Brazil at Silicon Valley

We are delighted to announce that two team leaders from the last edition of #BrazilAtSiliconValley are now joining our board to continue the mission of bridging Brazilian entrepreneurship with Silicon Valley innovations. Isabella Canazza, who led the operations team of the conference, and Bruno Rigonatti, who headed the content team, are now part of the BSV board. The roles change, but the passion for our organization's purpose continues. Furthermore, we are honored to welcome Luciano Snel Correa (former CEO of Icatu Seguros and current board member of the company) and Ellen Kiss (Design Director at Nubank) to the team. We are confident that the new group will continue to deliver at a high level, bringing new and innovative perspectives to our work. Estamos muito felizes de anunciar que dois dos líderes de equipe da última edição da #BrazilAtSiliconValley agora juntam-se ao nosso board para seguir com a missão de fazer uma ponte entre o empreendedorismo brasileiro e as inovações do Vale do Silício. Isabella Canazza, que comandou a equipe de operações da conferência, e Bruno Rigonatti, que liderou a equipe de conteúdo, fazem agora parte do board da BSV. Muda a função, segue a paixão pelo propósito da nossa organização. Além disso, temos a honra de receber Luciano Snel Correa (Ex-CEO da Icatu Seguros e atual membro do Conselho da companhia) e Ellen Kiss (diretora de Design do Nubank) na equipe. Temos certeza de que o novo grupo seguirá com uma entrega de alto nível trazendo novos e inovadores olhares para o nosso trabalho. https://lnkd.in/gqUuTqVD

BSV is over but we still have key takeaways to share for the last day of the event. We are super proud of how relevant and deep were the conversations we had during the conference and hope that you all enjoy this piece of content.

Get ready for Day 03 of Brazil at Silicon Valley! Today we will explore successful cases of AI in Business, as well as AI applied to climate, consumer goods, robotics, cybersecurity, health, marketing, and legal. We are super excited for our speakers today. See you there! Prepare-se para o Dia 03 da Brasil at Silicon Valley! Hoje exploraremos casos de sucesso de IA nos negócios, além de IA aplicada ao clima, bens de consumo, robótica, segurança cibernética, saúde, marketing e mercado jurídico. Estamos super entusiasmados com nossos palestrantes hoje. Vemos você lá!

Brazil at Silicon Valley Day 02 is finished and before we prepare for today, we want to say that we had an amazing event yesterday with inspiring and captivating speeches. We prepared a document with the key takeaways of the panels, we hope you enjoy it!

Get ready for Day 02 of Brazil at Silicon Valley! Today we will explore AI in Business, investments in the technology, ethics in AI, and AI applied to education, health, and finance. We are super excited for our speakers today. See you there! Prepare-se para o Dia 02 da Brasil at Silicon Valley! Hoje exploraremos a IA nos negócios, os investimentos na tecnologia, a ética na IA, além de IA aplicada à educação, saúde e finanças. Estamos super entusiasmados com nossos palestrantes hoje. Vemos você lá!

It's the big day! Today we take off the event we all have been waiting for so long. Brazil at Silicon Valley starts with an amazing welcoming Happy Hour by Stark Bank at 5:30pm at Cantor Museum, Stanford University. We hope to see all attendees there so we can start getting to know each other. Finalmente o grande dia! Hoje começamos o evento da Brazil at Silicon Valley em grande estilo. Teremos um Happy Hour de boas-vindas patrocinado pelo Stark Bank às 17:30h no Museu Cantor, na Universidade de Stanford. Esperamos todos os convidados lá para começarmos a nos conhecer melhor.

We're thrilled to announce our final confirmed speaker Robson Capasso! Dr Capasso is the Professor of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, and Advisor to the Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign. He has the experience of mentoring or supervising hundreds of medical, computer science and engineering students, residents, fellows or visiting scholars from more than 30 countries, and dozens of Stanford Biodesign students who developed healthcare companies in the Bay Area, Japan, Brazil and Singapore. He is a co-founder, advisor, and investor in healthcare companies in the USA and Brazil.

We're delighted to announce our next confirmed speaker Dan Schulman! Dan Schulman has dedicated his career to democratizing financial services and e-commerce, improving the financial health of billions globally. During his nine-year tenure as CEO of PayPal, he oversaw remarkable growth: revenues tripled to $30B, earnings quadrupled, and the customer base expanded from 150 million to 435 million. PayPal's market capitalization soared from $35B to $75B, with its payment volume quintupling to $1.5 trillion. Schulman's leadership has garnered numerous accolades, including the CED Distinguished Leadership Award in 2022 and the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award in 2020. He has been recognized for his commitment to social justice, economic empowerment, and corporate citizenship by various organizations, including the Committee for Economic Development, One Hundred Black Men of New York, and the New York Urban League. Schulman's influence extends beyond PayPal; he has held executive roles at American Express, Sprint Nextel Corporation, and Priceline Group, Inc., and served on the boards of several prominent companies and organizations. He holds a BA from Middlebury College, an MBA from New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business, and honorary Doctor of Letters degrees from Rutgers University and Middlebury College. Schulman is also an active participant in the World Economic Forum and various advisory councils, and he serves on the boards of Verizon Communications, Inc., Cisco, Lazard, and the Cleveland Clinic. A practitioner of mixed martial arts, Schulman embodies a diverse range of interests and talents.

We're happy to announce our next confirmed speaker Michael Ding! Michael Ding is based in San Francisco, joined Warburg Pincus LLC in 2015, and leads the firm’s investment activities across healthcare technology, artificial intelligence, electronic payments, digital commerce enablement, automotive technology and intellectual property licensing. He is a Board Director of DriveCentric, Full Sail IP Partners, Salsify, WebPT, and Experity, as well as Board Observer at Modernizing Medicine. He previously also served as a Board Director at Procare Solutions. Prior to Warburg Pincus, he worked in Private Equity investing at TPG Capital in San Francisco and Public Equity investing at Viking Global Investors in New York. Michael began his career at Morgan Stanley in the Investment Banking Division. He received his MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he graduated valedictorian, as well as his BS in Mathematical and Computational Science from Stanford University.

Bain & Company is an official sponsor of Brazil at Silicon Valley 2024! Bain & Company is a global consulting firm that helps companies and organizations drive changes that define the future of business. With 65 offices in 40 countries, it works together with its clients as a single team, with the shared purpose of achieving extraordinary results, outperforming the competition, and redefining industries. Bain has been operating in South America for over 25 years, working closely with the largest companies, which are leaders in their segments. They complement their integrated and personalized specialized knowledge with an ecosystem of digital innovation, in order to deliver the best results, with greater speed and durability. Since it was founded in 1973, Bain & Company has measured its success by the success of its customers and is proud to maintain the highest level of satisfaction in the industry. Bain & Company é patrocinadora oficial da Brazil at Silicon Valley 2024! A Bain & Company é uma consultoria global que auxilia empresas e organizações a promover mudanças que definam o futuro dos negócios. Com 65 escritórios em 40 países, trabalha em conjunto com seus clientes como um único time, com o propósito compartilhado de obter resultados extraordinários, superar a concorrência e redefinir indústrias. A Bain atua há mais de 25 anos na América do Sul, trabalhando fortemente em conjunto com as maiores companhias, líderes de seus segmentos. Complementam seu conhecimento especializado integrado e personalizado com um ecossistema de inovação digital, a fim de entregar os melhores resultados, com maior rapidez e durabilidade. Desde sua fundação, em 1973, a Bain & Company mede seu sucesso pelo êxito de seus clientes e tem o orgulho de manter o mais alto nível de satisfação em na indústria.