Registration: 2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Panel Presentation and Discussion: 2...

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Brazil in 2013: Economic and Political Prospects

AS/COA presents a public panel on key issues for Brazil’s economy and politics next year, including industrial and trade policy, innovation, and recently passed legislation.

Registration: 2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Panel Presentation and Discussion: 2...

AS/COA
680 Park Avenue
New York
Live Broadcast

Live broadcast

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(Image: Rafael Taminato)

Overview

AS/COA presents the panel Brazil in 2013: Economic and Political Prospects. Panelists discuss key issues for Brazil’s economy and politics next year, including industrial and trade policy, innovation, and recently passed legislation.

Keynote Speaker:

  • Marco Maia, President, Brazilian Chamber of Deputies

Speakers:

  • Marcelo Lyra, Vice President, Braskem
  • Antônio Carlos Magalhães Neto, Mayor-elect, Salvador, Bahia
  • Susan Segal, President & CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas
  • Alessandro Teixeira, Executive-Secretary, Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry, and Trade (MDIC)
  • Marcos Troyjo, Director of the BRICLab, Columbia University

Registration Fee:  AS* Members, COA Members: $15.00; All other AS Members and Non Members: $25.00.

Prior registration is required.

*AS members starting at the $250 sustaining level.

Event Information: Contact Diogo Ide at dide@as-coa.org or 1-212-277-8352.
Press Inquiry: Contact Adriana La Rotta at alarotta@as-coa.org or 1-212-277-8384.
Cancellation: Contact Juan Serrano-Badrena at jserrano@counciloftheamericas.org, by 3:00 p.m. on Monday, November 26, 2012.

Note: Registration is not required to view the webcast. Please click on the link below at the time of the event.

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Speakers

Marcelo Lyra
Vice President, Institutional Affairs and Sustainable Development, Braskem

Marcelo Lyra is vice president for institutional affairs and sustainable development of Braskem. Previously, he has worked as the director of TV Globo in São Paulo, responsible for relations with affiliated stations. He worked as the business and sales director for Bahia Network...

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Antônio Carlos Magalhães Neto
Mayor-elect, Salvador, Bahia

Antônio Carlos Peixoto de Magalhães Neto is mayor-elect of Salvador, Bahia. He was elected in October 2012 and will begin his term in January 2013. Magalhães Neto was elected leader of the Democratic Party in the Chamber of Deputies in February 2011. He has served the electorate...

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Marco Maia
President, Brazilian Chamber of Deputies

Marco Maia is the current president of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies – and thus the third in Brazil’s presidential line of succession. He previously served as the vice leader of the Workers’ Party at the Chamber of Deputies and as the vice president of the Chamber. Mr. Maia...

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Susan Segal
President and CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas

Susan Segal was elected president and CEO of the Americas Society and Council of the Americas in August 2003 after working in the private sector with Latin America and other emerging markets for over 30 years. A passionate supporter of Latin America, she joined the organizations...

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Alessandro Teixeira
Executive-Secretary, Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry, and Foreign Trade

Alessandro Golombiewski Teixeira holds a PhD in Technological and Industrial Competitiveness from the University of Sussex (England), a master’s degree in Latin American Economics from the University of São Paulo (Brazil) and an undergraduate degree in Economics from the Federal...

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Marcos Troyjo
Director of the BRICLab, Columbia University

Marcos Troyjo is the Co-Director of the BRICLab at Columbia University, a SIPA special forum on Brazil, Russia, India and China. He teaches The Rise of BRIC at SIPA.



Troyjo is the founder of the Center for Business Diplomacy, an independent think-tank on global...

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