Agustín Landa García-Téllez

Founder of LANZA and Alliance Latin America Representative

Throughout his more than 30 years in the philanthropic sector, Agustín has designed and implemented strategies to help civil society organizations fulfill their initiatives. Prior to founding LANZA, Agustín served as Vice-President of Development at the University of Monterrey (UDEM) from February 2011 to March 2020. His professional career began at the Instituto Poblano de Readaptación, A. C., (IPODERAC), an organization of which he was Executive Director and a Member of the Council. Agustín has participated, since 1998, in the creation of Community Foundations in Mexico. Currently, he is president of COMUNALIA (Alliance of Community Foundations of Mexico); he was a founding member and first president of Fundación Comunidar in Monterrey and Fundación Comunitaria de Puebla. In addition to being an advisor to other civil society institutions. He has an MBA from the UNC-Chapel Hill Kenan-Flagler Business School. He is a “Synergos Fellow” by Synergos Institute of New York; an International Community Development Program Fellow by Kellog

Alan Almeida

Co-founder of {Parças} Developers School

He is co-founder of {Parças} Developers School together with Carla Cristina and Francisco Neto. Company invested by Nubank and Bossanova, which teaches programming in Prison Units and wants to transform prison units into a Technology qualification Pole.

Winner of the Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award in its 17th edition, Alan is a Favelado who completed CS50 Harvard University with a focus on Cybersecurity, is a Major in Cyber ​​Defense Ethical Hacking, Forensics & Secure DevOps. Graduated in Law, he has the CPA-20®️ ANBIMA certification and scientific articles published in IBCCrim.

Ana Buchain

Executive Director of People, Marketing, Communication and Sustainability at B3

She is Executive Director of People, Marketing, Communication and Sustainability at B3 and is at the forefront of the entire cultural and brand transformation of the new company created in 2017. Today, she is responsible for delivering responsible internal management and promoting the best ESG practices and good practices with invested companies. Graduated in Business Administration from the Faculty of Economics, Administration, Accounting and Actuarial Science at the University of São Paulo (FEA-USP), with a specialization in Change Management from the Chicago Booth School of Business and a degree in Psychoanalysis from the Center for Psychoanalytic Studies. With a continuous career in financial institutions such as Banco Santander, ABN Amro and Citibank, she joined Cetip, where he was responsible for the development of the Human Resources area. During her management, B3 was certified by the Top Employer Institute, which it recognizes as companies and was an excellent magazine in the practices of the best entrepreneurs in Brazil, by Forbes.

André Lobo

Manager of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning

He holds a Master in Sociology from UFRJ and worked for three years at the State Department of Social Assistance and Human Rights in Rio de Janeiro. He joined Luta pela Paz in 2014, where she having been coordinator of Education and Partnerships, and currently is Manager of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning.

Andrea Wolffenbüttel

Associate Consultant at IDIS

She is an Associate Consultant at IDIS and a member of the Management Committee of the Movement for a Culture of Donation, Journalist, also trained in the area of ​​Systems Analysis and Specialization in Economics, she had experience writing in vehicles such as O Estado de S.Paulo, SBT and CBS News (USA). Managed the Information and Research Center at Gazeta Mercantil. Edited the journal Desafios do Desenvolvimento, a publication of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA). In the third sector, she was Communication and Content Manager at the Akatu Institute for Conscious Consumption and, more recently, at the Maria Cecília Souto Vidigal Foundation.

Atila Roque

Director of Ford Foundation Brasil

Atila Roque is the Director of the Ford Foundation in Brazil. He has a Master in Political Science from the University Research Institute of Rio de Janeiro (IUPERJ) and Bachelor in History from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). He was Executive Director of Amnesty International in Brazil and is part of the Board of Directors of GIFE (Group of Institutes, Foundations and Companies).

Atti Worku

co-CEO of African Visionary Fund

Atti is a leader and advocate with over 10 years of experience as a nonprofit CEO. Throughout her career, Atti experienced the biased and unjust challenges of raising philanthropic dollars in the U.S. for a locally-led, community-centered African organization. As the AVFund’s Africa-based Co-CEO, she is focused on supporting the personal and organizational growth of African visionaries and their innovative impact ideas. Prior to joining the AVFund, Atti founded and led Seeds of Africa, a nonprofit developing the educational foundation for the next generation of Ethiopia’s leaders. Atti writes about power dynamics and racial Injustice in philanthropy, and her essay on girls education as a global climate change solution was published in the book Why Women Will Save the Planet. She was named one of the Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD) class of 2019, and is a Women’s Forum Rising Talents Initiative 2020 nominee. Atti won Miss Ethiopia in 2005, and graduated Cum Laude with a BA in Sustainable Development from Columbia University.

Benjamin Bellegy

Executive Director at WINGS

He is the Executive Director at WINGS. He has previously led international programmes in fields such as civil societies’ strengthening, sustainable development or post-disaster reconstruction. He has managed international programs at Fondation de France, worked for the International Cooperation Agency of Monaco and for several NGOs in Ethiopia, Tunisia and Canada.

Camila Carvalho

Head of Partnership Development and of Philanthropy at UNICEF

She works with UNICEF leadership, the board, companies and foundations strategic teams, major donors, program champions and staff to build continuous programmatic response for the most vulnerable children and adolescents in Brazil and even worldwide.

Carlos Pignatari

Head of Social Impact at Ambev

He is at the forefront of all the Company’s positive impact projects, including the VOA program, a volunteer management mentoring for company’s social organizations and AMA, the first social business in Brazil in a large company registered in partnership with Yunus Social Business. In the company since 2013 the beginning of the operation, he also worked in as performance manager and transformation manager for Latin America. He holds a degree in Public Administration from FGV-SP with an emphasis on international and environmental policy.

CAROLA M. B. MATARAZZO

CEO of Movimento Bem Maior

Graduated in Business Administration at Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado, Carola got involved in social causes as a volunteer at Liga Solidária, in 2000. Since then, she held different positions in the organisation until reaching the Presidency, where she served from 2012 to 2018, leaving to lead the creation of Movimento Bem Maior. In 2020, she received the “Social Entrepreneur of the Year” award, promoted by Folha de São Paulo and the Schwab Foundation in the “Covid-19 Mitigation” category. Carola is a member of the Strategic Councils of Liga Solidária, Artesol, Instituto Protea and Instituto iungo. She is also a civil society representative at São Paulo’s State Fund to Combat and Eradicate Poverty.

Cassio França

secretary general at GIFE

He is a political scientist from Unicamp, master and doctor in Public Administration and Government from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (EAESP – SP), with a postdoctoral at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE – LACC). Group moderator, specialized in language ontology. He is secretary general at GIFE.

Celso Athayde

Founder of Central Única das Favelas (CUFA)

He is the founder of Central Única das Favelas (CUFA) and CEO of Favela Holding, which owns more than 20 companies, all with actions in favelas and peripheries. In 2021, he was the winner of the World Economic Forum’s Schwab Award for Impact and Innovation Entrepreneur of the Year.

Christiane Torloni

Actress and environmental activist

Christiane Torloni is an actress and cultural producer with over 46 years of career. She acted in 16 plays, 27 soap operas and 16 films. As a political activist, she participated in “Diretas Já” and, as an environmentalist, she led the “Amazônia para Sempre” movement, which collected more than one million signatures against the devastation of the Amazon Rainforest. In addition to theatrical shows, she produced the feature-length documentary “Amazônia, o Despertar da Florestania”, of which she was also director together with Miguel Przwodowski. He is currently a member of the Board of FAS – Fundação Amazônia Sustentável.

Daniela Garcia

CEO at Instituto Capitalismo Consciente Brasil

Journalist with over 25 years of experience, she has worked with brand strategy and positioning and as a Business Designer for Micro and Small Entrepreneurs. Enthusiastic about the third sector and social impact businesses, she articulates partnerships with the corporate world. At Instituto Capitalismo Consciente Brasil, she climbed the ladder as Communications Coordinator, Director of Operations and is currently the organization’s CEO.

Daniela Grelin

Director of Avon Institute

Daniela Grelin leads the Avon Institute in its initiatives to combat violence against women and to fight breast cancer in Brazil. It promotes awareness and engagement of different interest groups in society to transform attitudes and behaviors, empowering topics for public debate, promoting the rescue of victims of isolation. She is a columnist for Exame magazine, writing on topics related to gender equity and women’s rights.

Denise Carvalho

Senior Manager of Monitoring and Evaluation at IDIS

Graduated in International Relations from the University of Brasília (UnB), she has more than 20 years of experience in the design, management, monitoring and evaluation of social and business development projects. She has worked in International Organizations (United Nations in Brazil and Equatorial Guinea), private companies (PwC and Polaris Participações) and in the Third Sector (FNP, Caritas Switzerland, Instituto Votorantim, Fundação Abrinq). Denise also has a postgraduate degree in Evaluation of Results and Impacts of Public Organizations and Programs, from the Universidad del Litoral (Argentina) and a Master’s in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, from BI International, and specializations in the country and abroad. Currently, she is a student of the Master in Assessment at the Universität des Saarlandes (Germany).

Eliane Trindade

Editor of the Social Entrepreneur Award of Folha de S.Paulo

Editor of the Social Entrepreneur Award of Folha de S.Paulo. Graduated in Social Communication from the University of Brasília in 1990, she did a postgraduate degree in Political Science at the University of Pisa (Italy) in 1993. e worked for the magazines IstoÉ, Época, Marie Claire, IstoÉ Gente and Revista da Folha. She is currently the editor of the Social Entrepreneur Award, a partnership between Folha de S.Paulo and the Schwab Foundation, and also the head of the ‘Rede Social’ column. In 2002, she won the Ayrton Senna Journalism award with the report ‘What they will be when they grow up’. In 2005, she released the book-report ‘As Meninas da Esquina’ (Ed. Record), which brought together the diaries of six girls who were victims of sexual exploitation in Brazil. The book inspired the movie ‘Sonho Roubados’ (09), with the actress Nanda Costa and directed by Sandra Werneck.

Emanuelle Moraes

Citizenship and Sustainability Manager at Sicoob Institute

Emanuelle has worked for 19 years with management of non-governmental organizations and private social investment projects. She has worked at Instituto Brasileiro de Gestão Socioambiental (Fundacim) and Federação das Indústrias do Estado do Paraná (FIEP), in which she coordinated the Conselho de Cidadania Empresarial da Região Noroeste do Paraná. Emanuelle has worked at Instituto Sicoob since 2012, leading the operation in three main pillars: Financial Citizenship; Cooperativism and Entrepreneurship; and Sustainable Development.

Erika Sanchez Saez

Executive director of Instituto ACP

She  is the executive director of Instituto ACP, researcher, author of the book Collaborative Philanthropy, organizer of the book Horizons and Priorities for Philanthropy and Social Investment in Brazil and member of the coordinating committee of the Movement for a Culture of Giving.She has a degree in Social Communication from ESPM, a postgraduate degree in Globalization and World Governance and Systems from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia and a Master’s degree in Cooperation, Globalization and Development from the University of Barcelona. 

Fabio Lesbaupin

CEO of Estímulo 2020

With over 20 years of experience working in large and multinational companies, in areas such as strategic consulting, logistics, finance and technology, Fabio Lesbaupin is co-founder and CEO of Estímulo. With a degree in Production Engineering from USP, he took an MBA in Administration at FGV (where he is an invited professor), and specialized in innovative projects using technology, working for more than 10 years in this area.

Felipe Groba

Project Manager at IDIS

Felipe Insunza Groba serves as project manager at IDIS. Previously, he was responsible for institutional relations and fundraising with large donors at the Estudar Foundation, and at Anfavea, where he was chief economist and foreign trade manager. He holds a master’s degree in Applied Economics and Public Policy Assessment from the Universidad del País Vasco (UPV / EHU) and a postgraduate degree in Philanthropic Studies at the University of Kent, and a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of São Paulo (FEA-USP).

Fernanda Bombardi

Executive Manager of ICE – Instituto de Cidadania Empresarial

She is a member of the Board of ANDE – Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs in Brazil and a member of the Board of Projeto Casulo, as well as Executive Manager of ICE – Instituto de Cidadania Empresarial and is a manager of Coalizão pelo Impacto, an initiative that aims to strengthen the field of investments and impact businesses in the five regions of Brazil, in six cities. She was also a fellow of the MIT D-Lab Innovation Ecosystem Builder Fellowship. With an MBA in Social and Environmental Business Management from CEATS-USP, she is a psychologist graduated from PUC-SP and a specialist in Local Development from the ILO – International Labor Organization. Fernanda dedicated almost eight years to community development projects, having implemented an income generation program in the Amazon.

Flavia Rosso

Social Impact Manager at iFood

She is the Social Impact Manager at iFood, responsible for fundraising donations via the app with a focus on strengthening the 3rd sector in Brazil. She is also leader of the Fight Against Hunger front at iFood, with initiatives to combat waste and create urban gardens. Graduated in Psychology at USP in São Paulo and MBA student in Sustainable Development and Circular Economy at PUC-RS.

Georgia Pessoa

Executive Director of humanize

She is a lawyer by training with a Master’s Degree in Environmental Management. Prior to joining Humanize, she was head of the environmental area of the Roberto Marinho Foundation, and before that the country director for Rare-Brazil. She has over 20 years of experience in the development arena, serving different organizations in various capacities, including the Brazil office of the Latin America Regional Climate Initiative (LARCI/iCS), the Moore Foundation, the Brazil Biodiversity Fund (Funbio), and World Wildlife Fund-Brazil (WWF-Brazil). She is very well connected in the philanthropic community and has an relevant network of top-level professionals at the Brazilian government, the private sector, academia and NGOs.

Giovanni Harvey

Executive Director of Fundo Baobá para a Equidade Racial (Fundo Baobá for Racial Equality)

He has 30 years of experience as an executive in the private sector, public administration and third sector. From 1988 to 1989 was the president of Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) Students Central Directory; business owner in the insurance and private pension sector from 1994 to 2004; founded the NGO Incubadora Afrobrasileira in 2004 and; worked, in 2007, as a consultant at the Incubators Program in the Ministry of Economics of Cape Verde. Furthermore, Giovanni was in office in the three levels of Public Administration in different areas such as Human Rights, Work, Science and Technology, Social Assistance, Governance and Racial Equality, including the positions of Affirmative Actions Policies National Secretary (from 2008 to 2009) and Executive Secretary at Presidency of the Republic Secretariat of Policies for Racial Equality Promotion (SEPPIR/PR) (from 2013 to 2015).

Gregório Araújo

Manager of Reforestation and Environmental Projects at the Executive Management of Social Responsibility

He holds a PhD in Economics from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. He has worked in different occupational functions at Petrobras, integrated intelligence studies, elaborated and monitoring of deadlines or corporate scenarios of companies, as well as projected as macroeconomic and energy. He is currently Manager of Reforestation and Environmental Projects at the Executive Management of Social Responsibility, responsible for managing projects in the scenario and forests line of the Petrobras Socio-environmental Program. He also works as a senior researcher at the Brazilian Center for International Relations (CEBRI).

Guibson Trindade Torres

Pact for the Promotion of Racial Equity

From the State of Pernambuco, he is a communicologist specializing in Public Relations, has an MBA in People Management, with expertise in the elaboration, articulation and mobilization of actions, as well as in carrying out community assistance projects, with education, health and racial experience. He worked as Public and Institutional Relations in companies in the Governmental segment, philanthropic institutions and third sector organizations and is currently the Executive Manager of the Pact for the Promotion of Racial Equity.

Gustavo Bernardino

Program manager at GIFE – Grupo de Institutos, Fundações e Empresas.

With a bachelor degree in International Relations and master in Management and Public Policy, he has more than 10 years of professional experience in the public sector, NGOs and philanthropy. He is currently program manager at GIFE – Grupo de Institutos, Fundações e Empresas.

Henri Rysman de Lockerente, CFA ESG, CAIA

Fixed Income and ESG Portfolio Manager at BNP Paribas Asset Management Brazil

Henry holds a bachelor’s degree in Law from Aix-en-Provence University, with a Graduate Degree in Business Management from Fundação Dom Cabral. He has a Master’s in Financial Law from Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne University and a Master’s in Management & Finance from HEC Paris School of Management. He started his career at Société Générale Bank as Structured Products Specialist in 2008, and later as Institutional Sales. In 2011, he joined BNP Paribas Cardif as Investment Coordinator for Latin America and later as Chief Investment Officer for Brazil. He joined BNP Paribas Asset Management Brazil in June 2020 as Fixed Income Portfolio Manager.

Hermes de Sousa

Founder of the Instituto Nova União da Arte-NUA of São Miguel Paulista

Founder of the Instituto Nova União da Arte-NUA of São Miguel Paulista, of Quebrada of a network of community articulations in União de Vila Nova, creator of the Escola de Ponte Sustentável, among other social and community enterprises, such as the Cacimba Institute of Social Responsibility (Community-based Foundation) and the Uni Diversidade da Quebrada de educação desenrolada.

João Paulo Pacifico

CEO Activist at Grupo Gaia

He is the Founder of Grupo Gaia, impact investment company (certified B Corporation), and of GaiaSec (later PlanetaSec), leading securitization company in Brazil, sold in 2022. Also is the Co-founder of the NGO Gaia+, Board Member of Greenpeace Brazil,  Author of the books Onda Azul and Seja Líder Como o Mundo Precisa (HarperCollins) and a LinkedIn Top Voice (460k followers).

Leonardo Letelier

CEO and founder of SITAWI Finance for Good

He is CEO and founder of SITAWI Finance for Good and has 20+ years of experience in business, finance, and social impact. Prior to thar, he worked at McKinsey for 8 years. He was elected Senior Fellow at Synergos, Responsible Leader by BMW Foundation and Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2021 in Brazil by Schwab Foundation. To date, SITAWI has mobilized R$300+ million for impact. Leonardo earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and an Industrial Engineering degree from University of São Paulo. He is married to Lucimara and father to Clara.

Louize Oliveira

Financial Citizenship Supervisor at Sicoob Institute

Louize has worked for more than 10 years in the financial market, specifically in a credit union, working in the areas of credit and risk, legal and recovery, strategic projects, innovation, and private social investment. Currently, she has been working at Sicoob Institute to develop the Financial Education Agenda of Sicoob, with the purpose to implement a monitoring and evaluation process of the Financial Education programs.

Lucia Dellagnelo

Director-President of the Innovation Center for Brazilian Education-CIEB

She holds a Master’s and a PhD in Education from Harvard University. She is currently Director-President of the Innovation Center for Brazilian Education-CIEB. She worked as a consultant for the World Bank and national and international foundations in the area of ​​education and human development. She was the Secretary of State of the Secretary of Sustainable Economic Development of Santa Catarina. Founder of ICom-Instituto Comunitário Grande Florianópolis and co-founder of Social Good Brasil.

Luiza Helena Trajano

Chairwoman of the Board of Magazine Luiza and President of Grupo Mulheres do Brasil

Mafoane Odara

Human Resources Business Partner at Meta

She is a psychologist and holds a master’s degree in Psychology from the University of São Paulo. She is a columnist, consultant, researcher, activist and currently serves as human resources leader for Latin America at Meta. Mother of Mudrik Diop (8) and Makini Niara (5), she is one of the important Brazilian voices in the debates on diversity, equity and inclusion in the corporate and public world. She is chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Fundo Brasil de Humanos and is a member of the Diversity Board of FGV-SP and of the Advisory Boards of the Institute for Gender Equality in Politics – Vamos Juntas – and the Escola de Formação Política – RenovaBR. In addition, it is exclusive to the Political Leaders Networks of the RAPS (Political Action Network for Sustainability), the Lemann Foundation and the Agora! Movement.

Marcia Groszmann Faria

Lead Officer Financial Institutions at BID Invest

Marcia joined IDB Invest in February 2018, based in São Paulo and currently serves as Investment Leader for Brazilian Financial Institutions. She is responsible for the relationship between the financial market and IDB Invest, where financial operations are carried out and executes Brazilian transactions.

Prior to that, Marcia was Head of International Financial Institutions for Brazil at Itaú BBA. She has over 20 years of experience in the Brazilian market, specializing in international relations, fundraising and structured operations.

She holds a degree in Economics from the University of São Paulo and an MBA from Fundação Dom Cabral.

Márcia Kalvon Woods

Advisor for the José Luiz Egydio Setúbal Foundation

She is advisor for the José Luiz Egydio Setúbal Foundation, Chair of the Board of the Brazilian Association of Fundraisers, trustee for the Stickel Foundation, Member of the Coordinating Committee of the Movement for a Culture of Giving and President of SAAP – Alto dos Pinheiros Neighborhood Association.

Marcilio Pousada

CEO of RD – Raia Drogasil

CEO of RD – Raia Drogasil, a chain of pharmacies in 27 states in Brazil, with more than 50,000 employees and the purpose of taking care of people’s health and well-being at all times of life. His greatest motivation is to help people develop so that RD continues to grow in an agile and sustainable way. A voracious reader of literature, history and business, he believes that reading transforms people and enhances the creation of a fairer society, with opportunities for all. He was also CEO at Saraiva and Officenet. And he served as commercial director at Submarino and Walmart.

Mariana Brunini

Executive Coordinator of the Movement for a Culture of Giving

Executive Coordinator of the Movement for a Culture of Giving. Graduated in International Relations from PUC-SP, with an MBA in Sustainability from FGV-SP and Brazilian Popular Culture from Instituto Brincante. She developed her career in the areas of Social Investment and Human Development, as a project manager at institutions such as Banco Real/Santander, Rosenbaum and Oxfam India. She is a documentary photographer and partner of P A L A F I T A S, personal and organizational development journeys through experiences in traditional communities. Co-founder of the FIESP Young Entrepreneurs Committee, the LACE Project OSCIP and Families for Climate (Parents for Future) an activism group for climate justice.

Matthew Bishop

Writer and co-founder of Catalyst 2030

He is a world-renowned speaker, moderator, convener and author of several influential books, an award-winning journalist and founder of two high-impact social innovations. An Oxford-educated economist, executive and advisor, he brings deep expertise in social innovation, impact investing, purpose-driven business and philanthropy, as well as international media and technology. He was a writer and editor at The Economist for over 25 years, including a decade as the magazine’s New York Bureau Chief, where he helped launch and host some of the magazine’s first podcasts and curated several conferences. He joined Rockefeller Foundation in 2018 to lead the Bellagio Center on Lake Como, Italy, focused on convening people around tackling some of the world’s biggest challenges. He co-founded the Social Progress Index, an increasingly influential new measure of how well a society serves its citizens. He also co-founded the #GivingTuesday movement, which harnesses social media to celebrate giving and drive more effective charity. Matthew was honored by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader. He was on the faculty of London Business School.

Melissa Berman

Founding President and CEO of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Melissa has led Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors since its inception, building it into one of the world’s leading philanthropy services.  An adjunct Professor at Columbia University’s Business School, Melissa is also a director/trustee of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, the Adrian Brinkerhoff Foundation and Candid, formerly the Foundation Center and Guidestar. She serves on the Advisory Boards of the Marshall Center for Philanthropy and Social Entrepreneurship at the London School of Economics and the Tamer Center for Social Enterprise at Columbia University.  Melissa holds a B.A. from Harvard University and a Ph.D. from Stanford University. 

Mônica Rodrigues Dias Pinto

Chief of Education at UNICEF Brasil

She holds a Master’s in Education – Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC RJ), with an MBA in Management in Digital Environments – COPPE/UFRJ. She participated in the Executive Development Program – Fundação Dom Cabral and has a postgraduate degree in History and Contemporary Culture – Instituto Metodista Bennet and a degree in Pedagogy – UERJ State University of Rio de Janeiro. She worked in the Third Sector for 25 years and has worked for ten years as a teacher and pedagogical manager. She is a member of GIFE’s Governance Council.

Mônica Sodré

Executive director of the Political Action Network for Sustainability – RAPS

Political scientist and Master from the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), with a PhD in International Relations from the University of São Paulo (USP) and specialization from the Columbia Global Centers of Columbia University (New York – USA). She is a member of the Advisory Board of the Ruth Cardoso Institute, was a postgraduate professor in Political Science and worked as a project consultant for private and civil society organizations on topics such as the Brazilian political, electoral and party system and relations between the Executive and the Legislative

Neil Heslop

CEO of Charities Aid Foundation

Neil has a distinguished career in both business and the charitable sector and joined CAF in October 2020, from the international pan-disability charity Leonard Cheshire, where he has served as Chief Executive since 2016. Neil lost his sight aged 21 and is a law graduate from Newcastle University. He holds an MBA from Cranfield School of Management and a Diploma from the Chartered Institute of Marketing. In 25 years in business Neil held senior leadership roles in the telecoms industry in North America and Europe. Neil is a co-founder of the charity Blind In Business, serving as a Trustee since 1992 and acted as an advisor to the UK government on the introduction of the Disability Discrimination Act. He became CEO of Leonard Cheshire Disability in 2016. Neil was previously Co-Chair of the Disability Charities Consortium.

Osmar Lima

Head of the Department for Structuring Real Estate Projects at BNDES

Production Engineer from UFRJ with a master’s degree in Production Engineering from COPPE/UFRJ and CFA photography. He has been with the BNDES for 12 years, having worked in the areas of financing, investment and privatization. Currently, I hold the position of Head of the Department for Structuring Real Estate Projects at BNDES.

Paula Fabiani

IDIS

CEO of IDIS, has a career marked by her work in the fields of philanthropy and giving culture, being at the forefront of initiatives such as Pesquisa Doação Brasil (Brazilian pioneer research on individual giving), the Brazilian Philanthropy Forum and the Brazilian Endowment Coalition. In the field of political influence, she was successful in passing two laws, at the state and federal levels. Author of two books on Endowments and a book on Early Childhood, Paula is the only Brazilian certified in the SROI (Social Return on Investment) impact assessment methodology by Social Value UK.
Economist graduated from FEA-USP, with an MBA from the Stern School of Business – New York University and specializations in the country and abroad, she is a RAPS Civic Entrepreneur and a member of the boards of the Vladimir Herzog Institute, WINGS and Instituto Mol. Currently, she is a student of PhD in Administration from FGV, in the research line on Operations and Sustainability Management.

Paula Gonçalo

Project Coordinator at IDIS

She is Project Coordinator at IDIS. Graduated in Law from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, with a postgraduate degree in Child and Adolescent Law from Università La Sapienza and in Management of Third Sector Organizations from FGV, she worked as a volunteer in social projects in Brazil, Italy and South Africa.

Raphael Mayer

Co-Founder and Manager of Simbiose Social

Elected as one of the 30 under 30 by Forbes in 2021, Winner of the Social Entrepreneur of the Future Award 2018 by the Schwab Foundation (World Economic Forum) and Folha de São Paulo, he is Co-Founder and Manager of the company Simbiose Social (certified company B). He currently works in the management of incentivized investments for more than 40 companies in Brazil, including companies such as Volkswagen, IBM, Unilever, Facebook, among others. Specialist in incentive laws, graduated in Business Administration with Specialization in Social Entrepreneurship from EAESP-FGV, attended management and strategy courses at Babson University (Boston), London Business School (London) and Oxford University (Oxford), was part of the first Facebook innovation center in the world (Hack Station), represented Brazil at the World Social Impact Forum (Skoll Foundation). He worked at the marketing area of ​​Ambev.

Regina Moraes

Founder of Instituto Velho Amigo

Enthusiastic about transformations and eternally passionate about social causes. The social entrepreneur brings in her history a powerful legacy of love for others, driving initiatives in the third sector for more than 23 years. In 1999, she founded the Instituto Velho Amigo, an organization whose main purpose is to contribute to the social inclusion of vulnerable elderly people, promoting healthy aging with autonomy, respect and dignity. Since then, the Institute has already impacted more than 30,000 elderly people in Brazil and continues to expand activities and programs. In 2014, with the desire to inspire more and more people to take a new look at social causes, Regina idealized Retrato Social, a content producer and communication platform that appears to shed light on powerful stories of extraordinary people and transformative gestures. create a better world.

Renata Biselli

Head of Social Impact at Banco Santander

Renata has a degree in Bussiness Administration from PUC-SP with an MBA in Management and Social Entrepreneurship from FIA / USP. She has more than 20 years of career in associations such as J.P. Morgan, ISMART, Comunitas and Insper. Currently, at Santander Private Bank, she is head of Sustainable Solutions working with Family Philanthropy, Endowment and ESG. She is a counselor for Arte Despertar, Pró-Saber SP, Instituto C, Instituto Tellus, Fundação Paiol Grande and FLUPP – Fundação Lucia and Pelerson Penido.

RODRIGO HÜBNER MENDES

FOUNDER AND SUPERINTENDENT OF THE RODRIGO MENDES INSTITUTE

He holds a master’s degree in Human Diversity Management from Fundação Getúlio Vargas and works as a professor and researcher in the area of ​​inclusive education. He is the founder and superintendent of the Rodrigo Mendes Institute, a non-profit organization whose mission is to ensure that every person with a disability has access to quality education in ordinary schools. The Institute develops research, continuing education and advocacy programs. In recent years, it has served educators from all Brazilian states, having directly impacted more than 1.5 million students in public schools. Rodrigo is an Ashoka social entrepreneur and a member of Young Global Leaders (World Economic Forum). Since 2015, he has worked as a consultant for UNESCO and the Government of Angola.

Rodrigo Pipponzi

Board Chairman at Grupo MOL

Graduated in Business Administration from FGV-SP, with a specialization in Social Entrepreneurship from Stanford University (USA), he is a founder alongside journalist Roberta Faria of Editora MOL, a social impact editor that in partnership with participating networks has already donated more than R$ 49 millions to dozens of social associations.

In addition to directing, he has more than one executive direction at MOL, he is founder and advisor of Instituto ACP and Instituto MOL, vice-president of the GIFE board and member of the board of Sistema B, as well as an investor in social impact startups.

Elected Social Entrepreneur of the Year in 2018 by Folha de São Paulo, and in 2019 Social Entrepreneur by the Schwab Foundation, an organization organized by the World Economic Forum. Honored with the Trip Transformers award in 2020.

Ruy Fortini

Founder and CEO of Doare

Founder and CEO of Doare, online fundraising expert. Helped nonprofits raise more than US$20 million in donations in Latin America. Enthusiastic about Web 3.0 technologies, he developed the first philanthropic NFT collection in Brazil.

Sonali Patel

Partner in Bridgespan’s New York office

She is a Partner in Bridgespan’s New York office. She has been at Bridgespan since 2014 and has worked primarily in the philanthropy practice on a wide range of projects varying from initiative strategy to organizational design. She worked with the Tata Trusts developing their malnutrition strategy in India as well as supporting process redesign for grantmaking. She has spent the last two years working with the Rockefeller Foundation on the design of major initiatives in youth employment, global food systems, and science as well as a global scan to help them to develop a short-list of ideas for their next “big bet”. Most recently she worked with a large global family foundation first on supporting their foundation in developing its vision, mission, and principles and then in a separate effort to foster more collaboration and innovation amongst the family members. Sonali has also worked with large NGOs as well, most notably National Geographic Society on defining its mission and vision and critical pivots for the organization to achieve its goals and more recently on executive team effectiveness.

Prior to joining The Bridgespan Group, Sonali was at Bain & Company working primarily in the healthcare practice. While at Bain her work was focused on a wide range of issues including growth strategy, organizational and process redesign, and performance improvement.

Sonali graduated from Duke University with BS in Psychology and received her MBA from The Wharton School. She currently lives in Rye, NY with her husband and three children.

Stella Moraes

Founder of NGO Anjos da Tia Stellinha

She is 37 years old and trained in Social Work. She has a postgraduate degree in public policy management for the family, childhood and youth; in the elaboration and management of social projects; and also in human rights, social responsibility and global citizenship. She is a Master’s Student in Local Development and Winner of the Social Entrepreneur Award from Folha de São Paulo. It is a creator of social technologies.

Vivianne Naigeborin

Superintendent of the Arymax Foundation

Since 2019, she has been Superintendent of the Arymax Foundation, whose main focus is the inclusion of economically vulnerable people in the world of work. From 20007 to 2019, she served as Strategic Advisor for the global organization Potencia Ventures and, from 2000 to 2007, as International Director of Strategic Partnerships and Latin America Integration at Ashoka. Graduated in Dentistry at USP, she is a Yale World Fellow at Yale University, a member of the Lemann Foundation’s Leaders Network and advisor to several civil society organizations.

Wellington Nogueira

Founder of Doutores da Alegria

In 1991, he founded the pioneering association Doutores da Alegria. After 2 years at the helm of one of the most awarded organizations in the world, now he is expanding to other 25 tasks of what I learned to spaces beyond hospitals. He is from São Paulo, married to Mara and father of Theo.