Nicolás García Mayor

Since 2000 he has been working as an Industrial Humanitarian Designer, identifying, designing, developing and implementing innovative solutions in countries in South America and abroad, including China, Austria, Spain, France, United Arab Emirates. In 2014 he was awarded by JCI with Ten Outstanding Young Person of the World TOYP for his contribution to children, world peace and human rights and was invited to present his humanitarian innovation called Cmax System in the 68th the United Nations General Assembly UN, in New York City. He was also invited to Vatican City by Pope Francis, who blessed his project for the humanitarian work refugees. The Government of Argentina honored him with one of the country’s highest awards “Ambassador of Argentina Country Brand” and the Senate of the Argentina Nation bestowed the award for “The Latin America Development Leadership”. In 2016, the US Government gave permanent residency status citing “Extraordinary Ability” and “Brilliant Talent”. Nicolas has been a Jury of Honor of Balseiro Institute and the National Atomic Energy Commission of Argentina. Garcia Mayor has also consulted as a researcher on humanitarian needs, assessments and mitigation for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) International, National Scientific and Technical Research Council in Argentina, Masdar Institute in Abu Dhabi, Nigeria Future Energy Group NIFEG, Salzburg Seminar in Austria. He was also selected by consultant Marcus Evans to join the World Industrial Design Summit in Cannes and Berlin as a consultant to leaders such as BMW, Audi, Coca-Cola, Google and Facebook among other companies. • Founder of 5 companies • Co-Founder and President of 8 NGOs and social benefit organizations • Designer and developer of over 200 innovative products

• Born — 15 December 1978 • Birthplace — Bahía Blanca, Argentina Argentina • Occupation — Entrepreneur, Social Innovator, Humanitarian Industrial Designer • Awards — The Outstanding Young Person of the World TOYP • Education — National University of La Plata Stanford University • Parents — Olga Noemi Mayor, Carlos Raul Garcia • Website — nicogarciamayor.org

• Illustration — Nicolas Garcia Mayor Keynote Sustainable Brands Nicolas Garcia Mayor was born in Bahia Blanca (south of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina). After obtaining his degree in Computer Technology, he moved to La Plata and graduated in Industrial Design at the National University of La Plata, Faculty of Fine Arts, for a postgraduate later in EcoDesign. In 2000 he founded an industrial design company dedicated to solve design problems and develop new and innovative projects through interdisciplinary methods. As part of his final thesis in 2001, he developed a system of emergency housing shelters for refugees and displaced people by natural disasters and armed conflicts, called the Cmax System. After graduating as an industrial designer in 2003, he moved to Tarragona, Spain where he designed and developed new products and architectural works for different companies and government bodies. He also founded a start-up company called CATARGE with his older brother Sebastian to design homes and commercial construction projects. In 2004, he returned to Argentina and reopened ar estudio, created a new design space and completed work for international companies including Cargill, Petrobras, YPF, Dow Chemical, Government of Portugal, Government of Brasil, and Security Ministries of Buenos Aires, among others. He designed the first criminalistics mobile laboratory to enable the Scientific Police to process crime scenes with equipment on board, among other projects to Ministry of Security of the Province of Buenos Aires in Argentina. In 2009, Garcia Mayor was founder and chairman of the Department of Young Entrepreneurs of the Industrial Union of Bahía Blanca, a supportive space for young entrepreneurs in the region. In 2016, in Washington DC, close to the White House, Garcia Mayor opened the headquarters of Cmax System Inc. a [Public Benefit-Corporation] (B CORP) dedicated to building an immediate urbanization for displaced and refugee people. In the same year he started the Cmax Foundation with the focus of donating temporary shelters and rebuilding homes, schools, hospitals, to assist people affected by natural disasters or armed conflicts. He has designed and developed different projects, including a bottle opener, a hotel in Tarragona, a high-speed train in China, a tourist information booth, electric vehicle for poor sectors(TATO), up to a Race Car for Rally DAKAR. As a social entrepreneur, he created and designed many humanitarian projects in Argentina, Colombia, Paraguay and Guatemala. From 3D-printed prosthetic hands and arms to child malnutrition centers and a home for the vulnerable elderly. He has co-founded several NGOs and social benefit organizations: • Fundacionar: Promoting a change in the world through humanitarian and social innovation • Cmax Foundation • GOIN: Group of Integrative Oncology • RSE UIBB: Corporate Social Responsibility Department of Industrial Union • DJE UIBB: Young Entrepreneur Department of Industrial Union • CEPDIN: Child malnutrition center • NATAN: Home for the vulnerable elderly • Una Ilusión: Multi-disciplinary center for Child Development

• Illustration — Tourist information booth designed by Nicolás García Mayor • Illustration — Nicolas Garcia Mayor Industrial Designer

• Founder Social Innovation Lab for Emergency LISE With the University of Monterrey • Co-Founder ARISE Mexico agreement to prevent disasters • CEPDIN: Child malnutrition center • NATAN: Home for the vulnerable elderly • Una Ilusión: Multi-disciplinary center for Child Development • Fundacionar: Promoting a change in the world through humanitarian and social innovation • Cmax Foundation: Improving the quality of life of displaced people by natural disasters and wars • GOIN: Group of Integrative Oncology • RSE UIBB: Corporate Social Responsibility Department of Industrial Union • Illustration — Nicolas Garcia Mayor with Pope Francis in the Vatican • Illustration — Nicolas Garcia Mayor in Haiti port au prince • Illustration — Nicolas Garcia Mayor in Haiti Belladere • Illustration — Nicolas Garcia Mayor in a refugee camp • Illustration — 3d arm Prosthesis for Heyder

Nicolas Garcia Mayor is the founder and designer of the Cmax Mobile Units solutions for multipurpose uses as vaccination clinic, shelter, camping, industry, events and beyond. Cmax was created as emergency shelter urbanization system that provides immediate housing for refugees and displaced people. In 2020, more than two in five U.S. hospitals with intensive care units have reached occupancy levels of 85 percent or higher. When bed availability dwindles and hospitals begin to operate in crisis mode, Cmax Med was the best affordable and rapid solution. • Illustration — Cmax Medical foldable Unit innovative Field Hospital • Illustration — Nicolas Garcia Mayor launching Cmax System Units