We don’t do it for recognition, so when it comes, we can’t help but smile, right?

Last week I attended the first Cadence Design Systems Innovation Conference (CIC), in Monterey - California (USA). It was a unique opportunity with plenty of “firsts” for me: presenting at an international conference in person, chairing a session and assembling one of its tracks (along with Tomas Schweizer, Thamara Andrade and Will Reece). This alone had me fulfilled, and there was more: inspiring talks by coworkers from across the globe, several of which left me with a follow-up plan in mind, and connecting to so many people I had only seen virtually or even never met. Borderline overwhelming, in a good way!

The icing on the cake was the awards banquet, where I was called upon the stage to receive a “Catalyst Quality Award” from the hands of our CEO Anirudh Devgan himself, along with EMT members. This got me ecstatic, it recognizes work I’ve done for the people and products over the years, made reputable through the encouraging leadership and incredible camaraderie I’ve had from my coworkers, specially in our Belo Horizonte office. I’m taking this home to us, Brazil!

Anyway, as I write this on my return flight, 10,000 meters above ground, all I can think about is to land my upcoming ideas and collaborations. What’s next? :)