to generate knowledge, foster collaboration, and promote the development of evidence-based policies in the Innovation Center UC.
