AI Salon Rio #15

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Inside CEIA: How a University in Goiânia Became an AI Company FactoryThe largest applied AI research centre in Latin America is not in São Paulo. Not in Rio either. Mexico? No.It is in Goiânia. (And you thought Goiás was only agro...)If you have not heard of CEIA, prepare to be mesmerised. A research centre inside the Federal University of Goiás (UFG). 1,100+ researchers. Around 90 active projects. Roughly R$500 million attracted. Solutions reaching some 150 million Brazilians, about 70% of the population.Here is the rest of it:Strip away the superlatives and CEIA is what happens when a university decides applied research is the product, then goes out and finds the customers (a novel strategy, apparently).Which is the interesting part, because Rio has the deepest bench in the country to run that play. PUC-RJ, IMPA, IME, COPPE, CBPF. Decades of it.So we invited Anderson Soares, founder of CEIA, to share his secrets so we can replicate CEIAs in Rio.AGENDA18:30 | Check-in & Networking19:00 | Welcome Remarks a.k.a Luana's pep talk19:10 | Startup Pitches:19:20 | The Energy Transition Hackathon by COPPE & Made in RioThe world's best cleantech should be built in Rio. COPPE's business incubator and Made in Rio are running a hackathon on energy transition. Marcos Chaves, who heads the COPPE incubator, joins us to tell you how to get in [Online training Sept 8 to 10, ideathon Sept 11 to 13, and the in-person hackathon Sept 25 to 27].19:30 | Inside CEIA: How a University in Goiânia Became an AI Company FactoryAlso, meet our host: Luana Helsinger (ex-private equity turned AI creator, between Silicon Valley & Rio).20:30 | Networking with Beer & SnacksFounding Partners:There wouldn’t be food, drinks, or functioning Wi-Fi without our incredible sponsors:Join Our Private Group on LinkedInAI Salon Rio is not an event, it's a movement. Join our private group here. Need to live in Rio de Janeiro to be part of it!