A panel on regulation and innovation will bring together experts to discuss whether new tax and regulatory rules are a step forward or an obstacle for the technology sector in Brazil and around the world.
The Brazilian Association of Software Companies (ABES), whose mission is to build a more digital and less unequal Brazil, announces the ABES Summit 2025 on October 8th at the JW Marriott in São Paulo. The 15th edition of the event has as its central theme "Digital Frontiers: Geopolitics, Technology, and Sustainability," reaffirming the organization's role in leading the most relevant debates for the future of the technology sector and the digital economy in Brazil.
Among the program's highlights is Panel 6: "Global Technology Regulation – Harmonizing Innovation, Security and Rights," which will bring to light an increasingly urgent issue: how new taxation and regulatory frameworks can impact competitiveness, investment and technological innovation in Brazil and internationally.
"Brazil needs to find a balance between revenue collection and stimulating innovation. The new tax system could be an important step toward ensuring fiscal sustainability, but it also poses the risk of hindering investment in research, startups, and international competitiveness. This debate is crucial to determine whether we are facing progress or an obstacle to the technology sector," says Andriei Gutierrez, President of ABES.
The panel will feature the participation of Fabro Steibel, executive director of the Institute of Technology and Society (ITS), a reference in digital policies and regulation of new technologies; Igor Marchesini, special advisor to the Ministry of Finance, focusing on tax and regulatory policies related to the technology sector; and Caroline Rocabado, leader in Privacy and Responsible AI Governance at DASA, bringing the perspective of the healthcare industry and data ethics, and will answer questions such as:
- What are the impacts of the new taxation on investments and the global competitiveness of the software industry?
- Can current tax rules attract or repel innovation and foreign capital?
- Is it possible to build international regulatory frameworks that reconcile revenue collection, digital rights, and security?
- How will strategic sectors, such as healthcare, be affected by AI tax and governance rules?
"These are questions that can no longer be postponed. The answers will determine whether Brazil will remain merely a technology consumer or whether it will be able to lead in innovation and export digital solutions. The ABES Summit is the space to spark this debate with depth and responsibility," says Andriei Gutierrez, President of ABES.
A strong program to discuss the future of technology and the digital economy
Curated by ABES, which has led discussions on technology, regulation, and innovation in Brazil for four decades, the ABES Summit has established itself as one of the country's leading industry forums. The program was carefully crafted to bring together prominent voices from the market, government, academia, and civil society, offering a diverse and strategic perspective on the future of the digital economy. In addition to Panel 6, the event will feature a robust agenda, including:
Opening keynote
Silvio Cascione – Research Director, Head of Eurasia Group in Brazil
The New Global Balance – Technology, AI and Sustainability
- Maria Mazzarello Veloso – Business advisor, board member and CEO of Olusac
- Leonardo Barreto – PhD in Political Science from the University of Brasília, partner at Think Policy and consultant at Vector
- Alberto Pfeifer – Associate Researcher at the Institute of Advanced Studies (IEA) at USP
- Jaime Spitzcovisky – Journalist for the UM BRASIL Channel, FECOMERCIO (moderator)
Brazil 2030 – Protagonism on the Global Technological Board
- Ricardo Sennes – Managing Director of Prospectiva Public Affairs Lat.Am
- Camila Ramos – CEO and founder of CELA (Clean Energy Latin America)
- Igor Nazareth – Director of Innovation and Institutional Relations at EMBRAPII
- Andriei Gutierrez – President of ABES (moderator)
Cybersecurity in Debate – From Firewall to Digital Resilience
- Andréa Thomé – Head of the WOMCY Council
- Georgia Barbosa – CISSA | CESAR Manager
- Rony Vainzof – Lawyer specializing in Data Ethics, Responsible AI & Cyber, data protection consultant at FECOMERCIO SP
- Claudio Martinelli – CEO of Kaspersky Latin America
AI First Companies – Reinventing Careers and Skills
- Paulo Moraes – Co-founder of Talenses Group and Director of LANDtech
- Camila Achutti – CEO of Mastertech
The Post-AI Software Industry – Goodbye to SaaS as We Know It?
- Laura Constantini – Founder of Nido
- Caio Moreti – CEO and founder of GrupoQ
AI as a Cross-Cutting Business Force
- Paula Faria – CEO of Necta and creator of P3C and Connected Smart Cities
O ABES Summit 2025 is sponsored by CAESBRA, EMBRAPII, Kaspersky and CGI.br, reaffirming ABES' commitment to ethics, responsible innovation and sustainability.
Service | ABES Summit 2025
Date: October 8, 2025, from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Location: JW Marriott, United Nations Avenue, 14401 – São Paulo/SP
More information and registration: Official website of the event
About ABES
ABES (Brazilian Association of Software Companies) aims to contribute to the construction of a more digital and less unequal Brazil, in which information technology plays a fundamental role in the democratization of knowledge and the creation of new opportunities for all. In this sense, it aims to ensure a business environment conducive to innovation, ethical, dynamic, sustainable and globally competitive, always in line with its mission to connect, guide, protect and develop the Brazilian information technology market.
Currently, ABES represents around 2,000 companies, which total approximately 80% of the software and services sector's revenue in Brazil, distributed across 24 states and the Federal District, responsible for the generation of more than 260,000 direct jobs and an annual revenue of around R$103 billion in 2024. Access the ABES Portal or call +55 (11) 5094-3100.
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