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MIKEHENNESSEY United States Managing Director | BlueBanyan Mike advises and invests with early stage technology companies in the US and Latin America in a variety of sectors including Digital Media, Search, Online Advertising, Social Gaming, Cleantech, Social Internet, Security & Hardware, and Financial Platforms & Logistics. Mike has been a limited partner (LP) investor with Venture Capital funds since 1997 with DCM in Silicon Valley, Highland Capital Partners in Boston, and Seed Angel Funds Wasabi Ventures and Keiretsu Forum. In Latin America, Mike is a mentor to NXTP Labs in Buenos Aires, 21212 in Rio de Janeiro, MexVC (prior to 500Startups acquisition), Chile Global Angels, OrigoVC (Fen Ventures). HERNANKAZAH Argentina Managing Partner | Kaszek Ventures Hernan is a co-founder and Managing Partner of Kaszek Ventures, a Venture Capital firm focused in the technology industry in Latin America. Before launching Kaszek Ventures, he co-founded MercadoLibre, Latin America's largest commerce and payments online platform, in 1999. He co-led its growth for 12 years, first serving as COO for nine years followed by three years as CFO. He currently sits in the boards of Vostu and other tech firms in the region (Cinemaki, Restorando and PedidosYa). He was selected as an Endeavor Entrepreneur in 1999 and was awarded "The Outstanding Young Persons of Argentina" recognition by the Junior Chamber International in 2004. VANESAKOLODZIEJ Chile Managing Partner | Nazca Ventures Vanesa is an entrepreneur and mentor with over 15 years of experience, who actively participates in the regional entrepreneurship ecosystem. She co-founded multiple technology companies in LATAM, including Bumeran.com. She is Co-Founder of Palermo Valley and is an active mentor at 500 Startups, Founders Institute and Startup Chile, among others. She was entrepreneur-in-residence at Mark Ventures and consultant for Endeavor Argentina. She earned a Pearson College UWC scholarship, has a BA from Universidad de San Andrés and took MBA classes at Babson College. ESTEBANMANCUSO Colombia Managing Partner | Velum Ventures Esteban D. Mancuso is the Co-founder and Managing Partner at Velum Ventures, a Colombian early stage investment firm focused on technology innovation. Esteban is the co-founder of NautorPharma SA, former CEO at Atacama Publicidad SA (Media Group Argentina), former deputy CEO at Infotowers SRL and an Angel Investor. 10