The Americas Competitiveness Exchange on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ACE) was created in 2014 by the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Department of State and the Organization of American States (OAS) to showcase first-hand successful examples of entrepreneurship, innovation, strategic investments and public-private partnerships from a specific region/country within the Western Hemisphere that contribute to economic development at the local, regional, and national levels.The ACE has become a flagship hemispheric initiative for the promotion of better innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems in the Americas. It is one of the main initiatives of the Inter-American Competitiveness Network (RIAC), in which the OAS serves as Technical Secretariat.ACE activities are selected to further advance commerce, trade and investment between participating economies, accelerate business opportunities, and promote collaboration among stakeholders.
