The "Italy meets Brazil" event was organized by Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) in collaboration with the Italian Embassy in Brazil to promote business opportunities for Italian and Brazilian companies.

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