Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a global leader in IT services, consulting and business solutions, launches TCS Pace Port™ São Paulo – an AI-Powered Research & Innovation Centre in São Paulo. Spanning over 1,000 square meters, the innovation hub is located at Insper’s Vila Olímpia campus. The centre will act as a space where customers, partners, startups, academia and other enterprises converge to drive innovation through the power of AI and other emerging technologies, transforming businesses and creating a positive impact for Brazil and Latin America.

The investment in Latin America represents an expansion of TCS' global network of innovation centers that includes the US, France, UK, Singapore and Japan. With this partnership, Insper will join TCS’ robust innovation ecosystem of academic entities such as Cornell, Imperial College, MIT and others. The new centre brings together the academic excellence of Insper with TCS’ global expertise in research and innovation to solve complex societal and market challenges in Latin America

Guilherme Martins, President, Insper, said, “This centre with TCS creates opportunities for our community to innovate, tackle complex problems, and help deliver positive outcomes for Brazil and Latin America”.Insper is a Brazilian institution that pursues a world-class standard of excellence and believes its strength lies in the ability of its faculty and students to engage with society’s real challenges. The new AI-Powered Research & Innovation Centre advances this mission and reinforces the institution’s commitment to cutting-edge, impact-oriented research and aligns with its vision of a vibrant urban campus that enriches the Insper community’s ecosystem.

Rodrigo Amantea, Head - Paulo Cunha Innovation and Entrepreneurship Hub, Insper, said, “The inauguration of the new space at Insper’s campus, together with the collaboration with TCS, reinforces the mission of driving Brazil’s transformation through innovation. At the Paulo Cunha Innovation and Entrepreneurship Hub, we foster entrepreneurship, promote innovation in partnership with organizations, and nurture a vibrant community. This partnership will not only advance our capacity to develop cutting-edge engineering and computer science projects that address real business challenges but also expand the learning opportunities and experiences we provide to our students.”

With over 4500 patents, TCS is shaping future-ready technologies. The AI-Powered Research & Innovation Centre will help enterprises anticipate and navigate future business and technological landscapes through foresight-enabled strategic planning. It is designed to deliver tailored co-innovation experiences that draw on TCS Pace™ methodologies and AI, Cybersecurity, Robotics, and Prototyping labs. Customers can thus present real business challenges and co-innovate with TCS to develop functional prototypes at high speed.

The innovation centre will host a dedicated team of futurists, AI experts, design thinkers and developers, with direct access to TCS’ global research ecosystem. This includes scientists and researchers exploring the future of quantum computing, robotics, space technology, and sustainability. The centre is designed to accelerate prototyping and help organizations across Latin America prepare for future challenges in their digital transformation journey.