Connecting Innovation and Technology Between Brazil, Portugal and the Netherlands

Walter Afonso Filho - Director

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• MBA in Business Administration.

• Mechanical Engineer and Mechanical Industrial Technician.

• Civil Engineer.

Over 20 years of experience as a Project Leader in Project and Maintenance Departments for machinery and equipment at multinational companies such as Philips, Ericsson, Embraer, and Tetra Pak.

Technical Specializations in the United Kingdom, Netherlands, United States, Italy, and France.

Co-founder and former co-director of Isonet, a company he managed for over 20 years, specializing in organizing business technical events, seminars, congresses, fairs, and TV programs. He was the creator and coordinator of “Vale Expo Business,” the largest business event in the Vale do Paraíba region, held at the São José dos Campos Technology Park.

Auditor, implementer and instructor of quality assurance systems such as ISO 9000, ISO TS, and Automotive Quality Systems.

He has hosted the following TV programs:

• Empresa do Futuro – Rede Vida TV, broadcast nationwide in Brazil.

• Qualidade Empresarial – TV Band Vale Litoral Paulista.

• Automóvel Total – TV Band Vale Litoral Paulista.

• Startups and business incubators - TV ISONET

Currently, Director of BRASIL HOLANDA Brainports Hub Program - BraiNports Hub, a platform dedicated to advising on technology and business exchanges between Brazil and the Netherlands.