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Relations with China from the Perspectives of Brazil and U.S. Global Businesses

On Friday October, 12, join the Wilson Center for a half-day conference on China's on going partnership with Brazil, Canada, and the United States.

Date & Time

Friday
Oct. 12, 2012
9:00am – 12:00pm ET

Location

6th Floor, Woodrow Wilson Center
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Overview

Image removed.Since 2009, when China became Brazil’s largest trading partner, the relation between the two nations has gained in both visibility and importance. Beijing was the first foreign capital President Dilma Rousseff visited outside of South America. Contacts between the two governments have intensified also in the G20 and BRICS contexts. On October 12, the Brazil Institute, Canada Institute and the Kissinger Institute for China and the United States will convene a half-day conference to examine the relationship from the private sector perspective and lessons learned from American and Canadian companies operating in and with China.  Co-sponsored by the Brazil-China Business Council, the discussion will focus on the presence of Brazilian companies in China and the changing pattern of Chinese interests and investments in Brazil, from exporter of manufactured products to investor in industrial plants and infrastructure projects.

Agenda

9:00 AM

Welcoming Remarks:

Paulo Sotero, Director, Brazil Institute

Ambassador J. Stapleton Roy, Director, Kissinger Institute on China and the United States

Introductory Remarks:

Ambassador Sergio Amaral, President, China-Brazil Business Council

Nelson Cunningham, Managing Partner and Co-Founder, McLarty Associates

9:45 AM

Brazilian Companies in China: Presence and Experience

The presentation will focus on a topic of special relevance for a deeper understanding of the bilateral relations between Brazil and China.

 Featuring:                  

Claudio Frischtak, Consultant, China-Brazil Business Council

Richard Lapper, Editor, Brazil Confidential, Financial Times

10:45 AM – Coffee Break

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Discussion:

Ambassador Sergio Amaral, President, China-Brazil Business Council

Erin Ennis, Vice President, U.S.-China Business Council

Claudio Frischtak, Consultant, China-Brazil Business Council

Richard Lapper, Editor, Brazil Confidential,Financial Times

Moderator:

Paulo Sotero, Director, Brazil Institute

 

Thumbnail photo's courtesy of Blog do Planalto

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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 US institutions in all sectors. The Brazil Institute plays this role by producing independent research and programs that bridge the gap between scholarship and policy, and by serving as a crossroads for leading policymakers, scholars and private sector representatives who are committed to addressing Brazil’s challenges and opportunities.  Read more

Canada Institute

The mission of the Wilson Center's Canada Institute is to raise the level of knowledge of Canada in the United States, particularly within the Washington, DC policy community.  Research projects, initiatives, podcasts, and publications cover contemporary Canada, US-Canadian relations, North American political economy, and Canada's global role as it intersects with US national interests.  Read more

Kissinger Institute on China and the United States

The Kissinger Institute works to ensure that China policy serves American long-term interests and is founded in understanding of historical and cultural factors in bilateral relations and in accurate assessment of the aspirations of China’s government and people.  Read more

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