Video: 2013 Latin American Cities Conferences: Rio de Janeiro

In partnership with Rio Negocios, AS/COA held a conference in Rio de Janeiro focused on entrepreneurship and innovation, recreating Silicon Valley in Latin America, and technology in Rio de Janeiro.

Rio de Janeiro is attracting billions of dollars in investments leading up to the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics, as well as a result of recent offshore oil discoveries. But infrastructure and oil are not the only sectors booming in the state. Entrepreneurs are choosing Rio de Janeiro as a base to found startups, and a flourishing technology scene is emerging as large foreign companies build world-class research centers.

Panelists:

• Eduardo Paes, Mayor of Rio de Janeiro
• Maria Silvia Bastos Marques, President, Municipal Olympic Company
• Francisco Alvarez-Demalde, Founder and Partner, Riverwood Capital Partners
• Guruduth Banavar, Vice President, Industry Solutions Research, IBM Corporation
• Karin Breitman, General Manager of the Brazil R&D Center, EMC Corporation
• Scott Cutler, Executive Vice President, Global Listing, NYSE Euronext
• Kevin Efrusy, Partner, Accel Partners
• Marcelo Haddad, CEO, Rio Negocios
• Eduardo Klingelhoefer de Sá, Head of the Department of Investment Funds, Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES)
• Marcio Kumruian, Founder and CEO, Netshoes
• Felipe Matos, COO, Startup Brasil
• Juliano Seabra, Managing Director, Endeavor Brasil
• Susan Segal, President and CEO, AS/COA
• Marco Stefanini, Founder and President, Stefanini IT Solutions
• Benjamin White, Founder, 21212 Digital Accelerator

Watch the entrepreneurship panel.

Watch the Silicon Valley panel.

Watch the innovation and technology panel.

Watch the keynote by Maria Silvia Bastos Marques.