The first stop was in Beijing (China) and is part of the ongoing work to position the Association as a key player in the international market, helping to attract investments to Brazil and to develop a channel for the internationalization of companies and technology startups. associated with ABES.
The agenda began with the Brazil-China Business Seminar, organized by Apex-Brasil, with the presence of the President of the Republic, Jair Bolsonaro, the Vice-Premier of China, Hu Chunhua, in addition to several Brazilian and Chinese authorities.
After passing through China, the delegation went to Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates. In the region, Rodolfo participated in another business seminar and visited the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), an organization that acts as a hub for doing business. The entrepreneurs were welcomed by Martin Tideströme and Amel Badr. In addition to the entire innovation support ecosystem, ADGM is a tax free zone and ABES will continue the conversations started to evaluate possible strategic partnerships that benefit our associates.
Another place visited was by the accelerator Krypto Labs, located in the city of Masdar, sustainable 100% city, where it met with Anas Zeineddine, Executive Director, and Gozde Demir, Innovation Consultant.
ABES aims to contribute to the construction of a more digital and less unequal Brazil, in which technology plays a fundamental role. In this sense, the Association seeks to ensure an environment conducive to innovation and in which there is competitiveness among companies in the sector, stimulated by the positive numbers of the market: the IT sector grew 9.8% in 2018 (the world average was 6.7%) and the expectation is 10.5% in 2019, against 4.9% global.
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