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2014 Brazil Economic Conference

On Friday October 10, the Brazil Institute is proud to co-host with the Brazil American Chamber of Commerce and the Brazil-US Business Council the annual economic conference

Date & Time

Friday
Oct. 10, 2014
8:00am – 2:30pm ET
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Overview

Each year the Brazil Economic Conference brings together leading experts and industry leaders to discuss the prospects and what the future has in store for the growing economy.

The 2014 Brazil Economic Conference will address economic developments, including new trends and sectors that will continue to drive Brazil as an attractive market for foreign investment.  We will also engage in a debate about the current political landscape in the country and the challenges that will face the next president, to be elected in October. The roster of speakers for this annual milestone, organized to coincide with the fall meetings of the World Bank/IMF, is consistently comprised of such notable individuals as the Finance Minister of Brazil, President of the Central Bank, Brazilian and US Ambassadors, and CEOs and Presidents of various global corporations. Over 250 leaders from the Brazilian-American business community are expected to attend, including top executives from the public and private sectors, fund managers, financial analysts, members of the press and representatives of the academic and government spheres.

Please contact the Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce for sponsorship opportunities here.

Sponsorship benefits can be viewed here.

Wilson Center/Brazil Institute participants: Please download the registration form and email here.

8:00 A.M. - 8:30 A.M.           REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST8:30 A.M. - 8:40 A.M.           WELCOMING REMARKS                                             Theodore M. Helms                                             Chairman, BRAZILIAN-AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,                                             INC. 8:40 A.M. - 8:50 A.M.           OPENING ADDRESS                                             Ambassador Mauro Vieira                                             Ambassador of Brazil to The United States, EMBASSY OF BRAZIL 8:50 A.M. - 9:00 A.M.           SCENE SETTING REMARKS:                                             BRAZIL 2014 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS                                             Paulo Sotero                                             Director, WOODROW WILSON CENTER - BRAZIL INSTITUTE 9:00 A.M. - 9:30 A.M.           Armínio Fraga Neto (via videoconference)                                             Partner, GÁVEA INVESTIMENTOS 9:30 A.M. - 10:00 A.M.         CONFERENCE SPECIAL GUEST                                             Kenneth E. Hyatt                                             Deputy Under Secretary for International Trade, U.S.                                             DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE and Co-Chair, US-BRAZIL                                             COMMERCIAL DIALOGUE 10:00 A.M. - 10:15 A.M.       COFFEE BREAK 10:15 A.M. - 11:15 A.M.       INDUSTRY PRIORITIES FOR BRAZIL’S COMPETITIVENESS                                             
                                             Moderator Cassia M. Carvalho                                             Executive Director, BRAZIL-US BUSINESS COUNCIL                                           
                                             Robson Braga de Andrade                                             President, CONFEDERAÇÃO NACIONAL DA INDÚSTRIA - CNI                                                                                          Gilberto Peralta                                             President and CEO, GENERAL ELECTRIC BRAZIL - GE                                                                                          Odmar Almeida                                             President, AMWAY BRAZIL 11:15 A.M. - 12:15 P.M.       BRAZIL OUTLOOK                                             Moderator Mônica Baumgarten de Bolle                                             Partner and Managing Director, GALANTO MBB CONSULTORIA                                             and Global Fellow, WOODROW WILSON CENTER                                                                                        Otaviano Canuto dos Santos Filho                                             Senior Advisor on BRICS Economies, DEC, THE WORLD BANK                                             GROUP                                                                                          Cassio A. Calil                                             Managing Director, Head of International Commercial Banking,                                             JPMORGAN                                                                                        Paulo Vieira da Cunha                                             Head of Macro Research, ICE CANYON LLC 12:15 P.M. - 12:45 P.M.       NETWORKING RECEPTION 12:45P.M. - 2:30 P.M.          LUNCHEON KEYNOTE SPEAKER                                             Professor Luciano Coutinho                                             President, BNDES - THE BRAZILIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK 

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The Brazil Institute—the only country-specific policy institution focused on Brazil in Washington—works to foster understanding of Brazil’s complex reality and to support more consequential relations between Brazilian and U.S. institutions in all sectors. The Brazil Institute plays this role by producing independent research and programs that bridge the gap between scholarship and policy, and by serving as a crossroads for leading policymakers, scholars and private sector representatives who are committed to addressing Brazil’s challenges and opportunities.  Read more

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