Foley & Lardner Partner André Thiollier will moderate a panel at the upcoming BayBrazil Conference: Brazil in the 21st Century, taking place on October 27th at 8:30am at SRI in Menlo Park.
The panel, “The Global Venture Market – will the VC funding decline stifle innovation?” will include speakers Alexandre Villela, Head of Ventures, Digital Bridge; Amy Cheetham, Partner, Costanoa Ventures; André Levi, CFO and Partner, DCM; Ivana Ferreira, Head of Latin America, Nasdaq; and Scott Ransenberg, Partner, Riverwood Capital.
BayBrazil will gather founders, investors, tech leaders from Brazil and the U.S. for a dialogue on the innovation economy.
Topics include:
- The AI-enable Innovation Era – how corporations, startups are redesigning business using generative AI
- A special startup showcase on AI implementing across industries – presented by Brazilian founders
- Fintech – the revolution powered by the new data-driven economy
- Investors and startup founders will discuss the cutting-edge technologies that are driving opportunities in Brazil and other emerging markets
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