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