Innovation in Brazil: Public Policies and Business Strategies
The Center for American Studies at the Armando Álvares Penteado Foundation, the Woodrow Wilson Center Brazil Institute, and Prospectiva Consultants present "Innovation in Brazil: Public Policies and Business Strategies." The event marks the conclusion of a series of seminars on innovation that have been held during the past two years in Washington and São Paulo.
Ricardo Sennes, professor at Pontifícia Universidade Católica – São Paulo and Associate Director at Prospectiva Consultants, will discuss his recent work and incorporate both public policies and business strategies in an effort to address the challenges of innovation in Brazil. Following presentations by Sennes and professor Carlos Américo Pacheco (UNICAMP) on recent advances in the field of innovation in Brazil, specialists will offer comments and propose some ideas for establishing a comprehensive Brazilian innovation agenda.
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Brazil Institute
The Brazil Institute—the only country-specific policy institution focused on Brazil in Washington—aims to deepen understanding of Brazil’s complex landscape and strengthen relations between Brazilian and US institutions across all sectors. Read more
Latin America Program
The Wilson Center’s prestigious Latin America Program provides non-partisan expertise to a broad community of decision makers in the United States and Latin America on critical policy issues facing the Hemisphere. The Program provides insightful and actionable research for policymakers, private sector leaders, journalists, and public intellectuals in the United States and Latin America. To bridge the gap between scholarship and policy action, it fosters new inquiry, sponsors high-level public and private meetings among multiple stakeholders, and explores policy options to improve outcomes for citizens throughout the Americas. Drawing on the Wilson Center’s strength as the nation’s key non-partisan policy forum, the Program serves as a trusted source of analysis and a vital point of contact between the worlds of scholarship and action. Read more