São Paulo, April 24, 2019 - Technological advances are one of the outstanding characteristics in recent years and driven by the need for remote work in recent months, due to the impact of the pandemic. This process has contributed to the emergence of new developments and reflections on the role of technological solutions and the importance of the internet. The advancement of the digital economy has allowed more space for a process of transformation and change in the economic structure.
Faced with this scenario, ABES - Brazilian Association of Software Companies will bring together businessmen and researchers to discuss the new paths of the market and the role of the digital economy in the current situation in which we live. The webinar will take place on April 30, at 2:30 pm, and will include the intermediation of journalist Cristina de Luca. Free registrations will be on the website https://www.sympla.com.br/ABESSOFTWARE.
Although we are expecting an economic recession, the information and telecommunications technology segment can contribute to the financial momentum and job creation in the country. According to IBOPE, Brazil has approximately 149 million active Internet users, this represents 70% of the population, in addition to more than 8 million active CNPJs, with a huge demand for migration to the digital world ”, comments Jorge Sukarie, Vice-President Executive Board of ABES.
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Date: April 30, 2:30 pm
Registrations: https://www.sympla.com.br/ABESSOFTWARE
Mediation: Cristina de Lucca - Journalist
Guests:
? Luciano Ramos - Research and Consultancy Manager for the Enterprise segment at IDC Brasil, covering Infrastructure, Software and IT Services practices, focusing on the Brazilian market;
? Jorge Sukarie - Founding partner and President of Brasoftware Informática Ltda; Member of ABES - Executive Vice-President of the Board, respected in the IT Market, he is part of several Councils and Committees of Companies and Entities in the IT Area in Brazil and in other countries;
? Gerson Schmitt - Founder and chairman of Paradigma, Board member of the entities ABES and ACATE, Grupo Glória, DocSync and Instituto social iCOM. Master in business administration from FGV;
? João Porto - CEO and founder of TrackerUp, serial entrepreneur, graduated from Berkeley and FAAP. Experience in raising capital, business planning, administration and asset management;
? Juliano Tubino - Executive with over 20 years in leading global and local companies. He is Vice President of New Business at TOTVS, the largest software company in Latin America.
About ABES
ABES, Brazilian Association of Software Companies, aims to contribute to the construction of a more digital and less unequal Brazil, in which information technology plays a fundamental role in the democratization of knowledge and the creation of new opportunities for all. In this sense, it aims to ensure a business environment conducive to innovation, ethical, dynamic and globally competitive, always aligned with its mission of connecting, guiding, protecting and developing the Brazilian information technology market.
Since its foundation in September 1986, ABES has sought to be relevant to its associates and a national and international reference in the technology sector. Currently, the entity represents approximately 2 thousand companies, totaling around 85% of the software and services segment revenue in Brazil, distributed in 23 Brazilian states and the Federal District, responsible for the generation of more than 205 thousand direct jobs and an annual revenue of the order of R$ 61 billion in 2018.
Access the ABES Portal – http://www.abes.org.br or contact the Relationship Center: +55 (11) 2161-2833.
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