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BRYANPEARCE United States Head of Americas Venture Capital Advisory Group | Ernst & Young At E&Y, one of Bryan's major responsibilities is the role as Leader of the firms VCAG group in North America, South America and Israel. Between 2003 and 2009, Bryan led the Northeast Strategic Growth Markets Practice, while also serving as Coordinating Partner on a number of accounts, including Philips North America. In 2010, Bryan also assumed leadership of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® Awards program ("EOY") – now in its 26th year and many of the firms related entrepreneurship initiatives in the Americas. He is responsible for the EOY program operations in 26 markets in the US, five in Canada and throughout Latin America and in Israel. ARIELPFEFFER Uruguay CEO | Trillonario.com For the last 23 years, Ariel has been actively involved in direct marketing businesses in Latin America. From 1990 to 2005, as the Chairman and CEO of his own Direct Response TV Company in Brazil, he created the largest company in this segment in Latin America. From 2005 to present he has been dedicating his time to several global web based businesses, trying to reach global audiences and customers with innovative concepts and services. The most well-known is Trillonario.com which has users in more than 200 countries. Ariel is also an active member of YPO (Young Presidents Organization) and Club de Business Angels del IAE. EDUARDOSUÁREZBATTÁN Argentina Engineer | INSPIRIT Eduardo is the founding partner of Suárez Battán & Asociados (since 2011) and had previously founded another executive search firm called Macaya & Suárez Battán Asesores. He has conducted executive searches and management assessments in the industrial, consumer products, and technology (IT & telecommunications) sectors in Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Mexico, Ecuador, Uruguay, Spain, USA and Central America. From 1998 to 2002, he was Executive Director of the international executive search firm Russell Reynolds Associates based in Buenos Aires. He was responsible for the Management Assessment Practice and Coordinator of the Technology Practice for Latin America. MANUELTANOIRA Argentina Partner | Tanoira Cassagne At Tanoria Casange, Manuel and his team provide advice to companies, investors, VC Funds, accelerators, especially on the start-up of new ventures in Argentina and Latam. Manuel has unique expertise in the "matching" between entrepreneurs and investors. Each year, Manuel's team collaborates on the professional training and support of more than six hundred new entrepreneurs. After college, Manuel conducted post-graduate studies in Business Administration at Berkeley University (1997) and in Capital Markets at the Argentine Catholic University (2000). He is a Member of the Advisory Board of the Entrepreneurship Center of IAE and Board Member of ENABLIS Argentina. 26