Summary
Luciano Ayres is a seasoned software leader and AI strategist guiding enterprise-scale AI adoption to accelerate delivery at ArcTouch, an AKQA/WPP company. With 20+ years of leadership, he defines the strategic AI roadmap and empowers cross-functional teams to deliver apps and connected experiences for brands like Disney, Apple, 3M, HP, Marriott, and more. He drives hands-on enablement, training hundreds of developers on Agentic IDEs such as Cursor and Windsurf and leading AI hackathons to turn AI innovations into measurable productivity gains. An accomplished author, his books—The AI-First Team, The Next Dev, Agentic Software Engineering for Leaders Handbook, Digital Leadership, and Emotional Intelligence for Engineering Managers—reflect a rare blend of strategic vision and practical coaching. Based in Brazil, he holds an MBA and postgraduate specializations in Deep Learning and Interaction Design, and has led scalable AI and cloud-native systems across Fortune 500–level clients and global teams. He is an open-source–minded, curious developer who thrives on collaboration and turning ambitious AI ideas into reliable, high-impact software.
9 years of coding experience