Please describe your proposed solution.

This proposal aims to compose a set of educational materials and visit different software engineering companies to present Cardano technology, DAO and the opportunities at the Catalyst platform.

Please describe how your proposed solution will address the Challenge that you have submitted it in.

The Brazilian software engineering companies need to be aware of the Cardano technology to be able to create DAOs. Moreover, we will be in touch with these companies to present to them more about this technology. We will highlight to these companies the opportunities related to the development of Cardano technology, habilitating and assembling developer teams inside the companies that would collaborate as active Catalyst members.

What are the main risks that could prevent you from delivering the project successfully and please explain how you will mitigate each risk?

The risks are minimal. We will evangelize the Brazilian companies into the Cardano and DAOs. The evangelists will be doctors in Physics that understand the importance of this technology and can give the companies technical assistance.

Please provide a detailed plan, including timeline and key milestones for delivering your proposal.

<u>Month 1 KPIs</u>

1. Preparation of Presentations and folders
2. First contact with companies to schedule meetings

<u>Month 2 KPIs</u>

1. Presentations, consulting & training the companies

<u>Month 3 KPIs</u>

1. • Presentations, consulting & training the companies
2. Input and feedback
3. Final Report preparation

Please provide a detailed budget breakdown.

Evangelists payments: 6000 USD

Portable Computer: 1700 USD

Travel expenses: 1000 USD

Please provide details of the people who will work on the project.

Doctor in Physics Gilvania Vilela. Associate professor at a Brazilian Engineering College (Pernambuco University), with experience in condensed matter physics, computing, and data analysis. She is a researcher in spintronics and has worked in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, USA, since 2017. Her education in Physics includes completing a B.S. degree With High Honors Award, an MSc. degree with Distinction Award, and a Ph.D. degree from the Federal University of Pernambuco. Linkedin: <https://www.linkedin.com/in/gilvaniavilela/>

Doctor in Physics André Vilela with experience in connecting Universities and Companies into innovation projects. He is editor of important scientific journals and this experience will be important for advising and revising Catalyst proposals from companies. He is a Distinguished Visiting Scientist at Boston University, a full Professor at the University of Pernambuco, and the Materials Physics undergraduate program coordinator. He is also the director of CLASSICO - Center and Laboratory for Simulation in Complex Systems. His education in Physics includes completing a B.S. degree With High Honors Award, an MSc. degree with Distinction Award, and a Ph.D. degree from the Federal University of Pernambuco. Linkedin: <https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrevilela/>

If you are funded, will you return to Catalyst in a later round for further funding? Please explain why / why not.

Yes. We intend to continuously disseminate the Cardano technology to Brazilian companies, engineers, and scientists.

Please describe what you will measure to track your project's progress, and how will you measure these?

• Number of Brazilian companies introduced to the Cardano and DAO

• Number of new proposals submitted by the companies to create DAOs

• Number of approved proposals in Catalyst funds

What does success for this project look like?

The project will succeed if we enable several developer teams from different Brazilian companies to contribute distinctively to create DAOs. We will support these companies through their engaging into Cardano ecosystem.

Please provide information on whether this proposal is a continuation of a previously funded project in Catalyst or an entirely new one.

This is an entirely new project to evangelize Cardano and DAOs to Brazilian software engineering companies.