ABES promoted a dinner, on April 25, in São Paulo, which was attended by associates, directors, authorities and partners, to hold the inauguration ceremony of the new board and 1/3 of the directors.
Paulo Roque, the new president of ABES and Rodolfo Fücher
“My priority as president of ABES will be to continue the brilliant work carried out during the last administrations and expand our work in the government sphere. We will fight for the legal and tax security of our sector, as well as strengthen and support the work of ABES Committees and Working Groups, making them even more agile. We want to expand the network. For this, we intend to be even closer to companies, encouraging the digital economy, encouraging the use of the An Ethical Company certification and supporting actions based on ESG policies.”, highlighted Paulo Roque, the new president.
The board also has Fabio Rua, as vice president, and Onivaldo Roncatti, Vanda Scartezini and José Bublitz Machado, as statutory directors, and as deputy directors Andriei Gutierrez, José Mauricio Neves Reis, Leticia Santos Lewis, in addition to the regional vice presidents. Flávia Brito (Pernambuco) and Marcia Mallmann Lippert (Rio Grande do Sul.)
Rodolfo Fücher, who has now assumed the role of Chairman of the Board, spoke about the association's purpose of democratizing knowledge, generating new opportunities, improving the quality of life and being an agent of inclusion and equality for the sector. "We also gained 490 new members and created two regional vice-presidencies in different states with the aim of accelerating growth throughout Brazil. We hold numerous events, including webinars and international meetings with Canada, Portugal, Colombia, Israel and China. These actions created and expanded business opportunities for Brazilian entrepreneurs. Now I'm going to a new phase within ABES and I leave new challenges for Paulo Roque", said.
José Gontijo, Director of the Department of Science, Technology and Digital Innovation at the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovations (MCTI)
Among the guests of the night were José Gontijo, Director of the Department of Science, Technology and Digital Innovation of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovations (MCTI), who congratulated ABES for the way the association has positively influenced the sector. "Information and communication technologies are powerful tools in changing the reality of countries. The Covid-19 pandemic has shown the need to increase efforts to digitize society and its potential benefits. For this, we count on all the efforts of the sector to continue to improve government actions in this regard. I challenge you to continue to impact the government by showing us where we are getting it right and wrong.”, he reiterated.
Juan Quirós, Municipal Secretary of Innovation and Technology of the Municipality of São Paulo, put the secretariat at the service of the city and companies in the sector. "We want to expand the partnership with the private sector, in order to expand the São Paulo population's access to new technologies, such as 5G. We want to take technology to peripheral regions and promote social inclusion for 360,000 people. I want to wish success to the new management of ABES”.
Aline Cardoso, Municipal Secretary of Labor and Entrepreneurship of the City of São Paulo
Aline Cardoso, Municipal Secretary for Labor and Entrepreneurship of the City of São Paulo, spoke about the “joy to have a partnership like ABES that helps us with so many challenges. We want to continue this friendship and partnership in the Green Sampa project, conceived by the then mayor Bruno Covas. The site that was once a dump is, today, a building that houses the sustainability project. And ABES has a strong influence on the realization of Green Sampa, which has the full support of the current Mayor Ricardo Nunes. Thank you so much for all the encouragement”.
Check out the photo gallery of the event on our Facebook page.
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