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Presentations: 9:00am - 12:40pm
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Mauricio Rands, secretary of state of the Pernambuco, spoke about economic growth in Brazil's northeast.
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AS/COA organized a mission to the northeast of Brazil on February 8, 2012 to discuss the emerging infrastructure opportunities and future prospects for the region.
Overview
AS/COA organized a mission to the northeast of Brazil on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 to discuss the emerging infrastructure opportunities and future prospects for the region. The agenda included morning debates with high-level officials about project financing, public-private partnerships, a site visit to the Industial Complex of Suape, and meetings with Governor of Pernambuco Eduardo Campos and Secretary of Government of Pernambuco Mauricio Rands.
The northeast of Brazil is increasingly attracting the world's attention. Prior to the 2009 global recession, investment opportunities were concentrated on tourism. But in the past decade, the landscape has changed and infrastructure opportunities abound in a region where the GDP growth rate has surpassed the national average.
Agenda
February 8, 2012
8:30-9:00 Registration (Room Gilberto Freyre)
9:00-9:20 Opening and Welcoming Remarks
Susan Segal, President and CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas
Amb. Thomas Shannon, US Ambassador to Brazil
Maurício Rands, Secretary of Government, Pernambuco
9:20-10:50 Opportunities and Challenges of Infrastructure in the Northeast of Brazil
9:20-9:35 Part I: Opportunities and Investments in the Northeast of Brazil
Henrique Sampaio, Director of Financing and Project Recovery, Ministry of National Integration
9:35-9:45 Q&A
9:45-10:15 Part II: State of Play in the State of Pernambuco: Main Projects and Future Perspectives
Geraldo Júlio de Mello, Secretary of Economic Development, Pernambuco
João Batista do Carmo Aquino, Corporate Director, Refinaria Abreu Lima
10:15-10:25 Q&A
10:25-10:40 Part III: Financing Infrastructure Projects
José Sydrião de Alencar Júnior, Director of Management Development, Banco do Nordeste do Brasil S.A.
10:40-10:50 Q&A
10:50-11:05 Coffee Break
11:05-12:35 Panel - Transportation and Communication Infrastructure: Public Incentives-Private Demand—Asia and Latin America
Thiago Aracema, Director for Industrial Projects, DHL
Sam Fouad, Americas Emerging Markets Leader, Ernst & Young LLP
Barbara Kotschwar, Research Associate, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Renato Mello, Director of Transport, Odebrecht
Roberto Nigro, Marketing Manager, GE Transportes Ferroviários SA.
Christopher Sabatini, Senior Director for Policy at the Americas Society/ Council of the Americas and Editor-in-Chief Americas Quarterly (moderator)
12:35-12:40 Concluding Remarks
Susan Segal, President and CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas
12:40-2:00 Lunch (Room Gilberto Freyre – Atlante Plaza Hotel)
2:00-5:30 Site Visit - Industrial Complex of Suape
07:00-09:00 Dinner offered by the Government of Pernambuco
H.E. Eduardo Campos, Governor of Pernambuco