2010 Mission to Brasília - Brazil-US Business Council
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<strong>2010</strong> <strong>Mission</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Brasília</strong><strong>Brasília</strong>, <strong>Brazil</strong>June 7 -10, <strong>2010</strong>AGENDAMonday, June 77:00 p.m. Delegation Meet & Greet in Royal Tulip Hotel LobbyRoyal Tulip <strong>Brasília</strong> AlvoradaSHTN Trecho 1 Conj. 1B Bloco A/B/CPhone: 55 (61) 3424-70187:15 p.m. Depart Hotel <strong>to</strong> Dinner Location7:30 – 9:30 p.m. Welcome DinnerLocation: Restaurant GazeboSe<strong>to</strong>r de Clubes Esportivos Sul Trecho 2 Lote 39Phone: +55 (61) 3225-17179:30 p.m. Return <strong>to</strong> HotelTuesday, June 87:30 a.m. Delegation Meets in Royal Tulip Hotel Lobby7:45 a.m. Depart <strong>to</strong> AmCham8:00 – 10:30 a.m. <strong>2010</strong> <strong>Mission</strong> Coordination Breakfast and Briefing with U.S.Embassy OfficialsLocation: AmChamAddress: SHIS QI 05 Bloco C Lago Sul8:00 – 8:45 a.m. <strong>Mission</strong> Coordination Breakfast Meeting9:00 – 10:30 a.m. Briefing with United States Ambassador <strong>to</strong> <strong>Brazil</strong> andKey U.S. Government Officials posted in <strong>Brazil</strong>Thomas A. Shannon, U.S. Ambassador <strong>to</strong> <strong>Brazil</strong>Tara Erath, Economic Counselor, U.S. Embassy1
10:30 a.m. Delegation Departs AmChamDaniel DeVit<strong>to</strong>, Senior Commercial Officer, ForeignCommercial ServiceManoj S. Desai, Commercial Officer, ForeignCommercial ServiceJaime Jaime Ramsey, Attaché, U.S. Cus<strong>to</strong>ms & BorderProtectionDorian Mazurkevich, Attaché, U.S. Patent andTrademark Office11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Itamaraty)Ambassador Ruy Nunes Pin<strong>to</strong> Nogueira, Acting SecretaryGeneral (Acting Vice-Minister)Minister George Torqua<strong>to</strong> Firmeza, Advisor <strong>to</strong> AmbassadorRuy NogueiraMinister Nor<strong>to</strong>n de Andrade Mello Rapesta, Direc<strong>to</strong>r,Commercial Promotion OfficeMinister Carlos Márcio Bicalho Cozendey, Direc<strong>to</strong>r, EconomicAffairs OfficeLocation: Ministry of Foreign Trade, Eslplanda dos Ministérios,Palácio do Itamaraty12:30 – 2:00 p.m. Luncheon Event: The <strong>Brazil</strong>ian Growth Acceleration Program(PAC): An Overview of the Public-Private Partnerships andInvestment OpportunitiesKeynote Speaker:Alexandre Rocha San<strong>to</strong>s Padilha, Minister, InstitutionalRelations Presidential OfficeLocation: Restaurante DaliSHS Quadra 6 Conj. Bloco B, Complexo Hoteleiro e EmpresarialBrasil 21, Asa Sul2:30 – 3:15 p.m. Overview of <strong>Brazil</strong>’s <strong>2010</strong> Political Outlook by RicardoMendes, Managing Partner, Prospectiva ConsultingLocation: Restaurante DaliSHS Quadra 6 Conj. Bloco B, Complexo Hoteleiro e EmpresarialBrasil 21, Asa Sul3:15 - 4:15 p.m. Dialogue on Intellectual Property Priorities in <strong>Brazil</strong>Dorian Mazurkevich, U.S. Patent and Trademark OfficeAttaché in <strong>Brazil</strong>Location: Restaurante DaliSHS Quadra 6 Conj. Bloco B, Complexo Hoteleiro e EmpresarialBrasil 21, Asa Sul4:30 – 5:20 p.m. Meeting with Ministry of PlanningFrancisco Gaetani, Acting Vice-Minister2
Ana Teresa Holanda de Albuquerque, Head, EconomicDepartmentLocation: Ministry of Planning, Esplanda dos Ministérios, Bloco K5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Meeting with Casa Civil (Executive Office of the President)Ambassador Carlos Alfredo Teixeira, International AffairsAdvisorAndre Barbosa Filho, Special AdvisorBe<strong>to</strong> Ferreira Vasconcelos, Legal Affairs AdvisorLuiz Alber<strong>to</strong> dos San<strong>to</strong>s, Legal Affairs AdvisorLocation: Casa Civil - Presidência da RepúblicaCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil - CCBBSCES - Trecho 02 - Lote 22Ed. Tancredo Neves, Portaria 3 - 2° andar - Ala Sul - Sala 2356:30 p.m. Depart <strong>to</strong> Dinner7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Networking DinnerLocation: Restaurante Fa<strong>to</strong>SHIS QI 09 Bloco C Loja 06 - Lago Sul9:00 p.m. Return <strong>to</strong> HotelWednesday, June 98:45 a.m. Delegation Meets in Royal Tulip Hotel Lobby9:00 a.m. Delegation Departs Hotel9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Meeting with Ministry of Development, Industry, andForeign Trade (MDIC) OfficialsIvan Ramalho, Vice MinisterWelber Barral, Foreign Trade SecretaryHélder Chaves, Executive Secretary, <strong>Brazil</strong>ian Office of ForeignTrade (CAMEX)Rena<strong>to</strong> Amorim, Advisor <strong>to</strong> CAMEX Executive SecretaryLocation: Ministério do Desenvolvimen<strong>to</strong>, Indústria e ComércioEsplanda dos Ministérios, Bloco J12:00 – 1:45 p.m. Luncheon at <strong>Brazil</strong>ian Congress with participation of select<strong>Brazil</strong>ian Congressmen and staffersWelcome remarks by:Luiz Carlos Hauly, Representative (PSDB-PR) and Co-chair,<strong>Brazil</strong>-U.S. Parliamentary Group, <strong>Brazil</strong>ian House ofRepresentativesMaurício Rands, Representative (PT-PE) and Co-chair, <strong>Brazil</strong>-U.S. Parliamentary Group, <strong>Brazil</strong>ian House of Representatives3
Location: Restaurante Principal do Senado FederalPalácio do Congresso NacionalPraça dos Três Poderes<strong>Brasília</strong>, DF2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Transfer Pricing HearingLocation: <strong>Brazil</strong>ian House of Representatives, Brasilia, DFThis event will highlight the changes <strong>to</strong> the <strong>Brazil</strong>ian transfer pricing system that are necessary <strong>to</strong>bring the country closer <strong>to</strong> models adopted internationally and increase the country’scompetitiveness. The changes in the <strong>Brazil</strong>ian transfer pricing system will also be an important step<strong>to</strong>ward the launching of negotiations of a bilateral tax treaty between <strong>Brazil</strong> and the United States.The event will be held in partnership with the American Chamber of Commerce <strong>Brazil</strong>-São Pauloand will be hosted by the <strong>Brazil</strong>ian House of Representatives in <strong>Brasília</strong>. Speakers include privatesec<strong>to</strong>r representatives from both countries and <strong>Brazil</strong>ian government officials.5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Meeting with Ministry of FinanceNelson Machado, Vice MinisterLuiz Eduardo Melin, Chief of Staff <strong>to</strong> Minister Guido MantegaMarcos Aurélio Pereira Valadão, General Coordina<strong>to</strong>r,International Affairs, Secretaria da Receita FederalLocation: Ministerio da FazendaEsplanada dos Ministerios Bloco P, Sala 428, 4º andar6:30 – 7:15 p.m. Meeting with Secretaria da Receita Federal - <strong>Brazil</strong>ianCus<strong>to</strong>ms and Tax AuthorityOtacílio Cartaxo, SecretaryFaus<strong>to</strong> Vieira Coutinho, Under Secretary, Cus<strong>to</strong>ms andInternational AffairsMarcos Aurélio Pereira Valadão, General Coordina<strong>to</strong>r,International AffairsLocation: Ministerio da FazendaEsplanada dos Ministerios Bloco P, Sala 719, 7º andar7:15 p.m. Depart <strong>to</strong> AmCham Reception7:30 - 9:00 p.m. AmCham ReceptionKeynote Speakers:Luiz Carlos Hauly, Representative (PSDB-PR) and Co-chair,<strong>Brazil</strong>-U.S. Parliamentary Group, <strong>Brazil</strong>ian House ofRepresentativesMaurício Rands, Representative (PT-PE) and Co-chair, <strong>Brazil</strong>-U.S. Parliamentary Group, <strong>Brazil</strong>ian House of RepresentativesLocation: AmChamSHIS QI 05 Bloco C Lago Sul9:00 p.m. Return <strong>to</strong> Hotel4
Thursday, June 108:15 a.m. Delegation Meets at Royal Tulip Hotel LobbyNote: Please check out before departure if you are leaving <strong>Brasília</strong> <strong>to</strong>day8:30 a.m. Delegation Departs Hotel9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Meeting with <strong>Brazil</strong>ian Presidential Office for the Promotionof Racial Equality PoliciesEloi Ferreira de Araújo, MinisterLocation: AmCham, SHIS QI 05 Bloco C Lago Sul10:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Roundtable Discussion with ANVISA - National SanitarySurveillance AgencyDirceu Barbano, Direc<strong>to</strong>r and other ANVISA officialsLocation: AmChamSHIS QI 05 Bloco C Lago Sul12:30 – 2:30 p.m. Luncheon Hosted by the National Confederation of Industry(CNI)Special guest: Carlos Henrique de Abreu, Head, Department ofUnited States and Canada Affairs, Ministry of Foreign AffairsLocation: Restaurante Coco BambuSCES trecho 2, ao lado da Academia Body Tech5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Meeting with National Agency of Civil Aviation (ANAC)Silvio Holanda, Institutional Planning Direc<strong>to</strong>rJuliano Noman, Economic Affairs Direc<strong>to</strong>rMarcelo Leandro, Airport Infrastructure Direc<strong>to</strong>rLocation: Aeropor<strong>to</strong> Internacional de <strong>Brasília</strong>Se<strong>to</strong>r de Concessionárias Lote 056:00 p.m. <strong>Mission</strong> Adjournment5
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