Álvaro Gonçalves
Founding Partner, Stratus |
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Founding partner of Stratus, Álvaro Gonçalves has an extensive experience in the Brazilian investment environment. Formerly a MD of Pactual Electra Capital Partners, a private equity fund jointly sponsored by Electra (UK) and Banco Pactual (Brasil), he previously led turnarounds and several acquisitions and divestitures in Brazil in corporate officer capacities (CEO/CFO). He served as Chairman of the Brazilian Private Equity Association from 2004 to 2006 and has held positions in boards of directors of Brazilian as well as multinational companies. Gonçalves has a BS in Industrial Engineering from FEI (São Paulo), a postgraduate degree from FGV (São Paulo) and an MBA from IMD-International (Switzerland).
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Antonio Carbonari Netto
President, Anhanguera Educacional
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Artur Fernandes
President, BANIF
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Carlos Eduardo Cavalcanti
Head of Biofuel Department, BNDES
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Carlos Gamboa
Canavialis
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Carolina Strobel
Intel Capital Latin America’s general counsel |
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Carolina Strobel has been Intel Capital Latin America’s general counsel since December 2001. In this position her main role is to promote and negotiate venture capital deals throughout the region. Carolina is part of the Latin American Venture Capital Association (LAVCA)’s legal committee where she leads a team discussion on standard venture capital and private equity terms and conditions for Brazil and a board member at the Brazilian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (ABVCAP).
Carolina graduated from Universidade Federal do Paraná in Curitiba in 1996 and completed a Masters in International and Commercial Law at the University of Sheffield in 2001.
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Charles Mann de Toledo
Director, Bovespa
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Claudia Fan Munce
Managing Director, IBM Venture Capital Group
Vice President, IBM Corporate Strategy |
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Claudia Fan Munce has been the Managing Director of the IBM Venture Capital Group since March 2004. In addition to this role, she is also Vice President of IBM Corporate Strategy. Claudia joined IBM Research Division in 1985 and held many technical and business leadership positions. Prior to assuming her current position, Claudia was the functional manager in IBM Research overseeing technology transfer and licensing activities as well as defining new business opportunities with top IBM partners.
She holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Santa Clara University, and an MBA from Stanford University. Claudia is the Chairman of National Venture Capital Association Corporate Venture Advisory Board for 2007/2008 and she also serves on the board of Latin America Venture Capital Association.
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Clayton Campanhola
ABDI
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Eduardo Rath Fingerl
Director, BNDES |
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Eduardo Rath Fingerl, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil of 1953, engineer with Master’s Degree in production engineer at COPPE/ UFRJ – Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, wrote about “Considering Intangibles Assets: Brazil and BNDES”. Joined BNDES in 1976 and since then had taken up several executives positions in BNDES as well as in private sector. At the moment, he is Director of Capital Market and Information Tecnology and Process Areas and also responsible for the the ERP implementing at BNDES
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Eloi Fernández y Fernández
Director, ONIP
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Geoffrey Cleaver
Banco Real
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George Osorio
Conduit Partners
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Giancarlo Gerli
ABDIB
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Humberto Casagrande
DGF Investimentos |
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Humberto Casagrande is joining DGF as Managing Partner and is the Fund´s manager. Prior thereto, he was Managing Director at Credibel. He has been in lead positions in Brazil at Citibank, Credibanco, Sudameris over the past 20 years. He was a board member of Bovespa Stock Exchange from 2002 to 2004 and prior to that time he was the CEO of APIMEC - the Brazilian Research analysts Association.
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Jim M. Corgel
General Manager, ISV and Developer Relations, IBM |
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Jim Corgel is general manager, ISV and Developer Relations, Software Group. In this role, he is responsible for IBM's worldwide relationship with independent software vendors (ISVs). He also manages the key partnerships with the development, academic, and venture capital communities which comprise IBM’s industry-leading ecosystem of influencers. Prior to his current position, Mr. Corgel led IBM’s services solutions for small and medium business (SMB) clients.
Mr. Corgel holds a BA and an MBA from the University of Notre Dame where he serves as Chairman of the Advisory Board for the Undergraduate Experience.
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João Batista Fraga
Listings and Issuer Relations Executive Officer, BOVESPA |
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João Batista Fraga is Listings and Issuer Relations Executive Officer of BOVESPA. He was Productor Development Officer of Companhia Brasileira de Liquidação e Custódia (CBLC) for five years. He was a former officer in Rio
Stock Exchange and its subsidiaries in activities such derivatives and custody.
Graduated in Business Administration by the Economy and Administration College in the Rio Grande do Sul University (UFRGS). Master degree in finance by COPPEAD Rio de Janeiro University - UFRJ).
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José Alberto Sampaio Aranha
Director, Instituto Gênesis |
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Chemical Engineer by Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro. Latu-sensu upper graduation in Management - (IAG) PUC-Rio - Rio de Janeiro and International Commerce - CECEX. Director of Genesis Institute of PUC-Rio and coordinator of the Junior Enterprise Program of PUC-Rio, member of the Consultive Council of Endeavor Brasil. Visiting professor in upper graduation programs about Regional Development and Entrepreneurship in many countries of Latin América – Concepcion/Chile, Peru and Equador. Coordinator of INFODEV (World Bank) project in the community of Vila Canoas (RJ) and PNI/RAETeC with the FINEP support. Was director of ANPROTEC and member of SOFTEX Council from 2000 to 2007. As author, wrote the book “Gestão para Incubadoras de Empresas (REDETEC, 2002)” and contributed for the book of Prof. Louis Jaques Filion, Boa Idéia e Agora? (CULTURA, 2000)
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José Augusto Fernandes Filho
Queiroz Galvão Óleo e Gás
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José Ronaldo Rezende
Pricewaterhousecoopers
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Kelvin Thompson
Global
Head of Private Equity, Venture Capital and Alternative Financing Practive, Heidrick & Struggles
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Leandro Bousquet
BR Malls
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Luiz Eugenio Figueiredo
President, ABVCAP
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Marcelo Alecrim
President, Ale Sat
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Marcio Antonio Bernardi
Oi
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Marcos Rechtman
Head Private Equity, BANIF |
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Marcos Rechtman has a Master in Business Administration degree from Coppead/UFRJ. Possesses thirty years of experience in the field of Private Equity, Venture Capital, Corporate Governance and Entrepreneurial Conflict Management. Worked as president of AIG Capital Investments (Brazil) and member of the Group’s investment committee, executive director of Cia. Bozano Simonsen responsible for implementing Brazil’s first emerging companies fund in partnership with Advent International, was president of Nova America, a Cataguazes-Leopoldina Company, executive director of Emesa, and portfolio manager of BNDESPAR.
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Marcus Uchoa Regueira
President, ABVCAP |
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Investment Director at FIR CAPITAL and board member at a number of emerging technological companies from FIR Capital´s portfolio. Marcus has over 20 years of international capital markets experience. He has worked as officer at Unibanco, officer and vice president of the investment banking, underwriting and capital markets groups of Bank of America and First Chicago, in New York. In 1994, he founded FORTUNA Investment Research, an M&A and money managing company, in which he was responsible for many mergers, acquisitions, and technological partnerships between Brazilian and foreign companies.
Marcus has an MBA from the Wharthon Graduate School of Business and is the President of ABVCAP, the Brazilian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association.
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Mauricio Coutinho
President, Neovia
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Nelson Rozental
BRZ Investimentos
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Patrice Etlin
Partner, Advent International |
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Patrice Etlin joined Advent in 1997. Previously, Patrice was a partner at International Venture Partners in São Paulo, and General Representative of Matra Marconi Space in Brazil . Patrice received an undergraduate degree in electronic engineering from the University of São Paulo, a master’s in industrial engineering from Ecole Centrale de Paris and an MBA from INSEAD. Patrice is a board member of CSU CardSystem S.A., Totvs S.A., Atmosfera Gestão e Higienização de Têxteis Ltda., Grupo RA Participações S.A., Viena Alimentação S.A., J.Malucelli Seguradora S.A and Pronto Ltd . Patrice is also a board member of ABVCAP, member of the Listing Committee of Bovespa Mais, board member of GVcepe at Fundação Getulio Vargas, member of the Bovespa Committee for IPOs and member of the Ray & Berndtson Advisory Board in Brazil .
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Paul Hanrahan
President and CEO, AES Corporation |
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Paul Hanrahan is President and Chief Executive Officer of the AES Corporation. Mr. Hanrahan has been a Director and President & CEO of AES since June 2002. Prior to assuming his current position, he was the Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of AES responsible for business development activities and the operation of multiple electric utilities and generation facilities in Europe, Asia and Latin America. In addition, Mr. Hanrahan was previously the President and CEO of AES China Generating Co. Ltd., a public company formerly listed on NASDAQ. He also managed other AES businesses in the U.S., Europe and Asia.
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Paulo Henrique Lustosa
Federal Deputy
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Roberto Madoglio
Caixa Econômica Federal
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Roger S. Leeds
President, EMPEA |
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Dr. Roger S. Leeds is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association. He also is a Professor at the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) of the Johns Hopkins University, Director of the School’s Center for International Business and Public Policy, and an Adjunct Professor at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
Prior to joining SAIS in 1999, Dr. Leeds career combined his professional interests in business, finance and public policy. He has worked in more than 100 countries in Latin America, Asia, Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, and Africa. His international career began 35 years ago in Brazil, where he served as a Peace Corps Volunteer for two years.
Dr. Leeds is the author of a book entitled Financing Small Enterprises in Developing Countries and more than 30 articles and book chapters. He is a member of the Council of Foreign Relations in New York, and has served on numerous boards. He received his undergraduate degree from Columbia University, and his M.A. and PhD from SAIS.
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Sidney Chameh
Founding Partner, DGF |
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Decisão Gestão de Fundos, a fund management company. A private equity funds manager since 1998, he was responsible both for the increase and divestment of Logocenter, now renamed TOTVS.
He has worked for more than 23 years with Capital Markets, as Investment Analyst and Asset Manager, and is accredited by CVM.
He has worked at Sudameris Bank, Emerging Markets Company - in Washington, DC, Banco Multiplic, Far and Crefisul Bank.
He is a member of the board at ABVCAP and member of APIMEC.
He has a degree in Business Administration, an MBA in Finance from the University McGill in Montreal and from FGV/SP.
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Thomás Tosta de Sá
Chairman of the Advisory Board, ABVCAP |
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Thomás is the Chairman of the Advisory Board of ABVCAP. He is CEO of the Capital Markets Master Plan Committee, Member of the Board of ABRASCA - the Brazilian Public Companies Association. Thomás is the Chairman of PUC-RJ (Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro) Alumni Association and Former chairman of CVM, the Brazilian Securities Exchange Commission and COSRA, Council of Securities Regulators of the Americas – 1995. |
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Wilson Zanatt
President, Laticínios Bom Gosto |
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