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CEO and co-founder of Defined.ai
Data scientist, linguist and researcher Daniela Braga is the co-founder and CEO of DefinedCrowd. She was previously President and Chief Scientist at the company, and, before that held various data science management positions at VoiceBox Technologies in Bellevue, Washington State. She spent almost seven years as a program manager at Microsoft, also in Bellevue, and has held various positions at the University of Washington, University of A Coruña, Spain, and University of Porto, Portugal. She has a PhD in Speech Technology from the University of A Coruña and a Master's in Applied Linguistics from the University of Minho, Portugal.
Data scientist, linguist and researcher Daniela Braga is the co-founder and CEO of DefinedCrowd. She was previously President and Chief Scientist at the company, and, before that held various data science management positions at VoiceBox Technologies in Bellevue, Washington State. She spent almost seven years as a program manager at Microsoft, also in Bellevue, and has held various positions at the University of Washington, University of A Coruña, Spain, and University of Porto, Portugal. She has a PhD in Speech Technology from the University of A Coruña and a Master's in Applied Linguistics from the University of Minho, Portugal.
Co-founder of FarmCloud
Pedro S. Sarmento is a Portuguese technology entrepreneur and co-founder of FarmCloud, where he was head of strategy from its founding in April 2016 until June 2017. From June 2017 until April 2018, Sarmento was head of product for PriOps, a blockchain API data sharing platform, after which he assumed the CFO role at Kolokium Blockchain Technologies, the firm that commercializes PriOps' product. Sarmento had previously worked in a variety of entrepreneurial roles, including in the aquaculture and used goods sectors. He holds an MBA specializing in Management from Lisbon Lusiada University.
Pedro S. Sarmento is a Portuguese technology entrepreneur and co-founder of FarmCloud, where he was head of strategy from its founding in April 2016 until June 2017. From June 2017 until April 2018, Sarmento was head of product for PriOps, a blockchain API data sharing platform, after which he assumed the CFO role at Kolokium Blockchain Technologies, the firm that commercializes PriOps' product. Sarmento had previously worked in a variety of entrepreneurial roles, including in the aquaculture and used goods sectors. He holds an MBA specializing in Management from Lisbon Lusiada University.
Co-founder of Aibee
Zhu graduated from the University of Rochester with a PhD in Computer Science in 2003. Before joining Alibaba, he had worked at NEC Laboratories America and Amazon. A founding member of Alibaba’s Institute of Data Science and Technology, Zhu was later named head of the Decision Intelligence Lab under the Alibaba DAMO (Discovery, Adventure, Momentum and Outlook) Academy in 2017. In November 2018, he left Alibaba to join Aibee as a co-founder. He has 25 patents to his name and has published more than 100 academic papers on machine learning, machine vision, data mining and information retrieval.
Zhu graduated from the University of Rochester with a PhD in Computer Science in 2003. Before joining Alibaba, he had worked at NEC Laboratories America and Amazon. A founding member of Alibaba’s Institute of Data Science and Technology, Zhu was later named head of the Decision Intelligence Lab under the Alibaba DAMO (Discovery, Adventure, Momentum and Outlook) Academy in 2017. In November 2018, he left Alibaba to join Aibee as a co-founder. He has 25 patents to his name and has published more than 100 academic papers on machine learning, machine vision, data mining and information retrieval.
CEO of NutraSign
The co-founder and CEO of NutraSign Abraham Gómez Toro is passionate about creating apps for good causes. His road safety app "Watch Out" won him a scholarship at an international design competition "Creative Diary 2013" run by the Institute of European Design (IED).Originally from Venezuela, he studied graphic design at IED Madrid in 2014 and completed a master’s course at the Animum Creativity Advanced School in Malaga in 2018. Based in Madrid, he also works as a creative director at nutri-holistic products company Biomol Care SL and as a visual designer for e-learning site Banana Exams.
The co-founder and CEO of NutraSign Abraham Gómez Toro is passionate about creating apps for good causes. His road safety app "Watch Out" won him a scholarship at an international design competition "Creative Diary 2013" run by the Institute of European Design (IED).Originally from Venezuela, he studied graphic design at IED Madrid in 2014 and completed a master’s course at the Animum Creativity Advanced School in Malaga in 2018. Based in Madrid, he also works as a creative director at nutri-holistic products company Biomol Care SL and as a visual designer for e-learning site Banana Exams.
IoT Researcher and Software developer of AEInnova
Roger Nicolàs Alegret is an IT engineer specialized in the design, development and implementation of wireless sensor networks. He is a co-founder and IoT researcher and frontend software developer at AEInnova, where he uses Kendo UI, Bootstrap, AngularJS, Angular UI router, NodeJS, Gulp, Bower-git, Java Design Patterns, API RESTful architecture, as well as Scrum and Kanban. Nicolàs was formerly a hardware developer at TNL and is currently a PhD student. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Systems and a degree in Computer Engineering, both from the Autonomous University Barcelona. He has also studied at the University of Turin in Italy.
Roger Nicolàs Alegret is an IT engineer specialized in the design, development and implementation of wireless sensor networks. He is a co-founder and IoT researcher and frontend software developer at AEInnova, where he uses Kendo UI, Bootstrap, AngularJS, Angular UI router, NodeJS, Gulp, Bower-git, Java Design Patterns, API RESTful architecture, as well as Scrum and Kanban. Nicolàs was formerly a hardware developer at TNL and is currently a PhD student. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Systems and a degree in Computer Engineering, both from the Autonomous University Barcelona. He has also studied at the University of Turin in Italy.
Founder and CEO of Laku6
At the age of 19, Alvin Yap started his first business while studying at Ngee Ann Polytechnic in Singapore. The retail venture for customized phone screen covers was dissolved after one year in 2005. The young business student had also worked at McDonald's, becoming a crew leader within the first year in 2001.During his national service as a platoon sergeant in 2008, Alvin and friends often joined and won several business enterprise competitions. Alvin went on to set up mobile games portal TheMobileGamer that lasted for over six years until April 2015. Laku6 was established a month later.
At the age of 19, Alvin Yap started his first business while studying at Ngee Ann Polytechnic in Singapore. The retail venture for customized phone screen covers was dissolved after one year in 2005. The young business student had also worked at McDonald's, becoming a crew leader within the first year in 2001.During his national service as a platoon sergeant in 2008, Alvin and friends often joined and won several business enterprise competitions. Alvin went on to set up mobile games portal TheMobileGamer that lasted for over six years until April 2015. Laku6 was established a month later.
Co-founder of Halofina
Eko Pratomo graduated from Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) with a degree in Flight Engineering. He holds an MBA from IPMI International Business School in Jakarta. In the late '80s, he studied Aeronautical Engineering at the Delft University of Technology. Pratomo and his wife run the Syamsi Dhuha Foundation, a social enterprise for people with lupus and low vision. Since 2010, he has been a senior advisor at BNP Paribas Investment Partners. In 2017, he started Halofina with Adjie Wicaksana. Pratomo won Indonesia’s Asset Manager CEO of the Year 2008 award from Asia Asset Management.
Eko Pratomo graduated from Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) with a degree in Flight Engineering. He holds an MBA from IPMI International Business School in Jakarta. In the late '80s, he studied Aeronautical Engineering at the Delft University of Technology. Pratomo and his wife run the Syamsi Dhuha Foundation, a social enterprise for people with lupus and low vision. Since 2010, he has been a senior advisor at BNP Paribas Investment Partners. In 2017, he started Halofina with Adjie Wicaksana. Pratomo won Indonesia’s Asset Manager CEO of the Year 2008 award from Asia Asset Management.
Co-founder, CIO, Chief Product Officer of Doinn
Since his graduation in Lisbon as a computer engineer in 1999, Nuno Rodrigues has worked as a software engineer, solutions architect and business transformation manager for various companies including Amdocs, Vodafone, Hewlett-Packard, Zapp, Jazztel and CGI-AMS. His diverse roles led him to work overseas in Poland, Belgium, Germany and the Czech Republic.In May 2015, Rodrigues joined his wife and Doinn co-founder Noelia Novella to focus on building the housekeeping services platform as CIO and chief product officer. Since 2016, he has also been working as a lead business support system analyst for Belgian telco Telenet.
Since his graduation in Lisbon as a computer engineer in 1999, Nuno Rodrigues has worked as a software engineer, solutions architect and business transformation manager for various companies including Amdocs, Vodafone, Hewlett-Packard, Zapp, Jazztel and CGI-AMS. His diverse roles led him to work overseas in Poland, Belgium, Germany and the Czech Republic.In May 2015, Rodrigues joined his wife and Doinn co-founder Noelia Novella to focus on building the housekeeping services platform as CIO and chief product officer. Since 2016, he has also been working as a lead business support system analyst for Belgian telco Telenet.
CEO and Co-founder of Proppos FastPay
Nil Salomó Bellavista holds a Masters in Biotechnology and Bioengineering with a specialization in the field of tissue engineering. He worked on building a new 3D printing technique for organs before switching to AI. To do so, Bellavista embarked on a project to apply this technology to the hospitality industry, testing it out at the Nostrum outlet, a self-service food franchise, that he co-owns. The result is Proppos FastPay, an intelligent self-checkout solution powered by computer vision. Founded in 2018, Proppos is currently finalizing pilots with international clients and preparing for its official, commercial launch in 2020.
Nil Salomó Bellavista holds a Masters in Biotechnology and Bioengineering with a specialization in the field of tissue engineering. He worked on building a new 3D printing technique for organs before switching to AI. To do so, Bellavista embarked on a project to apply this technology to the hospitality industry, testing it out at the Nostrum outlet, a self-service food franchise, that he co-owns. The result is Proppos FastPay, an intelligent self-checkout solution powered by computer vision. Founded in 2018, Proppos is currently finalizing pilots with international clients and preparing for its official, commercial launch in 2020.
CTO of Atomian
Miquel Montero, founder and former CEO of Atomian and its current CTO, is an industrial engineering graduate from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. He also holds a degree in Software Engineering from the Open University of Catalonia. He began developing the Atomian product while he was still a 24-year old student and worked on it for 18 years. He is a pioneer in cognitive computing and used an original system to reproduce human cognitive processes based on symbols, data structures and algorithms. In 1998, he founded Step2U, a mobile interactivity services and software development company, where he worked until he formed Atomian in 2014.
Miquel Montero, founder and former CEO of Atomian and its current CTO, is an industrial engineering graduate from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. He also holds a degree in Software Engineering from the Open University of Catalonia. He began developing the Atomian product while he was still a 24-year old student and worked on it for 18 years. He is a pioneer in cognitive computing and used an original system to reproduce human cognitive processes based on symbols, data structures and algorithms. In 1998, he founded Step2U, a mobile interactivity services and software development company, where he worked until he formed Atomian in 2014.
CEO and Founder of CraiditX
After earning his PhD in Electronic Engineering from the University of Science and Technology of China in 2009, Zhu Mingjie conducted post-doctoral research on database and information systems at the Max Planck Institute for Computer Science in Germany from June 2009 to April 2010. He then worked as a research engineer at Yahoo! until February 2011. From May 2011 to July 2013, he worked first as a senior product manager and later as a data scientist at eBay Inc. He then returned to China and served as Ctrip's Data Director until June 2015. He founded CraiditX in December 2015.
After earning his PhD in Electronic Engineering from the University of Science and Technology of China in 2009, Zhu Mingjie conducted post-doctoral research on database and information systems at the Max Planck Institute for Computer Science in Germany from June 2009 to April 2010. He then worked as a research engineer at Yahoo! until February 2011. From May 2011 to July 2013, he worked first as a senior product manager and later as a data scientist at eBay Inc. He then returned to China and served as Ctrip's Data Director until June 2015. He founded CraiditX in December 2015.
Co-founder of Volantis
Gayuh Tri Satria graduated from Universitas Gadjah Mada in Indonesia with a bachelor's degree in Physics. While still in university, he and Bachtiar Rifai established Jogja Web Services, which provides digital advertising and other services to SMEs. The duo continued on to establish digital marketing consultancy WireHub, digital ad automation company Kofera and, most recently, AI-ready, “data unification” platform Volantis Technology. Between 2012 and 2018, he took on various jobs in other companies, including travel aggregator website Pegipegi, the Lazada Group and now-defunct, social travel site Burufly. He also worked as a blogger and graphic designer on a freelance basis.
Gayuh Tri Satria graduated from Universitas Gadjah Mada in Indonesia with a bachelor's degree in Physics. While still in university, he and Bachtiar Rifai established Jogja Web Services, which provides digital advertising and other services to SMEs. The duo continued on to establish digital marketing consultancy WireHub, digital ad automation company Kofera and, most recently, AI-ready, “data unification” platform Volantis Technology. Between 2012 and 2018, he took on various jobs in other companies, including travel aggregator website Pegipegi, the Lazada Group and now-defunct, social travel site Burufly. He also worked as a blogger and graphic designer on a freelance basis.
CTO and co-founder of Zensei
Carlos Hernando is a Spanish computer engineer with significant experience as a CTO and as a leader of technology teams in startups.He’s also an active startup mentor through the Tetuan Valley Network. Currently, Hernando is CTO and co-founder of Zensei, a virtual clinic app aimed at preventing and assisting users in their management of respiratory problems.Prior to Zensei, Hernando held CTO roles in startups in the health and travel sectors, such as Doctor24 and Smartvel, noted for his contribution as technical leader, for his customer-centric approach and for the scalability of the technology he develops
Carlos Hernando is a Spanish computer engineer with significant experience as a CTO and as a leader of technology teams in startups.He’s also an active startup mentor through the Tetuan Valley Network. Currently, Hernando is CTO and co-founder of Zensei, a virtual clinic app aimed at preventing and assisting users in their management of respiratory problems.Prior to Zensei, Hernando held CTO roles in startups in the health and travel sectors, such as Doctor24 and Smartvel, noted for his contribution as technical leader, for his customer-centric approach and for the scalability of the technology he develops
CTO and Co-founder of Modoo
Zhou Ying graduated in 1993 with a BSc Thermal Engineering and Computer Applications from the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology.He has over 20 years of experience in hardware development and has been working as a senior product manager at Haier since October 2014. Based in Beijing, he also co-founded medtech Modoo in 2015 as CTO. Zhou has worked for over three years at Nokia as senior engineeering manager, system design manager and system architect. He also worked for the Microsoft Device Group as a senior engineering manager for six months, leading a team for innovation project development until September 2014.
Zhou Ying graduated in 1993 with a BSc Thermal Engineering and Computer Applications from the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology.He has over 20 years of experience in hardware development and has been working as a senior product manager at Haier since October 2014. Based in Beijing, he also co-founded medtech Modoo in 2015 as CTO. Zhou has worked for over three years at Nokia as senior engineeering manager, system design manager and system architect. He also worked for the Microsoft Device Group as a senior engineering manager for six months, leading a team for innovation project development until September 2014.
CEO and co-founder of Because Animals
Shannon Falconer graduated with a master’s in botany at the University of Vancouver in 2006. She also completed a PhD in biochemistry at The McMaster University in 2014. She went on to work as a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University until 2016 when she decided to become the CEO and co-founder of biotech startup Because Animals. She also led the biotech’s R&D team to develop plant-based nutritional cookies and treats for dog and cats. Because Animals now aims to produce the world’s first cell-based cultured meat products for pets.
Shannon Falconer graduated with a master’s in botany at the University of Vancouver in 2006. She also completed a PhD in biochemistry at The McMaster University in 2014. She went on to work as a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University until 2016 when she decided to become the CEO and co-founder of biotech startup Because Animals. She also led the biotech’s R&D team to develop plant-based nutritional cookies and treats for dog and cats. Because Animals now aims to produce the world’s first cell-based cultured meat products for pets.
The coronavirus outbreak that left cinemas shut and millions in home quarantine has unexpectedly opened up a new medium for movies – short video platforms
Now called Wanwu Xinsheng, the startup recycles over 70,000 used electronic goods in China daily, clocking over RMB 2bn of transactions every month
Innovate big or go home: logistics unicorn YH Global eyes “Belt and Road” gold
The world’s first logistics firm to become a unicorn at Series A is a model of innovation in China. More overseas growth is next
Carlos Melo Brito: Driving force behind Porto's innovation boom
The professor has overseen the creation and growth of the University of Porto-based UPTEC incubator, birthplace of many of Portugal's most successful startups
Spanish VR edtech Play2Speak targets China's K-12 market
Keen on the multibillion-dollar tutoring market in Asia, Play2Speak creates VR immersive learning to help kids overcome the fear of learning a new language
Intracity delivery startup Fengxiansheng takes on the Middle East
Backed by the most popular online shopping platform in the Middle East, Hangzhou's No. 1 intracity delivery startup Fengxiansheng (“Mr Wind”) is expanding to the region
Alén Space: Nanosatellite company targets contracts of over €2 million by 2020
Alén Space seeks funding of €1.5 million to accelerate plans to win a share of the global market of 2,600 small satellites to be launched by 2023
For Indonesia’s gig workers, Sampingan provides side jobs that matter
Besides helping businesses gather data and scale at a bargain, Sampingan wants to help its workers level up and perform more complex tasks
In China's Covid-19-hit economy, cities dish out dining and shopping coupons to revive spending
Local governments are offering incentives to spend, but as millions have lost their jobs and income, more is needed to boost consumer confidence
300 million users in 3 years: Cracking e-commerce the Pinduoduo way
The dark horse of online retail is our key to understanding China's new consumer growth story
Triporate: Producing business travel itineraries and bookings 10x faster than human agents
Triporate helps corporates save time and money with its automated travel bookings from analyzing staff emails; it raised €1.3m recently
Lalibela Global-Networks: A mission to digitalize, move Africa's healthcare system to the cloud
This year’s Web Summit winner, Lalibela Global-Networks, is digitalizing Africa’s paper-based healthcare system in a low-cost, low-code way to save lives and make healthcare affordable
Drone Hopper: Firefighters of the future
A senior Airbus engineer from Spain has developed heavy-duty autonomous drones to quell wildfires safely
Soul Parking aims to solve Indonesia's motorcycle problem with unique parking spaces
Known for its “Instagrammable” space-saving parking solutions, Soul Parking has adapted to Covid conditions with disinfecting service and contactless transactions to attract more riders
Jakarta Aman uses social networking to improve neighborhood security
Backed by Jakarta's provincial government and MDI Ventures, neighborhood security app Jakarta Aman seeks to reignite the “gotong royong” spirit to keep communities safe
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