The Final Stretch to COP26: Which Future Will We Harvest? (2/2)

Date & Time

Wednesday

Oct. 13, 2021

8:30am – 11:00am ET

Event Sponsor

Brazil Institute

Event Co-Sponsors

Hosted by AmCham Brasil; co-sponsored by Um Só Planeta; with support from the Eurasia Group

The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), which will take place in Glasgow, this November, will be an inflection point for facing the climate crisis and for the transformation of the global low-carbon economy.

With less than a month until this meeting, we invite you to join government representatives, business leaders and civil society from Brazil, the United States and other countries, to discuss what is at stake, the anticipated outcomes of COP26 and the possible impacts on the future of the environment and business.

Wednesday, October 13

09:00am – 11:00am ET

October 6, 2021

Speakers include (more to come):

Luiz Pretti, Chairman of the Board, Amcham Brasil
Ambassador Paulino Franco de Carvalho Neto, Secretary for National Sovereignty and Citizenship Affairs
Malu Nachreiner, President of the Crop Science Division – Brazil, Bayer
Marcelo Marangon, CCO, Citibank

09:00 - Opening Remarks
09:10 - Looking to the future: what to expect from COP 26?
10:00 - CEOs' table: How to Reconcile Business and the Environment?

08:30am – 11:00am ET

October 13, 2021

Speakers include (more to come):

Deborah Vieitas, CEO, Amcham Brasil
Guilherme Leal, Co-founder of Um Conserto pela Amazônia, Founder of Instituto Arapyaú and Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Natura
Marcus Paranaguá, Secretary of Climate and International Relations, Ministry of the Environment
Silvio Cascione, Director for Brazil, Eurasia Group
Carlos Da Costa, Special Secretary for Productivity and Competitiveness, Ministry of Economy

08:30 - Opening Remarks
08:40 - The Sustainability of Brazilian Agribusiness
09:10 - Looking to the Future: What to Expect from COP 26?
10:00 - COP 26 and the Future of Carbon Markets

Speakers

Guilherme Leal

Co-founder of the initiative “Uma Concertação Pela Amazônia”, Founder of the Arapyaú Institute and Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Natura

Marcus Paranaguá

Secretary of Climate and International Relations, Ministry of Environment

Silvio Cascione

Director for Brazil, Eurasia Group

Hosted By

Brazil Institute

The Brazil Institute—the only country-specific policy institution focused on Brazil in Washington—works to foster understanding of Brazil’s complex reality and to support more consequential relations between Brazilian and U.S. institutions in all sectors. Read more