Women in tech

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Women in tech at Web Summit Rio 2024.
A laughing person (Black Innovation Alliance CEO Kelly Burton) pictured from the waist up. The person has both hands raised in apparent delight. They are wearing a headset mic and a lapel mic. The Web Summit logo is visible in several places on the wall behind them. This is a Web Summit press conference.
47% women attendees
39%women speakers
45%women-founded startups

Meet some of our Women in Tech ambassadors

Carolina Kia
Co-Founder, weme & bud
Vanessa Poskus
CEO, Uppo
Grazi Sbardelotto
VP of Marketing Cloud, Pmweb
Carolina Nucci
CEO, Marketing Director
Laura Salles
Founder & CEO, PlurieBR
Karina Tronkos
Content Creator, Nina Talks

In 2024, 47 percent of attendees at Web Summit Rio were women.

We hope to continue this trend next year.
A group of smiling and laughing people sit around a round table. They appear to be engaged in several conversations. In the space around them are people sitting at other tables, and a row of people sitting on high stools at a counter. This is the Women in Tech Lounge at Web Summit Rio 2023.
Growth
A row of smiling and waving people lean against a giant 3D Web Summit Rio sign. They are all looking in the same direction – apparently at someone taking a photo. The sign sits on grass and there are palm trees behind it. Beyond the palm tree is a structure made of metal bars. This is Riocentro, the Web Summit Rio venue.
Community
A smiling person hugs a backpack and gazes at something out of frame. Beyond this person are a row of other people who appear to be sitting down. This is the audience at a stage in the Web Summit Rio Women in Tech Lounge.
Learning
A stage viewed from over the heads of a packed audience. There are four people sitting in chairs on the stage. The person on the right is holding a microphone, and appears to be speaking. Three rows of chairs face the stage, and each is full. To the right, stadium-style seating is similarly full. To the left, a number of people are standing. Behind the people on stage, a large screen reads 'Women in Tech Lounge, powered by Banco do Brasil'. This is Web Summit 2023.
Networking

Share your story with us!

Marcela Junqueira
Marketing Consultant
Brazil
Priscilla Souza
Communications Director
Brazil
Auiti Balestra
Digital Marketing Manager
United Kingdom

Watch our women in tech trailer

Meet the incredible women who joined us in Rio

Luiza Trajano
Luiza Trajano
ChairpersonMagazine Luiza
Amanda Graciano
Amanda Graciano
CEOTrama
Bianca Andrade
Bianca Andrade
Influencer & YouTuber
Monique Evelle
Monique Evelle
FounderInventivos
Ayọ Tometi
Ayọ Tometi
Co-founderBlack Lives Matter
Thaynara OG
Thaynara OG
Goodwill AmbassadorUNICEF
Rebecca Parsons
Rebecca Parsons
CTOThoughtworks
Angélica Huck
Angélica Huck
Co-founderMina Bem-Estar
Pia Sundhage
Pia Sundhage
Head CoachBrazil Women's National Team
Maju Coutinho
Maju Coutinho
TV PresenterGlobo
Mariana Ramos Dias
Mariana Ramos Dias
Co-founder & CEOGupy
Izabel Gallera
Izabel Gallera
PartnerCanary
Fiorella Mattheis
Fiorella Mattheis
Founder & CEOGringa
Meredith Whittaker
Meredith Whittaker
PresidentSignal
Miryam Lazarte
Miryam Lazarte
Co-founder & CEO / General PartnerGlobal Startups / GSA Ventures
Natalia Guitler
Natalia Guitler
Teqball World Champion
Isadora Kimura
Isadora Kimura
Co-founder & CEONilo Saúde
Cecília Oliveira
Cecília Oliveira
Co-founderThe Intercept BR
Erika Palomino
Erika Palomino
Chief of Design & CommunicationMAM Rio
Ana Paula Araújo
Ana Paula Araújo
TV PresenterGlobo

Woman in tech? Join our network

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“At the current rate, it’s going to take more than 100 years for women to hit pay parity with men. I don’t want to wait that long.”

Two people sitting in a crowded audience. Both are smiling and clapping. They – and the rest of the audience – are looking at something out of frame. This is Web Summit Rio.

“If you have a 70-percent male team, that’s not good enough. You can do a lot better, so hold yourself accountable and hire women"

A person (Siam Capital founder and general partner Sita Chantramonklasri) sits in an armchair. Their left leg is crossed over their right. They're clasping their left knee with both hands, and their fingers are interlocked. They are wearing a headset mic, and appear to be speaking. This is onstage at Web Summit.

“Women are half the population, and their health affects everyone.”

A person (co:collective co-founder and CEO Rosemarie Ryan) sits in an armchair. Their left leg is crossed over their right, and they're looking to their left. They're wearing a headset mic and are gesturing emphatically with their left hand. They appear to be speaking. The Web Summit logo is visible over their left shoulder. This is onstage at Web Summit.

“For every one woman promoted to director level, two women are leaving the workforce.”