WeXchange 2020
Women STEMpreneurs Thriving in Challenging Times
November 10 and 11 I Virtual Forum
Agenda
November 11th I Virtual Forum
November 10th – Office Hours for Women STEMpreneurs – Powered by WISE (by invitation only) |
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10:00-10:15 am. | Welcoming remarks Tomás Lopes Teixeira, CIO, IDB Lab |
10:15-11:00 am. | Mentorship hacks: The Dos and Don’ts to create meaningful relationships with mentors Silvia Torres Carbonell, Director, Center of Entrepreneurship, IAE Business School |
11:00-12:00 am. | Office Hour – Round 1 (by tech industry) |
12:00-13:00 pm. | Office Hour – Round 2 (by key business themes) |
13:00-14:00 pm. | Making new connections: Virtual networking |
November 11th – Open to the ecosystem |
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9:00-10:00 am. | Making new connections: Virtual networking |
10:00-10:10 am. | Welcoming remarks Mauricio Claver-Carone, President, IDB Group Irene Arias Hofman, CEO, IDB Lab |
10:10-10:40 am. | Keynote fireside chat: The rise of female co-founded unicorns in Latin America Loreanne García, Co-founder & Chief People Officer, Kavak Mariana Paixao, Co-founder, Loft Tomas Lopes Teixeira (Moderator), CIO, IDB Lab |
10:40-11:15 am. | Women STEMpreneurs Competition Finale Part 1: Seed stage Elizabeth Acuña (Moderator), Associate, Angel Ventures IDB Lab + 10 partner funds (Jury) |
11:15-11:55 am. | Building scalable startups: Women STEMpreneurs´ war stories & lessons learned Daniela Espinosa, Co-founder & COO, Kushki Marta Forero, Co-founder, Ubits Deborah Dana, Founder & CEO, Canasta Rosa Ximena Dure (Moderator), Co-founder, Muv Omaira Saucedo Bendek (Moderator), Co-founder & Chief Strategy Officer, Tu Gerente |
11:55-12:05 pm. | Short break |
12:05-12:40 pm. | Women STEMpreneurs Competition Finale Part 2: Pre-Series A to Series B Elizabeth Acuña (Moderator), Associate, Angel Ventures IDB Lab + 10 partner funds (Jury) |
12:40-13:20 pm. | How can female-led startups attract more VC funding in LAC? Perspectives from women investors (Powered by WeInvest) Susana García-Robles, Venture Partner, Capria. Executive Advisor, LAVCA Marta Cruz, Managing Partner, NXTP Ventures Juan Pablo Cappello, Partner, PAG Law Antonia Rojas, Partner, ALLVP Carol Strobel, Operating Partner, Redpoint eVentures |
13:20-13:30 pm. | Closing Remarks Wendy Teleki, Head, We-FI Secretariat Mariano Amartino, Managing Director, Microsoft for Startups Latam Tomas Lopes Teixeira, CIO, IDB Lab |
13:30-14:30 pm. | Making new connections: Virtual networking |
*This agenda is tentative and subject to change
**Please take note that all hours are in Eastern Standard Time (USA).
Meet the Finalists of the Seed Category!
Seed Category
![Cynthia Villar Cynthia Villar](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cynthia-villar.jpeg)
Cynthia Villar
Founder and CEO MiBolsillo
![Ivonne Quiñones Ivonne Quiñones](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ivone-quinones.jpeg)
Ivonne Quiñones
Co-Founder and CEO Aimo
![Mariana Boot Mariana Boot](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/mariana-boot.jpeg)
Mariana Boot
Founder Akredito
![Omaira Saucedo Omaira Saucedo](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/omaira-saucedo.jpeg)
Omaira Saucedo
Co-Founder and CSO tuGerente
![Renata Betti Renata Betti](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/renata-betti.jpeg)
Renata Betti
Co-Founder Talent Academy
![Victoria Blanco Victoria Blanco](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/victoria-blanco-alegria.jpeg)
Victoria Blanco
Founder and CEO Abaco
Meet the Finalists of the Pre-Series A and Series A/B Category!
![Anabel Perez Anabel Perez](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/anabel-perez.jpeg)
Anabel Perez
CEO NovoPayment
![Daniela Izquierdo Daniela Izquierdo](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/daniela-izquierdo.jpeg)
Daniela Izquierdo
Co-Founder Foodology
![Juliana Sarmiento Juliana Sarmiento](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/juliana-sarmiento.jpeg)
Juliana Sarmiento
Co-Founder and CRO EnvioClick
![Oriana Fuentes Oriana Fuentes](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/oriana-fuentes.jpeg)
Oriana Fuentes
Co-Founder and COO Emptor
![Pamela Scheurer Pamela Scheurer](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/pamela-scheurer.jpg)
Pamela Scheurer
Co-Founder and CTO Nubimetrics
![Tatiana Malvasio Tatiana Malvasio](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/tatiana-malvasio.jpeg)
Tatiana Malvasio
COO Kilimo
Jury
Meet the jury who participated in the selection process of the competition
Mentoring
On November 10th, a selected group of female entrepreneurs participated in group mentoring sessions by industry and business topic. Meet the experts who lead the mentoring sessions.
![Alejandro Dillon Alejandro Dillon](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/alejandro-dillon.jpg)
Alejandro Dillon
Senior Partner Columbus Zuma Investment Banking
![Alexander Torrenegra Alexander Torrenegra](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/alexander-torrenegra.jpg)
Alexander Torrenegra
Shark Thank Investor - Founder & CEO Torre
![Avi Warshavsky Avi Warshavsky](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/avi.jpeg)
Avi Warshavsky
CEO & Founder MindCET
![Bernardo Milesy Bernardo Milesy](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/bernardo-milesy.png)
Bernardo Milesy
Managing Partner GLOCAL
![Carlos Arredondo Carlos Arredondo](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/carlos-arredondo.jpg)
Carlos Arredondo
CFO Konfio
![Cecilia Waismann Cecilia Waismann](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/waismann.jpeg)
Cecilia Waismann
Vice President of R&D MindCET
![Christian Van Der Henst Christian Van Der Henst](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/van-der-henst.jpeg)
Christian Van Der Henst
Co-founder & COO Platzi
![Dolores Alonso Dolores Alonso](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/dolores-alonso.jpeg)
Dolores Alonso
Marketing Professor IAE
![Eduardo Carrizo Eduardo Carrizo](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/eduardo-carrizo.jpg)
Eduardo Carrizo
Business Strategy Advisor & Angel Investor
![Federico Angel Vega Federico Angel Vega](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/federico-vega.jpeg)
Federico Angel Vega
CEO Cargox
![Fernando Valenzuela Fernando Valenzuela](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/fernando.jpeg)
Fernando Valenzuela
Managing Partner Global Impact EdTech
![Gabriela Ruggeri Gabriela Ruggeri](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/gabriela-ruggeri.jpeg)
Gabriela Ruggeri
Managing Partner Kamay Ventures
![Gerardo Marchesini Gerardo Marchesini](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/gerardo-marchesini.jpeg)
Gerardo Marchesini
General Partner Cites
![Guillermo Castelli Guillermo Castelli](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/guillermo-castelli.jpeg)
Guillermo Castelli
CEO & Founder QuadMinds
![Gustavo Nusenovich Gustavo Nusenovich](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/gustavo-nusenovich.png)
Gustavo Nusenovich
CEO D/sruptive Consulting
![Hanna Schiuma Hanna Schiuma](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/hanna-schiuma.jpg)
Hanna Schiuma
CRO Belo
![Héctor Shibata Héctor Shibata](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/hector-shibata.jpg)
Héctor Shibata
Investments & Portafolio Manager AC Ventures
![José Ugarte José Ugarte](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/jose-ugarte.jpg)
José Ugarte
Managing Director Orugga Mobile Innovation
![Juan Nervi Juan Nervi](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/juan-nervi.jpg)
Juan Nervi
Investor Angel
![Manuel Tanoira Manuel Tanoira](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/manuel-tairona.jpeg)
Manuel Tanoira
Founding Partner Tannoira Cassgne Abogados
![Maria Jose Compte Maria Jose Compte](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/maria-jose-compte.jpg)
Maria Jose Compte
Business Development Manager SAP Latinamerica Region Sur
![Maria Renner Maria Renner](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/maria-renner.jpg)
Maria Renner
Partner GIRDX
![Mariano Mayer Mariano Mayer](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/mariano-mayer.jpg)
Mariano Mayer
CEO Marea Venture Partners
![Mark Ramondt Mark Ramondt](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/mark-ramondt.jpg)
Mark Ramondt
Co-founder MultiplAI
![Matias Peire Matias Peire](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/matias-peire.jpg)
Matias Peire
Founder GRIDX
![Maximiliano Landrein Maximiliano Landrein](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/maximiliano-landrein.jpeg)
Maximiliano Landrein
Co-founder & CEO Agrofy
![Pablo Poza Pablo Poza](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/pablo-poza-foto-4.jpg)
Pablo Poza
Business Development Consulting Edrans
![Pablo Sola Pablo Sola](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/sola-pablo-v1.jpg)
Pablo Sola
Partner EY
![Santiago Sosa Santiago Sosa](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/santiago-sosa.jpeg)
Santiago Sosa
Co-founder & CEO Tienda Nube
![Sebastian Stranieri Sebastian Stranieri](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/sebastian-stranieri-1-1.jpg)
Sebastian Stranieri
CEO Vu Security
![Sofia Ramirez Sofia Ramirez](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/sofia-ramirez.jpeg)
Sofia Ramirez
Adjunt Partner AgFunder
![Tania Zapata Tania Zapata](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/tania-zapata.jpeg)
Tania Zapata
CEO & Co-founder Akily
Speakers 2020
![Adrian García Adrian García](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/adrian-garcia.jpeg)
Adrian García
Partner Carao Ventures
![Allan Jarry Allan Jarry](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/allan-jarry.jpeg)
Allan Jarry
Partner Vulcano Capital
![Antonia Rojas Antonia Rojas](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/antonia-rojas.jpeg)
Antonia Rojas
Partner ALLVP
![Carolina Strobel Carolina Strobel](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/carolina-strobel.jpg)
Carolina Strobel
Operating Partner Redpoint eVentures
![Claire Diaz-Ortiz Claire Diaz-Ortiz](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/claire.jpeg)
Claire Diaz-Ortiz
Partner Magma Partners
![Daniela Espinosa Daniela Espinosa](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/daniela-espinosa-coo-kushki.jpg)
Daniela Espinosa
Co-founder & COO Kushki
![Déborah Dana Beyda Déborah Dana Beyda](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/deborah-dana-ceo-canasta-rosa.jpeg)
Déborah Dana Beyda
Founder & CEO Canasta Rosa
![Eduardo Clave Eduardo Clave](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/eduardo-clave.jpg)
Eduardo Clave
Partner Dila Capital
![Elizabeth Acuña Elizabeth Acuña](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/elizabeth-acuncc83a-angel-ventures.jpg)
Elizabeth Acuña
Associate Angel Ventures
![Hernán Fernández Hernán Fernández](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/563a1ecde59609_86414390.jpeg)
Hernán Fernández
Managing Partner Angel Ventures
![Irene Arias Hofman Irene Arias Hofman](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/irene-arias.jpg)
Irene Arias Hofman
CEO BID Lab
![Laila GJ Choe Laila GJ Choe](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/laila-gyoung.jpg)
Laila GJ Choe
Senior Investment Officer IDB Lab
![Loreanne García Loreanne García](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/loreanne-garcia-co-founder-kavak.jpg)
Loreanne García
Co-founder & Chief People Officer Kavak
![Mariana Paixao Mariana Paixao](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/mariana-paixao.jpeg)
Mariana Paixao
Co-founder Loft
![Marta Cruz Marta Cruz](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/marta-cruz.jpg)
Marta Cruz
Founding Partner
![Marta Forero Marta Forero](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/marta-forero.jpg)
Marta Forero
Co-founder Ubits
![Mauricio Claver-Carone Mauricio Claver-Carone](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/mauricio-claver-carone.jpg)
Mauricio Claver-Carone
President IDB Group
![Santiago Zavala Santiago Zavala](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/santiago-zavala.jpg)
Santiago Zavala
Partner 500 Startups
![Silvia Torres Carbonell Silvia Torres Carbonell](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/silvia-torres.jpg)
Silvia Torres Carbonell
Excecutive Director, Entrepreneurship Center, IAE Business School.
![Susana García-Robles Susana García-Robles](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/susana-garcia-robles.jpg)
Susana García-Robles
Venture Partner at Capria Ventures and Executive Advisor to the Association for Private Capital Investment in Latin America (LAVCA). Co-founder, WeXchange.
![Tomas Lopes-Teixeira Tomas Lopes-Teixeira](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/tomas-lopez-texeira.jpg)
Tomas Lopes-Teixeira
CIO IDB Lab
![Wendy Teleki Wendy Teleki](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/wendyteleki.jpg)
Wendy Teleki
Head We-Fi Secretariat
![Ximena Dure Ximena Dure](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/ximena-dure-ceo-muv.jpg)
Ximena Dure
Co-founder MUV
Sponsors & Collaborators
Main Sponsors
![we-fi we-fi](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/wefi.jpg)
Sponsors
![Microsoft Microsoft](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/microsoft.jpg)
![Ey seed Ey seed](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/seed.jpg)
Partners
![angel angel](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/angel-ventures.jpg)
![wise wise](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/wise-1.jpg)
![we invest we invest](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/we-invest.jpg)
Media Partners
![latamlist latamlist](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/latam-list.jpg)
Outreach Collaborators
![aesal aesal](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/aesal.jpg)
![agora agora](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/agora.jpg)
![amexcap amexcap](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/amexcap.jpg)
![ande ande](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/ande-1.jpg)
![asea asea](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/asea-1.jpg)
![asem asem](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/asem.jpg)
![bpd bpd](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/bpd-logo-original.png)
![citec citec](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/citec.jpg)
![corfo corfo](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/corfo.jpg)
![cubo cubo](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cubo.jpg)
![emprende up emprende up](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/emprende-up.jpg)
![endeavor endeavor](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/endeavor.jpg)
![el ecosistema el ecosistema](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/el-ecosistema.jpg)
![her global her global](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/her-global.jpg)
![ime ime](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ime-1.jpg)
![koga koga](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/koga-1.jpg)
![lavca lavca](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/logo-lavca-2.jpg)
![met met](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/met-1.jpg)
![mujeres del pacifico mujeres del pacifico](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/mujeres-pacifico.jpg)
![seedstars seedstars](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/seedstars.jpg)
![tech4dev tech4dev](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/tech-4-dev.jpg)
![tech beach tech beach](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/tech-beach.jpg)
![utec ventures utec ventures](https://wexchange.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/utec-ventures.jpg)
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