In-Person event

Gurobi Day Brazil 2026

June 3, 2026

9:00 AM

Grand Hyatt São Paulo | Avenida das Nações Unidas, 13.301 | São Paulo, SP 04794-000, Brasil

In-Person event

Gurobi Day Brazil 2026

June 3, 2026

9:00 AM

Grand Hyatt São Paulo | Avenida das Nações Unidas, 13.301 | São Paulo, SP 04794-000, Brasil

In-Person event

Gurobi Day Brazil 2026

June 3, 2026

9:00 AM

Grand Hyatt São Paulo | Avenida das Nações Unidas, 13.301 | São Paulo, SP 04794-000, Brasil

Why you should attend

Join us in São Paulo for Gurobi Day Brazil 2026, a free, in‑person event dedicated to advanced optimization, analytics, and decision intelligence. Designed for data scientists, operations researchers, engineers, and business leaders, this one‑day program brings together Gurobi experts, customers, and partners to share practical insights and real‑world applications.

Attendees will hear from Gurobi specialists on the latest solver capabilities, modeling best practices, and performance improvements, alongside customer use cases showcasing how optimization is driving measurable impact across industries. The agenda will feature technical deep dives, applied examples, and interactive Q&A sessions, with time built in for networking and discussion with peers.

Whether you are an experienced Gurobi user or exploring optimization for the first time, Gurobi Day Brazil 2026 offers valuable takeaways you can apply immediately to your own decision‑making challenges.

Space is limited—register early to secure your spot.

Agenda

Time

Title

Abstract

Speaker

8:00 am - 9:00 am

Check-in and light refreshments

9:00 am - 9:50 am

Welcome & Optimization Emerging Technologies: Gurobi's Latest Technological Breakthroughs

This session offers a fast-paced overview of Gurobi’s latest technological breakthroughs designed to push the boundaries of mathematical optimization. Whether you're a data scientist or operations researcher, this session will equip you with a clear understanding of how Gurobi’s innovations are shaping the future of optimization.

Manuel Rassi & Zed Dean

9:50 am - 10:00 am

Break

Groups will split into two tracks: Business and Technical

10:00 am - 10:30 am

Technical Track: Mixed-Integer Nonlinear and Local Nonlinear Optimization in Gurobi 13

MILP solver codes have been around for more than 50 years, while their spatial branching counterparts that solve MINLPs to global optimality remain in an earlier stage of development. This talk will discuss recent advances in Gurobi's MINLP solver, including performance improvements to the spatial branch-and-bound framework and support for new nonconvex nonlinear functions such as the hyperbolic tangent and signed power. We will also introduce Gurobi's new local NLP solver, based on an interior-point barrier method that applies Newton steps to the perturbed KKT system and employs feasibility restoration to find accurate local solutions. Together, these MINLP and NLP capabilities represent a significant step forward, as demonstrated by benchmark results showing substantial gains in solution quality and solve time across a broad set of instances.

Dr. Rodrigo Fuentes

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Business Track: Total Economic Impact of the Gurobi Optimizer

A Total Economic Impact study is used to quantify value with ROI, NPV, and payback. Results show significant cost savings, revenue gains, and fast payback across industries. Customer quotes and case studies illustrate real‑world impact.

Manuel Rassi & David O'Keefe

10:30 am - 11:00 am

Technical Track: Building Trust in Optimization

In this session we explore some of Gurobi's advanced features through the lens of solution explainability, including solution pools, infeasibility analysis, and multi-scenario analysis. Explainability in practice requires both technical skills and successful communication with stakeholders.

Nicholas Parham

11:00 am - 11:30 am

Coffee Break

Both tracks

11:30 am - 12:15 pm

Technical Track: Raising Well-Behaved Models: Numerics and Scaling

This session dives deep into numerical challenges that impact optimization performance and reliability. We will explore sources of numerical instability (scaling, conditioning, coefficient precision, cascades), how they manifest in real models, and how Gurobi detects and mitigates them. Attendees will learn concrete modeling techniques, data-preparation best practices, and solver settings to improve numerical robustness in large-scale LP/MIP/MINLP models. The session is aimed at experienced practitioners working on production-grade optimization models.

Dr. Rodrigo Fuentes

11:30 am - 12:15 pm

Business Track: Implementation Story

Join a customer and implementation partner as they walk through a successful end-to-end optimization project powered by Gurobi. Learn how the partner’s technical expertise and industry capabilities enabled a scalable solution, driving operational efficiency and long-term value.

David O'Keefe

12:15 pm - 1:00 pm

Technical Track: Hands-On Tuning

This session offers a unique opportunity to witness live optimization model tuning by Gurobi Experts. We will demonstrate real-time parameter adjustments, showcasing the step-by-step process and strategies employed to enhance performance. Attendees will gain valuable insights into identifying key performance factors and mastering parameter tuning techniques for optimized results.

Dr. Rodrigo Fuentes & Zed Dean

12:15 pm - 1:00 pm

Business Track: Use Case Presentation

A leading organization shares how they leveraged Gurobi to tackle a complex optimization challenge, improving decision-making speed and delivering measurable business impact. This session will highlight the problem, approach, and key results achieved through advanced optimization.

Manuel Rassi

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Lunch

Both tracks

2:00 pm - 2:45 pm

From Gen AI to Agentic Optimization: How Gurobi is Closing the Modeling Skills Gap

This session explores how generative AI is reshaping optimization modeling and how Gurobi is using it to close the optimization skills gap. We begin with why modeling—not solving—is the main barrier to broader adoption of optimization, then show how Gurobi AI Modeling and tools like Gurobot help practitioners translate real‑world problems into high‑quality mathematical models more effectively. The session concludes with a forward‑looking view on agentic‑style workflows, illustrating how human expertise, generative AI, and Gurobi’s solver technology come together to augment optimization practitioners.

Zed Dean

2:45 pm - 3:30 pm

Q&A Session

Manuel Rassi & David O'Keefe

3:30 pm

Closing Remarks

Manuel Rassi

Speakers

Meet Your Expert Speakers

Learn from the best in the industry, bringing years of experience and groundbreaking insights to the forefront of AI and optimization..

Manuel Rassi
Senior Account Director- LATAM
Technology Passionate. Manuel is a Telecom Account Director with a deep understanding of software and telco solutions. Manuel has over 20 years of experience working with global markets in Cloud, Big Data, Digital Transformation, and Software as a Service Solutions. He helps customers overcome their challenges by taking one step ahead in technology, empowering their growth and continuous evolution.
Zed Dean
Senior Technical Account Manager
Zed has twenty years of multi-disciplinary career experience; including IT support, data science, operational research and analytics sales. An engineer who started his career as an ICT officer at the United Nations, he was awarded outstanding contribution during the Iraq humanitarian response for his participation in building the system architecture of a rapid deployment ICT solution. He then built a predictive modeling analytical framework for promotional campaigns in the publishing industry. His inputs provided confidence in the company's strategic decisions regarding revenue management and pricing. While teaching operational research, Zed was voted the most dedicated lecturer at the university. Teaching several types of audiences; including business, engineering and informatics, exposed him to a wide range of OR applications. He most recently worked as a project manager, corporate trainer, account manager and salesperson in a highly competitive marketing analytics industry.
Based in Canada, Zed enjoys kayaking and canoeing in his free time; he has great interest in the history of math and algorithms.
Rodrigo Fuentes
Senior Technical Account Manager
Dr. Rodrigo Fuentes joined Gurobi in 2020 as a technical account manager. He completed his PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo, Canada, where his research work was focused on using different optimization techniques applied to the optimal use of hydro and thermal units. Prior to joining Gurobi he worked as a software engineer in various technical roles for Open Systems International, Open Access Technology International and Siemens, which serve electric, gas and oil utility businesses, exposing him to different and interesting optimization problems.
Rodrigo enjoys spending his free time with his wife, cooking, biking and playing soccer.
Mian Qin
Regional Sales Director - Americas East
Mian has 11 years of experience in Sales and Technical Support. Prior to Gurobi, her latest roles were Account Director at Forrester Research, Sales Manager and before then applications lead at COMSOL, Inc.. A great asset is her dedication to providing great customer experience in the process of driving technology adoption. Mian received her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Pennsylvania in 2010.
Mian loves hiking and making a good coffee. She resides in Winchester, MA with her husband and 2 kids.
David O’Keefe
Account Director - Partners
Mr. O'Keefe has 25 years of experience as a technology sales and marketing executive, entrepreneur and software developer. Prior to joining Gurobi, he was Country Manager in Brazil for Telefonica LUCA, the data insights, mobile advertising and AI solutions unit of Telefonica Global. There he drove the go-to-market strategy for data monetization and led groundbreaking projects with enterprise and public sector clients, international development organizations and academic partners. He has spoken about Big Data at technology, advertising, retail, urban mobility, tourism and sustainability conferences. Prior to LUCA, Mr. O'Keefe was Strategic Partnerships Director for Latin America at Citrix Online. Earlier in his career, he developed the Channelweb and ITWeb portals, at CMP Media and ITMidia respectively, leading to his founding Lampada Global, a pioneering CRM consulting company in Brazil, growing it to provide services to clients in North and South America, as well as Europe. He graduated with honors in Economics from Rutgers University (USA) and earned a Master's degree with Distinction from the University of Sussex (UK).

Speakers

Meet Your Expert Speakers

Learn from the best in the industry, bringing years of experience and groundbreaking insights to the forefront of AI and optimization..

Senior Account Director- LATAM
Manuel Rassi
Technology Passionate. Manuel is a Telecom Account Director with a deep understanding of software and telco solutions. Manuel has over 20 years of experience working with global markets in Cloud, Big Data, Digital Transformation, and Software as a Service Solutions. He helps customers overcome their challenges by taking one step ahead in technology, empowering their growth and continuous evolution.
Senior Technical Account Manager
Zed Dean
Zed has twenty years of multi-disciplinary career experience; including IT support, data science, operational research and analytics sales. An engineer who started his career as an ICT officer at the United Nations, he was awarded outstanding contribution during the Iraq humanitarian response for his participation in building the system architecture of a rapid deployment ICT solution. He then built a predictive modeling analytical framework for promotional campaigns in the publishing industry. His inputs provided confidence in the company's strategic decisions regarding revenue management and pricing. While teaching operational research, Zed was voted the most dedicated lecturer at the university. Teaching several types of audiences; including business, engineering and informatics, exposed him to a wide range of OR applications. He most recently worked as a project manager, corporate trainer, account manager and salesperson in a highly competitive marketing analytics industry.
Based in Canada, Zed enjoys kayaking and canoeing in his free time; he has great interest in the history of math and algorithms.
Senior Technical Account Manager
Rodrigo Fuentes
Dr. Rodrigo Fuentes joined Gurobi in 2020 as a technical account manager. He completed his PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo, Canada, where his research work was focused on using different optimization techniques applied to the optimal use of hydro and thermal units. Prior to joining Gurobi he worked as a software engineer in various technical roles for Open Systems International, Open Access Technology International and Siemens, which serve electric, gas and oil utility businesses, exposing him to different and interesting optimization problems.
Rodrigo enjoys spending his free time with his wife, cooking, biking and playing soccer.
Regional Sales Director - Americas East
Mian Qin
Mian has 11 years of experience in Sales and Technical Support. Prior to Gurobi, her latest roles were Account Director at Forrester Research, Sales Manager and before then applications lead at COMSOL, Inc.. A great asset is her dedication to providing great customer experience in the process of driving technology adoption. Mian received her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Pennsylvania in 2010.
Mian loves hiking and making a good coffee. She resides in Winchester, MA with her husband and 2 kids.
Account Director - Partners
David O’Keefe
Mr. O'Keefe has 25 years of experience as a technology sales and marketing executive, entrepreneur and software developer. Prior to joining Gurobi, he was Country Manager in Brazil for Telefonica LUCA, the data insights, mobile advertising and AI solutions unit of Telefonica Global. There he drove the go-to-market strategy for data monetization and led groundbreaking projects with enterprise and public sector clients, international development organizations and academic partners. He has spoken about Big Data at technology, advertising, retail, urban mobility, tourism and sustainability conferences. Prior to LUCA, Mr. O'Keefe was Strategic Partnerships Director for Latin America at Citrix Online. Earlier in his career, he developed the Channelweb and ITWeb portals, at CMP Media and ITMidia respectively, leading to his founding Lampada Global, a pioneering CRM consulting company in Brazil, growing it to provide services to clients in North and South America, as well as Europe. He graduated with honors in Economics from Rutgers University (USA) and earned a Master's degree with Distinction from the University of Sussex (UK).

Speakers

Meet Your Expert Speakers

Learn from the best in the industry, bringing years of experience and groundbreaking insights to the forefront of AI and optimization..

Manuel Rassi
Senior Account Director- LATAM
Technology Passionate. Manuel is a Telecom Account Director with a deep understanding of software and telco solutions. Manuel has over 20 years of experience working with global markets in Cloud, Big Data, Digital Transformation, and Software as a Service Solutions. He helps customers overcome their challenges by taking one step ahead in technology, empowering their growth and continuous evolution.
Zed Dean
Senior Technical Account Manager
Zed has twenty years of multi-disciplinary career experience; including IT support, data science, operational research and analytics sales. An engineer who started his career as an ICT officer at the United Nations, he was awarded outstanding contribution during the Iraq humanitarian response for his participation in building the system architecture of a rapid deployment ICT solution. He then built a predictive modeling analytical framework for promotional campaigns in the publishing industry. His inputs provided confidence in the company's strategic decisions regarding revenue management and pricing. While teaching operational research, Zed was voted the most dedicated lecturer at the university. Teaching several types of audiences; including business, engineering and informatics, exposed him to a wide range of OR applications. He most recently worked as a project manager, corporate trainer, account manager and salesperson in a highly competitive marketing analytics industry.
Based in Canada, Zed enjoys kayaking and canoeing in his free time; he has great interest in the history of math and algorithms.
Rodrigo Fuentes
Senior Technical Account Manager
Dr. Rodrigo Fuentes joined Gurobi in 2020 as a technical account manager. He completed his PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo, Canada, where his research work was focused on using different optimization techniques applied to the optimal use of hydro and thermal units. Prior to joining Gurobi he worked as a software engineer in various technical roles for Open Systems International, Open Access Technology International and Siemens, which serve electric, gas and oil utility businesses, exposing him to different and interesting optimization problems.
Rodrigo enjoys spending his free time with his wife, cooking, biking and playing soccer.
Mian Qin
Regional Sales Director - Americas East
Mian has 11 years of experience in Sales and Technical Support. Prior to Gurobi, her latest roles were Account Director at Forrester Research, Sales Manager and before then applications lead at COMSOL, Inc.. A great asset is her dedication to providing great customer experience in the process of driving technology adoption. Mian received her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Pennsylvania in 2010.
Mian loves hiking and making a good coffee. She resides in Winchester, MA with her husband and 2 kids.
David O’Keefe
Account Director - Partners
Mr. O'Keefe has 25 years of experience as a technology sales and marketing executive, entrepreneur and software developer. Prior to joining Gurobi, he was Country Manager in Brazil for Telefonica LUCA, the data insights, mobile advertising and AI solutions unit of Telefonica Global. There he drove the go-to-market strategy for data monetization and led groundbreaking projects with enterprise and public sector clients, international development organizations and academic partners. He has spoken about Big Data at technology, advertising, retail, urban mobility, tourism and sustainability conferences. Prior to LUCA, Mr. O'Keefe was Strategic Partnerships Director for Latin America at Citrix Online. Earlier in his career, he developed the Channelweb and ITWeb portals, at CMP Media and ITMidia respectively, leading to his founding Lampada Global, a pioneering CRM consulting company in Brazil, growing it to provide services to clients in North and South America, as well as Europe. He graduated with honors in Economics from Rutgers University (USA) and earned a Master's degree with Distinction from the University of Sussex (UK).