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Check out the speakers at AI Pioneer Summit 2025!
We've brought together leading experts who are shaping the present and future of Artificial Intelligence. Each speaker brings a unique track record of innovation, research, and leadership, bridging academia, the market, and entrepreneurship. Throughout the event, they will share their experiences, insights, and learnings to inspire new ideas and drive technological transformation.
Check out the speakers at AI Pioneer Summit 2025!
We've brought together leading experts who are shaping the present and future of Artificial Intelligence. Each speaker brings a unique track record of innovation, research, and leadership, bridging academia, the market, and entrepreneurship. Throughout the event, they will share their experiences, insights, and learnings to inspire new ideas and drive technological transformation.
Cezar Taurion
AI Advisor. He is a senior executive with over 45 years of IT experience, covering topics such as Artificial Intelligence, corporate governance, and leading multidisciplinary teams. He was Director of New Applied Technologies at IBM Brazil and leader of PwC's IT Strategy practice. He holds a degree in economics and a Master's in Computer Science. He has worked with AI since the late 1980s, beginning with expert systems.
Ronan Damasco
Ronan Damasco has been Microsoft's National Director of Technology in Brazil for eight years. He has been with Microsoft for 31 years, having held various positions, including Director of Education and Director of Support Engineering for Latin America. He holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of BrasÃlia and a Master's degree in Information Security from the University of Liverpool. He is a Microsoft quantum computing ambassador and holds several academic and professional certifications in the field. He completed the Management Development Program at Fundação Dom Cabral and the Microsoft Leadership Program at Georgetown University.
Prof. Carlos Eduardo Pantoja is an associate professor and researcher at the Federal Center for Technological Education of Rio de Janeiro (CEFET/RJ) since 2009. He holds a degree in Computer Science from the Centro Universitário da Cidade (2004), a bachelor's degree in Industrial Administration from CEFET/RJ (2011), a master's degree in Systems and Computing from IME (2012), a PhD in Computer Science from UFF (2019) and completed a mobility period at the Sorbonne Universités – Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC), in France. From 2020 to 2022, he completed a postdoctoral fellowship at UFF and, in 2025, will complete another at Linköping University, in Sweden. He was Pro-Rector/Director of Extension at CEFET/RJ in 2019 and served as co-chair of the International Conference on Software Engineering & Knowledge Engineering (2022–2023), local chair of SBCUP (2022), and chair of WESAAC (2021 and 2025). He is a member of the IEEE, the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IES), SBC, and APPIA, and leads the Cognitive Hardware on Networks research group (CHON/CNPq). He is a member of the program committees of prominent international events in artificial intelligence and agents, such as AAMAS, IJCAI, ECAI, BRACIS, and WESAAC. He is currently Editor-in-Chief of the Electronic Journal of Scientific Initiation (REIC/SBC).
Carlos Pantoja
An electrical engineer and Stanford Ignite alumni, she has worked in the financial market since 2013, when she joined the Citibank trainee program, having worked in Brazil and Japan. She also worked at Itaú BBA and in the financial market infrastructure (CERC). She co-founded the startup MaqHIn, created in 2009, and participated in the implementation of the university's first accelerator, where she was recognized with the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Award. A volunteer and member of IEEE since 2006, she was a Larry K. Wilson Fellow and has held several international positions, including Representative of Young Professionals and Students from Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as Global Student Representative for WIE. She currently works as a New Business Specialist at the Arab Banking Corporation (ABC Brasil) and serves as secretary in the Rio de Janeiro Chapter.
Natalia Dultra Raposo
Check out the speakers at AI Pioneer Summit 2025!
We've brought together leading experts who are shaping the present and future of Artificial Intelligence. Each speaker brings a unique track record of innovation, research, and leadership, bridging academia, the market, and entrepreneurship. Throughout the event, they will share their experiences, insights, and learnings to inspire new ideas and drive technological transformation.
Camila Leporace
Camila Leporace é pesquisadora em cognição, inteligência artificial e aprendizagem humana. Autora de "Algoritmosfera - A cognição humana e a inteligência artificial" (PUC-Rio e Hucitec, 2024), tem doutorado em Educação pela PUC-Rio e pela Universidade de Coimbra. Atualmente é pesquisadora de pós-doutorado no Instituto de Computação da Unicamp. Sua trajetória une filosofia, ciência cognitiva e tecnologias digitais, sempre com foco em como as máquinas podem complementar, e não substituir, a atuação humana. Camila tem experiência de mercado em User Experience (UX) e sólida experiência em comunicação, ensino e tecnologias educacionais. Trabalha com comunicação da IA e letramento digital, desenvolvendo projetos nesse campo.
Adriano Mezzomo é advogado especialista em direito empresarial e societário. É graduado em direito pela UFRJ, mestre pela mesma instituição, doutor pela UVA, membro do Instituto dos Advogados Brasileiros, professor da pós-graduação da FGV, ex-presidente da Comissão de Seleção e Inscrição da OAB/RJ e sócio de Mezzomo Advogados.
Adriano Mezzomo
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Jessica Sciammarelli possui vasta experiência em IA, arquitetura de dados e segurança cibernética. Ela atua como professora universitária e consultora em tecnologias emergentes, combinando proficiência técnica com liderança em ambientes acadêmicos e corporativos. Ela leciona cursos de Inteligência Artificial e Segurança Cibernética no Instituto Europeu de Ensino Superior de Malta, na Universidade Digital Mia, na Espanha, e na Universidade Intercontinental da Califórnia. Ela também conduziu pesquisas e treinamentos em IA para empresas multinacionais.