A workshop on Brazil’s e-commerce trends & case studies of key industry payers When: April 25, 2013, 8:00am-11:00am Location: O’Melveny & Myers, 2765 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025 Despite a sharp economic slowdown, foreign direct investment remains steady in Brazil: $65.272 billion in 2012, down slightly from $66.6 billion in 2011. The country…
DetailsBayBrazil & Silicon Valley Bank present: Rio, the marvelous digital city When: Wed, April 24, 6pm-9pm Location: Kellogg Auditorium, Silicon Valley Bank, 3005 Tasman Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95054 Known as the marvelous city because of its stunning natural landscapes, the city of Rio de Janeiro has reached a new milestone: the home of…
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This week BayBrazil is saying good-bye to two startups that we hosted in the valley, in partnership with Plug and Play Tech Center. The founders and teams of Eventick and SocialBase stayed in the region for three months participating in various meetings and events organized by P&P and BayBrazil. BayBrazil: What makes your company different…
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Brazilian Founders When: March 29, 6pm-9pm Location: Plug and Play Tech Center, 440 N Wolfe Ave, Sunnyvale, CA Our Brazilian Founders series has been presenting Brazil’s entrepreneurial spirit to Silicon Valley audiences and introducing leaders who are shining in Brazil & abroad. On March 29, join us for cocktails and meet two founders who first launched their…
DetailsOn March 28 BayBrazil partnered with the Australian American Chamber of Commerce & European networking organizations to present: International Business Expo & Networking Event When: THU, March 28th, 2013, 5:30pm-9:30pm Location: Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco The Expo will feature a number of business themes: – Consumer products, Consumer and business services -Technology and Electronics –…
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Global Women’s Journey When: THU, March 14th, 2013, 6pm-9pm Location: eBay 2065 Hamilton Ave, San Jose Registration Cost: members: free; early birds: $25; regular admission (after March 1st) $35 Women continue making significant progress across the world. A recent World Bank study concluded that women have been responsible for 30% of Latin America’s extreme poverty…
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BayBrazil teamed up with San Jose Earthquakes to organize a Brazilian Heritage Night! Date: SUN, March, 10h, 7:00pm Location: Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara Univeristy On March 10, the Earthquakes played against the New York Red Bull, which hired Brazilian soccer star Juninho. Juninho began his career with Sport in 1991 before heading to Vasco da…
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Brazil looks to Silicon Valley to power new semiconductor factory By Heather Somerville San Jose Mercury News Posted: 03/05/2013 04:16:39 PM PST Brazil is building what is considered one of the most advanced semiconductor businesses in the Southern Hemisphere, and it wants Silicon Valley engineers to apply for jobs. SIX Semiconductors — a $500…
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On Jan 29, we had a conversation with Eduardo Lins Henrique, Head of Movile in U.S. and a mentor at BayBrazil Mentor program for Brazilian entrepreneurs. BayBrazil: How was the process of moving from Campinas do Mountain View to set up Movile’s operations in the U.S.? Eduardo: Me and our CEO, Fabricio Bloisi, came several…
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The Brazilian Semiconductors Industry An in-depth overview on the sector in one of the fastest growing markets in the world & introduction of Unitec: Brazil’s first large-scale semiconductors plant. When: Monday, Jan 28, 2013 Location: SRI, 333 Ravenswood Ave, Menlo Park The World Semiconductor Trade Statistics predicts that the industry will grow 4.5 percent globally…
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We kicked-off our 2013 event series highlighting Brazil’s entrepreneurial spirit! Brazilian Founders Date: Thu, Jan 24, 6pm-9:30pm Location: Mozilla Corporation, 650 Castro Street #300 Mountain View, CA 94041 Speakers: Bel Pesce, Passionate Entrepeneur, Lemon Vicente Goetten, Founder, Totvs Labs Moderator: Ron Piovesan, Bus Dev/Global Lead, Apps MarketPlace at Mozilla Corporation Thanks Bel, Vicente and Ron for…
DetailsBayBrazil & partner organization GABA presented: Big Data – Challenges and Opportunities Date: Dec 12, 6pm-9pm Location: Wilmer Hale, 950 Page Mill Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94034 At the beginning of this year, International Data Corporation (IDC) released a worldwide Big Data technology and services forecast showing the market is expected to grow from $3.2 billion in 2010…
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