Rodrigo de Alvarenga is a mentor from Brazil. He is the founder of HAG.Ventures and represents Brazil in the Startup Grind global startup community. Rodrigo has extensive experience working with technology companies and investing in ambitious start-ups.

Zaur is an ex-CEO of Youth Inc. Entrepreneurship Programme. Before being named Programme manager in September 2018, he held leadership roles in both incubation process and strategic planning across the organization.

Joining Youth Inc. Entrepreneurship Programme in 2015, he quickly became known as a leader who could span a breadth of innovation and to transform some of service offerings. Currently, He is project coordinator at Innovation Agency Azerbaijan.

Most recently, He was certified in Israel as an expert in running commercial business accelerators in developing ecosystems. In this role he led the transformation of awareness methodologies used and services in incubation process.

He is a member of MASHAV Israel’s Agency for International Cooperation Development and “Shalom Club Azerbaijan”.

I earned a bachelor’s degree in Translation&Interpretation from Baku Business University and a master’s degree in business administration from the Azerbaijan State University of Economics.«We are all mad here!» Indeed, as it was stated in one of my favorite absurd=innovative Lewis Carroll’s novel Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland, not many people are likely go out their social comfort zone and challenge the things once seemed to be indescribably rational and reasonable.«We are all mad here!» Indeed, as it was stated in one of my favorite absurd=innovative Lewis Carroll’s novel Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland, not many people are likely go out their social comfort zone and challenge the things once seemed to be indescribably rational and reasonable.