Business & Innovation
Daniel Turbox
Daniel Turbox: A specialist in AI and Automation for Tourism, with over 23 years' experience in the sector, Daniel Turbox is the founder of Turbox, where since 2017 he has been bringing innovation, technological tools and modern methodologies to various segments of tourism. In the same year, he launched the Meu Agente app, which has become a benchmark for travel agencies and operators in Brazil. He is currently a lecturer, postgraduate professor and business consultant, especially in the areas of management, technology, innovation, automation and artificial intelligence.
Thiago Akira
Consultant and speaker specializing in digital marketing and innovation for tourism, he works with strategic planning, crisis management, market positioning and immersive technologies. Tourism Marketing Professional highlighted by Abbtur Nacional in 2024. He teaches postgraduate courses at UNIFOR and UFMS.
Richard Alves
He was tourism secretary of Porto Seguro and president of the National Association of Municipal Tourism Secretaries. He was director of GPS Hotels and Resorts, director of Barcelona Media Inovação Brasil, and coordinator of tourism projects for Sebrae in Bahia.
Marina Figueiredo
Executive President of BRAZTOA since 2023, with 25 years' experience in tourism. Graduated in Advertising & Marketing and Design, she led strategic areas at Pomptur. She was vice-president of the BRAZTOA Board for 2 terms (2019-2023), and co-founder of the Movimento Supera Turismo Brasil.
Enzo Arns
With extensive experience in planning, managing and developing strategic projects for the sector, Enzo is currently Project Leader at GKS, leading initiatives such as the Vai Turismo Program and Turismo Futuro Brasil. He also chairs the Board of Directors of Gramadotur, the organization responsible for major events in Gramado (RS), and was president of the Gramado and Canela Convention & Visitors Bureau for two terms (2020-2025). With strategic stints at leading tourism organizations, he was Braztoa's National Project Manager (2008-2011) and Relationship Coordinator for the Vai Brasil Project (2006-2007). In the public sector, he has played important roles in the Ministry of Tourism, both as a Special Advisor to the Executive Secretariat (2006) and as a UNDP Consultant in the National Secretariat for Tourism Policies (2004-2006). His experience also covers rural tourism, having coordinated SESCOOP-SP's Cooperative Rural Tourism Program and participated in management groups and thematic chambers aimed at developing the segment. He was also the founder of the Circuito das Frutas (SP) Tourism Pole Consortium and served as Director of Tourism for Valinhos City Hall (SP).
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António Lacerda
A professional with more than four decades of experience in the public sector and tourism in Portugal, he has worked in the municipalities of Alcácer do Sal and Setúbal. He has held leadership positions in socio-cultural and tourism development areas, contributing to institutional strengthening and territorial promotion. Since 2004, he has been the Executive Director of the Regional Tourism Promotion Agency - Turismo do Alentejo, leading strategies that have increased the region's visibility and competitiveness at national and international level. He was awarded the 2025 Tourist Merit Medal by the Government of Portugal.
Danilo Azevedo
Technical Analyst at Sebrae MS, Touristologist and Administrator, Specialist in Public Management. He is currently State Manager of Sebrae MS's Tourism and Gastronomy projects.
Aline Curti
With a degree in Advertising and an MBA in Communication and Marketing, I began my professional career in the metal industry, moving on to the aviation food segment until I arrived in the hospitality sector in 2013. With more than 10 years dedicated to planning, organizing and executing events and promotional and relationship actions in the resort segment.
Monique Correa
Journalist with solid experience in strategic communication. She has a postgraduate degree in Public Relations and Organizational Communication from Casper Líbero College and in ESG and Corporate Sustainability from the Getúlio Vargas Foundation. Correspondent for the Government of São Paulo at two United Nations Conferences on Climate Change (COP 26 and 27). Specialist in public communication, press relations and crisis management.
Renan Pacheco
His career has been marked by his work on important tourism and entertainment projects in southern Brazil, with stints at Grupo Iter, Urbia Parques and Grupo Moradas, working on the development of tourism products, marketing campaigns, events and commercial expansion plans aimed at promoting destinations and outdoor experiences. He is currently studying for a postgraduate degree in Management of Parks and Tourist Attractions at the University of Caxias do Sul (UCS) and in Marketing Management and Market Intelligence at the Escola Superior de Criciúma (ESUCRI), combining strategic vision and creativity to build brands that inspire and connect people.
Priscila Bentes
Born in Petrópolis (RJ), she has a degree in Fine Arts and Visual Communication from PUC-RJ, a postgraduate degree in Business Administration from UFSC and in ESG from IBMEC-SP. An entrepreneur and a reference in the high-end tourism sector, she is a founding partner of Circuito Elegante (2003) - a company that certifies, promotes and recommends tourist resorts of excellence in Brazil. She is also the publisher of Circuito Elegante Magazine, a lifestyle and tourism magazine aimed at the high-income public. She is responsible for creating the Safe&Clean seals, in partnership with Bureau Veritas, aimed at safety and hygiene in the hotel and gastronomy sectors. She also created the SeloXIS - Multiplicando Inovação e Sustentabilidade, which certifies tourism enterprises in Brazil based on the ESG pillars.
Vanessa Calderón
Since June, she has been working directly with the Brazilian market, although she already has more than five years' experience participating in the WTM and ILTM fairs, where she has had the opportunity to get to know the public and the Brazilian tourism sector up close. Now she has the responsibility, and the privilege, of introducing Brazilians to the beauties of Costa Rica, inviting them to discover and experience this enchanting country where she was born. An admirer of the welcoming, cheerful and vibrant way Brazilians live, she believes that Costa Rica and Brazil share an energy and an essence that make them sister nations.
Enzo Arns
With extensive experience in planning, managing and developing strategic projects for the sector, Enzo is currently Project Leader at GKS, leading initiatives such as the Vai Turismo Program and Turismo Futuro Brasil. He also chairs the Board of Directors of Gramadotur, the organization responsible for major events in Gramado (RS), and was president of the Gramado and Canela Convention & Visitors Bureau for two terms (2020-2025). With strategic stints at leading tourism organizations, he was Braztoa's National Project Manager (2008-2011) and Relationship Coordinator for the Vai Brasil Project (2006-2007). In the public sector, he has played important roles in the Ministry of Tourism, both as a Special Advisor to the Executive Secretariat (2006) and as a UNDP Consultant in the National Secretariat for Tourism Policies (2004-2006). His experience also covers rural tourism, having coordinated SESCOOP-SP's Cooperative Rural Tourism Program and participated in management groups and thematic chambers aimed at developing the segment. He was also the founder of the Circuito das Frutas (SP) Tourism Pole Consortium and served as Director of Tourism for Valinhos City Hall (SP).
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