Loading...
4th Annual MIT Sloan Latin American Startup Competition
103
Registered
Registration
Registration is now closed (this event already took place).
Details
The competition is held at the MIT Latin America Business Conference, and provides a unique opportunity for entrepreneurs to network with top executives from Latin America, potential investors, MIT faculty, and students.
Why participate?
Present your ideas to successful and seasoned professionals and receive feedback
Network with world class entrepreneurs, investors & potential partners
Receive personalized feedback from the judges
Media exposure
Winner receives $5000+ cash prize!
More details: http://mitlac.com/#mitlac-startup-competition
File Attachments: MIT Latam Start Up Competition 2016.pdf
Where
E62-223, Bulding E62, MIT Sloan
30 Memorial Dr, Cambridge, MA 02142, United States
Speakers
Mariano Mayer
National Secretary for Entrepreneurs and SMEs
Ministry of Production
In December 2015 Mariano was appointed as the National Secretary for Entrepreneurs and Small & Medium Enterprises, which belongs to the Minister of Production in Argentina. Before this, he was Head of the General Direction of Entrepreneurship of Buenos Aires City, which belongs to the Undersecretary of Creative Economy, both established as part of the new "Innovation Plan" for the City. Since 2000 Mariano has actively participated as a lawyer, in start-ups, investment and sale of new companies, and has advised both entrepreneurs as well as funds. He also teaches in several institutions dedicated to promote the entrepreneur activity in Argentina.
Ariel Arrieta
Co-founder & Managing Partner
NXTP Labs
Ariel is a serial entrepreneur and investor, cofounder & managing partner of NXTP Labs seed fund and accelerator. NXTP Labs is the most active investor in Latin America. It invests in early stage companies with international growth potential in the field of technology, providing strong entrepreneurial support based on coaching, training, mentoring and networking. As fund & business accelerator company NXTPLabs.com has +150 companies portfolio (goo.gl/LwKGN ). As an angel investor, Ariel owns equity in 22 internet startups and cofounded the creative agency Nextperience.
Ale Resnik
Co-founder & CEO
Beepi
Ale Resnik is a serial entrepreneur who is currently the CEO and co-founder of Beepi, a peer-to-peer marketplace for buying and selling automobiles. Beepi is the fourth company founded by Resnik; in 2014, Resnik was named a "Top Innovator Under 35" by the MIT Technology Review.
Marc Segura
Founder & CEO
Play Business
Founder and CEO of Play Business, first equity crowd funding company in Mexico. He received a BA in Law and Economics from the Tecnologico de Monterrey, the most recognized entrepreneurial university in Mexico where he currently acts as an active professor. He worked for an intellectual property firm for 2 years and then as a Marketing Manager for 3 years at Hasbro, a multinational toy and games company. He is currently an investor in 10 startups and board member in 3 of them. Furthermore, he is one of the founding members of the Mexican Crowd Funding Association (AFICO) which is in charge of the industryÔÇÖs regulatory framework.
Guillermo Lagos Espinosa
Director for Innovation & Entrepreneurship
EGADE Business School, Tecnol├│gico de Monterrey
Guillermo Lagos is Director for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at EGADE Business School in Monterrey, M├®xico. He has been an entrepreneur and intrapreneur for over 25 years, launching his own ventures as well as projects for large corporations in the financial services industry in Mexico and the USA. Guillermo has an MBA from Stanord University and a degree in Business Administration from the Universidad Iboamericana.