Overview
- The 31st CADE Universitario opened at the Escuela Militar de Chorrillos, bringing together more than 700 selected students from across Peru.
- Organizers led by IPAE president Gonzalo Galdos urged active youth participation through informed voting and day‑to‑day civic engagement.
- The program includes hands‑on sessions on how to judge election information, such as “Tu voto: Ciudadanía en modo ON” and “Tu voto: tu superpoder en acción.”
- Speakers span business, academia, and civil society, including chef Mitsuharu “Micha” Tsumura, Credicorp CEO Gianfranco Ferrari, Ferreycorp CEO Mariella García de Fabbri, scholar Martín Tanaka, and IDEA Internacional’s Percy Medina.
- Universidad Ricardo Palma’s 20‑student team, led by law student Fátima Cielo Aquino, urged peers to confront disinformation, citing her internship at Congress’s Public Attorney’s Office through the SECIGRA program.