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This proposal requests funds for the participation of José Maria de Pina Mette as a local Business Development representative for Dash at Blockchain.RIO 2026 (https://blockchainrio.com.br/), the largest Latin America's blockchain, tokenization, crypto, and digital finance event. I managed this participation of a professional BizDev representative (found him from my network) for Dash. 

The objective is not simply to create a symbolic Dash presence at the conference. José will conduct a focused BD mission aimed at identifying companies that could integrate, support, promote, or otherwise expand the practical use of Dash across Brazil and Latin America.

Blockchain.RIO will take place on August 12–13 at ExpoRio and combines a major business exhibition with panels, workshops, institutional discussions, and networking among companies, founders, investors, financial institutions, regulators, and technology providers. The organizers position it as largest business expo dedicated to blockchain and digital assets, with direct access to financial infrastructure and digital-asset decision-makers across Latin America.
Its content includes digital payments, stablecoins, international transactions, regulation, tokenization, DeFi, Web3 infrastructure, and a dedicated Latin American forum. These areas are directly relevant to Dash’s positioning as a fast, efficient, decentralized payment network and to our current focus on integrations that can generate users, transactions, liquidity, and real-world adoption. Additionally, Dash currently has no permanent representation in the region. Establishing a local presence could be a strong first step toward engaging in this promising and hi-volume market. 

Why José Is a Suitable Representative
José Maria de Pina Mette specializes in international business development, strategic partnerships, market entry, networking, and cross-cultural communication, with a particular focus on connections within Brazil and the wider Latin American market.
He understands local business culture and can serve as a bridge between the Dash team and local companies. His professional background includes blockchain, fintech, technology, digital marketing, institutional communications, localization, iGaming, and international expansion.His digital business card is available via the link - https://shorturl.at/zfPi5 . I connected with him through a personal recommendation from a trusted friend.
He is familiar with cryptocurrency and blockchain and has previously worked in the sector. Before Blockchain.RIO, he will receive a structured briefing on Dash, its payment advantages, ecosystem, relevant use cases, and priority integration targets.



 



Scope of Work

Before the conference José will:

• Complete a Dash product and ecosystem onboarding session.
  
• Study Dash’s core payment advantages, relevant integrations, and partnership formats.
  
• Receive from me a prioritized list of target companies and partner categories.
  
• Prepare a concise Dash introduction adapted for the Brazilian market.
  
• Coordinate the production or use of Dash-branded materials (Polo shirts and flyers).
  
• Where possible, contact relevant participants in advance and schedule meetings.

During Blockchain.RIO
José will represent Dash across both conference days and focus on:

• Payment gateways, merchant-acquiring services, and crypto payment processors.
  
• Wallets, exchanges, liquidity providers, and on/off-ramp platforms.
  
• Crypto cards, remittance, payroll, settlement, and cross-border payment services.
  
• Fintech companies, digital banks, institutional infrastructure providers, and compliance companies.
  
• Web3 applications and platforms where Dash could be added as a payment or settlement option.
  
• Media, communities, event organizers, and potential promotional partners.
  
• Companies interested in Brazil–international market expansion or Latin American partnerships.
  
• For each relevant company, José will identify its product, current business needs, decision-makers, possible value from Dash, get it’s contact and then transfer it for me. I’ll follow-up all of these discussions.

His on-site responsibilities will include:

• Presenting Dash and its practical use cases.
  
• Establishing contacts with potential partners and clients.
  
• Conducting initial qualification and partnership discussions.
  
• Identifying mutual commercial and technical opportunities.
  
• Collecting direct contacts of relevant executives.
  
• Distributing Dash materials and increasing the project’s visibility.
  
• Prepare a concise written report and photographic report. 

After the conference within the first week after Blockchain.RIO, I will:

• Follow up with 100% of the relevant contacts collected.
  
• Prepare a structured lead database containing company, contact person, position, business opportunity, conversation summary, and next action.
  
• Categorize contacts by relevance and potential value for Dash.
  
• Continue communication with the strongest prospects to move them toward calls, technical evaluations, pilot projects, or integration discussions.
  

 
KPIs and Expected Results

Based on my and José’s previous experience as a conference Business Development representatives, the following targets have been established:


These numbers are operational targets rather than guaranteed commercial contracts. The primary measure of success will be the quality of the contacts: reaching the appropriate decision-makers, identifying concrete business needs, and moving the strongest opportunities into continued negotiations. The final numbers may depend on the actual composition and availability of participating companies.

Benefits for Dash:

New integration pipeline in Brazil and Latin America
The conference can generate direct opportunities with companies that may integrate Dash into wallets, payment services, exchanges, cross-border products, fintech infrastructure, and merchant solutions.
Local-language and cultural representation
A Portuguese-speaking Brazilian representative can communicate naturally with local companies, understand their commercial context, and reduce the barriers that often limit international projects entering the Brazilian market.
 Access to senior decision-makers
Blockchain.RIO is specifically designed to connect technology providers with founders, executives, regulators, financial institutions, and infrastructure leaders. This gives Dash an opportunity to reach people who can authorize integrations, partnerships, pilots, or promotional campaigns.
 Cost-efficient market entry
Funding a qualified local representative is considerably more efficient than sending an international delegation to Brazil. The complete two-day mission, including professional representation, travel, accommodation, food, and admission, is capped at $1,600. 
Based on the KPI range, this represents approximately $49–98 per targeted contact and $150–300 per qualified lead, while also producing market intelligence, visibility, follow-up activity, and a reusable local network.
Market intelligence
Dash will receive direct feedback regarding the needs of Brazilian wallets, payment companies, exchanges, fintechs, and infrastructure providers. This information can help Dash prioritize future integrations and improve its positioning in Latin America.
 Long-term local presence
The initiative can serve as a low-cost pilot for building a reliable Dash representative network in Brazil. Successful results could lead to continued cooperation around integrations, conferences, communities, media, and regional partnerships. 
Branding and Materials
José will represent Dash wearing a white Dash-branded polo with the Dash logo, based on the provided reference from our new brandbook. Dash flyers, business cards, QR codes, and digital presentation materials will also be prepared for relevant contacts.
José has confirmed that local production is available.
 
Budget
 

The travel estimate is based on an approximately 860-kilometer round trip by car, including fuel, toll roads, local transportation requirements (Jose lives in Sao Paolo, conference located in Rio de Janeiro).

Conclusion
For a total cost of $1,600, Dash will receive two days of professional local representation at one of Latin America’s most strategically relevant blockchain and digital-finance events, followed by documented lead management and continued communication with qualified companies.
The purpose of this proposal is to convert conference participation into measurable business-development outcomes: qualified contacts, decision-maker meetings, integration opportunities, market intelligence, and a stronger Dash presence in one of the most promising regions for crypto and blockchain sphere - Latin America.