Who we are and how we got here
Brazil at Silicon Valley is a nonprofit movement spearheaded by students from Stanford and Berkeley, bridging the most influential Brazilian leaders and Silicon Valley
We were born at the heart of Silicon Valley and thought of by Brazilian students and business leaders. Our founders understood that the progress and development of our economy will depend on the new wave of innovation and technology that arose in the last decades and that was mainly centered in California. Living in the heart of the Valley brought inspiration and detailed perspective on the main differences between the ecosystems, and Brazil at Silicon Valley movement was born to fill gaps and elevate our positioning as an innovation powerhouse.
Annually, we organize ourselves as a group of students and lead different products aimed at spreading cutting-edge content centered on innovation, entrepreneurship, and technology. Our main product is an annual conference where we bring together the most influential Brazilian executives, entrepreneurs, experts, and policy-makers to discuss topics that are relevant to the country's technological development. Moreover, we have other products such as digital panels, reports, a podcast, and a newsletter, that aim at spreading vanguard ideas and thinking to those interested in making a difference in our beloved country.
Our strong network of supporters consists of the main Brazilian business leaders. In our editions of the Brazil at Silicon Valley conference, held in California, we highlighted the presence of emblematic figures from various sectors, including technology, finance, and innovation. Among the notable speakers, we had Carlos Brito (CEO of AbInbev), Vinod Khosla (Khosla Ventures), David Velez (CEO and founder of NuBank), Doug Leone (Global MD of Sequoia), Julio Vasconcellos (Co-founder of Canary), Marcelo Claure (CEO of Softbank), Jorge Paulo Lemann (Co-founder of 3G Capital), and Scott Cook (Founder of Intuit), among other global leaders.
Our Team
Ronaldo da Silva Pereira Junior
Board Member
Guilherme Cybis Pereira
Board Member
Gabriela Menten
Board Member
Avanish Sahai
Board Member
Rosiane Pecora
Board Member
Marina Mamer
Board Member
Wikings Marcelo Machado
Board Member
Eduardo Rubini
Leader of audience and finance
Rogerio Savio Rios Mendes Junior
Leader of audience
Barbara Alves
Audience team member
Gabriela Forsman
Audience team member
Lucas Mikiê Tavares
Audience team member
Matheus Ribeiro
Audience team member
Nathaly Shige
Audience team member
Pedro KC Santos
Audience team member
Tally Smitas
Audience team member
Vladimir Zechelli
Audience team member
Ana Luisa Monteiro Laginha
Chief of Staff
Leonardo Soffiatti
Chief of Staff
Bruno Rigonatti Mendes
Leader of content
Cecília Conde
Leader of content
Tatiana Machado
Leader of content
Guilherme Beyruti Suranyi
Content team member
Jessica Magier
Content team member
João Pedro Almeida
Content team member
Laura Fiuza Dubugras
Content team member
Ana Catharina Resende Quartiero
Leader of finance
Eduardo Rubini
Leader of audience and finance
Marina Bortoletto Sant'Anna
Finance team member
Felipe Procopio S. Maia
Leader of legal
Mateus Maia de Souza
Leader of legal
Júlia Souza Corrêa de Vasconcelos
Leader of marketing
Nicole Elmôr
Leader of marketing
Bernard Braun
Marketing team member
Carolina Langaro
Marketing team member
Gabriela Moreira Borges
Marketing team member
Jessica Sabatini
Marketing team member
João Mura
Marketing team member
Mariane Correa de Paula
Marketing team member
Isabella Pierassi Canazza
Leader of operations
Giulia Maia Bonadio
Leader of operations
Leticia Auriemo
Operations team member
Mateus Gheorge de Castro Ribeiro
Operations team member
Matheus Macedo
Operations team member
Carlos Eduardo Souza
Leader of sponsor relations
Daniel Toshihiro Okane
Leader of sponsor relations
João Barreto
Sponsor Relations team member
João Ricardo Kumelys
Sponsor Relations team member
Ricardo Haegler Pilnik
Sponsor Relations team member
Iona Szkurnik
Founder & CEO @ Education Journey
Rodrigo Xavier
Co-Chairman at HPX Corp. | Partner at Igah, Ventures.
Carlos Brito
Former CEO of Anheuser-Busch InBev
Hugo Barra
VP of VR at Facebook
Jorge Paulo Lemann
Entrepreneur, Investor, Philanthropist, 3G Co-Founder, and Innovation Enthusiast
Luciano Huck
TV Host, Philanthropist, Investor and Entrepreneur
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