Italy meets Brazil
Business opportunities and instruments for Italian and Brazilian companies.
Cassa Depositi e Prestiti in collaboration with the Italian Embassy in Brasilia, organized “Italy meets Brazil”, the launch event on the on the Brazilian market of CDP Business Matching. Speakers included representatives of the main local partners and of the Italian System, including: Italian Chamber of Commerce of São Paulo (ITALCAM), Banco do Brasil, ICE Agency - São Paulo Office, SIMEST, Confindustria and CNA.
Programme
Introduces and moderates: Laurent Franciosi, Head of International Development Department, CDP
15:00 Institutional greetings
Pasquale Salzano, President, SIMEST and Director of European and International Affairs, CDP
Francesco Azzarello, Ambassador of Italy in Brazil
15:20 Economic and trade relations between Italy and Brazil: opportunities and challenges
Barbara Beltrame Giacomello, Vice President for Internationalization, Confindustria
Jakson Schneider, President Superior Council for Foreign Trade, Federation of São Paulo State Industries - FIESP
15:30 The role of finance in promoting sustainable development between Italy and Brazil
Henrique Leite de Vasconcellos, Head of Sustainable Finance, Banco do Brazil
Ruggero Pietrafesa Mendicini, Head of Corporate and Financial Institutions Finance for Development, CDP
Francesca Alicata, External Relations Manager, SIMEST,
15:45 Strategies for entering the Brazilian market
Graziano Messana, President, São Paulo Italian-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture
Ferdinando Fiore, Director, ITA Brazil Agency (São Paulo) - Agency for the internationalization of Italian companies
16:00 ITALY MEETS BRAZIL event conclusions
CDP Business Matching Platform Presentation and Introduction Focus Session and B2B
Riccardo Honorati Bianchi, Country System Initiatives Manager, Business Matching Platform Coordinator, CDP
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16:10 Sessione Focus Energy and Green Technologies
Key trends and opportunities for collaboration between Italian and Brazilian companies
Bruno Riga, Head of Enel Green Power, Brazil
Ernesto Johannes, Technical Specialist, Absolar, Brazilian Solar Energy Association
Riomar Merino Jorge, Direttore Tecnico, Abeeolica, Technical Director, Brazilian Wind Energy Association
16:30 B2B meetings session between Italian and Brazilian companies of the green economy sector
