Brazil: Investment in Energy & Extractive Industries
8:30 AM–9:00 AM Breakfast & Registration
9:00 AM–9:15 AM Introduction & Welcome Remarks
Edmar Almeida, Professor, Institute of Economics, Universidade Federal Rio de Janeiro
Lisa Viscidi, Energy, Climate Change & Extractive Industries Program Director, Inter-American Dialogue
9:15 AM–10:30 AM Panel 1: Investment in the regional and global context
Seth Kleinman, Head of Energy Strategy, Citigroup
Ramón Espinasa, Lead Oil & Gas Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank; Senior Fellow, Inter-American Dialogue
David Wilson, Director – Metals Research and Strategy, Citigroup
10:30 AM–10:45 AM Coffee Break
10:45 AM–12:00 PM Panel 2: Challenges and opportunities for Brazil
Pål Eitrheim, Senior Vice-President for South America & Brazil Country Manager, Statoil
Paulo Corrêa, Secretary for Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Brazil
Luiz Mello, Executive Director for Technology and Innovation, Vale
12:00 PM Closing Remarks
Milton Costa Filho, Executive Secretary, Instituto Brasileiro de Petróleo