Adriana Barbosa

Adriana Barbosa is the founder of the Feira Preta Festival, the largest Afro culture, and entrepreneurship event in Latin America. She is also the CEO of the PretaHub platform. In 2017, she was honored, along with Lázaro Ramos and Taís Araújo, as one of the 51 most influential black people under the age of 40 in the world, according to MIPAD (international award recognized by the UN).

In 2020, she was recognized by the World Economic Forum as the first black woman inside the Social Innovators of the World and also joined the Schwab Network Social Entrepreneurs Team. She has received other recognitions such as the Social Entrepreneur Award, the Claudia Award, and the São Paulo State Award for the Arts and Racial Equality. In addition, Adriana is a diversity and racial inclusion consultant for companies such as Netflix, Facebook, Google, MAC, Avon, Pão de Açúcar, and Natura. She is also on the boards of organizations such as Sistema B, Instituto Ethos, GIFE, Instituto AVON and is part of the racial equality committees of Carrefour and AMBEV.