Prof. Dr. Regiane Relva Romano

has over 30 years of international experience working in technology and innovation. Special Adviser to the Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communication in Brazil. Worked as Head of Research and General Coordinator at Smart Campus FACENS, a prototype of a Smart City inside the College, that received the “Top Educacional/ABMES” and the “Innovation GS1” awards in 2016; “Smart City UK-London” in 2017; “Best IoT Implementation Europe IdTechEx”; “Top of Academy/RFIDBR/2018” and “InovaCidade” at Smart City Business America 2019.  Also worked as CEO at VIP-SYSTEMS Informática. Writer. Professor at FGV, FIA, ESALQ/USP, FDC, EINSTEIN and FACENS. International speaker. Consultant of innovation and technologies applied to businesses and Smart Cities.  As a researcher in the business and emerging technologies, she has lectured in China, Dubai, Germany, Colombia, Poland, The Netherlands, Uruguay, Canada, Spain, Perú, Portugal, United States, and others. She developed the First Smart Store in Latin America, in 2011, and is widely recognized as an expert in topics related to Smart and Sustainable Cities, retail, RFID and technology. She earned a Ph.D. in a concentration in Information Technology Management, at FGV and a Master’s degree in Informatics Management of Information Systems from PUC-CAMPINAS. She completed some studies in the improvement of international Retailing at the University of Ohio, in RFID at the University of Arkansas, in Business at Columbia University and in Smart Cities at Lleida University.