Event Detail

Doing Business in Brazil 2016 - 10th edition

The Brazil Canada Chamber of Commerce (BCCC) is pleased to announce the 10^th edition of our traditional “Doing Business in Brazil” to take place in Toronto on November 30^th 2016.

This half-day series of seminars aims to provide vital information to Canadian investors and business executives who are interested in doing business with Brazil.

With the impeachment process of former president Dilma Roussef finalized, the new goverment led by President Michel Temer has the opportunity to reshape Brazil’s economy - and many foreign investors consider the proposed reforms as a turning point for the recovery of the country.

This year, the Brazil-Canada Chamber of Commerce will offer an in-depth analysis of the current economic and political situation, the priorities of the new government, the trending sectors for 2017, an overview of bilateral agreements in place and investment opportunities for Canadian companies who wish to engage with the Brazilian market.

We will also address the perspectives for 2017 in the commodity markets (natural, mineral and renewable energy), since forecasters expect that prices will rise 8.6% year-on-year in Q4 2016 - and the demand should continue rising and prices increasing throughout 2017, although at a slower pace.

This is an excellent opportunity to network with our members and partners as well as to expose your brand to potential investors and companies doing business in Brazil.

For more photos, please go to http://www.discoverbrazil.ca/gallery/business-brazil-2016-bccc/

Baker & McKenzie

181 Bay St, suite 2100
Toronto, ON
M5J 2T3
Brookfield Place | Wellington Tower

2016-11-30

08:00am to 02:00pm

Wednesday, November 30th

08:00am

Registration and Breakfast

08:25am

Welcoming Remarks

Ademar Seabra da Cruz, Deputy Consul General of Brazil in Toronto

08:45am

Brazilian Economic & Political Outlook

Moderator

Robert Lavigne, Managing Director, Economic Research at OMERS

Panelists

Pablo Breard, Vice-President & Head of International Economics at Scotiabank

Otaviano Canuto, Executive Director at World Bank *

09:45am

Commodities & Biofuels Overview

Moderator

Greg McNab, Partner at Baker & McKenzie

Panelists

Jaime Rueda, VP of Trade at Broadgrain Commodities (TBC)

Matt Simpson, CEO at Brazil Potash

Luis Fernando Correa da Silva Machado, Deputy Head of the Division for New and
Renewable Resources at the Brazilian Ministry for External Relations *

10:45am

Coffee Break

11:00am

Trending Sectors - What to expect for 2017

Moderator

Frederico Marques, Chair of the BCCC

Panelists

Louis Pierre Emond, Consul and Senior Trade Commissioner for Brazil at the Canadian Consulate General in Sao Paulo

Paulo Dalla Nora, Partner at Fir Capital *

Daniella Tavares, Partner at Lobo & DeRizzo

12:00pm

Brazil-Canada Trade: Back to Growth

Ambassador Rick Savone, Ambassador of Canada to Brazil *

12:30pm

Networking Luncheon and Keynote Speaker

Councillor Norm Kelly, Vice-Chair of Economic Development Committee at City of Toronto

02:00pm

End of Event

* Speakers will participate via video conference

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We would like to thank our sponsors Vale, Copa Airlines, Baker & McKenzie and Lobo & DeRizzo, and our partners Global Affairs Canada, City of Toronto, Embassy of Brazil in Ottawa, Consulate-General of Brazil in Toronto and Canadian Embassy in Brazil for helping us making the "10th edition of the Doing Business in Brazil Event" a big success.

Below you can find the presentations and some support material related to what was discussed during the seminar.

For more photos, please go to http://www.discoverbrazil.ca/gallery/business-brazil-2016-bccc/

Please find below the videos for the event:

Welcoming Remarks | Ademar Seabra da Cruz, Deputy Consul General of Brazil in Toronto

Panel1 | Brazilian Economic & Political Outlook

Panel 2 | Commodities & Biofuels Overview

Canada-Brazil Trade: Back to Growth | Ambassador Rick Savone, Ambassador of Canada to Brazil

Closing Remarks | Keynote Speaker Councillor Norm Kelly