Side event during Web Summit Rio: Scaling AI-based business models in Brazil

An exchange about scaling AI-based business models in Brazil will take place as a side event to the Web Summit Rio (15-18 April 2024). It is organised as part of the EU-Brazil Digital Dialogue and Partnership Facility, in partnership with the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Rio de Janeiro and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK).

A focus of the discussion will be the challenges that European start-ups offering AI-based solutions may have when expanding their businesses to Brazil. By including representatives from the public and private sector as well as academia, the debate will include different perspectives from the innovation ecosystem.

The event will be conducted in English on 15 April from 14:00 to 17:00 (BRT) at Palacio São Clemente (located at the Consulate General of Portugal) in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro. The discussion will be held exclusively on site.

To join the event, please register using the form available here. Please be aware that your participation is subject to approval by the organisation.

About the EU-Brazil Digital Dialogue

In 2023, the EU-Brazil Digital Dialogue and Partnership Facility was established to advance the partnership between the European Union and Brazil on digital policy matters. It is part of the Team Europe Initiative Brazil and facilitates the implementation of follow-up activities of the EU-Brazil Dialogue on Information Society and Digital Economy (DISDE). The dialogue is supported by GIZ as part of a joint action between the EU Delegation to Brazil and the German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV).

The EU-Brazil Digital Dialogue aims to promote policy harmonisation and regulatory exchange across policies dealing with digital technologies. It also fosters private sector cooperation between the European Union and Brazil through the organisation of B2B networking events, among other activities.