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Brazil and Latin America Innovating to Overcome the Crisis

March 17, 2017

The 4^th Annual BRASA Conference seeks to promote discussion on new alternatives to expand Brazil and Latin America initiatives on skills development, based on successful experiences and the role of the new player

On March 13^th the Brazilian Student Association (BRASA) at Cornell hosted their 4^th Annual Brazil Conference, “Brazil and Latin America: Innovating to Overcome the Crisis” at Cornell University. The conference organized experts from academia and the private, public, and nonprofit sectors to discuss the current economic and political volatility in Brazil and discuss on new alternatives to expand Brazil and Latin America initiatives on skills development, based on successful experiences and the role of the new players.

The 4^th Annual Brazil Conference was supported by several sponsors and contributors such as Mario Einaudi – Center for International Studies, SC Johnson College of Business – Emerging Markets Institute (EMI), Cornell Institute for Public Affairs (CIPA), Latin American Business Association (LABA), Latin American Studies Program (LASP), Roper Center for Public Opinion Research and Qubo.

Conference Agenda

4:00 – Registration

4:30 – Opening

Lourdes Casanova, Director of Emerging Markets Institute of Cornell College of Business

Hirokazu Miyazaki, Director of Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies

Sharon Tennyson, Director of Cornell Institute for Public Affairs

5:00 – Panel 1 – Latina America: economic and political and challenges

Like many of its neighbors, Brazil is going through an economic, ethical and political crisis. People all around the world are wondering how not only Brazil but also Latin America will recover from their generalized crisis. The first panel of the forum will present the current economic and political scenarios and how the future is looking for the region.

Moderator: Lourdes Casanova,Panelist:

Mr. Otaviano Canuto, Executive Director for Latin America at World Bank
Mr. Jonas Rabinovitch, Senior Advisor to the United Nations on Governance and Public Administration Innovation for Sustainable Development
Mr. Francisco Gaetani – President of National College of Public Administration (ENAP)-Brazil

6:00 – Coffee-break

6:30 – Panel 2 – Brazil: innovating to overcome the crisis

What role can innovation play to overcome the crisis that Brazil and other countries in Latin America are facing? How can the public and the private sector work with innovation to foster Brazil to overcome its current crisis?

Moderator: Evodio Kaltenecker

Panelist:

Mrs. Gianna Sagazio – Innovation Director at Brazilian Industries Confederation (CNI/IEL)
Mr. Silverio Zebral Filho – Head of the Government Innovation Unit at the Organization of American States
Mrs. Analucia Alonso – Specialist at Inter-american Development Bank, Latin America’s Anti-poverty Programs

7:30 – Cocktail Reception

Conference information

Facebook Page:

https://www.facebook.com/innovatingtoovercomethecrisis/

Cornell Events Link:

https://events.cornell.edu/event/brazil_and_latin_america_innovation_to_overcome_the_crisis

Overall logistics and organization:

Prof. Cristina Castro-Lucas – Visiting Scholar at Cornell University

Cc2576@cornell.edu

Fernanda Piorino – BRASA/Cornell President

Fd236@cornell.edu

Gustavo Guimarães – Research Fellow – Emerging Markets Institute