Automated rubber tapping for Brazil’s plantations.

Agribusiness and institutional relations

Jorge Maeda

Former president of Abrapa. Led Brazil’s victory at the WTO on cotton.

One of the leading names in Brazilian agribusiness, with more than 30 years in the sector. As president of Abrapa (the Brazilian Cotton Growers Association), he was a key figure in the turnaround that took Brazilian cotton from major importer to the world’s largest exporter, and he led the internationalization of Brazilian fiber. At the head of Abrapa, he led the global action against U.S. cotton subsidies at the WTO, which Brazil won.

He built joint ventures with BP, Delta & Pine Land, Monsanto and ECOM Agroindustrial, among others. He led the joint venture between Grupo Maeda and BP in sugar and ethanol, today the second-largest operation in the sector in Brazil, and globalized the ethanol market. He was an industry association leader at the municipal, state and federal levels and is a partner at JFP Agro, a management consultancy for agribusiness.

At Hevea Dynamics, he brings direct access to, and relationships with, decision-makers in Brazilian agribusiness.

Importing and industry

Constantino Uliano

Serial entrepreneur and founder of Metroliner Canada. Robotics and automotive specialist.

Serial entrepreneur and founder of Metroliner Canada, with more than 20 years in the automotive repair equipment industry and extensive importing experience. A robotics and automotive specialist, he is also a speaker. He was Sales Director at Car-O-Liner and, since 2019, has led the Canadian operation of Spanesi Americas, the North American arm of an Italian manufacturer. He has built distributor networks, run technical training and developed products alongside manufacturers (OEMs).

He knows the manufacturer–distributor relationship from the inside, the core of the Hevea Dynamics model. Based in the Toronto area (Canada).

Sales and international business

Takeshi Kamimura

35+ years in the tech industry. Global Product Executive at IBM for 10+ years.

Executive with more than 35 years in the technology industry and a career built across Brazil, Latin America and the United States. He was a Global Product Executive at IBM for more than 10 years and led M&A for the company, also heading the commercial integration of its data observability technology. He is VP of Sales and Operations at FQ4 Technologies.

An AI evangelist, he has spoken at international industry events such as the Data Future and AI Summit 2024 in Costa Rica. He brings to Hevea Dynamics experience in enterprise sales, channels and partnerships with technology manufacturers. Based in Florida (USA).

Agtech investment

Danilo Kikuda Maeda

Agtech investor since 2019; investing partner at Bov Control.

Agtech investor since 2019. He is an investing partner at Bov Control, a technology startup for livestock and carbon credits, and closely follows the arrival of new technologies in the field. He brings to Hevea Dynamics an investor’s perspective, focused on long-term partnerships and technology adoption by rural producers.

Technology, networks and AI

Vitor Gonçalves

Senior Advisor and AI Engineer: AI, mission-critical networks and cybersecurity.

Senior Advisor and AI Engineer, specialist in artificial intelligence, mission-critical networks and cybersecurity. He designs, deploys and supports critical network infrastructure for large corporations, specializing in high-density enterprise Wi-Fi and in medium and large wired networks. He leads technical pre-sales for leading global networking and cybersecurity solutions and trains technical teams as an instructor.

At Hevea Dynamics, he brings together connectivity, information security and artificial intelligence, the pillars for operating connected robots reliably in the field.

IT infrastructure and agri-logistics

Pedro Gonçalves

IT infrastructure and security SME. Agribusiness logistics advisor.

IT infrastructure and security subject-matter expert and agribusiness logistics advisor. He works at Bravo Serviços Logísticos in Uberaba (MG), part of the agribusiness logistics chain, specializing in the transport, storage and handling of agrochemicals. He is responsible for the availability and protection of the technology infrastructure that supports the operation.

He knows agribusiness logistics first-hand, from warehouse to field, experience that supports the import, distribution and deployment of robots on plantations.