• Overview
  • Speakers

    • Registration: 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.

    Breakfast Discussion: 8:30 a.m. to 10...

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    AS/COA
    680 Park Avenue
    New York

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    (Image: Courtesy of the City of São Paulo)

    Breakfast Discussion with Bruno Covas, Mayor of São Paulo

    Council of the Americas invites you to a public breakfast discussion May 16 on the city's most attractive business and investment opportunities.

    Registration: 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.

    Breakfast Discussion: 8:30 a.m. to 10...

    Location
    AS/COA
    680 Park Avenue
    New York

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    (Image: Courtesy of the City of São Paulo)

    Overview

    São Paulo has launched the largest privatization program in the city's history: 55 municipal assets and services were identified as targets of privatization, concession, or potential public-private partnerships.

    Council of the Americas, in partnership with Amcham Brasil, invites you to the breakfast discussion Investment Day: Doing Business in São Paulo City. This public discussion will focus on the city's most attractive business and investment opportunities.

    Speakers:

    • Bruno Covas, Mayor, City of São Paulo
    • Wilson Poit, Secretary for Privatization and Partnerships, City of São Paulo
    • Juan Quirós, President, São Paulo Negocios
    • Helio Magalhães, Chairman of the Board, Amcham Brasil
    • Joe Leahy, Brazil Bureau Chief, Financial Times
    • Fernando Spohr, Director, Apex-Brasil
    • Susan Segal, President and CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas

     

    This program is part of the 2018 AS/COA Brazil Series.

    Online registration is now closed. You may register at the door, space permitting.

     

    Event Information: Marcelo Barretta | mbarretta@as-coa.org | 212-277-8378
    Sponsorship Opportunities: Ana Calderon | acalderon@as-coa.org | 212-277-8358
    AS Individual Membership: Beckie Bintrim | bbintrim@as-coa.org | 1-212-277-8342
    COA Corporate Membership: Mila Fontana | mfontana@as-coa.org | 212-277-8331
    Note: To view a list of COA corporate members, please click here.
    Press Inquiries: mediarelations@as-coa.org
    Cancellation: Please contact Juan Serrano-Badrena at jserrano@counciloftheamericas.org before 3:00 p.m. on Monday, May 14

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    Speakers

    Bruno Covas
    Mayor, City of São Paulo

    Bruno Covas is mayor of São Paulo. He took office as a mayor in April 2018, after former mayor João Doria stepped down to run for governor of the state of São Paulo. Before serving as a vice-mayor, Covas served as federal deputy by the state of São Paulo. He also served in the...

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    Joe Leahy
    Brazil Bureau Chief, Financial Times

    Joe Leahy is Brazil bureau chief for the Financial Times, based in São Paulo. Previously, he served as the FT’s Mumbai bureau chief, as well as Asia companies editor and Hong Kong correspondent. Before joining the Financial Times in 2000, Leahy was the Jakarta bureau chief for...

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    Wilson Poit
    Secretary for Privatization and Partnerships, City of São Paulo

    Wilson Poit is secretary of privatization and partnerships in the city of São Paulo. He is a manager, speaker, and serial entrepreneur, having served as businessman, member of the board of many companies, and founder of Poit Energia—a leading company in the supply of temporary...

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    Juan Quirós
    President, São Paulo Negocios

    Juan Quirós is president of São Paulo Negocios. He is also vice president at FIESP as well as member of the board of Sebrae-SP and the Global Agenda Council for the Future of Sustainable Construction, organized by the World Economic Forum. Quirós was previously member of the...

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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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