Brazil 2021 Investment Forum will be held online

The main discussion of the event will be about renewable energy in Brazil

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The Brazil 2021 Investment Forum will be 100% online. The international event focuses on investment opportunities in strategic sectors in Brazil, such as agribusiness, infrastructure, innovation, health and technologies.

During the forum, the importance of renewable energy and foreign direct investment will be discussed. The event will be held on May 31st, from 9am to 5:30pm and June 1st, from 9am to 4pm. Free participation.

The forum will feature the participation of the president of Apex-Brasil, Augusto Pestana; the president of the IDB (Inter-American Development Bank), Maurício Claver-Carone; the Minister of Economy, Paulo Guedes; the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply, Tereza Cristina Corrêa da Costa Dias; the president of SAP Latin America and the Caribbean, Cristina Palmaka; among other professionals in the renewable sector.

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Schedule

Monday (31)

9am to 10:30am – Opening ceremony

Participants: Jair Bolsonaro, President of the Republic, Augusto Pestana, president of Apex-Brasil and Maurício Claver-Carone, president of the BID.

11am to 12pm – Keynote Speaker

Participants: Paulo Guedes, Minister of Economy and Carlos França, Minister of Foreign Affairs.

2pm to 3:30pm – Discussion panels

Panel 1: The Post-Pandemic World: systemic risks, governance challenges and the new normal

Participants: Augusto Pestana, president of Apex-Brasil, Gustavo Montezano, president of BNDES and Richard Martínez, vice-president of BID

Panel 2: Impacts of digitalization, servitization, IoT and industry 4.0

Participants: Carlos da Costa, special secretary for productivity, Chistopher Podgorski, CEO of Latin America and Kátia Vaskys, president of IBM Brasil.

4pm to 5:30pm – Discussion panels

Panel 3: Growth in Post-Pandemic Brazil: the role of Foreign Direct Investment and reform agenda

Participants: Ana Novik, head of the OECD's investment division, André Clark, General Manager Siemens at Energy Brasil and Benigno López, vice president of knowledge sectors at IDB.

Panel 4: Energy transition in Brazil: the importance of renewable energy and foreign direct investment

Participants: Élbia Gannoum, executive president of ABEEólica, Bento Alburquerque, minister of Mines and Energy, and João Marques da Cruz, CEO of EDP Brasil.

Tuesday (1)

9am to 10:30am – Keynote Spealer

Participants: Tarcisio Gomes de Freitas, Minister of Infrastructure and Luiz Eduardo Ramos, Chief Minister of the Civil House.

11am to 12:30pm – Discussion panels

Panel 5: Sectoral and regional opportunities for foreign investment

Participants: James Scriven, CEO of BID Invest, Martha Seillier, secretary of investment partnerships and Venilton Tadini, executive president of ABDIB.

Panel 6: Startups and Unicorns: investment opportunities in mobility, finance, health and safety

Participants: Eduardo Muñoz, CEO of Bravo Motors, Igor Brandão, chief of staff of the presidency of Apex-Brasil and Irene Arias, CEO of BIDlab.

Panel 7: The 3 I's of Agriculture: innovation, infrastructure and Green instruments

Participants: Angela Telles, director of manufacturing segments, Cristina Palmaka, president of SAP Latin America and the Caribbean and Thatyanne Gasparotto, director of the Climate Bonds Initiative.

Panel 8: Improving the investment environment in Brazil

Participants: André Pepitone, general director of ANEEL, Christianne Dias, president of ANA and Rodolfo Saboia, general director of ANP.