Caio (Zen Petisco) Fiore
Innovation Lead
Experience
Jun 2023 - Present
2 years 8 monthsRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Innovation Lead
Engie – Associated Gas Transporter (TAG)
- Leads corporate foresight and innovation governance in Brazil’s largest natural gas transportation company.
- Designed and implemented the Innovation Pipeline (Esteira de Inovação), integrating foresight, R&D incentives, and strategic alignment.
- Managed the company’s first full innovation tax credit cycle under the Lei do Bem (R&D Incentive), documenting technological development processes.
- Co-created learning and ideation programs, linking foresight and innovation capability building across departments.
Oct 2021 - May 2023
1 year 8 monthsSão Paulo, Brazil
Innovation Strategy Manager & Foresight Lead - Decoder
KPMG & Distrito - Leap
- Led strategic foresight and innovation projects across Energy, Finance, and Health sectors.
- Developed and implemented futures thinking frameworks within corporate strategy projects.
- Delivered trend analysis, scenario building, and horizon scanning to support client decision-making.
- Managed TAG’s innovation strategy engagement, leading to subsequent hiring.
Mar 2020 - Oct 2021
1 year 8 monthsSão Paulo, Brazil
Innovation & Business Transformation Consultant - Business Hacker
KPMG & Distrito - Leap
- Supported organizations in translating emerging technologies into products, processes, and strategies.
- Designed foresight-based innovation programs and facilitated 20+ workshops on scenario planning and speculative design.
Sep 2019 - Mar 2020
7 monthsSão Paulo, Brazil
Innovation Coordinator
Unilever
- Led open and closed innovation initiatives in category marketing and trade partnerships.
- Coordinated the Consumer Insights Innovation Center, connecting research and experimentation.
Jan 2019 - Jun 2019
6 monthsMalmö, Sweden
Innovation Consultant – MSc Internship
Bonnier News
- Designed a corporate acceleration program model for new product development and internal entrepreneurship.
Apr 2014 - Jul 2018
4 years 4 monthsSão Paulo, Brazil
Strategic Planning Supervisor
Samsung Electronics
- Supported business strategy and foresight analyses for product innovation and regulatory adaptation.
- Collaborated on the launch of Samsung Pay and open innovation initiatives in regulated markets.
Jan 2013 - Dec 2014
2 yearsLogistics Analyst
General Electric
Jan 2012 - Dec 2013
2 yearsSupply Chain Intern
Bayer Healthcare
Jan 2010 - Dec 2011
2 yearsMarket Intelligence Trainee
DuPont
Summary
Strategic innovation and foresight practitioner integrating research and practice at the intersection of technology, organizations, and futures. Over ten years of experience designing and leading innovation and transformation programs in complex environments, particularly in the Energy sector. Currently focused on how organizations anticipate and respond to disruption through foresight, ecosystems, and learning capabilities. Combines applied foresight methods with academic inquiry to explore the relationship between future-readiness and innovation strategy.
Skills
Strategic Foresight
Innovation Ecosystems
Organizational Learning
Anticipatory Governance
Technological Supercycle
Future-readiness Capabilities
Foresight Methods
Innovation Management
Research Design
Workshop Facilitation
Systems Thinking
Critical Inquiry
Collaborative Leadership
Reflexivity
Teaching
Applied Futures
Sustainability
Human-technology Relations
Public Speaking
Outdoor Exploration
Languages
Portuguese
NativeEnglish
AdvancedSpanish
AdvancedItalian
ElementaryEducation
Jan 2026 - Dec 2030
FGV - Getulio Vargas Foundation
Doctor's Degree · Business Administration · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sep 2023 - Mar 2024
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro – Center for Advanced Studies
Futures Transformation Program (Auditing Student) · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sep 2018 - Aug 2019
Lund University – Sten K. Johnson Centre for Entrepreneurship
MSc in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Corporate Innovation Track · Entrepreneurship and Innovation · Lund, Sweden · B+
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