Brazil at Silicon Valley7th Edition, 2025

Episode 27 - Diego Barreto, How Ifood Uses AI to Revolutionize the Delivery Market

In our first episode of this season, we had the pleasure of chatting with Diego Barreto on our channel. Diego is the CFO & VP of Strategy at Ifood, author of the bestseller "Nova Economia" (New Economy), and a mentor at Endeavor. This episode has AI as its central theme, and we discussed its impacts on personal productivity and how Ifood uses AI to revolutionize the food delivery market.

Episode 26 - Deborah Quazzo, AI Unleashed: Decoding the Future of EdTech

In this episode, we welcome Deborah Quazzo, a highly influential industry figure and Managing Partner at GSV Ventures - a mammoth $950MM fund dedicated to education. Deborah's profound understanding of EdTech and AI's intersection paints a vivid picture of the future of learning. With accolades including being recognized twice among the top 100 seed investors and co-founding the esteemed ASU+GSV Summit, Deborah is a leader shaping the $7 trillion education sector. From her stints at Princeton and Harvard to serving on various educational boards, Deborah's insights are not to be missed. Tune in as we delve into AI's transformative power in education and how personalization is becoming a revolutionary approach in this space.

Episode 25 - David Lawant, Democratization of Crypto Usage

In today's episode, we had the pleasure of welcoming David Lawant, Head of Research at FalconX, the largest crypto trading platform for businesses. He is also a co-author of the CFA Guide to Blockchain and Crypto. David has a degree in electrical engineering from the University of São Paulo and holds a master's degree from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.