Luis Osorio-Cortes is an experienced market systems development consultant and director with a passion for fostering inclusive growth through markets. Luis is the founder and Inclusive Market Systems Specialist at Horizontal8, an organization dedicated to empowering small-scale entrepreneurs to create positive change in their communities. With a background in chemical engineering and international cooperation, Luis has worked in a wide range of contexts in countries such as Colombia, Peru, Nepal, Kenya, Sudan, and more. He has contributed to various initiatives, including USAID's Leveraging Economic Opportunities Program, Systemic M&E, Making Markets Work for the Jamuna, Pabna and Teesta Chars (M4C) in Bangladesh, and the SEEP Network's Market Facilitation Initiative (MaFI). Luis is an expert in inclusive market development strategies, project design and M&E, networking and knowledge management strategy, and organizational learning.