Startup Battlefield Latin America

Agenda

November 8th

8:30AM – 9:30AM

Registration Opens

9:30AM – 9:35AM

Welcome Remarks by Jordan Crook (TechCrunch)

9:35AM – 10:40AM

Startup Battlefield Session 1

TechCrunch’s iconic startup competition is here and for the first time in Latin America, as entrepreneurs from around the region pitch expert judges and vie for the Battlefield Cup. The first preliminary round of five contestants.

10:40AM – 11:05AM

A China Twist to Brazil’s Mobility Revolution with Ariel Lambrecht (Yellow), Eduardo Musa (Yellow), Tony Qiu (Didi Chuxing), Hans Tung (GGV Capital)

With Didi Chuxing’s acquisition of car-sharing service 99 and GGV’s investment in scooter / bike mobility startup Yellow, what lessons from China’s mobility revolution will unfold in Brazil?

11:05AM – 11:20AM

Break

11:20AM – 11:40AM

Keynote by Konstantinos Papamiltiadis (Facebook)

Facebook’s Director of Platform Partnerships discusses the Facebook developer ecosystem. Sponsored by Facebook.

11:40AM – 12:40AM

Startup Battlefield Session 2

The second preliminary round of five contestants.

12:40PM – 1:40PM

Break

1:40PM – 2:40PM

Startup Battlefield Session 3

The third preliminary round of five contestants.

2:40PM – 3:00PM

Fireside Chat with Cristina Junqueira (Nubank) and David Velez (Nubank)

With $180 million in fresh capital and a $4 billion valuation, where will Nubank go from here?

3:00PM – 3:20PM

Keynote by Rodrigo Schmidt (Instagram)

The director of engineering at Instagram discusses the rapid growth and development of the popular photo-sharing app. Sponsored by Facebook.

3:20PM – 3:45PM

Venture Investing In Latin America Today Eric Acher (Monashees),Veronica Allende Serra (Innova Capital ), Hernan Kazah (Kaszek), Fernando Lelo de Larrea (ALLVP)

The pace and scale of venture investing in Latin America is accelerating fast. How will the ecosystem adapt?

3:45PM – 4:00PM

Break

4:00PM – 5:15PM

Startup Battlefield Final

The final round. One of these five finalists will be the winner of Startup Battlefield.

5:15PM – 5:35PM

20 Years Ahead of the Curve with Fabricio Bloisi (Movile)

Movile started with SMS and ringtones in 1998 and evolved into a powerful conglomerate of digital businesses on mobile platforms. Founder Fabricio Bloisi discusses the journey and what’s next.

5:35PM – 6:00PM

New Wave Latin Founders with David Arana (Konfio), Juan Pablo Bruzzo (Moni), Ana McLaren (Enjoie), Sebastian Mejia (Rappi)

The latest generation of tech founders in Latin America may be more disruptive than their predecessors but also face rapidly rising expectations at home and abroad.

6:00PM – 6:15PM

Startup Battlefield Closing Awards Ceremony

Watch the announcement of the Startup Battlefield winner.

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