Naira Ferreira Bonifácio
Director, Latin America
Startup Genome
Naira Ferreira Bonifácio is a strategic innovation leader with over 14 years driving ecosystem development and climate-focused technology deployment across Latin America. She is currently directing the Global South Cleantech Entrepreneurship Alliance (GSCEA) at Startup Genome — a COP 30/31-backed initiative mobilizing innovators, policymakers, and investors to accelerate cleantech implementation in developing nations. She has worked on climate innovation ecosystems, regulatory innovation, and technology transfer, and is a serial entrepreneur that has scaled 28+ tech startups and 200+ companies in Latin America. Naira holds a degree in Marketing and an MBA in Entrepreneurship from the University of São Paulo (USP).