Building the “Silicon Valley of Energy and Sustainability” in Rio de Janeiro
On January 30, the Museum of Tomorrow will host the MIT Regional Acceleration Program (Reap MIT) worldwide workshop. The event will bring together the most renowned professors of entrepreneurship and innovation from the best university in the world, as well as authorities and representatives of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Rio de Janeiro.
Together, we will build the future Silicon Valley of Energy and Sustainability in Rio de Janeiro. Join us!
8h30
Welcome and Networking
8h50
Welcome from MIT
David Capodilupo
Director of Global Programs at MIT
9h05
Rio de Janeiro – the Silicon Valley of Energy and Sustainability
9h35
Building Innovation Ecosystems Around the World
Scott Stern
Professor of Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management
10h15
Energy Transition: A Global Opportunity for Rio
Marcus Vinicius
Coordinator of LabrinTOS COPPE/UFRJ
Guilherme Mercês
CEO of Future Tank
Fernanda Delgado
Executive Director of the IBP
João Luis Ribeiro de Almeida
Partner at Demarest Advogados
10h45
Diagnosis of the Innovation Ecosystem of Rio de Janeiro
Lilian Matt
Co-champion and Researcher at LabrInTOS
Daniel Barros
Partner at Diretor da Elogroup
Carla Giordano
Head of Research and Technological Services at Firjan
Maurício Guedes
Director of Technology at FAPERJ
11h30
Beyond the Capital: Development, Innovation and Sustainability in the State of Rio de Janeiro
Julia Zardo
Manager of Innovation Environments at Firjan
Nicola Miccione
Secretary of State for the Civil House of the Government of RJ
Celso Pansera
President of ICTIM
Welberth Rezende
Mayor of Macaé
12h
Porto Maravilha and Center
of Rio, Kendall Square for Energy and Sustainability
Julio Azevedo
Director of Invest.Rio
Chicão Bulhões
Secretary of Economic Development of RJ
Thiago Pampolha
Deputy Governor and Secretary of Environment and Sustainability of RJ
Ricardo Piquet
Director General of the Museum of Tomorrow
13h30
Introdução ao EnergINN e Pitches das startups
Luiz Mandarino
Sai do Papel Partner and Energy Hub Advisor
E-Charging
Eleventec
Flori Tech
Live Planet
Monitora
Solar-bot
Monitora
Nanotex
Tradenergy
14h05
Demand Driven Innovation
Lars Frolund
Member of the European Innovation Council and Professor at MIT.
14h35
Training and Accelerating Entrepreneurs for Energy and Sustainability
Luiz Mandarino
Sai do Papel Partner and Energy Hub Advisor
Thiago Peixoto
Furnas Innovation Manager
Hector Gusmão
CEO of Bolder
Apolo Lira
CEO of Energy Future
Daniel Pimentel
Partner and Director of Emerge
15h05
Investing in Startups in the Energy Sector
Richard Zeiger
Partner at MSW Capital
Pedro Brito
Furnas Management Director
Alex dal Pont
Head of Innovation Ecosystems Petrobras
Aspen Andersen
CTO of Vibra
15h40
Innovation Financing Instruments
Shari Loessberg
Professor of Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management
16h10
The Challenge of Communication in Innovation Ecosystems
16h40
Sandro Fernandes
President of the ITER Group and CEO of Parque Bondinho Pão de Açúcar
Hudson Mendonça
Champion of MIT REAP
16h50
Special Remarks
17h
Panel – Investment in Innovation in Energy and Sustainability
17h30
Closing – Rio, the World Capital of the Energy Transition
Hudson Mendonça
Champion MIT REAP Rio
Eduardo Paes
Mayor of Rio de Janeiro
João Pedro Nascimento
President of CVM
André Natal
Interim CEO of Vibra Energia
10h15
Engagement Initiatives between Corporations and Startups
10h45
Carlos Júnior
CEO of Sai do Papel
Gustavo Tannure
Founder of EZ Volt
Thais Guerra
Founder of Flori Tech
Anderson Medeiros
Founder of Tradenergy
Rafael Cruz
Founder of Nanotex
Roberto Paulo da Silva Pinto Jr.
Founder of E-Charging
11h30
Rio beyond Energy: Tourism and the Creative Economy
12h
Renata Castello
CEO of EGD Comunicação and Head of Marketing at MIT REAP Rio
Mollie Laffin-Rose
Associate Director of MIT REAP
Joana Waldburger
Executive Director of Tyr Energia
14h35
15h05
16h10
Travis Hunter
Director of MIT REAP
Ana Paula Blanco
Vice President of DHL Supply Chain
Ivan Li Huang
Alumni and Founder of Bonzer
Fabio Lerrer
M&A and Portfolio Director of Vibra
16h10
Corporate innovation (sessão fechada)
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