Porto Alegre (RS) said goodbye to South Summit Brazil 2023 and celebrated the numbers of its second edition, which took place from March 29th to 31st. Over the three days of the event at Cais Mauá, around 22,000 people attended one of the largest innovation and entrepreneurship meetings with a close eye on sustainability and new business formats. The 22 thousand square meters of the event's area received visitors from 50 countries, 3 thousand startups, 900 speakers, 150 sponsors, 700 national and international journalists, 7 thousand companies, more than 100 investment funds, 30 of them international, about 600 investors, which resulted in USD 19 billion of investment available to LATAM and USD 123 billion of funds under management.
Supporter of the event, ABES was present at South Summit Brazil from the first day, with the participation of Paulo Milliet Roque and Rodolfo Fücher, President and President of the Board of ABES, respectively, in addition to Jamile Sabatini Marques, Director of Innovation and Development; Marcia Lippert, RS Vice President and Mirian Luzzi, Specialist in Planning and Execution.
Rodolfo Fücher, President of the Board of ABES, participated, on March 29, in the panel on the Future of Telecommunications and IT Services and Industry 5.0, alongside Cesar Cavalheiro Leite, CEO and founder of Processor; Zaima Milazzo, President of Brain – Algar Telecom, and Heverton Anunciação, from the Consumer University. The ABEs team took advantage of their stay in Rio Grande do Sul to visit Tecnosinos, a technology park located in São Leopoldo.
Startup competition
One of the highlights of the event, the 2023 Startups Competition had more than 2020 entries and, among the 47 selected finalists, 31 were Brazilian and 16 international. The winners were announced on Friday afternoon (31.03) and the outcome was exciting. “We had many relevant projects with outstanding potential in the market. The judges had a difficult task to choose which would be the winners, but surely, all the startups present could have South Summit Brazil as a showcase in front of funds and possible investors. This year, we had a significant amount for investment in Latin America”, emphasizes Thiago Ribeiro, CEO of the event in Brazil.
The five winning startups, one in each category (Highlight, Most Sustainable, Most Scalable, Most Innovative and Best Team) received a computer donated by ABES. Are they:
· BIGGEST HIGHLIGHT – Airway Shield – device that facilitates intubation by guiding the endotracheal tube easily into the trachea and protects physicians from aerosols.
· MORE SCALABLE – Alana AI – AI tool created to improve customer relationships. With it, it is possible to interact, engage and respond to consumers in an automatic, personalized and humanized way through all digital channels.
· MORE SUSTAINABLE – Incentiv Track Winners – innovative platform that centralizes all solutions in tax incentive laws offering connection, transparency and engagement.
· BEST TEAM – Trashin – circular economy through waste management and reverse logistics programs, which promote a positive socio-environmental impact.
· MOST INNOVATIVE – Bankuish – a sales channel whose core business is data analysis for decision-making processes.
ESG: Mobilization to Reduce Inequality
The collection of electronic equipment was also carried out during the event, a partnership between ABES, Reurbi and the Third Sector Observatory. Along with the organization of the event, collectors were installed to collect electronic devices, such as notebooks, keyboards, racks and mice, etc. These devices may be refurbished and sold or loaned to institutions that promote socio-digital inclusion. Items that cannot be reused will be sent for recycling, and the resources are also reverted to NGOs and for maintenance of the work carried out by Reurbi. The Mobilization to Reduce Inequality has a socio-environmental impact, as it reduces the generation of Greenhouse Gases, the release of toxic metals and generates career opportunities in the area of Technology for thousands of people trained by NGOs.
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