Schedule – Day 2 – Unicorn Summit

Schedule

schedule

AUG, 30th, 31st, 2026 – SEP, 1st, 2nd, 2026

Juiz de fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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Unicorn Arena

Onde os unicórnios são revelados

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1:00 am (GMT-3)
2026-08-31
Talk
Unicorn Arena

Future Tech Area

Onde o futuro pode ser experimentado

Planetarium Show and Visit

6:00 pm (GMT-3)
2026-08-31
Future Tech Area

Startup Arena

Onde celebramos a inovação

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Celebration Arena

Onde celebramos a inovação

Unicorn Grand Stage

Onde se debatem as grandes ideias

Opening Remarks: Building the Future of Innovation in South America

9:45 am (GMT-3)
2026-08-31
Talk
Unicorn Grand Stage

Nuno Martins, Ph.D.

Serial entrepreneur, venture investor, international keynote speaker, and scientist.

The Science of Longevity: Extending Health, Life and Human Potential

10:30 am (GMT-3)
2026-08-31
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Unicorn Grand Stage

Steve Garan

Director at CREA - University of California-Berkeley

Inspired Leadership: Purpose, Human Potential and Women Empowerment

11:00 am (GMT-3)
2026-08-31
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Unicorn Grand Stage

Deborah Henderson

Founder & CEO, Centre for Inspired Leadership

Transformative Innovation: AI, Longevity and Global Entrepreneurship

11:30 am (GMT-3)
2026-08-31
Panel
Unicorn Grand Stage

Steven Garan

Director at CREA - University of California

Paul Spiegel

Attorney in private practice in San Francisco,

Giorgio Gaviraghi

Founder and CEO of EDL.

Fabrício Campos

Pro-Rector for Innovation at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Director of CRITT/UFJF

Rodrigo Dias

Physicist and professor at the Federal...

Ivandro Monteiro

Clinical and Organizational Psychologist

Nancy Conrad

Founder and Chairman Conrad Foundation.

Ivo Cunha

Attorney, professor, consultant, speaker...

Startup Pitch Session: Breakthrough Founders Building the Future

12:30 pm (GMT-3)
2026-08-31
Unicorn Grand Stage

Lunch Time: 13:00 – 15:00

1:00 pm (GMT-3)
2026-08-31
Unicorn Grand Stage

Unicorn Summit

Regenerative Biophysics: The Next Frontier of Longevity Medicine

2:30 pm (GMT-3)
2026-08-31
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Unicorn Grand Stage

William Faloon

Co-Founder Life Extension Buyers Club, Inc. And Society For Rescue Of Our Elders.

Connecting Innovation: How Partnerships Turn Breakthrough Technologies into Global Impact

2:45 pm (GMT-3)
2026-08-31
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Unicorn Grand Stage

Ednilson Almeida

Fundador e CEO da INC Empreendimentos

Brain Interfaces and the Next Frontier of Human–Machine Connection

3:00 pm (GMT-3)
2026-08-31
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Unicorn Grand Stage

Ricardo Gil da Costa

C.E.O. Neuroverse, Inc. Creating the future of Brain Interfaces.

Universities as Innovation Engines: From Research to Regional Transformation

3:30 pm (GMT-3)
2026-08-31
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Unicorn Grand Stage

Fabrício Campos

Pro-Rector for Innovation at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Director of CRITT/UFJF

Investing in the Future: Capital, Deep Tech and the Next Unicorns

4:00 pm (GMT-3)
2026-08-31
Panel
Unicorn Grand Stage

Fernando Aires

Investor | R42 Venture Capital

Rubens Mendrone

Innovation Leader Driving Purpose & Profit

Raul Petraglia

Strategist · Wellness, Regenerative & Longevity · Hospitality & Real Estate

Keith Gillard

CEO & Founder of SUSTAERO

Robin Farmanfarmaian

Professional Speaker, Author and Entrepreneur

Tina Woods

Founder and CEO of Collider Health and Business for Health

Pedro Lopez Sela

Venture investor, speaker, and entrepreneur

Christine Peterson

Co-Founder and Past President of Foresight Institute

The Best Diet for Achieving Longevity

5:00 pm (GMT-3)
2026-08-31
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Unicorn Grand Stage

Ben Best

Director of Research Oversight for Biomedical Research & Longevity Society

Purpose and Profit: Building Technology Companies That Scale and Matter

5:30 pm (GMT-3)
2026-08-31
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Unicorn Grand Stage

Rubens Mendrone

Innovation Leader Driving Purpose & Profit

Closing Remarks – Nuno Martins

6:00 pm (GMT-3)
2026-08-31
Talk
Unicorn Grand Stage

Nuno Martins, Ph.D.

Serial entrepreneur, venture investor, international keynote speaker, and scientist.

Dinner

7:00 pm (GMT-3)
2026-08-31
Unicorn Grand Stage

Party

9:00 pm (GMT-3)
2026-08-31
Unicorn Grand Stage

Tech City AI & Engineering Stage

Onde a inteligência é reinventada

Health & Longevity Stage

Onde se discute o futuro da vida

City Stage - Masterclass Stage

Onde se aprende como resolver problemas globais

Green Area

Onde salvaguardamos o planeta

Pitch stage

Onde o dinheiro apoia a inovação