The panel "AI First Companies: Reinventing Careers and Skills" brings together experts to discuss the impacts of autonomous artificial intelligence on professions, productivity, and business models.
The Brazilian Association of Software Companies (ABES) will hold the 15th edition of the ABES Summit 2025 on October 8th at the JW Marriott in São Paulo, with the central theme "Digital Frontiers: Geopolitics, Technology, and Sustainability." The program's panel, "AI First Companies: Reinventing Careers and Skills," will discuss the advancement of so-called agentic AI—artificial intelligence systems capable of acting autonomously—and its impact on the reorganization of the world of work.
According to the Brazilian Software Market Study – Panorama and Trends 2025, produced by ABES in partnership with IDC, IT investments in Brazil reached nearly US$59 billion in 2024, with a projected growth of US$9.51 billion in 2025, above the global average. This growth is supported by an industry that employs over 260,000 professionals and generates US$103 billion in annual revenue. The arrival of agentic AI, however, ushers in a new era: more than automation, it's the ability of intelligent agents to execute end-to-end decisions, transforming traditional roles and creating new professions.
"We are facing a structural change. Agentic AI redefines careers, demands new skills, and repositions entire companies within their value chains. This movement opens up opportunities for Brazil to stand out, but it also poses risks if we don't advance policies on innovation, fair taxation, and talent development," says Andriei Gutierrez, President of ABES.
Impacts of Agentic AI on Careers and Skills
The panel AI First Companies: Reinventing Careers and Skills will be dedicated to analyzing the concrete impacts of agentic artificial intelligence on the labor market and business management. The evolution of autonomous AI systems requires new approaches to professional qualifications, job reconfiguration, and data-centric and automation-driven business models. The debate aims to provide insights for companies, policymakers, and professionals to understand how to align technological innovation, productivity, and human development.
The debate will bring together leading voices in innovation and talent management, with complementary perspectives on how AI is shaping the future of work:
- Paulo Moraes – Co-founder of Talenses Group and Director of LANDtech, a leader in talent management strategies and digital skills transformation.
- Camila Achutti – CEO of Mastertech, entrepreneur and educator recognized for democratizing access to technology, training new generations for the digital market.
- Professor Anderson Soares – General Manager of the Center of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence (CEIA), at the Federal University of Goiás, and Brazilian representative in the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI)
"Adopting AI-First models requires professionals and companies to rethink skills, organizational structures, and even work culture. The debate at the ABES Summit will be a milestone in understanding the paths of this transformation," adds Andriei Gutierrez.
A strong program on the direction of the digital economy
In addition to this panel, the ABES Summit 2025 will feature a robust agenda, carefully curated by ABES to offer a plural and strategic vision on technology, regulation and innovation:
Opening Keynote – Silvio Cascione, Research Director, Head of Eurasia Group in Brazil
Panel The New Global Balance: Technology, AI and Sustainability, with Maria Mazzarello Veloso (CEO Olusac), Leonardo Barreto (Think Policy/Vector), Alberto Pfeifer (IEA-USP) and moderated by Jaime Spitzcovisky (Canal UM BRASIL/FECOMERCIO).
Brazil 2030 Panel: Protagonism on the global technological board, with Ricardo Sennes (Prospectiva), Camila Ramos (CELA), Igor Nazareth (EMBRAPII) and moderation by Andriei Gutierrez (ABES).
Cybersecurity Panel under discussion: from firewall to digital resilience, with Andréa Thomé (WOMCY), Georgia Barbosa (CISSA/CESAR), Rony Vainzof (Data Ethics & Cyber), Claudio Martinelli (Kaspersky).
Panel: The post-AI software industry: Goodbye to SaaS as we know it? with Laura Constantini (Nido), Caio Moreti (GrupoQ), Pedro Carneiro (ACE Ventures), Luiz Sergio Leonel Utino (FINEP) and moderation by Lauro de Lauro (ABES).
Panel Global Technology Regulation: Harmonizing Innovation, Security, and Rights, with Fabro Steibel (ITS), Igor Marchesini (Ministry of Finance), Caroline Rocabado (DASA).
Panel AI as a transversal force in business, with Paula Faria (Necta/Connected Smart Cities), Ana Estela Haddad (Secretariat of Information and Digital Health), Adriano Dias (Almaviva Solutions) and moderation by Jamile Sabatini Marques (ABES).
O ABES Summit 2025 is sponsored by Almaviva Solutions, APEX Brasil, CAESBRA, CGI.br, Devfy, Digiforte, EMBRAPII, FINEP, Kaspersky, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services, 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 thousand 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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