As home to the world’s eighth largest economy, the seventh biggest IT market, fifth largest number of mobile phone and internet users, and the third largest recipient of FDI in 2017, Brazil ranks among the UK Department for International Trade strategic markets.
It is a key country for any company interested in scaling up and expanding internationally. It has plenty to offer: a growing middle class, a voracious appetite for social and digital media, and a population of over 210 million.
The Brazil Tech Award is the opportunity for European scale-ups in five categories – Smart Cities, Fintech, HealthTech, Agritech and Creative Tech – to expand to a global emerging market.
The winner will get £70,000 in services during one year to establish its base in the city of Sao Paulo.
Join us on 21 February for the launch of the Brazil Tech Award 2019 and learn more about the competition and how to apply.
Programme (Tentative)
08:30 Registration and Coffee
09:00 Opening Session
Remarks by the Embassy of Brazil in London
Ms Geraldina Iraheta, Director of Business Development, Digital Catapult
09:20 Brazil Tech Award and the Opportunities to Expand in Brazil
Ms Sandra Sinicco, Co-Founder, Latam Tech UK
09:40 The Investment Environment in Brazil
Business Environment for Innovative Companies, Prof Mário Salerno, Coordinator of the Observatory for Innovation and Competitiveness, University of São Paulo
Financing for Tech Companies (TBC)
Taxes and Regulations in Brazil, Mr Rodrigo Colares, da Fonte Advogados
10:40 Coffee Break
11:00 Views from the Industry
Panel
Dr Michael Wilkinson, CEO & Founder, Avatr
Ms Diana Avila, Global Head of Banking, TransferWise
Mr Felipe Ávila da Costa, Co-founder & CEO, InfraSpeak
Mr Pietro Carmignani, CEO, Gympass
Mr Delber Lage, CEO, SalaryFits
Mr Alex Balcome, Manager, Tempest
Moderators
Ms Geraldina Iraheta, Director of Business Development, Digital Catapult
Ms Sandra Sinicco, Co-Founder, Latam Tech UK
12:00 Closing Remarks
Mr John Thompson, Head of Aerospace, Technology and Smart Cities, UK Department for International Trade (DIT)
12:10 Networking Lunch
14:00 Close of Seminar
14:00 Close of Seminar