Freitas Valério, Pedro

Instituto Caldeira, Brazil


Pedro Valério is the CEO at Instituto Caldeira, a leading institution in innovation, business, and education that orchestrates an ecosystem of more than 570 member organizations. A serial entrepreneur and Porto Alegre’s Innovation Commander, Pedro serves as a strategic architect, aligning talent, capital, and institutional agendas to turn collective potential into tangible impact. An alumnus of the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), he is dedicated to building connections that accelerate transformation, linking southern Brazil’s technological progress with global innovation ecosystems.


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IASP 2026