Diretor financeiro e administrativo@Instituto Procomum
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Fabrício Freitas serves as the Diretor Financeiro e Administrativo at Instituto Procomum, where he expertly oversees financial strategy and administrative operations to drive sustainable growth and innovation. With over a decade of experience in financial management, Fabrício has a proven track record of optimizing resources and implementing efficient systems that enhance organizational performance. His leadership has been instrumental in securing key partnerships and funding, enabling the institute to expand its community impact initiatives. Fabrício holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of São Paulo and is passionate about using his expertise to support social and cultural projects.More...
Ricardo Ruiz
Executive Director@Global Innovation Gathering
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Ricardo is a Brazilian researcher, lecturer and consultant on the intersection of innovation, management and sociopolitical inclusion. He has 20 years of experience developing projects on digital tools and human rights in the governmental sector, development cooperation, and academia.
Ricardo holds an MA in Local Sustainable Development Management from the Faculty of Management Sciences of Pernambuco – the University of Pernambuco. He specialises in Hypermedia Design at Anhembi-Morumbi University (2003). He has a certificate in Co-creating Sustainable Cities from the Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions and Health Effects of Climate Change from HarvardX. He also works as a researcher at the Productive Infrastructure and Logistics for Sustainable Local Development Studies Group at Pernambuco University.
Ricardo is Co-Director of the Global Innovation Gathering - a vibrant, diverse community of innovation hubs, makerspaces, hackerspaces and other grassroots innovation community initiatives worldwide. His experience ranges from a consultant for IBM Corporate Service Corps International Leadership Training / PYXERA Global; co-founding and designing at 3Ecologias, an IT consulting firm for the environment, education and culture; and co-founding Descentro – Institute of Research in Media, Culture and Technology. In addition, he has participated in numerous projects for social inclusion through open-source information technology.More...