Julia Zardo
Manager of innovation ecosystems
Firjan
Innovation Ecosystem Manager at Firjan. PhD in Public Policy, Strategy and Development from the Institute of Economics at UFRJ; Master in Communication and Culture from the School of Social Communication at UFRJ; Journalist from the Department of Social Communication at PUC-Rio. Professor of entrepreneurship, local development, innovation, and creative economy at PUC-Rio and in several post-graduate programs. I was manager of the Genesis Institute at PUC-Rio for 18 years, where I developed and coordinated, among other projects, Rio Criativo, Incubator of Creative Economy Enterprises in the State of Rio de Janeiro. Columnist for Veja Rio on innovation and society.