Alfonso Vegara has a PhD in City and Regional Planning and degrees in architecture, economics and sociology. He is the founder and President of the Fundación Metrópoli, an international institution with its headquarters in Europe dedicated to research and institutional innovation in cities and regions. Most projects on cities and regions have been developed and disseminated by Alfonso Vegara through publications and frequent conferences given in different cities in Europe, the United States, Latin America, Asia, Australia and Africa.