Agenda
October 21 | Day 1
8:00 am
Registration Opens & Welcome Coffee
9:00 am
Opening Welcome
Floriano Pesaro, Managing Director – ApexBrasil
9:10 am
Panel: International Corporate Venture Capital Insights - Cases & Trends
Moderator: Fernando Moncada Rivera, Senior Reporter - Global Corporate Venturing
Nichola Bates, CEO and Founder – XelaratedFifty (Boeing Global)
Tamara Steffens, Managing Director – Thomson Reuters Ventures
Xinjie Wang, Executive Director- Mercer Legacy
Amanda Coutinho, Investment Director – ISA Capital
9:50
Fireside Chat: Surviving for 2 Decades- The Qualcomm Case
Moderator: Rodrigo Menezes, Founding Partner – FM Derraik
Stephanie Ng, Director -Qualcomm Ventures
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.
Moderator: Jayme Queiroz, Investment Officer - ApexBrasil
Guest Investors:
Yawen Xiong, Senior Investment Manager - Oppo
Danilo Mandari, Director Digital Partnerships, Fintech & Ventures - Visa
Juan Massot, Investment Manager – CITES - GSS
Selected Companies:
Patrícia Magalhães, CEO and Co-Founder – Neuralmind Artificial Intelligence
Christian Pedrosa, CEO - DigaAí
Kalynda Gomes, Co-Founder & Brand Strategist – Orby.co
Alexandre Sieira Vilar, Co-Founder and CTO - Tenchi Security
Gabriel Renault, CEO - Dharma AI
11:30
Panel: Beyond AI Investment: CVCs Powering Strategic AI Transformation
Moderator: Peter Seiffert, Founder and CEO - Valetec Capital
Renato Vieira, Innovation and Artificial Intelligence Director - Vibra Energia
Maurício Escobar, Co-Founder and Board Member - Ânima Educação
Rodrigo Carazolli, Business Transformation Director - ArcelorMittal
12:10 am
Fireside: Keep on Moving - Reinventing Corporate's Core Business Through CVC
Moderator: Richard Zeiger, Partner - MSW Capital
Bruno Alves, Technology, Portfolio and Digital Solutions Director – BB Seguros
Caio Moriani, Open Innovation and Corporate Venture Capital Coordinator - Embraer
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: Piero Minardi, Vice-President – Brazilian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association
Presentation 01:
Tatiana Sasson, Head of Impact Latam– Lightrock
Rafael Cló, Co-Founder & CEO - Azos
Presentation 02:
Caio Bolognesi, General Partner - monashees
Leonardo Scopel, Director of Sales - Tractian
2:45 pm
Panel: Brazil on the Spot - Financial CVCs dealing with Brazilian solutions
Moderator: Rafael Moreira, CEO and Founder – Bertha Capital
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: Tech Bridging the Gap – Startups and Companies present their cases and opportunities. 5 Pitches, 5' + 4' Q&A.
5 Pitches, 5' each.
Moderator: Jayme Queiroz, Investment Officer - ApexBrasil
Guest Investors:
Guillaume Legare, Head of South America – Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX Ventures)
Joseph Dormani, Partner – Thomson Reuters Ventures
Sebastian Spena, Managing Director – Galícia Ventures (Banco Galícia)
Selected Companies:
Bruno Cabuto, CTO – Liqi Digital Assets
Rodrigo Marques, CFO - Terra Magna
Eládio Isoppo, CEO - Payface
Luciana Ramos, CEO – Cashin
Maurício Quintella, Chief Business Officer - Traive
4:15 pm
Keynote Speaker: Expanding the Menu Beyond Food Delivery
Diego Barreto – CEO, iFood
2:00 pm
Side Workshop Valetec: CVC FOR LEADERSHIP: STRATEGIES AND BEST PRACTICES /CVC PARA LIDERANÇAS: ESTRATÉGIAS E MELHORES PRÁTICAS
Room: Bora Bora
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
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:
Rodrigo Menezes, Founding Partner – FM Derraik
Cláudio Lambert, Corporate Venture Capital - Rendimento Ventures
Pedro Compani, Head of CVC and Venture Banking – Banco BS2
Unpanel 2 – How To: Negotiating the Deal with my Internal Corporate Departments
Expert Moderators:
Wana Schulze, Head of Investments – Vivo Ventures
Isadora Reis, Corporate Venture Capital Senior Manager– Grupo Boticário
Bernardo Hamaoui, Innovation Head - CSN
Humberto Matsuda, Venture Partner – Kamay Ventures
Unpanel 3 –How to: Sharing Mistakes and turning into Opportunities
Expert Moderators:
Thamara Prado – Head of Open Innovation and Corporate Venture Capital – Natura Ventures
Bruno Bello, Investment Director & Global Head of AgTech – ADM Ventures
Karime Hajar, Investment Manager – BASF Venture Capital
Unpanel 4 – How to: Fostering DeepTech solutions through Multi CVC Engagement
Expert Moderators:
Tomas Rauch, Investment Professional -TechEnergy
Daniel Pimentel, Partner and Director- Emerge
Gustavo Ballestreri, Principal - Vox Capital
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
Jayme Queiroz, Investment Officer - ApexBrasil
9:20 am
Panel: The Future of Tech Trends is Now! International CVCs Share Perspectives on Brazil I
Moderator: Laura Chicurel, Founder & CEO - Innova360 / Regional Director - Bluebox
Maria Tereza, Investment Director- Softbank
Sebastian Gonzalez, Head of Corporate Venturing Latam – Wayra
Ziheng Li, Vice President – Saison Capital
Humberto Matsuda, Venture Partner – Kamay Ventures
10:00 am
Pitch Session III: Tech Bridging the Gap – Startups and Companies present their cases and opportunities. 5 Pitches, 5' + 4' Q&A.
Moderator: Jayme Queiroz, Investment Officer - ApexBrasil
Guest Investors:
Renato Ramalho, CEO – KPTL
Lucas Silva, Innovation and Corporate Venture Specialist – Neoenergia/Iberdrola
Amanda Coutinho, Investment Director – ISA Capital
Selected Companies:
Matheus Maia, CEO & Co-Founder - Mev
Lygia Pereira, CEO - gen.t
Rafael Silva-Rocha, Founder & CTO – ByMyCell
Rodrigo Junqueira, Co-founder and Partner - Ocellott
10:50 am
Fireside Chat: Bringing my Corporate to the Table – Connecting the Deal with R&D Department
Moderator: Ivana Beltrão, Head of Development Latam - Global Corporate Venturing
Bruno Arcadier, Head – Vale Ventures
Pedro Porto, Head of Mineral Processing R&D– Vale
11:20 am
Panel: High Level Decision Makers Joining the Stage – Corporates supporting their CVCs Units
Moderator: Fabiana Fagundes, Founding Partner - FM/Derraik
Gustavo Yuasa, Chief Strategy Officer – Renner
Juan Merlini, Strategy, Marketing & New Ventures Director - Vale
Luiza Contursi, Projects Integration and New Technologies Manager – Petrobrás
12:00 Networking Lunch
1:20 pm
Fireside Chat: Newcomers from Middle Market
Moderator: Bruno Rondani, Founder and CEO – 100 Open Startups
Vinicius Marcílio, Head of Corporate Venture Capital -Montreal Ventures
Guilherme Amorim, Corporate Venture Capital Director – Rosey Ventures (Grupo Marista)
1:50 pm
Panel: Lessons from the 2024 Champions
Moderator: Jaime Frenkel, Head of Innovation Management Practice - EloGroup
Thiago Iglesias, Head - Torq, Evertec
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