1st ANPAD Professional Meeting
1st EnANPAD Professional

Daniel dos Santos Leipnitz: Graduated in Business Administration from the State University of Santa Catarina - ESAG, MBA in Global Administration from the Independent University of Lisbon - Portugal and Master in Business Administration from UDESC - State University of Santa Catarina. He is currently Corporate and Human Relations Director at Visto Sistemas and founder of Cidade Inovadora, Board Member of ACATE (Associação Catarinense de Tecnologia) where he was Chairman of the Board of Directors from 2020/2024, and President in the 2016/2020 term. President of the Brazil Israel Chamber - SC, he is Treasurer Director of the Euvaldo Lodi Institute of Santa Catarina (IEL), member of the Strategic Council of the Federation of Industries of the State of Santa Catarina (FIESC), Member of the board of the Global Counsil for Innovative Organizations in Dubai, Member of the Board of Agora Tech Park Joinville, as well as Hub Base 27 in Vitoria-ES, Member of the board of WTM International and ITH International Tech Hub, Member of the Board, partner and Advisor of several Startups traveled to more than 65 countries. Co-author and organizer of the books A Ponte para Inovação and Ponte para o Mundo. He is an honorary citizen of Florianópolis. He has won the highest honor from ACIF (Florianópolis Commercial and Industrial Association), the Business Merit Medal, the 50th Anniversary Medal from Sebrae Nacional for his services to Brazilian entrepreneurship, and is an ambassador for the Digital Brazil movement from ABES (Brazilian Software Association). He was TOP10 Hero/Heroine at the ABS Startup Awards (Brazilian Startup Association).
He has experience in structuring innovation ecosystems and technology parks, as well as in the area of Administration, with an emphasis on strategy, company structuring, finance and business management systems. He was president of Sapiens Parque S.A. in the 2021/2023 term, vice-president of the National Association of Entities Promoting Innovative Enterprises (Anprotec) in the 2019-2023 term, as well as a board member of all the main Brazilian innovation entities such as Instituto Caldeira, ABDI (Brazilian Industrial Development Agency), MEI, ACIF, FINEP, SEBRAE Nacional, FAPESC, CREDIFIESC (Ailos) and Sebrae SC.

He holds a PhD in Business Administration from the Getúlio Vargas Foundation's São Paulo School of Business Administration (2019), a master's degree in Business Administration from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (2014) and a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (2010). He is currently Data Engineering & Analytics leader at SEBRAE/SC and Host at Strides Tech Community. He has taught at the Federal Institute of São Paulo, Faculdade 28 de Agosto and Centro Universitário FIEO.

Industrial Pharmacist graduated from the Federal University of Paraná. Postgraduate in Magistral Manipulation and Advanced Cosmetology from the Racine Institute, MBA in Marketing from the Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing. 20 years' experience in companies in the cosmetics sector such as Croda, Ingredion, Avon and Seppic, as Technical and MKT Manager. She is currently a senior scientist, focusing on medium and long-term innovation, in the area of Research and Strategic Product Innovation at the Boticário Group. 

João B. Calixto has a degree in Biological Sciences from UnB (1973), a Master's in Pharmacology from Escola Paulista de Medicina (UNIFESP, 1976) and a PhD in Pharmacology from USP (1984). He was one of the founders of the Department of Pharmacology and the first coordinator of the postgraduate course in Pharmacology at UFSC. He is a full professor (retired) of Pharmacology at UFSC, a CNPq level IA researcher and a member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences since 2000. Twice elected president of the Brazilian Society of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (SBFTE). He is currently the director of CIEnP, an international standard center that carries out preclinical research for the development of drugs and vaccines in accordance with good laboratory practices.
He has received several awards, including: National Order of Scientific Merit, category Gran Cruz. awarded by the President of the Republic (2018), Elected Fellowship of the British Pharmacological Society in recognition of distinguished service to Pharmacology and the Society (2017), Péter Murányi Science and Technology Foundation Award (2019), CBMM Award, Technology category, (2019).

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Gabriel Klein Lunkes is a Mechanical Engineer with a specialization in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. He currently works as an innovation specialist at IEL/SC, leading the team responsible for preparing projects for renowned companies, boosting operational efficiency, promoting a culture of innovation and contributing to the insertion of qualified professionals into the market.

The study of neuronal plasticity in its various forms represents the best definition of what my group investigates. On this broad theme we focus on 2 main areas: the process of epileptogenesis (how epilepsy develops on an animal) and strategies to modify it; the main features that differentiate rodents and primates (or across a broader range from C. elegans to mammals) at fundamental biological processes (e.g. immediate early genes). We use a host of techniques from neuropsychological inventories, to EEG and neurophysiological recordings, molecular biology, cell culture and in vivo models, from small invertebrates, to mice, rats, marmosets and humans.

A mechanical turner from SENAI, he has a degree in Industrial Design from the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (PUC-PR), a master's and doctorate in Production Engineering from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), and a doctorate in Industrial Engineering and Management from the University of Beira Interior (UBI - Portugal). He completed a post-doctorate in Branding at IADE-Creative University (Lisbon - Portugal) and in Creative Economy and Maker Spaces at Saxion University (Enschede - Netherlands). He is an associate professor at the Federal University of Santa Catarina, where he coordinated the Organizational Genesis Orientation Laboratory (LOGO) and the Sapiens Center project. He is deputy coordinator of REDE PRONTO3D, a network of FabLabs associated with MIT. He is currently a senior researcher in creative spaces and networks and CEO of TXM Methods. Since 2010, he has been editor of the indexed science magazine e-Revista LOGO. Father of Pedro, Luiz and Maria.

Ricardo Vinicius Bof de Oliveira, PhD in Chemistry from UFSC, has taught at universities in Brazil and abroad. He is the founder and CEO of YGT Ventures and Investments (Singapore) and a consultant for the Federation of Industries of Santa Catarina (FIESC, Brazil) in Corporate Venture and Innovation. Ricardo leads the acceleration of industrial tech startups, promoting and accelerating disruptive technologies with global impact. As co-founder of 2D Materials Pte Ltd, he was instrumental as CTO in developing innovations in graphene and other nanomaterials. He also actively contributes to the definition of international standards in nanotechnology in ISO committee TC229, promoting the dissemination of disruptive industrial technologies in innovation ecosystems around the world.

He is an Electrical Engineer with a Master's and PhD in Electrical Engineering from UFSC. He has 38 years' experience in Research, Development and Innovation as a researcher and manager. He is currently manager of WEG's Technological Innovation Management department, responsible for WEG's Innovation Management, Open Innovation and Intellectual Property, and WEG's spokesperson on the subject of “Innovation”. He is a member of several national organizations that focus on Research, Development and Innovation. He is also Professor of Electrical Engineering at CatólicaSC.