Maria Paula Oliveira
Ideation | Strategy | Corporate Innovation
Maria Paula Oliveira (MP) is the Chief Innovation Officer for EY in MENA (Middle East and North Africa). A catalyst working across Service Lines and Sectors, her mission is to ensure that companies have strong “innovation muscles”: the right skills, processes and capabilities to thrive through change.
Maria Paula Oliveira
Four times innovation leader and twice an entrepreneur, MP is comfortable leading entrepreneurial ventures from the ground up as well as provoking change within large enterprises, with relevant experience in Latin America, USA, Asia Pacific, and Middle East.
Prior to joining EY in 2017, MP was Data Analytics & Innovation Director for Experian in Asia Pacific, based in Singapore. Before moving to Asia, she was the co-founder of two startups in the Silicon Valley and graduated from prestigious accelerator programs (500 Startups; Plug & Play Tech Center).
Previously, in Brazil, MP led Corporate Innovation for Experian in Latin America, driving the company to be recognized as the 2nd most innovative in the region.
Under MP’s leadership, EY MENA was awarded as the “Most Innovative Knowledge Enterprise” in 2019, and MP herself as presented with the “Excellence in Innovation” award by the Women Leadership Awards in the Arab World, in 2020. Passionate about all things innovation, MP is particularly interested in how startups and corporations can collaborate to create disruptive offerings.
Experience
Chief Innovation Officer
EY Middle East & North Africa
Direct internal innovation efforts, lead client facing innovation strategy service line, and drive corporate-startup engagements.
Director, Corporate Innovation
Experian Asia Pacific
Responsible for enabling and driving an innovation agenda through conceptualization, testing, and launching of new products, services, and business models.
VP Business Development
Worthix
Worthix is an innovative SaaS customer experience management platform, helping companies increase sales revenue by improving experiences at every customer journey touchpoint.
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I wasn’t sure how to get started but I knew my idea was worth something, and MP was really insightful, helping me really get the confidence to do something about my dream.
Sandra