Luiz Teixeira
Municipal Secretary of Technology, Innovation, and Digital Modernization
A leader in innovation and artificial intelligence, Luiz Teixeira holds four postdoctoral degrees, a Ph.D., and a Master’s degree in Data Science and AI. He is a world champion in AI for time series forecasting (China, 2012) and the author of over 70 academic articles. He has extensive experience with strategic projects in the mining and energy sectors in Brazil and abroad. The founder and CEO of IntellTech and creator of the award-winning SHMS and Autonomous Fault Trees, he is currently the Secretary of Technology, Innovation, and Digital Modernization for Foz do Iguaçu. In this role, he leads the “City in the Palm of Your Hand” program, one of the largest public digital transformation initiatives in Latin America.