Date: Oct 1st 2012, 5:30pm-8:30pm Location: Kellogg Auditorium, Silicon Valley Bank, 3005 Tasman Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95054 Rio Grande do Sul is one of the strongest Brazilian economies and is at the center of market of US$ 2.1 trillion. Its ICT sector, technology parks, highly skilled workforce, significant field of research and development, top…
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During the month of September 2012 we focused our events entirely on Brazil, featuring the country’s entrepreneurial spirit, a pitch session by 19 Brazilian startups to Silicon Valley investors, a Brazilian evening for the attendees of TechCrunch Disrupt and a special reception with a group of Brazilian women executives representing various industry sectors. On Sep…
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Global Women’s Journey, featuring Brazilian leaders When: Sep 13, 6:00pm-9:00pm Location: Adobe Systems corporate headquarters at 345 Park Avenue, San Jose On Sep 13, we presented the fourth edition of our series Global Women’s Journey. This time we hosted a group of 19 prominent leaders from Brazil representing privately-owned companies as well as multinational corporations.…
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The Brazilian Pavilion at TC Disrupt this year was the largest among international groups. Over 90 Brazilian entrepreneurs represented 40 startups focused mostly on e-commerce, social and mobile technologies. To celebrate Brazil’s entrepreneurial spirit, BayBrazil organized a special event for over 150 people. Big thanks to Initial Capital, our partner in this event, and to…
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BayBrazil’s Sep 11 event An Evening with Brazilian startups is a collaboration with Initial Capital. Its Managing Partner Roi Carthy is also a contributor writer for TechCrunch and the mind behind the idea to create the Brazilian Pavilion at the TC Disrup 2012. BayBrazil: How did you come up with the idea of having a…
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On Aug 21st, BayBrazil chatted with Andy Tsao, Managing Director of Silicon Valley Bank, who had just returned from London. BayBrazil: During the Olympic Games you participated in the Rio Conferences at Casa Brasil in London. How is the climate for business in Rio? Andy: There was a lot of excitement in London during…
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Our community is as diverse as it can get. With that in mind, we created this section to get to know professionals from Brazil who work abroad and professionals from all over the world who have connections with Brazil, whether through business, education or culture. We like to call them BayBrazilians. On August 15, 2012,…
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BayBrazil, on behalf of Brazil IT, in partnership with Consulate General of Brazil in San Francisco’s trade promotion agency, presented: The High Tech Market in Brazil – Trends & Opportunities When: Friday, August 24, 1:00pm-4:00pm, in Palo Alto. Event designed for CIOs, CTO, IT managers. Brazil is the world’s 6th largest economy and the 5th…
DetailsBayBrazil, bridging Silicon Valley & Brazil In 2010 we embarked on a mission to bring the Brazilian-American business community in Silicon Valley together. In order to accomplish that, we created a series of events and educational programs on technology, entrepreneurship and bi-lateral business opportunities. Professionals from all industries, entrepreneurs, investors, scholars, all came to get…
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On July 20th, 2012, BayBrazil & LBC hosted entrepreneurs from leading telecom and postal companies from Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Macau, Mozambique and Portugal. The cocktail reception was held at Autodesk Gallery where we were joined by the Consul General of Brazil in San Francisco, Eduardo Prisco Ramos, and the Consul General of Portugal in…
DetailsBayBrazil & partner organizations GABA and Silicon French presented: Wearable Devices: Hype or Help? When: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM Location: WilmerHale, 950 Page Mill Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94304 Smartphones have become ubiquitous and manufacturing costs for networked devices have declined. This trend has created a new, growing device…
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On March of 2012 BayBrazil launched a new series of events, Brazilian Founders, to highlight Brazil’s entrepreneurial spirit and introduce leaders who are shining in Brazil and abroad. The first event on March 21st was held at the Consulate of Brazil in San Francisco and the second edition was last May 9th, at the Silicon…
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