Preliminary Program – Bif / 2021
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PRELIMINARY PROGRAM – BIF / 2021 DAY 1 – MAY 31st 09:00 am – 10:30 am Welcome Speech Jair Bolsonaro, President of Brazil Augusto Pestana, President, Apex-Brasil Mauricio Claver-Carone, President, IDB Ministers and authorities 10:30 am – 11:00 am Break 11:00 am – 12:00 am Keynote Session Paulo Guedes, Minister, Ministry of Economy Carlos Alberto França, Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12:30 pm – 02:00 pm Lunch 02:00 pm – 03:30 pm Panels PANEL 1 Global Economy - The Post-Pandemic World: systemic risks, governance challenges and the new normal Moderator Sarquis José Buainain Sarquis, Secretary for Economic Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ministry of Foreign Relations Speakers • Roberto Campos Neto, President, Central Bank of Brazil • Gustavo Montezano, Presidente, BNDES • Richard Martínez, VP for Countries, IDB • Ana Paula Vescovi, Diretor, Santander Brasil (TBC) PANEL 2 Industry: Impacts of Digitalization, Service, IoT and Industry 4.0 Moderator Augusto Pestana, President, Apex-Brasil Speakers • Carlos da Costa, Special Secretary for Productivity, Employment and Competitiveness • Katia Vaskys, General Manager, IBM Brasil • Cristopher Podgorski, President &CEO, Scania Latin America (TBC) • Sean Heather, Senior Vice President for International Regulatory Affairs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce (TBC) PARALLEL SESSION 1 IDB – Interamerican Development Bank 03:30 pm – 04:00 pm Break 04:00 pm – 05:30 pm Panels PANEL 3 FDI - Growth in Post-Pandemic Brazil: the role of Foreign Direct Investment and the reform agenda Moderator Roberto Escoto, Corporate Management Director, Apex-Brasil Speakers • Roberto Fendt, Special Secretary for Foreign Trade and International Affairs, Ministry of Economy • Benigno López, Vice President for Sectors and Knowledge, IDB • Andre Clark, General Manager, Siemens Energy Brasil • Ana Novik, Head of the Investment Division, OECD PANEL 4 Energy - Energy transition in Brazil: the importance of renewable energies and foreign direct investment Moderator Jose Agustín Aguerre, Manager, Infrastructure and Energy Sector, IDB Speakers • Bento Albuquerque, Minister, Ministry of Mines and Energy • Veronica Coelho, President, Equinor Brasil • João Marques da Cruz, CEO, EDP Brasil • Élbia Gannoum, CEO, ABEEólica PARALLEL SESSION 2 Itaipu DAY 2 – JUNE 1st 09:00 am – 10:30 am Keynote Session Tarcísio Gomes de Freitas, Minister of Infrastructure Luiz Eduardo Ramos, Minister, Chief of Staff of the Presidency (TBC) 10:30 am – 11:00 am Break 11:00 am – 12:30 am Panels PANEL 5 Infrastructure: Sectoral and regional opportunities for foreign investment Moderator: James Scriven, CEO, IDB Invest Speakers: • Natalia Marcassa, Secretary of Development, Planning and Partnership, Ministry of Infrastructure • Martha Seillier, Executive Secretary, Special Secretariat of PPI • Rodolfo Spielmanm, Head of Latin America, CPPIB • Venilton Tadini, Executive president, Brazilian Association of Infrastructure and Basic Industries (ABDIB) PANEL 6 Innovation - Start-ups and Unicorns: investment opportunities in mobility, finance, health and security Moderator: Irene Arias, CEO, IDBLab Speakers: • Marcos Pontes, Minister, MCTI • Eduardo Muñoz, CEO, Bravo Motors • Anderson Thees, Managing Partner, Redpoint eVentures • Rodrigo Demarch, Chief Innovation Officer, Albert Einstein (TBC) PARALLEL SESSION 3 Casa Civil 12:30 pm – 02:30 pm Lunch 02:30 pm – 04:00 pm Panels PANEL 7 Brazilian Agriculture: Innovation, Infrastructure and Green Finance Moderator: Kellen Severo, Agribusiness Journalist (TBC) Speakers: • Tereza Cristina Dias, Minister, MAPA • Cristina Palmaka, President, SAP Latin America and Caribbean • Angela Gheller Telles, Product and Supply chain director, TOTVS (TBC) • Thatyanne Gasparotto, Associate Director of Regions, Climate Bonds Iniative (TBC) PANEL 8 Regulatory Agenda: The improvement of the investment environment in Brazil Moderator: Marcelo Guaranys, Executive Secretary, Ministry of Economy Speakers: • André Pepitone, Director General, ANEEL • Christianne Dias, President, ANA • Manuel Gerardo Flores Romero, Coordinator of the Regulatory Policy Programme in Latin America, OECD • Rodolfo Saboia, Director General, ANP (TBC) PARALLEL SESSION Parallel Session 4 .