CONGRESSO ABVCAP 2008
Conference Agenda
| APRIL 14TH, 2008 |
6:00 pm | 6:30 pm

Registration

7:00 pm | 10:00 pm

Dinner – Official Conference Opening

 

Opening Session and Welcome Addresses from governamental authorities and representatives of the financial and PE/VC sectors

 

| APRIL 15TH, 2008 |
7:30 am | 8:15 am

Registration

8:15 am | 9:30 am

Continental Breakfast – ELECTRIC ENERGY, CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Moderator: Luiz Eugenio Figueiredo, ABVCAP

 

Energy - Perspectives for Brazil in the Global Equation. Paul Hanrahan, AES Corporation

9:30 am | 10:30 am

Panel 1: OPPORTUNITIES IN THE OIL & GAS SECTOR
Moderator: Thomás Tosta de Sá, ABVCAP

 

An Overview of Investments Opportunities, 2008-2010
José Augusto Fernandes Filho, Queiroz Galvão Óleo e Gás

 

Investment in Private Sector
Eloi Fernández y Fernández, ONIP

10:30 am | 10:45 am Networking break
10:45 am | 12:30 pm

Panel 2: ETHANOL AND RENEWABLE SOURCES
Moderator: Humberto Casagrande, DGF Investimentos

 

The Ethanol Sector viewed by BNDES
Carlos Eduardo Cavalcanti
, BNDES

 

Overview on the Ethanol Sector in Brazil.
José Ronaldo Rezende, Pricewaterhouse Coopers

  How does Machinery Industry respond to the Expansion of the Ethanol Sector.
Vadson Bastos, Dedini
  Advances in Research and Developments in the Sugar Cane Production.
12:30 pm | 2:30 pm

Luncheon – PAC: INFRASTRUCTURE AND LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS OPPORTUNITIES IN BRAZIL

  Antonio Jose Alves Junior
  Clayton Campanhola, ABDI
2:30 pm | 6:00 pm Parallel Session: FINEP VENTURE FORUM
  2:30 pm - Opening Remarks
3:00 pm - Companies Presetation
4:15 pm - Networking break
4:30 pm - Companies Presetation
5:45 pm - Closing Remarks
6:00 pm - Cocktail
2:30 pm | 3:15 pm Panel 3: INFRASTRUCTURE: BOTTLENECKS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Moderator: Geoffrey Cleaver, ABN-AMRO
  Giancarlo Gerli, ABDIB
Roberto Madoglio, Caixa Econômica Federal
3:15 pm | 4:30 pm

Panel 4: ROUNDTABLE – INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS AND ENTERPRISES
Moderator: Marcos Rechtman, Banif

  Geoffrey Cleaver, ABN-AMRO
George Osório, Conduit Partners
Marcelo Moraes, Darby Stratus
Nelson Rozental, BRZ Investimentos
4:30 pm | 4:50 pm Networking & Refreshment Break
4:50 pm | 6:30 pm

Panel 5 - International: FOREIGN PRIVATE EQUITY INVESTMENTS IN BRAZIL

  Moderator: Alvaro Gonçalves, Stratus
  Private Equity and Emerging Markets.
Roger Leeds, EMPEA
  The Advent Case: 1st International Player in Brazil – 15 Years of Investments and Partnerships
Patrice Etlin, Advent International
 

Investments in Brazil in a Global Perspective.
Marcos Rechtman, Banif

From 8:30 pm  to 10:30 pm

BRAZIL IN THE GLOBAL PRIVATE EQUITY PERSPECTIVE
Closed Welcome Dinner to International Conference Delegates
Venue: Rio de Janeiro Yatch Club


| APRIL 16TH, 2008 |
8:15 am | 9:30 am

Continental Breakfast: INCLUSION, CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Moderators: Carolina Strobel Intel Capital and Sidney Charmeh, DGF

  Investments Opportunities in the Digital Inclusion Age.
Paulo Henrique Lustosa, Federal Deputy
 

Strategies for the Expansion of Digital Inclusion in Brazil - The Experience of Piraí.
Maria Helena Cautiero
Franklin Coelho

 

Private Strategies for Digital Inclusion.
Marcio Antonio Bernardi, Oi

 

The Role of Technology in Digital Inclusion - The Neovia Case
Mauricio Coutinho, Neovia

9:30 am | 10:30 am

Panel 6: HUMAN CAPITAL, TECHNOLOGY AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY - WHAT BRAZIL CAN BENEFIT FROM BEST PRACTICES WORLDWIDE

  Moderator: Thomás Tosta de Sá, ABVCAP
  Intellectual Capital and Intangible Assets in Brazil: A Perspective of BNDES.
Eduardo Rath Fingerl
, BNDES
  Technology, University and Enterprise: The Future Beyond Genesis Institute.
José Alberto Sampaio Aranha, Instituto Gênesis / PUC-Rio
 

Attracting Human Capital for Private Equity and Venture Capital.
Kelvin Thompson, Heidrick & Struggles

10:30 am | 10:45 am   Networking Break
11:00 am | 12:30 pm Panel 7: ROUNDTABLE - SUCCESS MADE IN BRAZIL -  BRAZILIAN ENTERPRISES
  Moderators: Simone Azevedo, Revista Capital Aberto; Marcos Rechtman, Banif
  Charles Mann de Toledo, Bovespa
Leandro Bousquet, BR Malls
Jucelino Sousa, Ale Sat
Wilson Zanatta, Laticínios Bom Gosto
12:30 pm | 2:00 pm

Luncheon – RIO AS AN INVESTMENT CENTER

 

Sérgio Teixeira, Secretaria de Desenvolvimento Econômico, Energia, Indústria e Serviços do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - presentation 1 - presentation 2
  Drew Clark, IBM Venture Capital Group
2:00 pm | 5:00 pm

Harnessing Global Innovation: Best practices and insights from the world-wide Venture Capital community.

2:00 pm | 3:15 pm Panel 8: LEVERAGING INVESTMENT INSIGHTS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE
Moderator: Marcus Regueira, ABVCAP
  Claudia Fan Munce, IBM Venture Capital Group
3:15 pm | 3:30 pm Networking Break
3:30 pm | 5:00 pm Panel 9: ADOPTING WORLD-CLASS PARTNERSHIP PRACTICES
  Jim Corgel, IBM Venture Capital Group
5:00 pm Closing Remarks

Note: Timing of panels is subject to change. Speakers will be added to this agenda as they are confirmed.

 

 

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