Érika Gadelha

SHORT BIO
Érika Gadelha is a biologist, researcher and entrepreneur. Co-founder and director of Escrita com Ciência, she worked as a Local Innovation Agent at SEBRAE DF in 15 schools. She speaks on AI and education, science communication, innovation and sustainability.

LONG BIO
Érika Gadelha is a biologist, researcher and entrepreneur. She holds a degree in Biological Sciences from Universidade Potiguar and a postgraduate specialization in Food Technology from Universidade de Brasília, where she is pursuing a master's degree in Nanoscience and Nanobiotechnology, researching the commercial viability and socioeconomic impact of a wound healing technology.

She built her career across healthcare, public management and science: she was an analyst at Unimed Centro-Oeste, worked on public environmental policy at SEMARH and Instituto Brasília Ambiental, and collaborated with Laboratório Nexus at UnB.

She is co-founder and director of Escrita com Ciência. As a Local Innovation Agent for SEBRAE DF, she worked in 15 schools. In 2025 she organized IA Experience and the 1º Campeonato de Robótica Brasiliense. She was recognized at the Brasil Startups Awards in the Ecosystem Leader (2022) and Woman Entrepreneur (2023) categories.

In talks and panels, she speaks on AI and education with a human perspective, science and institutional communication, innovation and entrepreneurship, and sustainability in practice.