Agenda
October 21 | Day 1
8:00 am
Registration Opens & Welcome Coffee
9:00 am
Opening Welcome
Ana Repezza, Business Director - ApexBrasil
9:10 am
Panel: International Corporate Venture Capital Insights - Cases & Trends
Moderator: James Mawson, Founder - Global Corporate Venturing
Nichola Bates, Managing Partner – Aerospace Xelerated / Boeing Global
Tamara Steffens, Managing Director – Thomson Reuters Ventures
9:50
Fireside Chat: Bringing my Corporate to the Table
10:20 am Networking Break
10:40 am
Pitch Session I: Tech Bridging the Gap – Startups and Companies present their cases and opportunities.
5 Pitches, 5' + 4' Q&A.
Guest Investors:
Selected Companies:
Patrícia Magalhães, CEO and Co-Founder – Neuralmind Artificial Intelligence
11:30
Panel: Beyond AI Investment: CVCs Powering Strategic AI Transformation
12:10 am
Fireside: Don’t be THAT Company - Reinventing Corporate's Core Business Through CVC
Moderator: Lukasz Garbowski, Chief Investment Officer - Btomorrow Ventures
12:40 pm Networking Lunch
2:00 pm
Fund Manager Showcase Session: Local VCs present their firms & a CVC Partnership or Portfolio Company.
2 Presentations, 25’.
Moderator: Cristiane Nascimento, Project Manager – ABVCAP
Presentation 01:
Tatiana Sasson, Head of Impact Latam– Lightrock
Rafael Cló, Co-Founder & CEO - Azos
Presentation 02:
Caio Bolognesi, General Partner - monashees
2:00 pm
Side Workshop Valetec: CVC FOR LEADERSHIP: STRATEGIES AND BEST PRACTICES /CVC PARA LIDERANÇAS: ESTRATÉGIAS E MELHORES PRÁTICAS
Room: TBC
Peter Seiffert, CEO & Founder – Valetec Capital
James Mawson, CEO – Global Corporate Venturing
The event, based on the recently released book "CVC for Leadership: Strategies, Processes, and Best Practices," features keynotes by its main authors, including James Mawson of GCV and Peter Seiffert, CEO of Valetec.
The event aims to introduce senior leaders to best practices and strategies for their CVC initiatives, including the implementation and operation of a successful Corporate Venture Capital program. This 90-minute, highly strategic discussion is tailored to the needs of board members, C-suite members, and directors of large corporations.
A unique opportunity to update leaders on best practices.
O evento baseado no Livro recém-lançado: CVC para Lideranças: estratégias, processos e melhores práticas, com palestra dos seus principais autores, incluindo James Mawson da GCV e Peter Seiffert, CEO da Valetec.
Tem por objetivo apresentar às altas lideranças as melhores práticas e estratégias em suas iniciativas de CVC, incluindo implantação e operação de um programa bem-sucedido de Corporate Venture Capital. Um bate papo de 90 minutos, bem estratégico e em formato adequado para Conselheiros, C-Level e Diretores de grandes corporações.
Uma oportunidade única de atualização das lideranças sobre as melhores práticas.
Content Topics / Conteúdo Abordado:
- Trend of CVC / Tendencias do CVC
- Planning and Designing a CVC Program / Planejando e Desenhar um programa de CVC
- Integrating M&A, New Business, R&D, Partnerships and Innovation / Integrando com M&A, Novos Negócios, P&D, Parcerias e Inovação
2:45 pm
Panel: Brazil on the Spot - Financial CVCs dealing with Brazilian solutions
Moderator:
Sebastian Spena, Managing Director – Galícia Ventures (Banco Galícia)
Aldo Alvarez, Investor – Citi Strategic Investments
Philippe Schlumpf, Head – Itaú Ventures
3:25 pm
Pitch Session II
5 Pitches, 5' each.
4:15 pm
Keynote Speaker: Expanding the Menu Beyond Food Delivery
Diego Barreto – CEO, iFood
4:45 pm Networking Break
5:05 pm
Unpanels Roundtables: Choose a Table Share your Insights & Learn from Experts
Unpanel 1 – How To: Exiting in the CVC World
Expert Moderators:
Unpanel 2 – How To: Negotiating the Deal with my Internal Corporate Departments
Expert Moderators:
Unpanel 3 – How to: Expanding my CVC Overseas
Expert Moderators:
Bruno Bello, Investment Director & Global Head of AgTech – ADM Ventures
Unpanel 4 –How to: Sharing Mistakes and turning into Opportunities
Expert Moderators:
Thamara Prado – Head of Open Innovation and Corporate Venture Capital – Natura Ventures
Unpanel 5 – How to: Fostering DeepTech solutions through Multi CVC Engagement
Expert Moderators:
6:20 pm
Closing Remarks
Jayme Queiroz, Investment Officer - ApexBrasil
6:25 pm Networking Reception
October 22 | Day 2
08:00 am
Registration Opens & Welcome Coffee
9:00 am
Opening Welcome & Presentation / Keynote
James Mawson, Founder - Global Corporate Venturing
9:20 am
Panel: The Future Tech Trends is Now!
10:00 am
Pitch Session III – Startups and Companies Present their Cases and Opportunities.
5 Pitches, 5' + 5' Q&A.
10:50 am
Interview
11:20 am
Panel: C-Levels and Directors Joining the Stage - Corporates Supporting their CVC Units
Moderator:
Gustavo Yuasa, Chief Strategy Officer – Renner
Juan Merlini, Strategy, Marketing & New Ventures Director - Vale
12:00 Networking Lunch
1:20 pm
Fireside Chat
1:50 pm
Panel: Lessons from the 2024 Champions
Moderator: Jaime Frenkel, Head of Innovation Management Practice - EloGroup
Thiago Iglesias, Head - Evertec + Sinqia
Juliana Sarilio, Corporate Venture Capital Manager- BB Ventures
Leonardo Peters, Innovation and New Business Manager - Unifique Tech Ventures
2:30 pm
Keynote Speaker: Beyond AI - It’s time for Quantum Infrastructure
Thomas Whiteaker, Co-founder and Partner – IBM Ventures
Alexandre Pfeifer, Quantum Sales Leader - IBM
3:00 pm
Corporate Venture in Brasil Awards 2025
Largest Investment
Most Active CVC (Number of Deals)
Largest Exit
Largest Fundraising Announcement
3:30 pm
Closing Remarks