Cirdes Henrique is a seasoned web entrepreneur with a decade of experience in web development, following agile and lean methodologies. He co-founded Eventick in Brazil and strengthened its position as a top self-service ticketing platform, leading to a successful exit by the end of 2016. Since then, he has developed his knowledge by participating in two international start-up programs, Plug and Play Techcenter incubation program in Silicon Valley and ACE Accelerator program, as well as studying at Y Combinator. Cirdes has also been a co-organizer of Tropical Ruby, playing a crucial role in developing Brazil's second-largest Ruby conference. His educational qualifications include a degree in Computer Engineering, and he is currently pursuing his Master’s in Computer System Networking and Telecommunications from the Federal University of Pernambuco. Cirdes is now the CTO and founder of Linkana, a company that specializes in assisting businesses to seize opportunities in the e-commerce market.