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The Rainforest Continent Business School

The Brazil Institute with the Institute for Advanced Studies at USP hosted a private seminar to discuss the creation and implementation of the Rainforest Continent Business School

Date & Time

Wednesday
May. 15, 2013
9:00am – 1:00pm ET

Location

4th Floor, Woodrow Wilson Center
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Overview

*This is a private by invitation only event*

The Rainforest Continent Business School

May 15th 2013

9:00 – 12:00 am

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

4th Floor Conference Room

Agenda

            9:00 – 9:05 AM           Introduction and Welcome

                                        Paulo Sotero, Director, Brazil Institute, Wilson Center

            9:05 – 9:15 AM           Opening Remarks

                                       Ernesto Henrique Fraga Araujo, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Brazil

                                       Martin Grossmann, Director, University of São Paulo Institute of  Advanced Studies

                                       Thomas E. Lovejoy, Professor, Environmental Science and Policy, George Mason University; Brazil Institute Advisory Board

9:15 – 10:15 AM         Keynote Presentation

                                       Maritta Koch-Weser, Coordinator, Contemporary Studies of Amazonia, Institute of Advanced Studies, University of São Paulo

10:15 – 10:30 AM       Coffee Break

10:30 – 12:30 PM       Discussion

12:30 – 1:45 PM         Lunch

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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 U.S. 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

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