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SUCCESS THROUGH INNOVATIONNEW STRATEGIES, NEW MARKETS, NEW FACES
EVENTS REPORT
2015
Latin Trade Group gathers 600 of the most influential business and government leaders from the region in the Latin Trade Symposium, a one-day conference considered the preeminent forum for discussion in the region.
“Thinking as a foreign investor, Latin America is much easier for U.S. companies or European Investors to come into”Andres Gluski, President and CEO, AES Corporation
Latin Trade held its signature event, the Latin Trade Symposium and 21st BRAVO Business Awards. Heads of companies, conglomerates, ministries, multilateral institutions and foundations came together for one day of discussions, focused on the need for greater investment in innovation within the Americas. The conference, entitled ‘’Success through Innovation’’ gave insight into the region’s economic and business landscape, and how innovation will play a crucial role in the long term prosperity of Latin America in a regional and global context.
STRATEGIC HIGHLIGHTS
The 2015 Latin Trade Symposium and 21st Annual BRAVO Business Awards drew more than 600 delegates, representing more than 200 organizations, from across 20 countries around the world. Over 21 years of success we have gathered more than 10,500 participants, 133 BRAVO Honorees including private and public sector leaders from the most prestigious organizations of Latin America and the Caribbean Positioning the event as one of the most iconic and prestigious business conference in the region. .On Thursday, October 29, global thought leaders and decision makers from major corporations, governments and multilateral institutions shared their insights and perspectives on innovation, at the 2015 Latin Trade Symposium entitled ‘’Success through Innovation.’’
Led through the voices of more than 60 speakers, the program included 4 roundtables, 6 panel discussions and 6 business networking meetings. The BRAVO Business Awards each year recognizes a selected group of high – ranking C-Level executives from the most powerful and influential organizations in Latin America.
Mandarin Oriental, Miami | Thursday, October 29, 2015
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Innovative Leader of the Year: H.E. Horacio Cartes Jara – President of the Republic of Paraguay
Transformational Leader of the Year: Pedro Joaquín Coldwell, Secretary of Energy, México
CEO of the Year: Thilo Mannhardt, CEO – Ultrapar
Transformational CEO of the Year: Alberto Baillères González, Chairman - Grupo Bal
Innovative CEO of the Year: Juan Domingo Beckmann, CEO - Jose Cuervo
Investor of the Year: José Alberto Vélez, CEO - Grupo Argos
Social Sustainability CEO of the Year: Eduardo Belmont, CEO - Belcorp
Dynamic CEO of the Year: Rodrigo Galindo, CEO - Kroton Educacional
Young Leader of the Year: Tallis Gomes, Founder - Easy Taxi
Bravo Legacy Award: Guillermo Ortiz, Chairman, Advisory Board - Grupo Financiero Banorte
NAVIGATING THROUGH UNCERTAINTY
Cynthia J. Arnson, Director of the Latin American Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars led the opening panel, which featured leading economists from multilateral institutions, as well as private sector representation. Under the context of an increasingly hostile economic environment, where China’s consumption patterns have slowed down, commodity prices have fallen, and the U.S. dollar is appreciating, panelists discussed the region’s economic forecast in the short, medium and long term.
REGIONAL AND GLOBAL STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINED GROWTH
The Boston Consulting Group’s Jorge Becerra transitioned from Latin America’s macroeconomic focus to that of the region’s companies, which are experiencing both opportunities and challenges in the local and global economy. Over the course of the last 20 years, the prevalence of Latin American multinational corporations have grown, with aspirations of moving beyond borders, to compete on a global stage. Panelists discussed how Latin America’s multinationals have become internationalized, and how they will continue to grow, expand, and find new markets.
SUCCESS THROUGH INNOVATION
Panelists formed a consensus that innovation in Latin American business needs to take into account adaptability, as well as the role of human capital within the organization. According to Thilo Mannhardt, CEO of Ultrapar, corporations must understand and be able to adapt to the receiving end of any innovation initiative, be it to markets, consumers or investors. For many years innovation was looked at by way of marketing, but as Mannhardt continued, the pull by consumers is extremely important in gaging, and adapting to growing customer needs. ‘’You don’t create innovation by yourself,’’ said José Antonio Ríos, Chairman and CEO of Celistics. Now more than ever, there is a synergistic relationship with consumers and corporations, where one can influence and adapt to the concerns and interests of the other.
NEW OPPORTUNITIES: PARAGUAY, THE POLICY INNOVATORS
In a special keynote conversation, Sudameris Bank’s Chairman Conor McEnroy sat down with the Honorable Gustavo Leite, Minister of Industry and Commerce, Republic of Paraguay, to discuss the country’s recent push to incentivize foreign trade and investment, and the role the government is playing to attract international business and facilitate commerce. Given shared borders with South American giant Brazil, as well as Argentina, understanding its neighbors and benefiting from such proximity has proved beneficial for Paraguay. Yet location alone has not been enough to attract substantial private investment, and according to Leite, ‘’we had to create our own competitiveness.’’
Mandarin Oriental, Miami | Thursday, October 29, 2015
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“You don’t create innovation by yourself.”José Antonio Ríos, Chairman and CEO of Celistics
PANEL DISCUSSIONS:
CONCURRENT SESSIONS I,II,III
The three concurrent sessions took place, focused on topics such as corporate social responsibility and the role of foundations, gender and ethnic diversity in the workplace, and energy in the Americas. Participants were able form working groups, and analyze these issues in greater detail over.
MEXICO’S ENERGY REVOLUTIONA Private Conversation with Pedro Joaquín Coldwell, Secretary of Energy, Mexico
Mexico has taken historic steps over the last two years towards a path of energy independence. Recent energy reforms passed in August of 2014 have created an environment for private investment in upstream oil and gas exploration, as well as the electricity market. While the global energy sector focuses on the tremendous potential and opportunities as a result, the country is actively promoting technological innovation and the development of skilled industry labor to provide sustainable economic growth. Mexico’s Secretary Pedro Joaquín Coldwell will discuss his role leading the country’s energy sector, as well as the opportunities and challenges moving forward.
LATIN AMERICA PHILANTHROPY INICIATIVE EVALUATING EFFECTIVENESS AND IMPACT
One of the most challenging issues facing foundations, not only in LAC, but globally, is evaluating the effectiveness of specific initiatives focused on access to quality education, healthcare and poverty alleviation. Ensuring widespread benefits from high impact social programs can be a daunting task, and foundations with finite resources must take that into account when implementing their initiatives. Creating detailed strategies and indicators is one way in which organizations can measure the effectiveness and impact on society. Experts on education and public health will discuss the best practices for implementing social programs in the Americas, and bring to the table the experience of new highly efficient IT-based startups that work in these areas.
CLOSING THE GAP: SOCIAL INCLUSION AND THE VALUE OF TALENT
Women in Latin America and the Caribbean have made great strides in recent years, but much more needs to be done to close the equality gap in the workforce. Politically, over the course of the last decade the region has elected a number of female leaders, such as President Dilma Rousseff in Brazil, President Michelle Bachelet in Chile and President Laura Chinchilla in Costa Rica. While impressive, the private sector has lagged behind this trend of incorporating diversity at the highest levels. Women are still significantly underrepresented in top management throughout the region. Panelists will discuss policies that major multilatinas and multinationals are introducing to close the gender gap and give ample opportunity for advancement.
“At the beginning it was about positioning Mexico and the region as important players in the industry.”Blanca Trevino, President and CEO, Sofftek
Mandarin Oriental, Miami | Thursday, October 29, 2015
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THE PLAYERS
500Registered Attendees
200 Top Companies represented
60Speakers
14ymedio
500 Startups
Aerocraft International Inc.
AES Corporation
AES México
AIG
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Alcatel One Touch
Algramo
Allianz Risk Transfer
ALMACO Group, Inc.
AMAD Holdings
Americas Society/Council of the Americas
Amicorp Services Ltd
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Arcos Dorados
Ashoka
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Avance International Capital
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Bank of America of Merrill Lynch
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Belcorp
Berkemeyer Attorneys & Counselors
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BMI-Brazil Management Institute
BNamericas
Bombardier Business Aircraft
BovControl
Brigard & Urrutia
Burson Marsteller
CAF
Celistics
Center for Strategic & International Studies
CHI St Luke’s Health
Chile-US Chamber of Commerce
Chopard
CHPS International LLC
Citi Latin America
ClickEduca
CNN
CNN Dinero
Compañia Integra Soluciones
Conexión Adulto Mayor
Consulate General of Paraguay
Consulate General of Mexico
CoparMex
Coporación G/ ITC
Corporacion Multi Inversiones
CP Latina
Datarisk Global
Deloitte
DHL Customer Solutions & Innovation
Diageo
DOW
Earthware Inc.
Easy Taxi
eBay Marketplaces
Eckmann Investments Corp.
EcoTech Visions
Emerson Latin America
Emerson Process Management
Enseña Chile
European InterAmerican Finance Corp.
FedEx Express
Financial Times
Florida International University
Florida State University
Foley & Lardner LLP
Futurestep
Globenet
GOBEE GROUP
Government of Haiti
Government of Mexico
Government of Paraguay
Greenberg Traurig, P.A.
Grupo AKKAR
Grupo Argos
Grupo Assa
Grupo Bal
Grupo Financiero Banorte
Grupo Los Grobo
Hamburg Süd North America Inc.
Harvard Business School
Hogan Lovells US LLP
Holland & Knight
HP
HSBC
IESA
Ignitus
IHG
Ilumexico
IMF
Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México
Intelligent Security Systems Corp.
Intelsat
Inter-American Development Bank
Isis Venture Partners
J.P. Morgan Private Bank
JA Americas
Jose Cuervo
Junior Achievement of Greater Miami
K Group Holdings, Inc
K&L Gates LLP
Kaufman Rossin
Kiva
Kreps/DeMaria
Kroton Educacional
Kuehne + Nagel Inc
Latin American Investment Group
Liberty International Underwriters
Liberty Mutual Surety
Llorente & Cuenca
Mach One Aviation Services Inc.
Marriott International, Caribbean & Latin America
MDP Consulting SAC
Miami Dade College / Wolfson Campus
Micochinito.com
Ministry of Industry and Trade, Paraguay
Morgan Stanley
Motorola
Movilway
Navistar International
Neoris
Newlink Group
Northern Trust
Norwegian Cruise Line
OAS
Omega Energy
Open English
Orel Energy Group
OSCORP LLC
Panalpina
Panalpina Transportes Mundiales
Pepsico
Petrobal
PlusPetrol Resource
PR Newswire
Privinvest Americas
ProMéxico
PSA Panama
Publicitas Latin America and US Hispanic
Rokk3r Labs
Royal Caribbean International
SAP LAC
Schlumberger de Mexico
Secretaria De Relaciones Exteriores De Mexico
Seguritech Mexico
Socialatom Group, Grooveshark, Onswipe,
PulsoSocial
Softtek
Sony
SPRC Sociedad Portuaria de Cartagena
St Thomas University School of Business
Sudameris Bank SAECA
Sure Destiny
Svoboda Consulting Communications
Teach For All
Terpel
Textron Aviation
The Boston Consuting Group
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Trovaso Supplies, Inc.
Tyco International
Ultramar
Ultrapar
Unicef
University of Miami
Viacom International Media Networks-Americas
Visa, Inc.
Waposat
WEConnect International
Worldfund
Xerox Latin America
YellowPepper
Young Americas Buisiness Trust
Young Professionals Network (YPN) of Miami
Zurich Seguros
Latin Trade Group would like to thank all participants and speakers, as well as our globally recognized sponsors and partners for making this event the foremost gathering on Latin America in the Western Hemisphere.
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21st Bravo Business Awards: The 2015 Winners
• Innovative Leader of the Year: H.E. Horacio Cartes, President of the Republic of Paraguay
• Transformational Leader of the Year: Pedro Joaquín Coldwell, Secretary of Energy, Mexico
• CEO of the Year: Thilo Mannhardt, CEO, Ultrapar, Brazil
• Transformational CEO of the Year: Alberto Baillères González, President, Grupo Bal, Mexico
• Innovative CEO of the Year: Juan Domingo Beckmann, CEO, José Cuervo, Mexico
• Investor of the Year: José Alberto Vélez, CEO, Grupo Argos, Colombia
• Social Sustainability CEO of the Year: Eduardo Belmont, CEO, Belcorp, Peru
• Dynamic CEO of the Year: Rodrigo Galindo, CEO, Kroton Educacional, Brazil
• Young Leader of the Year: Tallis Gomes, Co-Founder and Chairman, Easy Taxi
• Bravo Legacy Winner 2015: Guillermo Ortiz Martínez, Advisory Board, Grupo Financiero Banorte
• José Manuel Moller, CEO – Algramo
• Woods Staton, Executive Chairman - Arcos Dorados
• Lorena Garcia Durán, ASN Director US - Ashoka
• Juan Pablo Cuevas, Managing Director, Head of Global Transaction Services, Latin America and the Caribbean - Bank of America Merrill Lynch
• Sonia Dulá, Vice Chairman, Latin America - Bank of America Merrill Lynch
• Pedro Malo, CFO – Belcorp
• Armando Senra, Managing Director – BlackRock
• Pablo Sanguinetti, Chief Economist – CAF
• José Antonio Ríos, Chairman and CEO – Celistics
• Gustavo Arnavat, Senior Advisor - Center for Strategic & International Studies
• Ricardo Gutiérrez , CEO – CP Latina
• Leo Rodríguez, President Latin America - Emerson
• Tomás Recart, CEO - Enseña Chile
• Ricaurte Vásquez, Executive Director – General Electric, Panama
• Michel Chancy, Secrétaire d’Etat à la Production Animale – Government of Haiti
• Manuel Estrella, CEO - Grupo Estrella
• Gustavo Grobocopatel, CEO - Grupo Los Grobo
• Poul Hestbaek, Senior Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean- Hamburg Sud North America Inc.
• Gerardo Mato, Head of Global Banking for the Americas – HSBC
• Katia Bouazza, Head of Latin America and Capital Financing – HSBC
• José Juan Ruiz, Chief Economist and Manager of the Research Department - IDB
• Bernardo Guillamon, Manager, Office of Outreach - IDB
• Arturo Fernández, President – ITAM and Board Member, El Palacio de Hierro, Servicios Industriales Penoles, and Grupo Financiero BBVA Bancomer
• Antonio Bara Bresolin, Evaluation Director - Itaú Social Foundation
• Premal Shah, President and Co-Founder - Kiva
• Andres Barreto, Founder - Onswipe, Grooveshark, PulsoSocial, Socialatom
• Sylvia Escovar, President – Organización Terpel
• Ferdinand Kurt, CEO – Panalpina
• Luis Montoya, President Latin America – PepsiCo Beverages
• Carlos Morales Gil, CEO - Petrobal
• Henk de Jong, CEO – Philips Latin America
• Steve Crowell, CEO – PlusPetrol
• Rohini Anand, Senior Vice President Corporate Responsibility
and Global Chief Diversity Officer - Sodexo
• Blanca Treviño, President and CEO - Softtek
• Jorge Becerra, Senior Partner and Managing Director-
The Boston Consulting Group
• Pedro E. Suarez, President Latin America – The Dow Chemical
• Cynthia Arnson, Director - The Wilson Center
• Stefan Stefansson, Regional Chief of Partnerships Latin America
and Caribbean Office - UNICEF
• Juan López Salaberry, Partner – 500 Startups
• Elizabeth Vazquez, President, CEO, and Co-Founder –
WEConnect International
• Angélica Ocampo, Executive Director – Worldfund
• Serge Elkiner, Co-Founder and CEO – YellowPepper
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1. Juan Pablo Cuevas – Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Doris Legorreta de Beckmann, Jose Cuervo; Juan Beckmann Vidal, Jose Cuervo. 2. Erika Salazar, ProMéxico; Adolfo Del Valle, CP Latina; Francisco N. González Díaz, ProMéxico; Pedro Joaquín Coldwell, Secretary of Energy, Government of Mexico; Robert R. Boyd, The Cline Group; Gabriel Heller, Government of Mexico; Leo Rodríguez, Emerson Latin America; José Antonio Zabalgoitia, Consulate of Mexico. 3. Katia Bouazza, HSBC; Alexei Remizov, HSBC. 4. Bernardo Guillamon, Inter-American Development Bank. 5. Krishna Srinivasan, IMF; Andrés Gluski, AES Corporation; Álvaro Santos Pereira, OECD; Cynthia J. Arnson, The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; José Juan Ruiz, Inter-American Development Bank; Pablo Sanguinetti, CAF. 6. José Manuel Moller, Algramo; Premal Shah, Kiva; Tomas Recart, Enseña Chile; Lorena García Durán, Ashoka. 7. Gustavo Leite, Minister of Industry and Commerce, Government of Paraguay; Conor McEnroy, Sudameris Bank SAECA. 8. José Antonio Rios, Celistics; Tallis Gomes, EasyTaxi; Xavier Serbiá, CNN Dinero. 9. Guillermo Ortiz, 2015 BRAVO Legacy Award Recipient; Armando Senra, BlackRock; Blanca Treviño, Softtek; Gustavo Grobocopatel, Grupo Los Grobo; Jorge Becerra, The Boston Consulting Group.
2015 BRAVO Business Award Honorees: Richard Burns, Latin Trade Group; José Alberto Vélez, Grupo Argos; Alejandro Baillères Gual, Grupo Bal; Pedro Joaquín Coldwell, Secretary of Energy, Government of Mexico; Thilo Mannhardt, Ultrapar; Maria Lourdes Gallo, Latin Trade Group; Eduardo Belmont, Belcorp; Juan Domingo Beckmann, Jose Cuervo; Rodrigo Galindo, Kroton Educacional; Rosemary Winters, Latin Trade Group; Tallis Gomes, EasyTaxi.
THE 2015 LATIN TRADE SYMPOSIUM AND 21ST ANNUAL BRAVO BUSINESS AWARDS drew more than 500 leaders for a two day program which started with the inaugural ‘’Agents of Change: The New Face of Innovation and Talent’’ forum, focused on young leaders. On the second day, global thought leaders and decision makers from major corporations, governments and multilateral institutions shared their insights and perspectives for a full day Latin Trade Symposium entitled ‘’Success through Innovation.’’ The forum culminated with the 21st Annual BRAVO Business Awards, where Latin Trade recognized excellence and leadership by honoring 10 individuals for their contributions to the Americas.
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Latin Trade’s inaugural Agents of Change: The New Face of Innovation and Talent forum, brought together young entrepreneurs and executives, as well as seasoned CEOs from the region to discuss leadership skills, disrupting traditional business models, and the next generation of leaders who will inherent Latin America.
Bernardo Guillamón, Manager of the Office of Outreach and Partnerships at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) started the day’s discussion with a conversation featuring Luis Montoya, President of Latin America Beverages at PepsiCo, and Woods Staton, Executive Chairman of Arcos Dorados. The senior executives discussed what they see as imperative traits which the next generation of leaders will need, both in business and society to deal with new challenges.
During the program, Latin Trade honored Tallis Gomes, Founder of Easy Taxi, with the first ever Young Leader of the Year Award. During his acceptance, Gomes articulated the importance of innovation within his company, and how disrupting the status quo is the new normal of today’s generation. The idea for Easy Taxi spawned out of Gomes’ personal experience and the difficulties associated with calling and hailing taxis in large scale cities. With Easy Taxi, Gomes created a mobile application that lets the user ‘’e-hail’’ a taxi, and view its location in real time. Started in 2011, the company now boasts a presence in 35 countries, 420 cites, with more than 1300 employees.
In addition to discussions on leadership and social responsibility, panelists discussed innovation as a disrupting force in traditional business models, as well as the role of the government in supporting startups and young entrepreneurs.
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Agents of ChangeThe New Face of Innovation and Talent
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Join Latin Trade and MTV Latin America, the Young Americas Business Trust (YABT), in cooperation with the
Organization of American States, Ashoka, AS/COA YPA, and the Inter-American Development Bank for the inaugural
Agents of Change: The New Face of Innovation and Talent program.
• 500 Startups • Algramo • Americas Society/Council of the Americas • Arcos Dorados • Ashoka • Aventones • BovControl • Brightness • Cisco • ClickEduca • Conexión Adulto Mayor • DHL Customer Solutions & Innovation • Disan LLP • Dow • Easy Taxi • eBay Marketplaces • Enseña Chile • Greenberg Traurig, P.A. • Grooveshark• Hamburg Süd North America Inc. • Hill+Knowlton Strategies • Intelsat • Inter-American Development Bank • Kiva • L.O.O.P SAC • Laboratoria • Micochinito.com
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• MTV • Neoris • Open English • Onswipe• Organización Terpel • PepsiCo • Philips Latin America • PlusPetrol Resources • PulsoSocial • SAP LAC • Skyscanner • Socialatom Group• Softtek • Teach For All • Telefonica • The Boston Consulting Group • Ultrapar • Viacom International Media Networks Americas • Visa • Waposat • WEConnect International • World Tech Makers & Nativo Digital • Xerox Latin America • YellowPepper • Young Americas Business Trust
Agents of ChangeThe New Face of Innovation and Talent
Speakers Include:Andres Barreto, Founder and Managing Partner, Socialatom Group, Grooveshark, PulsoSocial and OnswipeTallis Gomes, Founder, Easy Taxi (Latin Trade Young Leader of the Year Honoree)Serge Elkiner, CEO and Co-Founder, YellowPepperJuan López Salaberry, Partner, 500 StartupsJosé Manuel Moller, CEO, AlgramoLuis Montoya, President, Latin America Beverages, PepsiCoTomás Recart, CEO, Enseña ChilePremal Shah, President and Co-Founder, KivaWoods Staton, Executive Chairman, Arcos DoradosFernando Trueba, Head of Marketing, LATAM, eBay, Inc.
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October 28, 2015Greenberg Traurig, Miami
333 SE 2nd Avenue, Suite 4400, Miami, Fl 33131
Join Latin Trade and MTV Latin America, the Young Americas Business Trust (YABT), in cooperation with the
Organization of American States, Ashoka, AS/COA YPA, and the Inter-American Development Bank for the inaugural
Agents of Change: The New Face of Innovation and Talent program.
• 500 Startups • Algramo • Americas Society/Council of the Americas • Arcos Dorados • Ashoka • Aventones • BovControl • Brightness • Cisco • ClickEduca • Conexión Adulto Mayor • DHL Customer Solutions & Innovation • Disan LLP • Dow • Easy Taxi • eBay Marketplaces • Enseña Chile • Greenberg Traurig, P.A. • Grooveshark• Hamburg Süd North America Inc. • Hill+Knowlton Strategies • Intelsat • Inter-American Development Bank • Kiva • L.O.O.P SAC • Laboratoria • Micochinito.com
in par tnership with hosted by
Participating companies:
Contact Chiara Fabietti at: [email protected]
or (305)749-0884
• MTV • Neoris • Open English • Onswipe• Organización Terpel • PepsiCo • Philips Latin America • PlusPetrol Resources • PulsoSocial • SAP LAC • Skyscanner • Socialatom Group• Softtek • Teach For All • Telefonica • The Boston Consulting Group • Ultrapar • Viacom International Media Networks Americas • Visa • Waposat • WEConnect International • World Tech Makers & Nativo Digital • Xerox Latin America • YellowPepper • Young Americas Business Trust
Agents of ChangeThe New Face of Innovation and Talent
Speakers Include:Andres Barreto, Founder and Managing Partner, Socialatom Group, Grooveshark, PulsoSocial and OnswipeTallis Gomes, Founder, Easy Taxi (Latin Trade Young Leader of the Year Honoree)Serge Elkiner, CEO and Co-Founder, YellowPepperJuan López Salaberry, Partner, 500 StartupsJosé Manuel Moller, CEO, AlgramoLuis Montoya, President, Latin America Beverages, PepsiCoTomás Recart, CEO, Enseña ChilePremal Shah, President and Co-Founder, KivaWoods Staton, Executive Chairman, Arcos DoradosFernando Trueba, Head of Marketing, LATAM, eBay, Inc.
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October 28, 2015Greenberg Traurig, Miami
333 SE 2nd Avenue, Suite 4400, Miami, Fl 33131
Join Latin Trade and MTV Latin America, the Young Americas Business Trust (YABT), in cooperation with the
Organization of American States, Ashoka, AS/COA YPA, and the Inter-American Development Bank for the inaugural
Agents of Change: The New Face of Innovation and Talent program.
• 500 Startups • Algramo • Americas Society/Council of the Americas • Arcos Dorados • Ashoka • Aventones • BovControl • Brightness • Cisco • ClickEduca • Conexión Adulto Mayor • DHL Customer Solutions & Innovation • Disan LLP • Dow • Easy Taxi • eBay Marketplaces • Enseña Chile • Greenberg Traurig, P.A. • Grooveshark• Hamburg Süd North America Inc. • Hill+Knowlton Strategies • Intelsat • Inter-American Development Bank • Kiva • L.O.O.P SAC • Laboratoria • Micochinito.com
in par tnership with hosted by
Participating companies:
Contact Chiara Fabietti at: [email protected]
or (305)749-0884
• MTV • Neoris • Open English • Onswipe• Organización Terpel • PepsiCo • Philips Latin America • PlusPetrol Resources • PulsoSocial • SAP LAC • Skyscanner • Socialatom Group• Softtek • Teach For All • Telefonica • The Boston Consulting Group • Ultrapar • Viacom International Media Networks Americas • Visa • Waposat • WEConnect International • World Tech Makers & Nativo Digital • Xerox Latin America • YellowPepper • Young Americas Business Trust
Agents of ChangeThe New Face of Innovation and Talent
Speakers Include:Andres Barreto, Founder and Managing Partner, Socialatom Group, Grooveshark, PulsoSocial and OnswipeTallis Gomes, Founder, Easy Taxi (Latin Trade Young Leader of the Year Honoree)Serge Elkiner, CEO and Co-Founder, YellowPepperJuan López Salaberry, Partner, 500 StartupsJosé Manuel Moller, CEO, AlgramoLuis Montoya, President, Latin America Beverages, PepsiCoTomás Recart, CEO, Enseña ChilePremal Shah, President and Co-Founder, KivaWoods Staton, Executive Chairman, Arcos DoradosFernando Trueba, Head of Marketing, LATAM, eBay, Inc.
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October 28, 2015Greenberg Traurig, Miami
333 SE 2nd Avenue, Suite 4400, Miami, Fl 33131
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Join Latin Trade and MTV Latin America, the Young Americas Business Trust (YABT), in cooperation with the
Organization of American States, Ashoka, AS/COA YPA, and the Inter-American Development Bank for the inaugural
Agents of Change: The New Face of Innovation and Talent program.
• 500 Startups • Algramo • Americas Society/Council of the Americas • Arcos Dorados • Ashoka • Aventones • BovControl • Brightness • Cisco • ClickEduca • Conexión Adulto Mayor • DHL Customer Solutions & Innovation • Disan LLP • Dow • Easy Taxi • eBay Marketplaces • Enseña Chile • Greenberg Traurig, P.A. • Grooveshark• Hamburg Süd North America Inc. • Hill+Knowlton Strategies • Intelsat • Inter-American Development Bank • Kiva • L.O.O.P SAC • Laboratoria • Micochinito.com
in par tnership with hosted by
Participating companies:
Contact Chiara Fabietti at: [email protected]
or (305)749-0884
• MTV • Neoris • Open English • Onswipe• Organización Terpel • PepsiCo • Philips Latin America • PlusPetrol Resources • PulsoSocial • SAP LAC • Skyscanner • Socialatom Group• Softtek • Teach For All • Telefonica • The Boston Consulting Group • Ultrapar • Viacom International Media Networks Americas • Visa • Waposat • WEConnect International • World Tech Makers & Nativo Digital • Xerox Latin America • YellowPepper • Young Americas Business Trust
Agents of ChangeThe New Face of Innovation and Talent
Speakers Include:Andres Barreto, Founder and Managing Partner, Socialatom Group, Grooveshark, PulsoSocial and OnswipeTallis Gomes, Founder, Easy Taxi (Latin Trade Young Leader of the Year Honoree)Serge Elkiner, CEO and Co-Founder, YellowPepperJuan López Salaberry, Partner, 500 StartupsJosé Manuel Moller, CEO, AlgramoLuis Montoya, President, Latin America Beverages, PepsiCoTomás Recart, CEO, Enseña ChilePremal Shah, President and Co-Founder, KivaWoods Staton, Executive Chairman, Arcos DoradosFernando Trueba, Head of Marketing, LATAM, eBay, Inc.
REGISTER TODAY!
October 28, 2015Greenberg Traurig, Miami
333 SE 2nd Avenue, Suite 4400, Miami, Fl 33131
The 21st Annual BRAVO Business Awards ceremony, presented by Latin Trade Group honors a group of exceptional Latin Americans who are shapers of our hemisphere took place October 29, 2015 at the Mandarin Oriental Miami.
The BRAVO Business Awards celebrated its twenty-first anniversary this year, and these are good times for them. This annual event began in 1994 as a small dinner ceremony where we handed out awards to a small group of BRAVO honorees.
Mandarin Oriental, Miami | Thursday, October 29, 2015
15Heads of States
100
20CEO’s
Humanitarians and Environmentalist
Click here to view photos from the 2015 Bravo Business Awards
RECOGNIZING EXCELLENCE AND ACHIEVEMENT IN THE AMERICAS
“This award encourages us, and obliges us to continue innovating.”
Juan Domingo Beckmann, CEO, José Cuervo
2015 BRAVO Business Award Honorees: Richard Burns, Latin Trade Group; José Alberto Vélez, Grupo Argos; Alejandro Baillères Gual, Grupo Bal; Pedro Joaquín Coldwell, Secretary of Energy, Government of Mexico; Thilo Mannhardt, Ultrapar; Maria Lourdes Gallo, Latin Trade Group; Eduardo Belmont, Belcorp; Juan Domingo Beckmann, Jose Cuervo; Rodrigo Galindo, Kroton Educacional; Rosemary Winters, Latin Trade Group; Tallis Gomes, EasyTaxi.
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