André Telles
Assessor de Inovação. Celepar
Specialist in Smart Governments and Innovation. Certificate in Technology Entrepreneurship: Lab to Market at Harvard University and University of San Diego – CA. Postgraduate degree in administration from FAE Business School. Visiting postgraduate professor at PUCPR and FGV. First Brazilian to publish a book about Social Media, in 2005. In 2008 wrote “Geração Digital”. In 2010, he launched “The Social Media Revolution”, which is one of the five best-selling marketing books in Brazil, according to Exame magazine. Co-author of the e-book Digital Communication in 2011, with more than 200 thousand downloads. In 2013 he published the book “O Empreendedor Viável”, recommended by Exame Magazine and by Endeavor as one of the ten books that every entrepreneur should read. In 2018, published by PUCPRESS the fifth book related to innovation and new technologies, called O Futuro é Smart – translated into English and sold in more than thirty countries. Columnist for important portals such as UOL and Gazeta do Povo. He gave more than 300 lectures and courses in Brazil and abroad. He participated in events promoted by Sebrae, Expo Marketing, Campus Party, Google Internacional, Rede Globo, among others. Mentor of technology-based startups that won the Plug’n Play and Startup Brasil challenge. He was Director of Innovation at the Paraná Creation Club. Co-founder of the digital agency Mentes Digitais, which went through an M&A process. Participated in projects related to smart cities in partnership with Barcelona and the Government of Catalonia. Served as Innovation Advisor in the Government of Paraná, between 2019 and 2020, coordinated the development of two applications considered innovative cases in public management: PR Serviços and PR Solidário. Led assistive technology projects in the Government, such as the insertion of the Israeli unicorn Orcam MyEye in Public Libraries. Vice-president of the Smart Cities of the Brazilian Association of Internet of Things. Advisor of the startup investment fund AlliCapital. Innovation Director of the Association of Sales and Marketing Managers of Brazil. Innovation Advisor at Companhia Paranaense de Tecnologia (Celepar). Advised in the development of the Innovation Laboratory in partnership with Hotmilk, an startup accelerator of the Pontifical Catholic University. At Celepar, he coordinated the development of PR Pay, a project through which connects digital wallets with more than one million taxpayers. Responsible for structuring the company’s internationalization project, with offices in Lisbon and Silicon Valley.
Specialist in Smart Governments and Innovation. Certificate in Technology Entrepreneurship: Lab to Market at Harvard University and University of San Diego – CA. Postgraduate degree in administration from FAE Business School. Visiting postgraduate professor at PUCPR and FGV. First Brazilian to publish a book about Social Media, in 2005. In 2008 wrote “Geração Digital”. In 2010, he launched “The Social Media Revolution”, which is one of the five best-selling marketing books in Brazil, according to Exame magazine. Co-author of the e-book Digital Communication in 2011, with more than 200 thousand downloads. In 2013 he published the book “O Empreendedor Viável”, recommended by Exame Magazine and by Endeavor as one of the ten books that every entrepreneur should read. In 2018, published by PUCPRESS the fifth book related to innovation and new technologies, called O Futuro é Smart – translated into English and sold in more than thirty countries. Columnist for important portals such as UOL and Gazeta do Povo. He gave more than 300 lectures and courses in Brazil and abroad. He participated in events promoted by Sebrae, Expo Marketing, Campus Party, Google Internacional, Rede Globo, among others. Mentor of technology-based startups that won the Plug’n Play and Startup Brasil challenge. He was Director of Innovation at the Paraná Creation Club. Co-founder of the digital agency Mentes Digitais, which went through an M&A process. Participated in projects related to smart cities in partnership with Barcelona and the Government of Catalonia. Served as Innovation Advisor in the Government of Paraná, between 2019 and 2020, coordinated the development of two applications considered innovative cases in public management: PR Serviços and PR Solidário. Led assistive technology projects in the Government, such as the insertion of the Israeli unicorn Orcam MyEye in Public Libraries. Vice-president of the Smart Cities of the Brazilian Association of Internet of Things. Advisor of the startup investment fund AlliCapital. Innovation Director of the Association of Sales and Marketing Managers of Brazil. Innovation Advisor at Companhia Paranaense de Tecnologia (Celepar). Advised in the development of the Innovation Laboratory in partnership with Hotmilk, an startup accelerator of the Pontifical Catholic University. At Celepar, he coordinated the development of PR Pay, a project through which connects digital wallets with more than one million taxpayers. Responsible for structuring the company’s internationalization project, with offices in Lisbon and Silicon Valley.