Hotel Unique
Av. Brg. Luís Antônio, 4700
São Paulo
Brazil
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2014 Latin American Cities Conferences: São Paulo
Speakers addressed Brazil’s most pressing political and economic challenges over the next four years.
Registration: 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. (7:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. ET)
Conferenc...
Hotel Unique
Av. Brg. Luís Antônio, 4700
São Paulo
Brazil
Live broadcast
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Overview
BRAZIL: WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE NEXT FOUR YEARS
In collaboration with: Harvard DRCLAS Brazil Office and U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service
The 2014 presidential elections in Brazil will serve as a pivotal point for the country’s political and economic outlook. Although incumbent Dilma Rousseff is the front-runner, other candidates stand a chance now that the country’s robust middle class is calling for higher quality of public services, such as urban transportation, public education, and health. In 2013, millions of people took to the streets of Brazil’s major cities, and more protests are expected to take place this year during the World Cup.
On the economic front, the unemployment rate nears an all-time low and the minimum wage has increased substantially in recent years. But the country now faces a slowdown in economic growth, above target inflation, and challenges in keeping its sovereign rating. Candidates running for regional governments, the Senate, the House of Deputies, and the presidency need to convince increasingly demanding voters of their capabilities to move forward with reforms that will effectively address Brazil’s most pressing political and economic challenges.
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Speakers:
- Eduardo Campos, Governor of the State of Pernambuco
- Adriana Arai, Managing Editor, Latin America, Bloomberg
- Sebastian Briozzo, Director, Sovereign Ratings, Standard & Poor’s
- Eliane Cantanhêde, Columnist, Folha de S. Paulo; Commentator, GloboNews Em Pauta
- Dalton Gardimam, Chief Economist, Banco Bradesco BBI S.A.
- Marcelo Kfoury, Head of the Economic Research Department, Citigroup Brazil
- Joseph Leahy, Bureau Chief in Brazil, Financial Times
- Marcelo Moraes, Director of the Brasilia Office, Estado de São Paulo
- Merval Pereira, Columnist, O Globo
- Hernán Rincón, President, Microsoft Latin America
- Susan Segal, President and CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas - Read her remarks
- Pablo Silva Cesário, Executive Branch Relationship Manager, Brazilian National Confederation of Industry (CNI)
- Ricardo Ubiraci Sennes, Managing Partner, Prospectiva
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Agenda
Agenda
Download a PDF of the agenda. All times are local São Paulo time (horário de Brasília).
8:30 - 9:00 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
9:00 - 9:15 a.m. Welcoming Remarks
- Susan Segal, President and CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas
9:15 - 10:15 a.m. Presidential Elections: Conversation Among Policy Experts
- Eliane Cantanhêde, Columnist, Folha de S. Paulo; Commentator, GloboNews Em Pauta
- Pablo Cesário, Executive Branch Relationship Manager, Brazilian National Confederation of Industry
- Marcelo Moraes, Director, Brasilia Office, Estado de São Paulo
- Merval Pereira, Columnist, O Globo
- Ricardo Sennes, Partner, Prospectiva (Moderator)
10:15 - 11:00 a.m. Technology and Small and Medium Enterprises
- Hernan Rincon, President, Microsoft Latin America
- Joe Leahy, Bureau Chief in Brazil, Financial Times (Interviewer)
11:00 - 12:00 p.m. Brazil's Economic Outlook
- Marcelo Kfoury, Head of the Economic Research Department, Citigroup Brazil
- Dalton Gardimam, Chief Economist, Bradesco BBI
- Sebastian Briozzo, Director, Standard & Poor's
- Adriana Arai, Managing Editor, Latin America, Bloomberg News (Moderator)
12:00 – 12:30 p.m. Keynote Speech
- Eduardo Campos, Governor, State of Pernambuco
