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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN THE BRAZILIAN MARKET
An overview on how to navigate the Brazilian Market
— Nov 26, 2019, Fundación Brasilea, BASILEA
The Brasilea Foundation, in cooperation with Switzerland Global Enterprise (S-GE), invites interested companies to the event taking place on November 26th 2019 in Basel to get to know more about the challenges and opportunities of doing business in Latin America’s largest market.
With a series of structural changes in the pipeline including a tax simplification and a pension reform, the new Brazilian government elected in October 2018 aims to tackle the historic hurdles that prevented the Brazilian economy to grow freely. Despite the slow signs of recovery (GDP is expected to grow by 0.9% in 2019), these changes are setting a new and solid base upon which the companies can plan their entrance in this promising 200 million consumer market.
Recently, the country financial risk hit the lowest grade since 2013, reflex of the restructuring of the once bureaucratic business environment. Other measures include the reduction of import duties for several products and the signing of important free trade agreements with the European Union and EFTA.
As the economic outlook improves, the population tends to have higher disposable income and the country tends to attract more investments, prompting the economic gears towards a higher sustainable growth. Switzerland Global Enterprise in Cooperation with Brasilea invites interested companies to know more about the potentialities of the promising Brazilian market.
INFORMATION
DATE Nov 26, 2019 13:30–18:00
TARGET AUDIENCE CEOs, Business Development Managers, Sales Managers, Export Managers, Persons interested in Latin America
ORGANIZER Brasilea Foundation and Switzerland Global Enterprise
EVENT LANGUAGE English
COST OF PARTICIPATING Free of charge
COUNTRY EXPERTS: Fabio Speciale, Switzerland Global Enterprise, Senior Consultant South America
SPEAKERS
Prof. Dr. Thomas Bürgi, President of the Board, Brasilea Foundation
Mr. Fabio Speciale, Senior Consultant South-America, Switzerland Global Enterprise
Mr. Daniel Faust, Director, Brasilea Foundation
Mr. Kevin Kienast, Country Officer South- and Central America, SECO
Mr. Bruno Aloi, Deputy Director, Swiss Business Hub Brazil
Mr. Michael Indlekofer, Director Marketing & Sales Switzerland, DHL Logistics (Switzerland) Ltd.
Mr. Jean Simsariyan, Trade Lane Specialist Brazil, DHL Logistics (Switzerland) Ltd.
Mr. Stefan Jenni, Chief Operating Officer, Banco Itaú (Suisse) SA
Mr. Marc Viardot, Managing Director Central European BU and Director Marketing & Products, Laufen Bathrooms AG
Ms. Daniela Felipucci, Vice President and Head of Global Medical Education, Neodent/Straumann
PROGRAM, TUESDAY 26TH NOVEMBER 2019
13:30 – 14:00 ǀ REGISTRATION & COFFEE
14:00 – 14:20 ǀ WELCOME & INTRODUCTION
Prof. Dr. Thomas Bürgi, President of the Board, Brasilea Foundation
Mr. Fabio Speciale, Senior Consultant South-America, Switzerland Global Enterprise
Mr. Daniel Faust, Director, Brasilea Foundation
14:20 – 14:40 ǀ SWISS BRAZILIAN ECONOMIC RELATIONS & PERSPECTIVES
Mr. Kevin Kienast, Country Officer South- and Central America, SECO
14:40 – 15:10 ǀ DO’S AND DONT’S IN THE BRAZILIAN MARKET / CULTURAL ASPECTS
Mr. Bruno Aloi, Deputy Director, Swiss Business Hub Brazil
15:10 – 15:30 ǀ IMPORTING INTO BRAZIL AS A MAJOR CHALLENGE FOR SWISS COMPANIES – SOLUTIONS BY DHL
Mr. Michael Indlekofer, Director Marketing & Sales Switzerland, DHL Logistics (Switzerland) Ltd.
Mr. Jean Simsariyan, Trade Lane Specialist Brazil, DHL Logistics (Switzerland) Ltd.
15:30 – 16:00 ǀ COFFEE BREAK
16:00 – 16:45 ǀ COMPANY TESTIMONIALS
Mr. Stefan Jenni, Chief Operating Officer, Banco Itaú (Suisse) SA
Mr. Marc Viardot, Managing Director Central European BU and Director Marketing & Products, Laufen Bathrooms AG
Ms. Daniela Felipucci, Vice President and Head of Global Medical Education, Neodent/Straumann
16:45 – 17:00 ǀ Q&A 17:00 – 18:00 ǀ NETWORKING APERITIF
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