For the ninth interview we are joined by Jigar Bhatt (independent scholar), Gabriela Dutrénit (Metropolitan Autonomous University), Beatriz Fialho (Bio-Manguinhos), and Gillian Marcelle (Resilience Capital Ventures) to talk about disruptive technology, especially Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) policies in the context of Latin America. What are STI policies, and how do they relate to different schools of thought on development and innovation? Why should we reimagine innovation beyond only disruptive, high-tech innovation in labs, such as innovation in the informal economy? How does this relate to local knowledge, innovation management, infrastructure development, and bottlenecks in finance?