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8 MARCIO KUMRUIAN CEO, Netshoes Brazil Founder & CEO of Grupo Netshoes, Marcio Kumruian is one of LATAM's most successful e-commerce entrepreneurs. Marcio started the company in 2000 and was one of the first movers in the e-commerce environment, specifically in the pure play model. He has led Netshoes into becoming one of the main players in e-commerce for sporting goods. Netshoes also operates Zattini, an e-commerce focused on fashion, beauty and lifestyle, and more than 15 national league associations, soccer teams and brands official online stores across Latin America. The Group has operations in Brazil, Argentina and Mexico. FLAVIO PRIPAS Director, CUBO Brazil Nominated as one of the "Most Creative People in Business 2012" by FastCompany, Flavio is leading CUBO - a transformational project to foster entrepreneurship in Brazil, sponsored by Itau Bank and RedPoint eVentures. Prior to this project, Flavio launched two companies and had extensive experience in the corporate environment as JPMorgan's IT Head in Brazil, Credit-Suisse Hedging-Griffos development head and JPMC Vastera Latin America IT Head. Flavio was responsible for the first full-web supply chain management system in Latin America in 1997. Flavio has a B.S. in Computer Science and an MBA from FGV/SP. EDUARDO LIMA Co-founder & CEO, eduK Brazil Eduardo Lima is the Co-Founder & CEO at eduK, a Brazilian startup that offers online courses, broadcasted live in a freemium model. With a solid pedagogical planning, eduK courses focus on entrepreneurship and are divided into categories such as photography, gastronomy, crafts, fashion, beauty and business, among others. More than 20 million people have visited eduK's community. The platform has 2 million registered students, and more than 600 courses in its catalog, which comprises over 5,000 broadcasted hours. CLAUDIO SASSAKI CEO, Geekie Brazil Claudio Sassaki is the Founder & CEO of Geekie, a company that is revolutionizing education in Brazil with its adaptive learning platform. Geekie employs the power of technology to democratize top quality education for Brazil's 20 million middle and high schoolers. Today, one of every two Brazilian children that starts high school quits because he or she can't keep up with the work load. Geekie uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to customize a student's learning experience to his or her specific educational needs. The company's solution has already helped 5 million students across 80% of Brazilian cities, and the entrepreneurs will not stop here: their goal is to help 20 million young Brazilians reach their full potential by 2020.