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Embraer is forming innovation teams in Silicon Valley and in Boston
with the objective of exploring business opportunities in the future
of air transportation.
The
team will seek partnerships that enable new business models and
technologies, with particular focus on collaboration with startups,
investors, academia, and corporations. Operations will begin this
month.
The
company has decided to broadly propel innovation through a Global
Business Center, which is being established in Melbourne, Florida.
The American city is already home to an industrial, engineering and
service unit, connecting directly to the United States' advanced
innovation outposts. Additionally, it will be connected to and
directly participate with the company's engineering departments, in
São José dos Campos, Brazil.
Antonio Campello,
who is currently the Director of Corporate Innovation, will lead the
initiative reporting directly to Embraer’s CEO. Campello has a broad
experience with leadership roles in engineering, technology and
business development, industrial integration and corporate strategy
departments.
“A
major transformation is unfolding worldwide, and it has been
accelerated by the evolution of artificial intelligence, robotics,
virtual reality, and autonomous vehicles, immensely contributing to
millions of people's lives. This is yet another step that Embraer
takes as a key player in transforming global air transportation,”
says Campello.
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Situated in
the southern portion of the San Francisco Bay Area in
California, Silicon Valley is so named due to the large
number of silicon chip innovators and manufacturers in
the region. The area is home to many of the world's
largest high-tech corporations. |
“We want to integrate with the
Silicon Valley and Boston communities, and create value for
transporting people and cargo through the world's largest innovative
ecosystems. We also remain attentive to other important poles of
technological and innovation development, and to attractive new
business models throughout the world, which bring value to the
company,” said Paulo Cesar
Silva, president and CEO
of Embraer. “Embraer has excelled in its journey thus far because of
our capacity to innovate in products, processes, systems, and
technology.”
Annually, Embraer invests nearly 10% of its revenues in research,
development, innovation and improvement of its industrial
facilities. Almost half of the company's income today comes from
innovations or significant improvements implemented over the last 5
years. Throughout Brazil, Embraer participates in innovative actions
such as the Aerospace Participation Investment Fund, which aims to
strengthen the national supply chain for the aerospace, defense and
security sectors. |
