Adriana Ferreira De Faria

Position: President – Anprotec

Will participate:

10/13 – Opening
10/13 – Plenary 1 – Collaborative ecosystems and global innovation: scenarios and challenges
10/14 – Sebrae Invites
10/15 – Workshop 04 – Collaborative innovation and Cerne Certification: fostering globally integrated innovation ecosystems
10/15 – Plenary 5 – Public policies and innovation: the role of government in collaborative ecosystems

A chemical engineer graduated from the Federal University of Uberlândia, she holds a master’s and doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from the same university and completed a post-doctorate in Innovation Management at North Carolina State University. Currently, she is a professor at the Federal University of Viçosa (UFV) and has been the Executive Director of the Technological Center for Regional Development of Viçosa (CenTev/UFV) since 2019. As President Director of the Minas Gerais Innovation Network (2023/2024 management), Adriana stands out in the innovation and entrepreneurship scenario.

Her experience includes participation in important councils and committees, such as the Fiscal Council of Anprotec and the Coordination of the Business Incubator of Technological Base of CenTev.