Name: Corporate Venture in Brasil
Start: 2015-10-19T14:00:00-04:00
End: 2015-10-21T16:30:00-04:00
Location: Intercontinental São Paulo

October 19th to 21st, 2015

Intercontinental São Paulo

19th:

Cubo - R. Casa do Ator, 919,
Sao Paulo, Brazil, 04546-003

20th & 21th:

Intercontinental São Paulo Alameda Santos, 1123,
Sao Paulo, Brazil, 01419-001

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Learn from the
world’s top corporations
about their venturing
programmes and how
innovation ecosystems
are being developed

Understand
how and why
corporations commit
to VC funds

Check the

opportunities
and
challenges
created by international
investing

Explore the potential opportunity
Brazil’s Venture Capital community presents
and hear from local investors and entrepreneurs

what leads them to success

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Welcome to Corporate Venture in Brasil 2015

Hosted by:

The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency – Apex-Brasil – and Mawsonia, publisher of Global Corporate Venturing, announce their strategic partnership to develop corporate venture capital in Brasil. Our objective is to give access to the Brazilian investment and entrepreneurial ecosystem for global and local corporate venturing units willing to approach and operate in the country.

The first day, October 19th, is reserved for international guests only and consist of an introduction to the local entrepreneurial ecosystem. From October 20th to 21st, the local VC, entrepreneurial and innovation community will join the conference to network, discuss key topics, share experiences and do business – scroll down to check the agenda.

This is just the launch of a programme to stimulate Corporate Venturing in Brasil. Should you have any enquiries, please contact vcpe@apexbrasil.com.br and refer to Corporate Venture in Brasil event.

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AGENDA:

At Cubo: October 19th

Corporations meet some of the country’s top entrepreneurs.

CUBO's 19th agenda is available only to Brazilian and international invited Corporates.

1:00 pm
CUBO Intro / Reception and Welcome Words

Alexandre Petry, Investemt Coordinator - Apex-Brasil

Flávio Pripas, Director - CUBO

Cubo is an initiative by Itau Bank and Redpoint eVentures to inspire, educate and connect people to foster entrepreneurship in Brazil - It's a co-working space and hub located in São Paulo dedicated to technology entrepreneurs, investors, universities and big companies.

2:00 pm
Pitch Session - 5 startups present their investment opportunities. 5 Pitches, 5'+3' Q&A.

Aider Nano (Nanotech)

Athenas (IT / Logistics)

Inpulse (Medtech/Digital Health)

Myleus (Biotech)

LogPyx (IT / Logistics)

2:45 pm
Open Mic Session, Ask the Corporates!

3:30 pm

Why Brazilian accelerators do the difference?

Rosana Jamal Fernandes, Co-Founder Baita & ABRAII

Fact sheets on how Brazilian accelerators are impacting and adding value to the local entrepreneurial ecosystem.

3:45 pm

Break Session

4:15 pm

Start-Up Brasil Program

Vitor Andrade, COO - Start-Up Brasil

Start-Up Brasil, a National Startup Acceleration Program, is an initiative of the Brazilian Federal Government, created by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, managed by Softex and in partnership with accelerators, to support new technology-based companies: startups. The selected startups receive government grants up to R$ 200K, plus financial investments and access to services such as infrastructure, mentoring and training by an accredited accelerator in exchange for an equity percent. Currently, Start-Up Brasil portfolio supports 183 startups from Brazil and 13 different countries.

4:40 pm

Inovativa Program

Maycon Stahelin, Program Coordinator

Inovativa Brasil is a federal government program, led by the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, to foster entrepreneurship and accelerate early stage startups with the support of its on-line networks of mentors and digital training courses. The most developed startups get the chance to connect with investors, clients, internationalization activities and potential special credit funding out of other partners such as BNDES.

5:05 pm

Successful Cases - Three different sectors and business models leading entrepreneurs share their stories, points of view and experiences.

Moderator: Flavio Pripas, CUBO

Taila Lemos, Founder - Gentros (Biotech)

Rafael M. Bottós, Founder - Welle (Laser / Industrial Process)

Rodrigo Dantas, Founder - VINDI (Fintech)

5:50 pm

Keynote: Felipe Matos, Founder at Startup Farm and Executive Director at Dínamo

The status of the Brazilian Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, why this is the time for Corporates – it is the time for exits (buying startups) as well as investing in entrepreneurs!

06:20 pm

CUBO Site Visit

06:35 pm

Networking Cocktails

Day 1 – October 20th

8:00 am

Registration Opens

9:00 am

Opening Welcome: David Barioni, President of Apex-Brasil

9:15 am

Venture Ecosystem Overview: James Mawson, Founder of Global Corporate Venturing

Corporations’ role supporting entrepreneurs through direct investments and through commitments to venture capital funds.

9:30 am

Panel: Investing inside and outside of the home market

Moderator: Andy Tsao, Director - Silicon Valley Bank

David Thomas, Managing Director - Intel Capital

Reynaldo Sanna, Business Director - Evonik

Girish Nadkarni, President - ABB Technology Ventures

Aymerik Renard, Director, Venture Capital Management - SanDisk Ventures

10:15 am

Keynote: Claudia Fan Munce, Managing Director - IBM Venture Capital Group and Vice-President, IBM Corporate Strategy

Lessons from a Legend. After more than a decade running IBM's corporate venturing group, Claudia is uniquely placed to give insights and thought-leadership on how to develop a global programme of indirect and increasingly direct venture investments able to provide strategic and financial support to the parent corporation. As a former board member of the Latin American Venture Capital Association and having been raised in Brazil, she remains close to the opportunities and development underway in this ecosystem.

10:45 am

Networking Break

11:15 am

Keynote: John Hamer, Investment Director - Monsanto Growth Ventures

Building a world of the future through innovation. Monsanto's acquisition of venture-backed companies, such as Climate Corp, and investments in biotech related areas have helped the group expand from a commodities to a broader company. What insights can be learned and future envisaged?

11:45 am

Fireside Chat: How corporates commitments can help local VCs firms by investing in their funds.

Moderator: James Mawson, Global Corporate Venturing

Anderson Thees, Partner - Redpoint e.Ventures with Nina Lualdi, Senior Director - Brazil Transformation Strategy and investments at Cisco Systems

Cisco is one of the most successful LPs in VC funds globally - how to select managers? What attracted Cisco to create Redpoint e.Ventures as a Brazil-focused joint venture? What risks did Cisco try and mitigate as GP and LP? How does the partnership with corporates LPs work?

12:15 pm

Panel: How to identify and invest in hot sectorial and regional opportunities.

Moderator: James Mawson, Founder - Global Corporate Venturing

Denver Dale, CEO - Tecton Capital Partners

Frank Lampen, Partner and Chief Tasting Officer - Distil Ventures (Diageo)

Gabriela Ruggeri, Business Development Director - DMGT

Roberto Picchi, General Manager - Visteon South America Commercial and Technical Center

1:00 pm

Lunch

2:00 pm

Keynote: Erik Vermeulen, Senior Counsel Corporate - Philips Trust

Lessons from around the world on how to build a venture ecosystem utilizing the emerging virtual infrastructure of innovation capital and debunking myths on corporate venture capital.

2:30 pm

Fireside Chat: Do you invest to grow a market or to acquire your portfolio? Which one works to align interests, co-invest and work with financial-only VC firms.

Moderator: James Mawson, Founder - Global Corporate Venturing

Carlos Kokron, Managing Director - Qualcomm Ventures Latam with Eric Archer, Co-Founder and Managing Partner - Monashees Capital.

Background on the two firms and their coinvestments. Who generally approaches whom about these deals? What war stories or advantages have both firms found in syndicates versus prior expectations?

3:10 pm

Presentation: Legal highlights on funds and deals best practices.

Rodrigo Menezes, Founding Partner - Derraik & Menezes Advogados

How to make terms, opportunities and issues to be aware of when investing in Brazil. Use of onshore and offshore structures.

3:30 pm

Networking Break

4:00 pm

Presentation: The Brazilian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association - ABVCAP Presents Brazil’s Data on the local PE/VC Industry

Fernando Borges, President - ABVCAP

4:15 pm

Pitch Session – VCs pitch session for co-investment and corporations commitments. 5 Pitches, 5'.

Antera

Astella

Confrapar

Performa Investimentos

Redpoint e.Ventures

4:45 pm

Panel: Intrapreneuring the Next Big Thing: Why the largest companies are investing in their own corporate acceleration programs to leverage their innovation roadmaps.

Moderator: Arthur Garutti, Director - AceleraCorp & Brasil Ventures

Adriano Nunes, Innovation Director – Intercement

Luis Arbulu, Director of Investments - Samsung Ventures

Italo Flammia, CIO - Porto Seguro

Beny Rubinstein - President & CEO - Acelera Partners

5:30 pm

Keynote: Gilberto Peralta, President & CEO - GE Brazil

Brazil’s opportunities and integrating internal and external innovation platforms.

Why has GE sited one of its 8 global research centres in Brazil (Rio) and what opportunities does it see from the country and region? How does GE think about external innovation – venture investing, joint ventures, M&A, open innovation in research, etc – and how does it link them with internal innovation tools? What challenges does GE face in Brazil? Are there any issues the company particularly wants VCs and entrepreneurs to help with?

6:00 pm

Closing remarks by Apex-Brasil

Jayme Queiroz, Investment Officer - Apex-Brasil

6:15 pm

Networking Cocktails

Day 2 - October 21th

9:00 am

Welcome and Insights from Day 1 by James Mawson - Global Corporate Venturing

9:05 am

Keynote: Leonardo Pereira, Head of Department of Investment in Funds - BNDES

BNDES presents how Companies and VCs can propose new funds to the Bank. Current scenario regarding Corporate Venturing in Brazil based on the bank's experience. Motivations for a Development Bank to support Corporate Venturing initiatives and for companies to launch a Venturing Unit. What kind of company BNDES is searching to invest with? Trends in the near future.

9:30 am

Panel: Applied sciences and new business – Exploring the role of universities, accelerators and tech parks. Should they work in partnership with Corporations?

Moderator: Vitor Andrade, COO - Start-Up Brasil

Filipe Pessoa, Entrepreneurship Manager - C.E.S.A.R Labs

Rosana Fernandes, Co-Founder - Baita

Pedro Vidigal, Director - FUNDEP/UFMG

10:15 am

Panel: Helping local companies develop corporate venturing units.

Moderator: Naldo Dantas, Executive Director - ANPEI

Peter Seiffert, Head of Corporate Venture Capital - EMBRAER;

André Leonel, Corporate Social Responsibility Leader - Braskem;

Andre Mainart Menezes, Innovation Management Leader - Stefanini

Karime Hajar Alves, New Business and M&A Manager - TOTVS

11:00 am

Networking Break

11:30 am

Presentation: ABStartups introduces an overview and insights about the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Brazil and what markets startups are focusing on;

Amure Pinho, Vice-President - ABStartups

11:45 am

Pitch Session – Later stage companies presents their cases and investment opportunities. 5 Pitches, 5'.

Ambievo (Cleantech)

Climatempo (IT/Big Data)

Ecosynth (Biotech)

Tbit (Agritech)

Welle (Laser / Industrial Process)

12:30 am

Keynote: Humberto Matsuda, Partner - Performa Investimentos

Helping local companies and investors expand internationally. Main insights on why startups should consider going international. What challenges they face and when they might be suitable for doing so? How to raise money from the US? The role of forming partnerships between ecosystems and corporations to help.

1:00 pm

Lunch

2:15 pm

Keynote: Cassio Spina, Lead Partner - Altivia Ventures

One of the most prestigious angel investors in Brazil and founder of the non-profit organization Anjos do Brasil, to foster angel investing in the country, shares his insights on how to innovate corporations in partnership with startups, the challenges to integrate both big companies and startups, international cases and the relevance to network with different ecosystem's players (VCs, Angels, etc).

2:45 pm

Panel: How angels and corporations could work together

Moderator: Maria Rita Spina, Executive Director - Anjos do Brasil

Alencar Berwanger, Marketing & Products Director - Senior Sistemas

Camila Farani, Vice-President - Gávea Angels

Magnus Arantes, Co-Founder & Chairman - HBS Alumni Angels of Brazil

Diego Bartels, Venture Scholar – Monsanto Growth Ventures

3:30 pm

Networking Break

4:00 pm

Fireside Chat: How Telefonica Open Future views the 'ladder' of innovation tools. A discussion about how the regional and global programs are developed with local flavours and often local government and investors support. Some successes and lessons for Brazil.

Moderator: James Mawson, Founder - Global Corporate Venturing

Mariano Amartino, Global Director - Wayra - Open Future

Carlos Pessoa, Managing Director - Wayra Brazil

4:30 pm

Keynote: Fabricio Bloisi, Founder and CEO - Movile

Naspers’ portfolio company. Creating Brazil's unicorn (a startup worths USD 1 billion).

5:00 pm

Closing Remarks: insights from the conference and conclusion.

Keynote Speakers

Claudia Fan Munce - IBM

Erik Vermeulen - Philips

John Hamer - Monsanto

Gilberto Peralta - GE Brazil

Leonardo Pereira - BNDES

Cassio Spina - Altivia Ventures

Humberto Matsuda - Performa

Mariano Amartino - Wayra

Vitor Andrade - Start-Up Brasil

Fabrício Bloisi - Movile

Felipe Matos - Dínamo & Startup Farm

Contact details

For further information:

Please send an e-mail to vcpe@apexbrasil.com.br or jmawson@mawsonia.com

About Apex-Brasil:

The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad, and to attract foreign investment to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. The Agency supports more than 11,000 companies from 80 different industries, which in turn export to 200 markets. Apex-Brasil also plays a key role in attracting foreign direct investment to Brazil, working to detect business opportunities, promoting strategic events and providing support to foreign investors interested in allocating resources in Brazil.

Since 2010, the agency develops a series of programs with Brazilian companies, startups and GPs in partnership with the Brazilian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association - ABVCAP, the Ministry of Industry and Foreign Trade Development – MDIC, the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation – MCTI, and other institutional partners (ABStartups, Start Up Brasil) to strengthen the local investment and innovation ecosystem, being successful on supporting tens of funds to fundraise more than US$ 7 billion and hundreds of companies through its promotional and matchmaking agenda. For more information about Apex-Brasil, visit: http://www.apexbrasil.com.br/en/home

About Mawsonia & Global Corporate Venturing:

Mawsonia is a global, multimedia publishing group dedicated to serving the intermediaries, such as corporations, universities and governments, directing funding to entrepreneurs in the innovation economy. Its Global Corporate Venturing publication is a trade magazine and website with news and events and data for the 1,100 in-house venture capital units of businesses. For more details see www.globalcorporateventuring.com

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