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Paula Palermo

Arch., Urbanist, & Economist / Digital Finance for Regenerative Development

São Paulo

Work Experience

  • Institutional Partnerships and Sector Intelligence Director

    2023

    The Nature Tech Collective is a non-profit member alliance, accelerator and intelligence unit that is advancing the uptake of nature-based solutions and closing the nature-finance gap.

  • Associate Professor

    2022

    Responsive Cities MBA is the first MBA in Brazil to combine strategic urbanism and technology. Teaching (I) Innovation Ecosystems, (II) ESG and Carbon Credits, and (III) Final Dissertations.

2022 - 2024

  • Co-Founder

    2022 - 2024

    Simbiotica is an aggregator of disruptive solutions and trends focused on accelerating the 3D economy (digital, decentralized, and decarbonized) through blockchain technology, catalyzing trillion-dollar markets.

2022 - 2022

  • Growth Associate

    2022 - 2022

    Launchpool Web3 Techstars Accelerator - The program works with entrepreneurs building blockchain technology and tokenization protocols driving towards the decentralized future.

2022 - 2022

  • Ecosystem Development

    2022 - 2022

    Invert is a Web3 platform developing forest conservation solutions at scale via decentralized technologies. Combining #blockchain technology, robust monitoring systems, and community partnerships, invert is investing smart money into the #Amazon rainforest to unlock a new generation of conservation. It also aims to develop new digital zones focusing on standing #forests and providing real-world benefits to the local ecosystem.

  • Ventures - Smart Cities

    2021 - 2022

    Plug and Play is the ultimate innovation platform, bringing together the best startups and the world’s largest corporations. The global smart cities network focuses on accelerating innovation in cities - Blockchain, Mobility, IoT, Real Estate & Construction, Energy & Sustainability, among other cross-vertical areas. Support deal teams on new investments, work with corporate partners on their technology needs, and overall program management.

2020 - 2021

  • Housing Finance Research Fellow - Blockchain

    2020 - 2021

    New Story Charity is a Y-Combinator backed non-profit that aims to solve the multifaceted problem of global homelessness. Responsible for research and development of decentralized financial solutions for affordable housing in México. Implementation plans, best practices, and recommendations related to Blockchain applications for affordable housing solutions.

2020 - 2021

  • Project Manager

    2020 - 2021

    Responsibility for planning and execution of international scale projects in the Retail industry, assigning tasks, budget, and profit control, establishing goals and objectives, helping to coordinate all production phases.

2018 - 2018

  • Academic Representative

    2018 - 2018

    Member of the Brazilian delegation at the Forum of Latin American and Caribbean Countries on Sustainable Development Agenda 2030. Focus on Blockchain topics for Sustainable Development Applications.

2016 - 2017

  • Junior Architect

    2016 - 2017

    Consultancy for cultural and architectural projects, research, internal and external presentations, elaboration of exhibitions, concepts and project development. Consulting, Spatial Design, Exhibition Architecture, Strategic Frameworks, Research, Curatorial and Discursive Activities