IN Hsieh
Co-founder
CBIPA 中巴互联网促进会 China Brazil Internet Promotion Agency
Business opportunities for startups, venture capital and internet companies of Brazil and China, mainly investments, M&A and partnerships.
In a partnership with Chinese Internet giant Baidu, CBIPA was created by a team of Brazilian and Chinese entrepreneurs, executives and investors, with expertise in the implementation and management of digital businesses, and through the organization of events, missions and consulting services.
In May 30th, 2017, CBIPA held Chinnovation 2017: São Paulo, the most important conference to showcase innovation and dominance from Chinese tech companies. Coming from China were 25 entrepreneurs, executives and investors, whose companies amounts to over US$ 200 billion aggreated valuation.
Cristiano Andrade
CEO
DIT
Lessons From a Business Pioneer
Cristiano Andrade works for the Department for International Trade UK (DIT-UK) leading the Technology and Smart Cities sector team in Brazil. His role is to foster and develop relationship between British and Brazilian technology companies as well as to promote the UK tech scene. Cristiano has a vast experience working with start-ups, incubators, investors and tech parks for over 15 years dealing with innovation and businesses development.He holds a master degree in Marketing Management from University of Westminster in London and is a member of the Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA).
Antonio Faillace
Ceo
Investor and international consultant in innovation and entrepreneurship issues. He has been a consultant leader in the strategy of President Santos in Innovation, being responsible for the design and implementation of the new agency iNNpulsa with the support of Bancoldex and provides management / executive services to companies focused on mobile financial services.
Previously, he has worked as an entrepreneur in four (4) technology-based start-ups in the Boston area,
where he has worked closely with the innovation ecosystem of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Alberto Pablo Martini
Online Strategist | Digital Marketing | New Media
Eydos Digital
Country Manager for EYDOS Mexico. Responsible for Digital Marketing, Product development, Brand communication, Ad operations and Online marketing teams. Currently working for clients such as Western Union, Danone, Johnson & Johnson, National Geographic, MUTEL, Ashoka Changemakers and AON Risk Services among others
In addition, Antonio has been a senior executive at multinationals such as Hewlett Packard, where he led operations in a US $ 1.8 billion business in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, as well as a U$ 800 million commercial business in Asia-Pacific.As an investor, he has great interest in finding high potential entrepreneurial projects to help them develop in the Latin American market.Faillace has a Fellowship in Innovation and Entrepreneurship from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT (Cambridge, MA), an MBA from Georgetown University (Washington DC) and is an engineer from the Universidad de los Andes (Bogota Colombia).
Gustavo Rotta
Gustavo Rotta is a partner of Deloitte dedicated to innovation initiatives. He works from Deloitte Brasil's Tax Consulting area, with experience in research and development programs and in the implementation of technological solutions for tax procedures. Rotta works with global companies in projects involving international operations.
Hans Christian Boehlke
Serial entrepreneur since he was 18 years old. Started with Internet businesses since 1994, starting developing companies, Internet portals and mobile services.founding partner of Aldeamo.com the outstanding company, a value added service company for mobile carriers, with Norwegian partners and as a CEO leaded expansion in 13 countries in 3 continents, Africa, Middle East and Latinoamerica. Selected Global Endeavor Entrepreneur in 2014. Involved in Merges & Acquisitions in several of the companies he founded. Board of advisors of VC firm Ikon.Now working with Makondo a 50 Million dollar impact investment fund for post-conflict Colombia
Felipe Morais
My major skills are connecting different knowledge fields and leading people to innovate in healthcare.
In 2008 I founded the first teleradiology company in Brazil. I exited from this business in 2015, selling it to its major competitor.
After that, I was an angel investor, board member, or consultant in several businesses.
As a personal interest, I conduct researches using Artificial Intelligence in Medicine. In 2017, I received my MSc degree in this area.
My MD, MSc and Radiologist degrees are from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Now, I am an MBA Candidate, Class of 2019 at Babson College's F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business.
Bernardo Bátiz-Lazo
Professor of Business History
Bernardo read economics (at ITAM, Mexico and Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain), history (Oxford) and received a doctorate in business administration (Manchester Business School). He has been studying financial markets and institutions since 1988. He joined Bangor as Professor of Business History and Bank Management after appointments in Leicester, Open University and Queen's University of Belfast. He combined full time appointments with consulting and executive training in Europe, the Gulf states, Latin America and Asia. Bernardo has over 40 refereed articles, three books and eight distance learning books. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, research associate of Fundación Estudios Financieros (Fundef – ITAM), and edits a weekly report on new working papers in Payments and Financial Technology (see http://lists.repec.org/mailman/listinfo/nep-pay).
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Felipe Morais
My major skills are connecting different knowledge fields and leading people to innovate in healthcare.
In 2008 I founded the first teleradiology company in Brazil. I exited from this business in 2015, selling it to its major competitor.
After that, I was an angel investor, board member, or consultant in several businesses.
As a personal interest, I conduct researches using Artificial Intelligence in Medicine. In 2017, I received my MSc degree in this area.
My MD, MSc and Radiologist degrees are from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Now, I am an MBA Candidate, Class of 2019 at Babson College's F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business.
Bernardo Bátiz-Lazo
Professor of Business History
Bernardo read economics (at ITAM, Mexico and Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain), history (Oxford) and received a doctorate in business administration (Manchester Business School). He has been studying financial markets and institutions since 1988. He joined Bangor as Professor of Business History and Bank Management after appointments in Leicester, Open University and Queen's University of Belfast. He combined full time appointments with consulting and executive training in Europe, the Gulf states, Latin America and Asia. Bernardo has over 40 refereed articles, three books and eight distance learning books. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, research associate of Fundación Estudios Financieros (Fundef – ITAM), and edits a weekly report on new working papers in Payments and Financial Technology (see http://lists.repec.org/mailman/listinfo/nep-pay).
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Cristiano Andrade
Business Development Manager – Technology & Smart Cities
Cristiano Andrade works for the Department for International Trade UK (DIT-UK) leading the Technology and Smart Cities sector team in Brazil. His role is to foster and develop relationship between British and Brazilian technology companies as well as to promote the UK tech scene. Cristiano has a vast experience working with start-ups, incubators, investors and tech parks for over 15 years dealing with innovation and businesses development.He holds a master degree in Marketing Management from University of Westminster in London and is a member of the Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA).
Bernardo Bátiz-Lazo
Professor of Business History
Bernardo read economics (at ITAM, Mexico and Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain), history (Oxford) and received a doctorate in business administration (Manchester Business School). He has been studying financial markets and institutions since 1988. He joined Bangor as Professor of Business History and Bank Management after appointments in Leicester, Open University and Queen's University of Belfast. He combined full time appointments with consulting and executive training in Europe, the Gulf states, Latin America and Asia. Bernardo has over 40 refereed articles, three books and eight distance learning books. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, research associate of Fundación Estudios Financieros (Fundef – ITAM), and edits a weekly report on new working papers in Payments and Financial Technology (see http://lists.repec.org/mailman/listinfo/nep-pay).
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Rafael Funes
Executive Chairman at LOVIS
Rafael Funes is the Executive Chairman at LOVIS, Global Business Technology Firm based in London; creator of LOVIS EOS, the first Enterprise Operating System, which has been established by global researchers as the replacement of ERP and pre-condition for Enterprise 4.0.
Rafael has been President on the Board of the Mexican IT Industry Association (AMITI) and participated in the Science & Technology Interior Governance committees for the “Plan Visión México 2030” convened by President Felipe Calderon.
Member of the Executive Committee of the British Chamber of Commerce in Mexico, of the Board of the Tecnológico de Monterrey Information Technology Industry Development Centre for Mexico and of the Mexican Foreign Affairs Council, and Patron of the Mexican Chamber of Commerce in the United Kingdom.
Ignacio Pereyra
A seasoned professional with international exposure in high-profile positions held in blue-chip multinational companies and SMEs across Latin America and in the UK. In recent years I have developed links between Latin America and Europe, supporting Latin American companies to implement internationalisation strategies and facilitating access to capital.
I received my MBA with Merit from Imperial College Business School in 2011, with a strong focus on entrepreneurship, innovation and early-stage investment. I also hold a degree in Telecommunication Engineering from Universidad Blas Pascal (Argentina).
SPECIALITIES: Entrepreneurship, Early-stage Investment, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Innovation, Go-to-market Strategy, Customer Relationship, Project and Programme Management, Change Management, Business Development, Leadership, Mentoring, Coaching.
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Sandra Sinicco
CEO
GrupoCASA
Journalist with specialization in marketing and innovative industries , born in São Paulo - Brazil. Founder of GRUPOCASA, in 1987, a STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION agency in Brazil and UK focused in innovative industries. Her expertise is mainly focused on Business and innovative industries.
Sandra has experience in coordinating teams in several countries, managing new business development, international relationships and developing strategies for companies arriving in LatAm.
Sandra is the Brazilian representative for Eurocom ( www.eurocompr.com) , one of the most active networks in the IT and Telecom world. President of LatamPR Network – www.latampr.com a group formed 10 years ago with 9 agencies specialized in innovative industries.
She is also a member of the Council of PNBe – Pensamento Nacional das Bases Empresariais, a group of prominent entrepreneurs in Brazil, co-founder of Abracom – Brazilian Communication Agencies Association and co-founder of LatAm Edge Award as well as Latam Techlink, a network based in UK to establish an open bridge between both regions mainly focused in startups.
Tatiana Leon
Business Administrator of the Javeriana University and International MBA of the IE Business School with experience in management, planning and execution of entrepreneurship projects in recognized social organizations in the national and regional Entrepreneurship Ecosystem. About 12 years supporting innovative entrepreneurs as an entrepreneur, intrapreneur, professor and investor. Current director of entrepreneurship at Connect Bogotá Región, a non-profit organization that seeks to transform Bogotá into one of the most innovative regions in Latin America. She has led high impact regional entrepreneurship programs focused on the acceleration of entrepreneurs (Apps.co, Springboard, Bogotá Piensa TIC and the Ventures Competition) and the connection of these with large companies (Open Innovation Coffee PickINN of the Federation of Coffee Growers, 100 Open Startups, FinTech Challenge), among others
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