October 31
09:00 – 09:30 (GMT-3)
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João Bosco Monte | President of the Brazil Africa Institute
09:30 – 10:00 (GMT-3)
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SPECIAL OPENING REMARKS
Celso Amorim | Former Minister of External Relations of Brazil ; Chief Advisor to the Presidency of Brazil
10:00 – 11:00 (GMT-3)
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INTRA-BLOC TRADE AND INVESTMENT: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR AFRICA AND THE GLOBE
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) represents a significant development for Africa and the world, as an ambitious agreement that aims to create a single market for goods and services, facilitate the movement of people and capital, and promote economic integration across the African continent. Once effectively implemented, AfCFTA will be the largest regional free trading area in both number of member States and in population size totaling over 1.3 billion people, with a projected combined GDP of approximately US$ 7 trillion by 2035.
- What economic and commercial synergies can be explored between Brazil the AfCFTA?
- How will the AfCFTA agreement help cement regional integration, enhance connectivity and harmonize rules and standards for intra-African trade?
- What prospective policies and initiatives can be taken to promote Mercosul/AfCFTA trade ties, as well as with other trading blocs?
Elias Kagumya | Group Chief Risk Officer of Afreximbank
Zemedeneh Negatu | President of Farifax Africa Fund
Miguel Azevedo | Chairman of Investment Banking for Middle East and Africa at Citi
Paulo Gomes | CEO of Orango Group Investment Corporation
Moderator: Jamil Chade | International Correspondent of UOL News
11:00 – 11:30 (GMT-3)
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Hélder Barbalho | Governor of State of Pará
11:30 – 12:30 (GMT-3)
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AGRO-INDUSTRY: HOW TO BOOST TRADE AND FOOD SUPLY CHAIN BETWEEN BRAZIL AND AFRICA
Brazil is known globally as a prominent agribusiness player, being a competitive leader in a myriad of agricultural exports, and a champion in productivity and crop yield. The potential synergies between Brazil and Africa in the agribusiness sector are vast, considering their shared characteristics such as fertile land, favorable climates, and growing populations.
- What are the best practices when it comes to cooperation and technical assistance shared between Brazil and African countries in capacity building and training in sustainable agricultural projects?
- What private sector experiences can teach us about risk management of addressing food security?
- What are the opportunities for trade and investment in the agribusiness sector and possibilities of supply chain integration and market access to agricultural goods and services between Brazil and Africa?
Roberto Rodrigues | Former Minister of Agriculture of the Federative Republic of Brazil; Coordinator of the Center for Agrobusiness Studies at FGV EESP
Oseyemi Akinbamijo | Executive-Director of the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa ( FARA)
Daniel Balaban | Director of the Centre of Excellence Against Hunger of the United Nations World Food Program in Brasilia
Phillipe Rubini | CIO of Fictor Group
Moderator: Jamil Chade |International Correspondent of UOL News
12:30 – 14:00 (GMT-3)
LUNCH
14:00 – 15:00 (GMT-3)
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PPPs AND INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND LOGISTICAL INTEGRATION IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC
Historically, Brazil and many African countries have lagged behind in addressing the infrastructure deficit, which hinders economic growth. During the last few years with the global Pandemic hitting developing countries hardest, who already suffer with limited budgets, States and governments must plan efficiently to better take advantage of the post-COVID economic recovery. Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) are powerful tools for attracting sorely needed investments and expertise. When implemented correctly and in a Plenary Ballroom ibraf.org coordinated manner with regulatory environments, PPPs can effectively contribute to closing the infrastructure investment gap in a sustainable way.
- How to expand and consolidate logistical connectivity and promote greater exchange of goods and services between Brazil and the African continent?
- How to promote long-term PPPs to attract private investment to provide the infrastructure to foster greater commercial exchanges?
- What is required for the establishment of a sound regulatory and institutional framework aimed at ensuring integrity, transparency, and public governance of PPPs?
Mohamed Abdulmalik Elfigih | Chairman of Libyan Iron and Steel Company (LISCO)
Luiz Claudio Moreira Lessa | President of the Banco da Amazônia
Nana Spio-Garbrah | Manager of the Client Solutions Division at the African Development Bank
Abraham Radkin | CEO of Redland Group
Moderator: Luiz Fara Monteiro | Journalist of Record Network
15:00 – 16:00 (GMT-3)
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HALLAL MARKET: OPPORTUNITIES AND PARTNERSHIPS IN BRAZIL AND AFRICA
(Organized by the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce)
The Halal industry is a booming global market, surpassing the US$ 2 trillion threshold, involving numerous sectors such as finance, food, fashion, and pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. Brazil is the world's largest exporter of halal foods, totaling US$16.2 billion in 2019. With over 1.9 billion people, the Muslim population makes up nearly a quarter of the world's population, and is estimated to grow to 3 billion of people by 2060.
- What are the biggest challenges involving the production, export and certification of products destined for the Halal market?
Estevão Margotti de Carvalho | Director of New Business of the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (CCAB)
Laiz Foltran | Business Intelligence ; Market Access Coordinator of the Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA)
Márcio Rodrigues | Executive Manager for New Markets at JBS
Ali Hussein El Zogbhi | Vice-President of the Federation of Muslim Association of Brazil (FAMBRAS)
Moderator : Silvana Scheffel Gomes | Marketing; Content Director at Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce ( CCAB)
16:00 – 17:00 (GMT-3) BALLROOM
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WOMEN'S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT AS DRIVER FOR WORLD TRADE
According to the World Bank, on average across countries, long-run GDP per capita would be almost 20% higher if gender employment gaps were closed, with estimated economic gains in the order of US$5-6 trillion if women started and scaled new businesses at the same rate men do. Female economic empowerment can serve as a significant driver for global commerce, by enhancing women's economic participation and creating an enabling environment for their entrepreneurship, societies can unlock their full potential and contribute to economic growth and development.
- What role do businesses play as civil society actors in promoting female empowerment through entrepreneurship in both Brazil and Africa?
- What are the major challenges associated with promoting women in the marketplace in the current landscape?
- How do we leverage the talents and skills of women, and enhance economic competitiveness in the global market in Brazil and Africa?
- What best practices can be shared on female empowerment in rural areas, of harnessing their knowledge and skills to address environmental challenges, promote sustainable practices and ensure food security?
Mariana Prado Noya | Executive Vice-President of Fonplata
Ana Lucia Bastos Mota | President of CERBRAS
Margarida Hiroko Yassuda | Past President of BPW; G20 Empower Delegate
Neima Ferreira | Chief Lusophone Compact Coordinator at the African Development Bank (AfDB)
Moderator: Carolina Maíra Morais | Historian and Founder of The African Pride Company
WELCOME COCKTAIL
NOVEMBER 1
09:00 – 09:30 (GMT-3)
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan | Cabinet member ; Minister of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates
09:30 – 09:45 (GMT-3)
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PERSPECTIVES AND OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN BRAZIL AND AFRICA
Carlos Sérgio Sobral Duarte | Secretary for Africa and the Middle East of the Ministry of External Relations of Brazil
09:45 – 10:00 (GMT-3)
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THE ROLE OF NDB (BRICS BANK) IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE
Ashwani K. Muthoo | Director-General of the NDB independent Evaluation Office
10:00 – 11:00 (GMT-3)
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THE ENERGY TRANSITION IN BRAZIL AND AFRICA: IMPACT ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT
Africa is now the fastest growing region in the world and the continent’s voracious demand for power to sustain growth and development is an enormous challenge for policy makers. The road to energy self-sufficiency involves a combination of strategies and efforts aimed at promoting renewable energy, improving energy efficiency, and implementing sustainable development practices. Furthermore, greenhouse gas emissions and unpredictable extreme weather events exacerbated by climate change require us to rethink energy networks and push towards decarbonization of the economy.
- How are policy makers planning for setting renewable energy targets and streamlining approval processes for energy network infrastructure?
- What are best practices that can be shared when it comes to decentralized renewable energy solution to provide clean energy to remote communities?
- Africa’s potential to produce hydrogen is more than theoretical, and the region’s renewable energy resources are massive and largely untapped. How to harness green hydrogen and other innovative renewable energy resources and steer the continent to a sustainable transition?
- Lithium is a critical resource for electric battery production and an important component for the global energy transition. The demand for this mineral has skyrocketed in the past years as indispensable parts for the IT sector and electric automotive industries. Having vast deposits of lithium scattered in the continent, how can Africa capitalize on this trend as a vector for development?
Enio Verri | Brazilian General Director of Itaipu Binational
Yonov Fred Agah | Director-General ; Chief Trade Negotiator for the Nigerian Office of Trade Negotiations
Stephen Yeboah | CEO and Founder of Commodity Monitor Limited
Zenith Tsengwa | CEO of Barima Investments (PTY) LTD
Moderator : Eduardo Castro | Journalist of BAND News
10:00 – 12:00 (GMT-3)
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LUSOPHONE COMPACT INVESTMENT ROUNDTABLE
(Organized by the African Development Bank)
Moono Mupotola | Head of Zimbabwe National Office of African Development Bank (AfDB) ; Chair of the Standing Committee of the Lusophone Compact
Moderator | Nana Spio-Garbrah | Client Solutions Manager of the African Development Bank
11:00 – 12:00 (GMT-3)
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STRENGHTENING THE ROLE OF AGRI-FOOD TRADE IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND FOOD SECURITY, OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR LATIN AMERICA AND AFRICA
(Organized by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture - IICA)
Africa is now the fastest growing region in the world and the continent Identify opportunities and challenges for Latin America and Africa to strengthen the role of agri-food trade in sustainable development and food security.
- What actions could promoted to strengthen the role of the Americas and Africa in regional and global security ?
- How could regional cooperation on agri-food issues be strengthened to produce more food and improve quality? What could be the opportunities for cooperation vis-à-vis of food security challenges?
- How could negotiations between countries be carried out to tackle trade challenges, including climate change? What obstacles to agri-food trade need to be removed to guarantee global food security on both continents? What topics could be prioritized for joint work on food security, sustainability, green infrastructure, trade and integration?
- what actions could be promoted to encourage the linking of micro and small enterprises and producer organizations to regional and global chains?
Guillermo Valles | Ambassador of Oriental Republic of Uruguay in Brazil
Marcos Jank | Senior Professor of Agrobusiness at INSPER
Frederico Turolla | President of PSP Hub, Insfrastructure and Urbanism Think Tank
Cristina Costa | Technical Coordinator of the IICA Office in Brazil
Moderator : Gabriel Delgado | Executive-Secretary of the Southern Agricultural Council and Regional Coordinator of IICA
12:00 – 14:00 (GMT-3)
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14:00 – 15:00 (GMT-3)
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TOURISM AS A DRIVERS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE
Brazil and Africa share historical, cultural, and ethnic ties that bind the two sides of the southern Atlantic. In recent years, there has been a growing interest in strengthening economic and diplomatic relations between Brazil and African nations, including in the tourism and hospitality sectors. However, global tourism has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, impacted by travel restrictions, border closures, and health concerns abound. these important sectors are powerful motors for economic recovery and employment. Nevertheless, this is still a market that is marginally known to most Brazilians, and vice-versa.
- What public policies, both domestic and diplomatically, are in place and can be explored to increase the mutual flux of tourists?
- What are the best practices associated with promotion and conservation of historical heritage sites, while promoting cultural tourism and generating employment?
- What are the biggest challenges associated with enhancing tourism infrastructure for promoting itself as a viable and competitive destination?
Márcio França | Minister of Entrepreneurship,Microenterprises and Small Business of Brazil
Marcelo Freixo | President of Embratur
Maria Elisa Curcio | Director of Corporate, Regulatory and Sustainability Affairs at LATAM Airways Brazil
Senator Amadou Thiam | Managing Director at Stella Nova Management
Jorge Chediek | Visiting Professor at the Catholic Argentine University
Moderator : Luiz Fara Monteiro | Journalist of Record Network
15:00 – 16:00 (GMT-3)
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THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES AS AN ENHANCER OF GROWTH, EMPLOYMENT AND DEVELOPMENT
The creative and cultural industries have an indisputable spill-over impact across economic sectors, for employment, manufacturing output, and cultural heritage promotion. These industries are responsive to consumer demands and global tendencies such as the need to mitigate their ecological footprint, explore more sustainable avenues of design and distribution, and drivers of innovation.
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How to embrace circular economy principles, from design stages to the catwalks, and promote sustainability in the fashion industry?
- What best practices in Africa can we identify of harnessing traditional craftsmanship for cultural heritage promotion?
- How has the film industry in both Brazil and Africa faired during the global COVID-19 Pandemic?
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How have video game developers contributed to innovation and cultural heritage conservation and promotion?
Matilde Ribeiro | Former Chief Minister of Brazil's Secretariat for Policies to Promote Racial Equality; Professor at the Universidade da Integração Internacional da Lusofonia Afro-Brasileira (UNILAB)
Christopher Till | Founder of the South African Apartheid Museum: Curator of the Nelson Mandela Exposition in Brazil
Ruan Galdino | Senior Soloist at the Joburg Ballet
Mônica Monteiro | CEO of Cine Group
Moderator : Carolina Maíra Morais | Historian and Founder of The African Pride Company
15:00 – 16:00 (GMT-3)
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KENYA TRADE AND INVESTMENT FORUM
(Organized by the Government of the Republic of Kenya)
16:00 – 17:00 (GMT-3)
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BRAZIL AND AFRICA: MARKET TRENDS AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE
We are going through a geopolitical moment of great uncertainty for business and investment. Adverse issues over the last few years, such as the global Covid-19 pandemic, the outbreak of conflict between Ukraine and Russia, and the rise in commodity and fuel prices, have generated food insecurity, balance of payments difficulties and political anxiety. At the same time, we are witnessing countless climatic tragedies around the world, with catastrophic effects, adding to the instability. In this context, how can we navigate this sea of uncertainty and find a safe haven for investments and global trade?
- What are the market trends and opportunities for this scenario for 2023?
- What strategies should be followed to secure investments and find greater security for international trade?
Aloysio Nunes Ferreira | Former Minister of External Relations of Brazil; President of SP Negócios Agency
Ana Paula Repezza | Director of Business of ApexBrasil
Walker Lahmann | Executive-Director of Eurofarma
Nana Baffour | CEO and Chairman of Qintess
Moono Mupotola | Head of Zimbabew National Office of African Development Bank ( AfDB)
Moderator: Jamil Chade | International Correspondent of UOL News
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