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)

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

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

Founder and CEO MiBolsillo

Ivonne Quiñones

Ivonne Quiñones

Co-Founder and CEO Aimo

Mariana Boot

Mariana Boot

Founder Akredito

Omaira Saucedo

Omaira Saucedo

Co-Founder and CSO tuGerente

Renata Betti

Renata Betti

Co-Founder Talent Academy

Victoria Blanco

Victoria Blanco

Founder and CEO Abaco

Meet the Finalists of the Pre-Series A and Series A/B Category!

Anabel Perez

Anabel Perez

CEO NovoPayment

Daniela Izquierdo

Daniela Izquierdo

Co-Founder Foodology

Juliana Sarmiento

Juliana Sarmiento

Co-Founder and CRO EnvioClick

Oriana Fuentes

Oriana Fuentes

Co-Founder and COO Emptor

Pamela Scheurer

Pamela Scheurer

Co-Founder and CTO Nubimetrics

Tatiana Malvasio

Tatiana Malvasio

COO Kilimo

Jury

Meet the jury who participated in the selection process of the competition

Jury 2020

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

Senior Partner Columbus Zuma Investment Banking

Alexander Torrenegra

Alexander Torrenegra

Shark Thank Investor - Founder & CEO Torre

Avi Warshavsky

Avi Warshavsky

CEO & Founder MindCET

Bernardo Milesy

Bernardo Milesy

Managing Partner GLOCAL

Carlos Arredondo

Carlos Arredondo

CFO Konfio

Cecilia Waismann

Cecilia Waismann

Vice President of R&D MindCET

Christian Van Der Henst

Christian Van Der Henst

Co-founder & COO Platzi

Dolores Alonso

Dolores Alonso

Marketing Professor IAE

Eduardo Carrizo

Eduardo Carrizo

Business Strategy Advisor & Angel Investor

Federico Angel Vega

Federico Angel Vega

CEO Cargox

Fernando Valenzuela

Fernando Valenzuela

Managing Partner Global Impact EdTech

Gabriela Ruggeri

Gabriela Ruggeri

Managing Partner Kamay Ventures

Gerardo Marchesini

Gerardo Marchesini

General Partner Cites

Guillermo Castelli

Guillermo Castelli

CEO & Founder QuadMinds

Gustavo Nusenovich

Gustavo Nusenovich

CEO D/sruptive Consulting

Hanna Schiuma

Hanna Schiuma

CRO Belo

Héctor Shibata

Héctor Shibata

Investments & Portafolio Manager AC Ventures

José Ugarte

José Ugarte

Managing Director Orugga Mobile Innovation

Juan Nervi

Juan Nervi

Investor Angel

Manuel Tanoira

Manuel Tanoira

Founding Partner Tannoira Cassgne Abogados

Maria Jose Compte

Maria Jose Compte

Business Development Manager SAP Latinamerica Region Sur

Maria Renner

Maria Renner

Partner GIRDX

Mariano Mayer

Mariano Mayer

CEO Marea Venture Partners

Mark Ramondt

Mark Ramondt

Co-founder MultiplAI

Matias Peire

Matias Peire

Founder GRIDX

Maximiliano Landrein

Maximiliano Landrein

Co-founder & CEO Agrofy

Pablo Poza

Pablo Poza

Business Development Consulting Edrans

Pablo Sola

Pablo Sola

Partner EY

Santiago Sosa

Santiago Sosa

Co-founder & CEO Tienda Nube

Sebastian Stranieri

Sebastian Stranieri

CEO Vu Security

Sofia Ramirez

Sofia Ramirez

Adjunt Partner AgFunder

Tania Zapata

Tania Zapata

CEO & Co-founder Akily

Speakers 2020

Adrian García

Adrian García

Partner Carao Ventures

Allan Jarry

Allan Jarry

Partner Vulcano Capital

Antonia Rojas

Antonia Rojas

Partner ALLVP

Carolina Strobel

Carolina Strobel

Operating Partner Redpoint eVentures

Claire Diaz-Ortiz

Claire Diaz-Ortiz

Partner Magma Partners

Daniela Espinosa

Daniela Espinosa

Co-founder & COO Kushki

Déborah Dana Beyda

Déborah Dana Beyda

Founder & CEO Canasta Rosa

Eduardo Clave

Eduardo Clave

Partner Dila Capital

Elizabeth Acuña

Elizabeth Acuña

Associate Angel Ventures

Hernán Fernández

Hernán Fernández

Managing Partner Angel Ventures

Irene Arias Hofman

Irene Arias Hofman

CEO BID Lab

Laila GJ Choe

Laila GJ Choe

Senior Investment Officer IDB Lab

Loreanne García

Loreanne García

Co-founder & Chief People Officer Kavak

Mariana Paixao

Mariana Paixao

Co-founder Loft

Marta Cruz

Marta Cruz

Founding Partner

Marta Forero

Marta Forero

Co-founder Ubits

Mauricio Claver-Carone

Mauricio Claver-Carone

President IDB Group

Santiago Zavala

Santiago Zavala

Partner 500 Startups

Silvia Torres Carbonell

Silvia Torres Carbonell

Excecutive Director, Entrepreneurship Center, IAE Business School.

Susana García-Robles

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

CIO IDB Lab

Wendy Teleki

Wendy Teleki

Head We-Fi Secretariat

Ximena Dure

Ximena Dure

Co-founder MUV

Sponsors & Collaborators

Main Sponsors

Sponsors

Partners

Media Partners

Outreach Collaborators