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Recap: 2025 COA Symposium and 30th BRAVO Business Awards

Revisit Latin America’s premier business engagement and dialogue platform, held in Miami in October.

Offering an unparalleled space for industry leaders to meet and discuss the most critical issues facing the region, the Council of the Americas (COA) Symposium brought together an exclusive group of C-level leaders, CEOs, and industry pioneers shaping Latin America’s business landscape. From across diverse sectors and geographies, they exchanged ideas on the forces driving Latin America’s transformation and development.

That evening, the program culminated in a special celebration of the 30th anniversary of the BRAVO Business Awards, marking three decades of honoring visionary leadership and transformative impact across the Americas. The 2025 honorees included:

  • BRAVO Company of a Generation Award: Mercado Libre; Accepted by: Ariel Szarfsztejn, CEO, Mercado Libre
  • BRAVO Transformational Leader of the Year: Francisco Gomes Neto, President & CEO, Embraer
  • BRAVO Dynamic Leader of the Year: Luiz R. Vasconcelos, President, FedEx Latin America & Caribbean
  • BRAVO Corporate Legacy Award: Corporación Multi Inversiones (CMI); Accepted by: Juan José Gutiérrez, President Chairman, CMI Foods, and Felipe Bosch, President Chairman, CMI Capital