2011 - 2013 BRAZIL INSTITUTE Report of Activities BRAZIL INSTITUTE TABLE OF CONTENTS LEADERSHIP & VISION 1 11 MAJOR INITIATIVES WOODROW WILSON 7 AWARDS 17 EVENTS LEADERSHIP & VISION Message from the President of the Wilson Center Message from the Chair of the Advisory Council Message from the Director of the Brazil Institute Staff Scholars Advisory Council A Message from our President, Director, and CEO of the Wilson Center JANE HARMAN During my two decades as a Member engaged dozens of Brazilian legislators of the US Congress, I traveled several with experts from the policy and times to Brazil to study our countries’ business worlds. The Brazil Institute shared interests in education, science is doing its part to improve on that and technology; energy and climate exchange of ideas, and I recently had change; international security the pleasure of opening – alongside cooperation; and the rule of law. I’ve Librarian of Congress James Billington witnessed firsthand how often our – a newly published report on the 2011 societies outpace our governments, Brazil-United States Judicial Dialogue. highlighting the way forward for These are just a few examples of the bilateral engagement. As an example, Brazil Institute’s contribution to an the Center’s annual symposia with ongoing conversation. the São Paulo Research Foundation (FASPESP) and a number of American Established in 2006, the Brazil universities brings together remarkable Institute serves as a lane of excellence scientific and scholarly research that for the Wilson Center, our nation’s experts from both nations are already living memorial to President pursuing – and pursuing together. Woodrow Wilson. The Center honors his memory by bridging his two Brazil’s growing middle class needs passions: scholarship and policy. We this kind of cooperation, and joint bring together thought and action – efforts in science, technology and policymakers, scholars and business innovation will be key to Brazil’s future leaders – in the hope that a frank economic success. Over the past three dialogue will build understanding, years, Brazilian Congressional Study stronger cooperation and better Missions on Innovation held at top public policy. universities in the US and UK have A Message from the Chairman of the Brazil Institute Advisory Board AMBASSADOR ANTHONY HARRINGTON The Advisory Council of the Woodrow mission is to develop creative approaches Wilson Center Brazil Institute, which to gauging and addressing public policy I have the honor to chair, brings challenges and to improve cooperation together prominent leaders in business, between Brazil and the US. We target journalism, scholarship, and public life the most pressing Brazilian issues and who help guide the work of the Institute. generate new thinking and understanding Recent events, as frustrating as they on issues of bilateral interest, from have been, have only strengthened our geopolitical and geoeconomic to judicial, conviction that both Brazil and the United social and environmental. States have much to gain from developing a better understanding of one another In the three-year period covered in this and creating opportunities for greater report – from 2011 to 2013 – bilateral cooperation – and a lot to lose by failing to cooperation in scientific and scholarly do so. History affirms that disagreements research and the advancement of between the two governments do not last, dialogue on innovation policies that because Brazilian and American societies brings together academic researchers have long been able to recognize that and entrepreneurs, business leaders and their national interests tend to converge members of the Brazilian Congress have and benefit from policies that unite the emerged as a main thematic focus of the two nations. Brazil Institute. These and other activities described in this report reflect the Since its inception, the Brazil Institute Institute’s programmatic aspirations for has distinguished itself as the preeminent the future, especially as Brazil approaches forum for analysis on Brazilian affairs and another presidential election - the seventh creative dialogue between stakeholders since the reinstatement of democracy - in US-Brazilian relations. The Institute and readies itself to confront the social offers a non-partisan environment and economic challenges that remain for key decision-makers and opinion- after the successes achieved over the past leaders from both countries to engage. Its two decades. A Message from the Director of the Brazil Institute PAULO SOTERO 2011 to 2013 was a period of growth and bilateral relations – a source of both consolidation for the Brazil Institute. hope and frustration in this period. After Through initiatives focused on science President Barack Obama’s successful and innovation policies, the Institute visit to Brasilia and Rio in 2011, the fostered knowledge and dialogue Wilson Center honored President Dilma between institutions and policy makers Rousseff, Brazil’s first female president, from Brazil, the United States and other with the Woodrow Wilson Award for nations. The first Brazilian Congressional Public Service. With the participation and Study Mission on Innovation launched a support of Mauro Vieira, the Brazilian conversation series between lawmakers, Ambassador to the United States, the academics, and business experts on Institute welcomed speakers from all Brazil’s competitiveness and sustainable branches of the Brazilian government growth. Our partnership with the São for an all-day conference that marked Paulo Science Foundation FAPESP President Rousseff’s visit to Washington showcased the research of Brazilian in April 2012. After the postponement of scientists and scholars and their the October 2013 state visit, we hosted colleagues abroad through FAPESP a conversation with Ambassador and weeks hosted in the US, the United Counselor of the Department of State Kingdom, China, and Spain. Thomas A. Shannon, an important voice in the bilateral dialogue. The Managing Our Planet series, in collaboration with George Mason This report reflects only part of the work University’s Environmental Science done by the Institute. In addition to public and Policy Department and the Wilson lectures, seminars and conferences, the Center’s Environmental Change and Institute offered briefings to journalists, Security Program, expanded our focus scholars, business executives, academic to include sustainability and resilience in leaders and students from Brazil and the a world threatened by climate change. US, serving as a bridge between the two largest economies and democracies of The Institute also focused on Brazil-U.S. the Americas. LEADERSHIP SCHOLARS STAFF Carlos Eduardo Lins da Silva Cynthia J. Arnson Wilson Center Global Fellow, January 2014 Director, Latin American Program – Present Paulo Sotero Maritta Koch-Weser Director, Brazil Institute Wilson Center Global Fellow, January 2014- Present Michael Darden Gail Triner Program Assistant, Brazil Institute Wilson Center Fellow, September 2012 – May 2013 Anna Carolina Cardenas Leslie Bethell Program Assistant, Brazil Institute Senior Scholar, December 2011 – December 2012 W.E. (Ted) Hewitt Public Policy Scholar, April 2012 – May 2012 ADVISORY COUNCIL CHAIR Hon. Anthony Harrington Chairman of the Management Committee, Albright Stonebridge Group MEMBERS Dr. Leslie Bethell, Emeritus Professor, University of London Dr. Luis Bitencourt, Professor, National Defense University Mr. Antonio Britto, President, Interfarma Hon. Luigi Einaudi, President, San Giacomo Charitable Trust Dr. Carlos Eduardo Lins da Silva, Editor, Revista Politica Externa Dr. Thomas E. Lovejoy, Senior Fellow, The United Nations Foundation Dr. Maria Herminia Tavares de Almeida, Professor, Universidade de São Paulo THE FOLLOWING COMPANIES ARE CORPORATE MEMBERS OF THE ADVISORY COUNCIL AES, ALCOA, ALCOA FOUNDATION, AMGEN, AMYRIS, BUNGE, CHEVRON, COCA-COLA, COTEMINAS, CUMMINS, EMBRAER, GERDAU, MERCK, RAIZEN WOODROW WILSON AWARDS The Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service is presented to individuals who have invested their time, talents, and resources to improving the lives and futures of others and in so doing have inspired us all. Recipients include policymakers, philanthropists, scientists, civic and religious leaders, and celebrities who have excelled in their fields while making a positive impact on their communities and the world at large. WOODROW WILSON AWARDS 2011 The Brazil Institute honored President her groundbreaking role as the first Dilma Rousseff with the Woodrow woman elected to lead Brazil as well Wilson Award for Public Service at as her lifetime dedication to the a dinner held on September 20, 2011 advancement of equality at the Pierre Hotel in New York City. and social justice in The event was co-chaired by Josué her country. Christiano Gomes da Silva, president of Coteminas, and John G. Melo, CEO of Amyris. The president was honored in recognition of President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil, accepting the Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service MAJOR INITIATIVES FAPESP Week Congressional Study Mission on Innovation Brazil - U.S. Judicial Dialogue Climate Change Adaptation in Latin America and the Caribbean Managing Our Planet Outreach and Social Media FAPESP Week Starting in October 2011, the Brazil Institute co-sponsored FAPESP Week Institute established a partnership 2012 in October, with seminars on with the São Paulo Research specific fields of scientific cooperation Foundation (FAPESP) to promote and which took place at the University