AI Agents at Enterprise Scale: Petrobras’ Real-World Journey in Intelligent Automation, Regulatory Compliance, and Operational Excellence in Oil & Gas

Gustavo Brescia Cunha is a Digital Evolution Architect and Transformation Strategist with more than 20 years of experience leading business transformation, intelligent automation, and enterprise digitalization initiatives across complex organizations. During his tenure at Petrobras, he has played a key role in driving large-scale digital transformation programs, including the deployment of enterprise-wide automation frameworks, AI-powered regulatory compliance solutions, financial systems modernization, and workforce digital upskilling initiatives. Gustavo holds a Master of Digital Transformation Leadership from the Barcelona Technology School / University of Barcelona, an MBA in Finance, and is recognized for building innovation ecosystems that deliver measurable business value.
 

In his session, Gustavo will share Petrobras’ real-world experience in scaling AI agents, intelligent automation, and digital transformation across one of the world's largest energy organizations. He will discuss how Petrobras successfully deployed an enterprise-wide intelligent automation framework using SAP S/4HANA, significantly improving operational performance and decision-making across upstream, midstream, and downstream operations. The session will also explore the implementation of an AI-powered regulatory compliance platform, the integration of AI-driven financial systems to enhance forecasting accuracy, and the role of workforce transformation in enabling sustainable innovation. Attendees will gain practical insights into the governance, technology, and people strategies required to successfully deploy AI at enterprise scale within the oil and gas industry.