Forminds
boston experience

Where great leaders expand theirfuture vision.
An international immersion in the world's largest innovation ecosystem.
WhyBoston?
Boston is a global benchmark in entrepreneurship, technology and innovation, and where the world's leading scientists and entrepreneurs meet. It is where universities like Harvard, MIT and Babson College, along with startups and major tech companies, shape the future of business.
Institutions Involved
The ForMinds Experience was conceived by ForMinds Academy, founded by the executive and business mentor Fernando Tessaro, in partnership with Innovation Abroad, an executive education company founded by the executive Rafael Kenji. Since 2020, Innovation Abroad has run immersions in major international business and innovation ecosystems such as Boston, China and Dubai, in partnership with Barchini Partners, a benchmark in international trade in Paraguay.

Fernando Tessaro
Executive, therapist and advisor to business owners. Specialist in crisis management, counseling and relationships. TEDx Speaker and senior leadership entrepreneur.
CEO ForMinds Academy
Rafael Kenji
Executive and physician specialized in innovation. Former CEO of two healthcare investment funds and advisor to more than 28 companies. With a background at Harvard, he also represents civil society at the UN through UNMGCY.
CEO Innovation Abroad


Marcelo Barchini
Executive working across business development, institutional relations and international connections. He is part of Barchini Partners, an organization based in Asunción, Paraguay, dedicated to company structuring, investment and strategic support for executives and organizations looking to develop operations in Paraguay and in international ecosystems.
Barchini Partners
The immersion is co-organized with professors and experts from:

Harvard University

Harvard Business School

Harvard Medical School

MIT

MIT Sloan School of Management

Babson College
how does theprogram work?
Executive content
Workshops and classes with specialists from Harvard, MIT and Babson College. Practical content on innovation, entrepreneurship and business.
In the morning




Exchanges with decision-makers
Meetings with CEOs of American startups to discuss strategies, mistakes and lessons from the entrepreneurial journey.
Talks with leaders

Ecosystem immersion
Technical visits to institutions and companies in Boston's innovation ecosystem.
And in the afternoon

WHAT'S INCLUDED
01
Academic and executive program, with classes, workshops and meetings with specialists.
02
Technical visits to institutions, companies and leading centers of Boston's ecosystem;
03
Breakfast and lunch on every day of the program;
04
Certificate of participation in the ForMinds Experience;
05
High-level networking with CEOs, executives and leaders of major companies





