On Sep 29, 2011, BayBrazil partnered with BCIU, Silicon Valley Leadership Group, Silicon Valley U.S. Commercial office and TechAmerica to host the U.S. Ambassadors to Brazil, Chile & Peru! The program focused on the Business Opportunities in Latin America. “What a fantastic opportunity you have in Latin America”, this was the common message by Todd…
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Presented by BayBrazil & partners GABA and SiliconFrench. In an open, flexible cloud infrastructure the role of IT will undergo a huge transformation over the next few years. Will the IT Department become a trusted broker in the cloud, someone who brokers multiple cloud services for their user departments? But CIO’s are not the only…
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Global Women’s Journey – a series on female business leaders around the world Sponsored by Adobe Systems Inc The second event in the series featured foreign-born young women entrepreneurs who are sparking innovation, launching companies and carving space in the Silicon Valley & around the world! When: Thu, Aug 25, 6:00pm-9:00pm Location: Adobe corporate headquarters at 345 Park…
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Presented by BayBrazil & partners GABA, IEFF, SiliconFrench, TEC and U.S. Polish Trade Council. Financing startups in Silicon Valley has changed in recent years. Entrepreneurs today don’t have to rely on only VC funding anymore, nor do they necessarily have to turn to Angels. There are other ways for them to finance their ventures nowadays. In…
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In 2011 BayBrazil launched a workshop series on the economic outlook & business opportunities in Brazil. The first event was on May 25, 2011, 3:00pm – 8:00pm Location: Silicon Valley Bank, 3005 Tasman Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95054 Panels: Economic scenario & Brazil-U.S. relations, Michael Conniff, Global Studies, SJSU Business Opportunities for Silicon Valley-based companies, Joanne Vliet,…
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We are proud to announce the 2011 edition of our Forum on Emerging Economies, in partnership with Santa Clara University’s International Business Network Brazil, China, India and Russia are projected to become the largest economies by year 2050. Together these countries hold 40% of the world’s population with an increasing affluent middle-class that is driving the…
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Fireside Chat with famous Vivek Wadhwa at Stanford: Entrepreneurship, Leadership and the Future of Startups around the World The entrepreneurial guru Vivek Wadhwa is a senior research associate at Harvard Law School, advisor to several start-up companies, a columnist for BusinessWeek.com, a contributor to TechCrunch, and writes for international publications. When: Tuesday, April 5, 6:30pm-9:30pm Location: Bishop Auditorium, Graduate School of Business, 518 Memorial…
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BayBrazil & partner German-American Business Association present: Over the past two years, use of social media has grown dramatically. Today tools such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter are used heavily for professional networking, inter-company communications and career development, job search – as well as for social connections. These tools can be a great way to…
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Global Women’s Journey – a series on female business leaders around the world BayBrazil, SVForum & Adobe teamed up to launch the Global Women’s Journey series to discuss women’s path to leadership. When: Tue, March 29, 6:00pm-8:30pm Location: Adobe corporate headquarters at 345 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA 95110-2704 Free parking at Adobe visitor’s garage. Entrance at Park Ave.…
DetailsBernardo Pericas, Consul General of Brazil in San Francisco BayBrazil: Brazil had a remarkable growth last year. What are your expectations for 2011? Bernardo Pericas: The Brazilian economy is expected to grow 4.5% in 2011. National public policy will be geared towards continuous growth, with expansion of income and revenue. It is the country’s goal to…
DetailsJean-Bernard Rolland, VP Solution Management at SAP BayBrazil: 2010 has been a good year for SAP in Brazil. What’s the projected growth this year? Jean-Bernard: We cannot yet provide a specific projected growth number for the entire year, but it is expected to be significant and significantly above the 19% average growth globally. In 2009, Brazil…
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BayBrazil Social Media in Emerging Markets Location: Pillsbury Silicon Valley office, 2475 Hanover St. Palo Alto, CA 94304 Co-Sponsored by Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman An exciting panel discussion on the global phenomenon that is changing consumer habits worldwide! As technology hatches new channels for communication, we became simultaneously consumers and creators of information. The social media phenomenon has changed the…
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