Armando Júnior
Armando Junior has over 20 years of experience in economic development, labor, professional training, entrepreneurship, and investment attraction. An expert in project management and coordination, strategic planning, government relations, and communication, Armando holds a degree in journalism from Universidade Metodista, with postgraduate studies in Marketing and Advertising Communication from Faculdade Cásper Líbero, Negotiation from FGV, and is currently pursuing an MBA in Management and Digital Transformation at USP. Since 2021, he has held the position of Deputy Secretary of Economic Development and Labor for the City of São Paulo, with the mission of planning the development of strategic
Reinvented, Replaced and Extinct: Is Your Job on the List?
Some professions have already disappeared, others have been profoundly transformed, and many still do not know exactly what their future will be. This panel proposes to analyze patterns of change in the labor market in the face of the advancement of artificial intelligence.
Entrepreneurial Territories: Ecosystems that Accelerate Brazil
From the South to the Northeast, passing through the country's financial heart, Brazil houses innovation ecosystems with very distinct identities, challenges and strengths. In this panel, references from three different regional contexts come together to discuss how territory shapes different ways of entrepreneurship, connecting talents and attracting investments. The conversation goes beyond differences: the focus is on how this plurality can be a strategic asset for a more robust, collaborative and globally competitive national ecosystem.
Is Your Next Recruiter Human?
Data-driven and artificial intelligence-based tools have been increasingly used in recruitment processes, performance evaluation, and talent management. To what extent do these technologies expand efficiency and accuracy, and when can they reproduce biases or reduce human complexity to automated metrics?


