The 2023 edition of ABES CONFERENCE, held in São Paulo on November 6th, had as its central theme “The Digital Future and the Reinvention of Now” and brought together important experts from the innovation ecosystem, artificial intelligence, the future of work, fostering innovation and sustainability in a hybrid and free event, which featured more than 25 leaders in different areas of activity as speakers and aimed to inspire, generate insights and bring trends about digital reinvention to participants. You conference sponsors they were:

The Digital Future and the Reinvention of Now (06/11)

ABES SOFTWARE CONFERENCE 2023

OPENING

Paulo Milliet Roque (President ABES), Geraldo Alckmin (Vice President of the Republic), Felicio Ramuth (Vice Governor of São Paulo); Gilberto Kassab (Secretary of Government and Institutional Relations of the State of São Paulo); Jose Luis Gordon (Director of Productive Development, Foreign Trade and Innovation at BNDES); Marcia Nejaim (Professional project manager of Sustainability, International Market and Business Strategy at ApexBrasil); It is Demi Getschko (President-Director of NIC.br).

Keynote Speaker

THEME: Possible futures. Will technology bring us closer?
We are living in a unique moment in the history of Humanity: experiencing global change caused by a technology that has already been compared to the atomic bomb, or the creation of the printing press. The impact waves of new technologies cannot yet be correctly measured because we are at the beginning. How can we ensure that technology will finally bring out the best in humanity?

Speaker:
Silvio Meira (Chief Scientist, TDS.company & Extraordinary Professor, CESAR.school)

Moderation:
Loren Spíndola (Leader of the Artificial Intelligence Committee and Leader of the Cybersecurity Committee – ABES)

Round Table 1

THEME: Corporate Foresight – pragmatic futurism as a corporate strategy
Choosing the wrong technological strategy is as harmful as failing to carry out digital transformation. Understanding new technologies and understanding contexts that become more complex every day is the most important skill for leaders in the 21st century. How to practice pragmatic futurism? What are the most important emerging technologies? How to keep the company focused on the consumer of the future?

Speakers:
Luzia Sarno (IT Executive, Co-founder of AlumniTech, CIO/CDO, Advisor and Startup Advisor)
Fernando Birman (IT Executive, Professor, Business Advisor Consultant)
Catarina Papa (Futuristic)
Ligia Zotini (Futuristic)

Moderation:
Silvia Bassi (Publisher – The Shift)

Round Table 2

THEME: Regulation, public policies and innovation – the challenge of getting things right
Technology accelerates quickly. Regulation, not so much. Adjusting the step between the two is the urgency of the present to ensure a sustainable digital future. The challenge is global and needs to involve society, governments and private companies. What is Brazil doing? And how are other countries facing the same challenge? Is it possible to think about global regulation for technology?

Speakers:
Paulo Pereira (Executive Secretary of the Council for Sustainable Economic and Social Development of the Ministry of Institutional Relations)
Priscila Reis (Lawyer specializing in technology, co-founder of Layer Two consultancy, master in Intelligence Technologies with an emphasis on artificial intelligence)
Eliana Emediato de Azambuja (General Coordinator of Digital Transformation at the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovations)
Diogo Costa (Executive director of the Millennium Institute)

Moderation:
Andriei Gutierrez (Vice-president and Leader of the ABES Regulatory Committee)

Round Table 3

THEME: Smart Cities – data and technology in favor of citizenship
The use of digital technologies – AI, IoT and Analytics – and intelligent management of the profusion of data generated in cities can contribute to digital inclusion and improving conditions and quality of life in cities of all sizes. How to increase the digitalization of public services? What infrastructure challenges lie ahead for managers? How to empower public management to make cities more efficient digital ecosystems?

Speakers:
Paula Faria (CEO of Necta | Smart Cities, Mobility, Air Transport, PPPs and Infrastructure)
Paulo Pandolfi (Co-founder and Director of Colab)
Susanna Marchionni (CEO in Brazil at Planet Smart City)

Moderation:
Camila Cristina Murta (Leader of the ABES Public Procurement Committee)

Round Table 4

THEME: Human-centered – The urgency of technological proficiency in a digital society
A study by Goldman Sachs points out that world GDP could increase by 7% in ten years due to Generative AI. Technology can affect the work routine of 300 million people, improving productivity or making them obsolete. The urgency to empower people of all generations for the digital economy only increases. What can we do to accelerate initiatives? What are other countries doing about it?

Speakers:
Mariane Guerra (VP of human resources for Latin America at ADP Systems)
Daniela Faria (Executive manager at TOTVS University)
Luiz Eduardo Drouet (Founder of Prosper Tech Talents, Managing partner of Share People Hub / President of ABRH-SP)
Andrea Leal (AWS Cloud Education Program Manager for Latin America)

Moderation:
Ariela Zanetta Simoni (Leader of the ABES Future of Work Committee)

Round Table 5

THEME: Business, People and Planet – The challenges of the low carbon economy
When writer and thinker John Elkington launched the concepts of the Triple Bottom Line (Profit, People and Planet) in 1998, he was beginning to pave a road that, in 2004, was named ESG by the UN. In 2023, the ESG moment joins the urgency of the climate crisis. Alongside concepts such as sustainability, governance, inclusion and diversity comes the challenge of creating a low-carbon economy. We are talking about electrification of the economy, clean energy sources, new infrastructure and a new source of green jobs. Are we doing our homework right?

Speakers:
Thiago Falda (Executive President of the Brazilian Bioinnovation Association (ABBI))
Rogelio Golfarb (Vice President of Ford South America)
Valeria Café (Executive director at IBGC (Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance))

Moderation:
Rodolfo Fücher (President of the ABES Council)

Round Table 6

THEME: Brazil entrepreneurial nation – The global ecosystem of startups and innovation
After explosive investment growth, Latin America's startup ecosystem experienced its first down cycle in 2022. Now is the time to review, recalibrate and reconnect startups with the diversification of capital sources and support for innovation that it can open new fronts for revenue and GDP growth in the region. How do companies enter this context? What is the role of CVCs and associations?

Speakers:
Eros Silva (Portfolio Manager of IT, Games and R&D and Innovation at ApexBrasil)
Orlando Cintra (Founder and CEO of BR Angels)
Laura Constantini (Chief Strategy Officer at Astella Investimentos)
José Menezes (Business Mobilization Manager – Embrapii)

Moderation:
Eduardo Felipe Matias (Leader of the ABES Startups Committee)