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Keynote and Distinguished Speakers
We are excited to share that the following individuals will speak at SMS Special Conference in Sao Paulo! Please check back for additions to this list and more information on the sessions as it becomes available.
Keynote Speaker
Paulo Cesar de Souza e Silva
... the CEO of Embraer S.A. since July 2016, leading a global organization headquartered in Brazil, with businesses in commercial and executive aviation as well as in...
...is a Presidential Professor of Strategic Management and Pierre Lassonde Chair of Social Entrepreneurship at the University of Utah. He previously served as the Professor of Management and held the Chase Chair for Excellence in Corporate Strategy...
...is Professor of Global Strategy at the D'Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University. In his research, he analyzes three main topics: the internationalization of firms, with a special interest in emerging market multinationals; capability upgrading, particularly technological capabilities; and governance challenges, focusing on corruption in international business...
...is Global Head of Qualcomm's Corproate Technology Strategy. His current focus is the $47B acquisition of NXP, the largest acquisition in the history of the semiconductor industry. Stein joined Qualcomm in 1997. Over the years he has held various positions in engineering, research, technical standardization, technical-business negotiations...
... is General Manager at IBM Latin America and Chief Executive Officer at IBM Brasil Indústria Máquinas e Serviços Ltd. He is on the Board of Directors at American Chamber Of Commerce For Brazil São Paulo...
...is the Simon and Midge Palley Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She holds a Ph.D. from Columbia University, an M.S. from Stanford University, and a...
...is the Global Director for the Sandals Division at Alpargatas responsible for the Havaianas and Dupé businesses. She currently manages the global Sandals Business which includes: Brasil, Alpargatas USA ( established in 2007) and Alpargatas EMEA (established in 2008) subsidiaries as well as the export operations (59 countries with a presence via Distributors) for both brands...
...holds the Dean’s Professorship in Strategic Management at the University of California, Irvine. She has an MBA and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. She was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Copenhagen Business School in...
