2010 Mission to Brasília

2010 Mission to Brasília
Brasília, Brazil
June 7 -10, 2010
AGENDA
Monday, June 7
7:00 p.m.
Delegation Meet & Greet in Royal Tulip Hotel Lobby
Royal Tulip Brasília Alvorada
SHTN Trecho 1 Conj. 1B Bloco A/B/C
Phone: 55 (61) 3424-7018
7:15 p.m.
Depart Hotel to Dinner Location
7:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Welcome Dinner
Location: Restaurant Gazebo
Setor de Clubes Esportivos Sul Trecho 2 Lote 39
Phone: +55 (61) 3225-1717
9:30 p.m.
Return to Hotel
Tuesday, June 8
7:30 a.m.
Delegation Meets in Royal Tulip Hotel Lobby
7:45 a.m.
Depart to AmCham
8:00 – 10:30 a.m.
2010 Mission Coordination Breakfast and Briefing with U.S.
Embassy Officials
Location: AmCham
Address: SHIS QI 05 Bloco C Lago Sul
8:00 – 8:45 a.m.
Mission Coordination Breakfast Meeting
9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Briefing with United States Ambassador to Brazil and
Key U.S. Government Officials posted in Brazil
Thomas A. Shannon, U.S. Ambassador to Brazil
Tara Erath, Economic Counselor, U.S. Embassy
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Daniel DeVitto, Senior Commercial Officer, Foreign
Commercial Service
Manoj S. Desai, Commercial Officer, Foreign
Commercial Service
Jaime Jaime Ramsey, Attaché, U.S. Customs & Border
Protection
Dorian Mazurkevich, Attaché, U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office
10:30 a.m.
Delegation Departs AmCham
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Itamaraty)
Ambassador Ruy Nunes Pinto Nogueira, Acting Secretary
General (Acting Vice-Minister)
Minister George Torquato Firmeza, Advisor to Ambassador
Ruy Nogueira
Minister Norton de Andrade Mello Rapesta, Director,
Commercial Promotion Office
Minister Carlos Márcio Bicalho Cozendey, Director, Economic
Affairs Office
Location: Ministry of Foreign Trade, Eslplanda dos Ministérios,
Palácio do Itamaraty
12:30 – 2:00 p.m.
Luncheon Event: The Brazilian Growth Acceleration Program
(PAC): An Overview of the Public-Private Partnerships and
Investment Opportunities
Keynote Speaker:
Alexandre Rocha Santos Padilha, Minister, Institutional
Relations Presidential Office
Location: Restaurante Dali
SHS Quadra 6 Conj. Bloco B, Complexo Hoteleiro e Empresarial
Brasil 21, Asa Sul
2:30 – 3:15 p.m.
Overview of Brazil’s 2010 Political Outlook by Ricardo
Mendes, Managing Partner, Prospectiva Consulting
Location: Restaurante Dali
SHS Quadra 6 Conj. Bloco B, Complexo Hoteleiro e Empresarial
Brasil 21, Asa Sul
3:15 - 4:15 p.m.
Dialogue on Intellectual Property Priorities in Brazil
Dorian Mazurkevich, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Attaché in Brazil
Location: Restaurante Dali
SHS Quadra 6 Conj. Bloco B, Complexo Hoteleiro e Empresarial
Brasil 21, Asa Sul
4:30 – 5:20 p.m.
Meeting with Ministry of Planning
Francisco Gaetani, Acting Vice-Minister
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Ana Teresa Holanda de Albuquerque, Head, Economic
Department
Location: Ministry of Planning, Esplanda dos Ministérios, Bloco K
5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Meeting with Casa Civil (Executive Office of the President)
Ambassador Carlos Alfredo Teixeira, International Affairs
Advisor
Andre Barbosa Filho, Special Advisor
Beto Ferreira Vasconcelos, Legal Affairs Advisor
Luiz Alberto dos Santos, Legal Affairs Advisor
Location: Casa Civil - Presidência da República
Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil - CCBB
SCES - Trecho 02 - Lote 22
Ed. Tancredo Neves, Portaria 3 - 2° andar - Ala Sul - Sala 235
6:30 p.m.
Depart to Dinner
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Networking Dinner
Location: Restaurante Fato
SHIS QI 09 Bloco C Loja 06 - Lago Sul
9:00 p.m.
Return to Hotel
Wednesday, June 9
8:45 a.m.
Delegation Meets in Royal Tulip Hotel Lobby
9:00 a.m.
Delegation Departs Hotel
9:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Meeting with Ministry of Development, Industry, and
Foreign Trade (MDIC) Officials
Ivan Ramalho, Vice Minister
Welber Barral, Foreign Trade Secretary
Hélder Chaves, Executive Secretary, Brazilian Office of Foreign
Trade (CAMEX)
Renato Amorim, Advisor to CAMEX Executive Secretary
Location: Ministério do Desenvolvimento, Indústria e Comércio
Esplanda dos Ministérios, Bloco J
12:00 – 1:45 p.m.
Luncheon at Brazilian Congress with participation of select
Brazilian Congressmen and staffers
Welcome remarks by:
Luiz Carlos Hauly, Representative (PSDB-PR) and Co-chair,
Brazil-U.S. Parliamentary Group, Brazilian House of
Representatives
Maurício Rands, Representative (PT-PE) and Co-chair, BrazilU.S. Parliamentary Group, Brazilian House of Representatives
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Location: Restaurante Principal do Senado Federal
Palácio do Congresso Nacional
Praça dos Três Poderes
Brasília, DF
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Transfer Pricing Hearing
Location: Brazilian House of Representatives, Brasilia, DF
This event will highlight the changes to the Brazilian transfer pricing system that are necessary to
bring the country closer to models adopted internationally and increase the country’s
competitiveness. The changes in the Brazilian transfer pricing system will also be an important step
toward the launching of negotiations of a bilateral tax treaty between Brazil and the United States.
The event will be held in partnership with the American Chamber of Commerce Brazil-São Paulo
and will be hosted by the Brazilian House of Representatives in Brasília. Speakers include private
sector representatives from both countries and Brazilian government officials.
5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Meeting with Ministry of Finance
Nelson Machado, Vice Minister
Luiz Eduardo Melin, Chief of Staff to Minister Guido Mantega
Marcos Aurélio Pereira Valadão, General Coordinator,
International Affairs, Secretaria da Receita Federal
Location: Ministerio da Fazenda
Esplanada dos Ministerios Bloco P, Sala 428, 4º andar
6:30 – 7:15 p.m.
Meeting with Secretaria da Receita Federal - Brazilian
Customs and Tax Authority
Otacílio Cartaxo, Secretary
Fausto Vieira Coutinho, Under Secretary, Customs and
International Affairs
Marcos Aurélio Pereira Valadão, General Coordinator,
International Affairs
Location: Ministerio da Fazenda
Esplanada dos Ministerios Bloco P, Sala 719, 7º andar
7:15 p.m.
Depart to AmCham Reception
7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
AmCham Reception
Keynote Speakers:
Luiz Carlos Hauly, Representative (PSDB-PR) and Co-chair,
Brazil-U.S. Parliamentary Group, Brazilian House of
Representatives
Maurício Rands, Representative (PT-PE) and Co-chair, BrazilU.S. Parliamentary Group, Brazilian House of Representatives
Location: AmCham
SHIS QI 05 Bloco C Lago Sul
9:00 p.m.
Return to Hotel
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Thursday, June 10
8:15 a.m.
Delegation Meets at Royal Tulip Hotel Lobby
8:30 a.m.
Delegation Departs Hotel
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Meeting with Brazilian Presidential Office for the Promotion
of Racial Equality Policies
Eloi Ferreira de Araújo, Minister
Location: AmCham, SHIS QI 05 Bloco C Lago Sul
10:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Roundtable Discussion with ANVISA - National Sanitary
Surveillance Agency
Dirceu Barbano, Director and other ANVISA officials
Location: AmCham
SHIS QI 05 Bloco C Lago Sul
12:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Luncheon Hosted by the National Confederation of Industry
(CNI)
Special guest: Carlos Henrique de Abreu, Head, Department of
United States and Canada Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Location: Restaurante Coco Bambu
SCES trecho 2, ao lado da Academia Body Tech
5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Meeting with National Agency of Civil Aviation (ANAC)
Silvio Holanda, Institutional Planning Director
Juliano Noman, Economic Affairs Director
Marcelo Leandro, Airport Infrastructure Director
Location: Aeroporto Internacional de Brasília
Setor de Concessionárias Lote 05
6:00 p.m.
Mission Adjournment
Note: Please check out before departure if you are leaving Brasília today
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