2023 Latin American Cities Conferences: Brasília

August 22, 2023

8:30 am to 1:00 pm BRT
7:30 am to 12:00 pm ET

B Hotel Brasília

SHN Quadra 5 BL J Lote L - Asa Norte

Brasília

Brazil

Live broadcast

Overview

Brazil’s Agenda for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth

This year, Council of the Americas brings its Latin American Cities Conference series to Brasília for the third time. This half-day event will gather investors, business executives, and policymakers to offer insight into Brazil’s journey towards sustainable development and inclusive growth.

Confirmed speakers:

Flávio Dino, Minister of Justice and Public Security
Luciana Santos, Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation
Rodrigo Pacheco, President of the Senate
Elizabeth F. Bagley, U.S. Ambassador to Brazil
Maria Laura da Rocha, Secretary General of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Relations
Thiago Barral, National Secretary for the Energy Transition and Planning, Ministry of Mines and Energy
Adalberto Felício Maluf Filho, National Secretary for Urban Environment and Environmental Quality, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change
Shannon Kellogg, Vice President of Public Policy, Amazon Web Services
Mariana Lisbôa, Global Head, Corporate Affairs, Suzano
Alberto Raich, Vice President & General Manager, Kellogg Brazil
Susan Segal, President and CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas
Cecilia Tornaghi, Senior Director, Policy, Americas Society/Council of the Americas
Natalie Unterstell, President, Instituto Talanoa
Martha Viotti Beck, Reporter, Bloomberg

*Additional speakers to be confirmed.

Learn more about the LACC series.

Registration to attend in person is now closed.

Note: The conference will be in Portuguese.

Follow the conversation on Twitter: #CouncilBR | @ASCOA

Assista à conferência completa em português.

Watch the full program in English.

This program will be webcast live on this page.

Event Information: Marcelo Barretta | mbarretta@as-coa.org
Sponsorship Opportunities: Ana Calderon | acalderon@as-coa.org
COA Corporate Membership: Miranda Gastelum | mgastelum@as-coa.org
Press Inquiries: Claudia Torrens | mediarelations@as-coa.org

Agenda

Get a PDF of the agenda.

Baixe a agenda em Português.

All times in BRT.

8:30 am Registration & Reception

9:00 am Welcoming Remarks

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

9:05 am Opening Remarks

Ambassador Maria Laura da Rocha, Secretary General of Foreign Affairs

9:25 am Special Remarks

Elizabeth F. Bagley, U.S. Ambassador to Brazil

The U.S. Ambassador will offer perspectives on Brazil's agenda for inclusive and sustainable growth, Brazil's role in regional cooperation as a means for inclusive and sustainable growth, as well as the state of bilateral relations with the U.S., and the country's openness to international investors

9:30 am Keynote Remarks

Luciana Santos, Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation

9:50 am Panel – Strategic Public-Private Collaboration for a Sustainable Future

Adalberto Felício Maluf Filho, National Secretary for Urban Environment and Environmental Quality, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change
Alberto Raich, Vice President & General Manager, Kellogg Brazil
Mariana Lisbôa, Global Head Corporate Affairs, Suzano and President of ABAF
Shannon Kellogg, Vice President of Public Policy – Americas, Amazon Web Services
Natalie Unterstell, President, Instituto Talanoa (moderator)

10:35 am Coffee Break

11:00 am Fireside Interview

Thiago Barral, National Secretary, Energy Transition and Planning, Ministry of Mines and Energy
Martha Viotti Beck, Reporter, Bloomberg

11:20 am Keynote Interview

Flávio Dino, Minister of Justice and Public Security
Cecilia Tornaghi, Senior Director, Policy, Americas Society/Council of the Americas

12:00 pm Keynote Remarks

Government official

12:20 pm Closing Keynote Remarks

Rodrigo Pacheco, President of the Senate

Translation will be available for in-person guests.

Speakers

Alberto Raich

Vice President and General Manager, Kellogg Mercosur

Alberto Raich is the vice president and general manager of Kellogg Mercosur since June 1, 2019. Previously he was vice president and general manager, Breakfast and Snacks Categories, Marketing, and Innovation, Kellogg Latin America since October 2016. As part of this role, he...

Thiago Barral

National Secretary for the Energy Transition and Planning, Ministry of Mines and Energy

Thiago Barral has been the secretary of planning and energy transition of the Ministry of Mines and Energy since February 2023. A career employee of the Energy Research Company company, he joined EPE in 2007 as an analyst and held positions such as president, superintendent of...

Rodrigo Pacheco

President, Senate of Brazil

Rodrigo Pacheco is the president of the Federal Senate and the National Congress for the 2023-25 term, after holding these positions in the 2021-23 term. In 2018, he was elected to the Federal Senate, representing the State of Minas Gerais, with 3,616,864 votes. He was the leader...

Maria Laura da Rocha

Secretary-General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Maria Laura da Rocha is secretary-general of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2023-present). Abroad, she was ambassador to Romania (2020–2022) and ambassador to Hungary (2017-2020); representative of Brazil to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – FAO...

Flávio Dino

Minister of Justice and Public Security

Flávio Dino is minister of justice and public security. He was a federal deputy (2007-2011), governor of Maranhão for two terms (2015-2022) and held the presidency of the Interstate Consortium for Sustainable Development of the Legal Amazon (2021-2022). In the judiciary, he was a...

Elizabeth Frawley Bagley

U.S. Ambassador to Brazil

Elizabeth Frawley Bagley has worked in diplomacy and the law for over four decades. Her diplomatic experience includes service as senior advisor to Secretaries of State John Kerry, Hillary Clinton, and Madeleine Albright. She has also served as special representative to the...

Mariana Lisbôa

Global Head, Corporate Affairs, Suzano

Mariana Lisbôa is a lawyer, the global head of corporate affairs at Suzano S/A, president of the Bahia Association of Forest Based Companies (ABAF), and director of the Department of International Relations and Foreign Trade at the Federation of Industries of São Paulo (FIESP)...

Natalie Unterstell

President, Talanoa Institute

Natalie Unterstell is president of the Talanoa Institute, a think tank dedicated to climate change policies in Brazil. She was director of sustainable development of the Presidency of the Republic. She is a member of the accreditation panel of the Green Climate Fund, the largest...

Cecilia Tornaghi

Managing Editor, Americas Quarterly; Senior Director of Policy, AS/COA

Cecilia Tornaghi is the managing editor of Americas Quarterly. A Brazilian-American journalist, she has been covering Latin America for the last 25 years with a focus on policy, business and economics. She spent 13 years at Bloomberg, starting as a Nasdaq reporter, then as an...

Susan Segal

Presidenta y CEO, Americas Society / Council of the Americas

Susan Segal was elected President and CEO of Americas Society/Council of the Americas in 2003 after having worked in the private sector with Latin America and other emerging markets for over 30 years. Prior to her appointment, Susan was a partner at Chase Capital Partners...

Martha Viotti Beck

Reporter, Bloomberg

Martha Viotti Beck has been responsible for the Ministry of Finance's coverage for Bloomberg since 2019. Former reporter and coordinator of Economics of the newspaper O Globo in Brasilia. She holds a journalism degree from the University of Brasilia.

Shannon Kellogg

Vice President of Public Policy Americas, Amazon Web Services

Shannon Kellogg is vice president of public policy at Amazon, where he leads the company’s public policy efforts in support of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) business in the Americas. In this role, he drives policy priorities and strategies for AWS throughout the Americas...

Luciana Santos

Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation

Luciana Barbosa de Oliveira Santos was appointed by President Luís Inácio Lula da Silva to take over the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation in December 2022, and is the first woman to hold the position. Santos is an electrical engineer, graduated from the Federal...

Adalberto Maluf

National Secretary for Urban Environment and Environmental Quality, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change

Adalberto Maluf is the national secretary of urban environment and environmental quality for the minister of environment and climate change. Maluf holds a bachelor's in international affairs and an MSc in internal political economy at the Institute of International Relations of...