Edney "InterNey" Souza has worked in technology since 1990 and is one of the leading voices on Artificial Intelligence in Brazil. In 2026 he was named one of the 30 most influential voices in AI in Brazil by the Pulso 2026/2027 study.

He is a professor at ESPM, Insper, PUCRS, USP and IBGC (Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance), where he teaches AI for boards of directors. He writes a column for InfoMoney and is the author of the Amazon best seller "Engenharia de Prompts na Pratica" (Prompt Engineering in Practice).

He delivers keynotes and in-company training for Vivo, Bayer, Vale, JBS, Pirelli, MetLife, Volkswagen and SAP, spoke on the main stage of RD Summit 2025 for 5,000 people and leads executive delegations to SXSW and VivaTech. He collaborates remotely with STURM und DRANG (Hamburg) and Start2 Group (Munich). Talks in English, Portuguese and Spanish on AI for business, AI governance, AI productivity, data culture and cybersecurity for leaders.