Jean-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…
Tiffany Bukow, Founder of Bolsa Cheia BayBrazil: How Bolsa Cheia will help women in Brazil? Tiffany Bukow: Bolsa Cheia will use the power of social networking to spread the word amongst Brazilian women about fiscal fitness and why it is so important to them, their families, communities and Brazil. The Internet and mobile applications…
Marcio Saito, President at Coffee Bean Technology BayBrazil: What does Coffee Bean Technology do? Marcio Saito: We develop Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software that helps companies to support their sales and marketing operations. Differently from the traditional tools, we leverage social technologies to both connect with customers via Social Media and promote internal collaboration among…
Karesha McGee, Executive Communications, Office of the Chairman and CEO, Cisco Systems BayBrazil: You recently traveled to Brazil with a group of California professionals invited by the Rotary Club. How was your trip? Karesha McGee: The Rotary International Group Study Exchange (GSE) was incredible! A truly life-changing experience! A group of four of us…
Rodney Alves, Partner at Alves, Videla Business Strategies BayBrazil: As Brazil continues to grow, more U.S. companies are planning to enter that market or expand their presence. What are the main legal aspects companies should be aware of? Rodney Alves: When it comes to do business overseas, it is always important to learn the…
Marilson Campos, CTO of Whojini BayBrazil: What is Whojini? Marilson Campos: Whojini is a service that allows you to request, store and search information from people you know and trust. We leverage Social Networks (Facebook) and email groups (Yahoo groups, etc) to propagate requests to friends and friends of friends. Social Networks are good for…
Claudia Kajiyama, Research Scientist in the R&D group at Crystal Technology, Inc. BayBrazil: What is your role at Crystal Technology, Inc? Claudia Kajiyama: I am responsible for crystal growth of Magnesium doped Lithium Niobate and for process development of stoichiometric Lithium Tantalate through Vapor Transport Equilibration, another material used for light frequency conversion. CTI is a…
Francisco Imai, Principal Scientist e Project Chief at Canon BayBrazil: What are the trends in photography? Francisco Imai: Imaging sensors trends show that digital cameras are going to be more and more ubiquitous. This can be useful to create image editing and enhancement technologies based on crowd-sourcing digital images available in the cyberspace but it…
BayBrazil: What are the goals of the San Francisco Trade Promotion Bureau? Evaldo Freire: To foster business partnerships between Brazil and the U.S., especially in the region in our jurisdiction comprised by Northern California and the States of Oregon, Washington and Alaska. BayBrazil: How do you do that? Evaldo Freire: By supporting Brazilian companies that wish to…
Bard Williams, Director, Partner, Retail & Intl. Marketing at TiVo BayBrazil: How are you connected to Brazil? Bard Williams: As a leader in Consumer Electronics products, we’re always looking for exciting emerging markets. For the past few years, I’ve also hosted Brazilian students from West Valley College and San Jose State University for an on-site tour and…
Celso Aguiar, Senior Software Engineer at MySpace BayBrazil: What brought you to California? Celso Aguiar: I came to Stanford University to do a PHD in Music and Acoustics at CCRMA. I happen to be born in Stanford of Brazilian parents. BayBrazil: What challenges you the most as a Senior Software Engineer at MySpace? Celso…
Michael Conniff, Associate Dean, College of Social Sciences and Director, Silicon ValleyCenter for Global Innovation and Immigration BayBrazil: You’ve been teaching Brazil and Latin America history in various institutions in the U.S. and abroad, including Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. How was that experience? M. Conniff: I’ve enjoyed teaching Brazilian history immensely, especially in the last 15 years of…