PROGRAM

8:30 - 9:00 | Accreditation and Welcome Coffee

 

  9:00 - 10:00 | Opening: ‘Brazil and the EU: Moving Limits – Growing Together’

Master of Ceremony: Christiane Pelajo CNBC

• Marian Schuegraf, Ambassador of the European Union to Brazil
• Jorge Viana, President of ApexBrasil
• Ambassador Marcos Caramuru, International Advisory Board Member at CEBRI
• Antonio Costa, President of the European Council

 

10:00 - 10:15 | Signature of Letter of Intent for Investment Promotion (European Commission – APEX)

Master of Ceremony: Christiane Pelajo CNBC

• Marian Schuegraf, Ambassador of the European Union to Brazil
• Jorge Viana, President of ApexBrasil

 

10:15 - 10:45 | Group Photo and Coffee Break 

 

10:45 - 12:30 | Panel I: ‘Unlocking Trade and Investment for Sustainable Development’

Economic and sustainability agendas of the EU and Brazil have never been more aligned and the case for deepening trade and investment relations is strong, even more so after the conclusion of negotiations of an EU - Mercosur Free Trade Agreement. This panel will examine how to facilitate flows and overcome hurdles. Topics include EUBrazil trade, the framework for sustainability including taxonomy, emission trading systems and carbon leakage as well as green finance mechanisms.

Moderation: Rafaela Guedes, Senior Fellow at CEBRI and International Consultant at APCO Worldwide

Keynote: Rupert Schlegelmilch, Chief Negotiator on the European side of the Mercosur–European Union Agreement and Chair of the Investment Committee at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Panelists:

• Tatiana Prazeres, Foreign Trade Secretary, Ministry of Development, Industry Trade and Services
• Luciana Costa, Director of Infrastructure, Energy Transition and Climate Change Division, National Bank for Development (BNDES)
• Andrea Cleirici, Director of Corporate Finance and Global Activities Department of the European Investment Bank (EIB)
• Maria Stela Santinelli Miglorancia, International Affairs Advisor of the Brazilian Presidency Civil House

 

12:30 - 2:00 | Networking Lunch

 

 2:00-3:30 | Panel II: ‘Leading Clean Industrial Cooperation’

Green hydrogen and fuel derivatives as game-changing solutions to reach NetZero emissions? How to unlock Brazil’s green energy potential? With abundant renewable energy and critical minerals, Brazil is uniquely positioned for a qualified partnership with complementary EU industries. How to strengthen innovation in the joint pursuit of a greener future? This panel explores new investment opportunities, Global Gateway infrastructure development, sustainable supply chain management and new, innovative ways of cooperation.

Moderation: Clarissa Lins, Member of the International Advisory Board at CEBRI

Keynote: Paulo Pedrosa, President of The Brazilian Association of Large and Free Energy Consumers (ABRACE) and Member of São Paulo State Federation of Industries (FIESP) Superior Council of Infrastructure

Panelists:

• Sébastien Lahouste, CEO of Fluxys Brasil and Member of the Board of Directors of the Bolivia-Brazil Gas Pipeline Transporte
• Luisa Orre, Chief Business Development Officer, Stegra
• Riccardo Pozzi, Head of European and Rest of the World affairs, ENEL Group
• Sérgio Cônsoli Fernandes, Director of Product and Business Development at Vale

 

3:30 - 4:00 | Coffee Break

 

4:00 - 5:15 | Panel III: ‘Investing in Connections’

In light of increasingly global supply chains, transport infrastructure, logistics and longhaul transportation are key for global growth. Increased trade between Brazil and the EU will require reliable, resilient and green transport or shipping corridors. At the same time, the rapid rise of artificial intelligence, cloud computing and digital services is transforming our industries and societies. The panel will explore investment opportunities, technological innovation and policy frameworks in the transport and digital sectors, including challenges to ensure inclusivity in a country of continental dimension.

Moderation: Fernanda Cimini, Senior Fellow at CEBRI, Professor of International Political Economy at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), and Founding Partner of Aterra
Institute for Development

Keynote: Rodrigo Dienstmann, President of Ericsson for the Southern Cone of Latin America

Panelists:

• Roberto Rodrigues, Head of Logistics & Services - East Coast South America (Moller-Maersk Group)
  
• Fernanda Rezende, Deputy Executive Director of the Brazilian Social Service of Transport and the National Transport Learning Service (SEST SENAT)
• Juliana Villano, Institutional Relations Manager at Brazilian Aeronautics Company (Embraer)
• Rodolfo Fücher, Member of the Board of Directors of the Association for the Promotion of Brazilian Software Excellence (SOFTEX)

 5:15 - 5:30 | Closing Remarks: 

 Rafaela Guedes, Senior Fellow at CEBRI and International Consultant at APCO Worldwide

 Robert Steinlechner, Minister Counsellor for Cooperation at the Delegation of the European Union in Brazil

 

5:30 - 7:00| Networking Cocktail

 

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