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Vitor Henrique Vaz Mondo Versão em português
Area Panel - Research for Innovation
Vitor Mondo has developed his professional career in Brazilian Agriculture, in the business innovation area, with a strong emphasis on technology transfer. Mr. Mondo spearheaded numerous successful strategic initiatives on several fronts, including R&D portfolio management, intellectual property, licensing and commercialization of technologies, and in open innovation for both Brazilian and international agribusinesses.
During his professional career, worked in the private sector for multinational corporations in the agricultural industry, allowing him to acquire substantial experiences in seed production and technology, crop science research, quality management systems, product development, technology transfer, innovation, business model development, as well as go-to-market and commercial strategies. His positions in this sector allowed him the opportunity to develop and expand relationships in the main Brazilian agricultural sections, throughout all regions, including the Brazilian Savannah (Cerrado), considered one of the world most important agricultural regions.
In 2012, initiated his career at Embrapa as a researcher, having the opportunity to contribute in different managing positions in innovation and entrepreneurship, including the position of Secretary of Innovation and Business, and Manager of Embrapa´s Office of Technology Transfer (OTT) in Brasília.
Since early 2019, he is located in Campinas/SP, where has conducted several agriculture open innovation and entrepreneurship projects. Recently, since mid-2020, began to be part of Embrapa Digital Agriculture´s Innovation Team, working diligently on establishing a productive innovation environment, as well as an innovative culture centered on open innovation and value delivery to society.
Academically, Mr. Mondo has earned a Bachelor of Science in Agronomy (2003) and a Ph.D. in Seed Technology (2010), both degrees awarded from the University of São Paulo, Escola Superior de Agricultura ´Luiz de Queiroz´.