REDUCING THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS IN THE AMAZON
December 8th, 2022 at 3:30pm ET
What are the primary stumbling blocks for operating a business in the Amazon? Who are the entrepreneurs and what training is needed? What are the logistical challenges and how is technology innovation helping? What are the legal compliance challenges and how are people overcoming them? What are the key gaps in market data and how do merchants improvise? Join us to discuss these questions as well as market readiness, law enforcement, and more.
Denis Minev
Bemol
Denis Minev is CEO of Bemol, a top retailer in northern Brazil. He is also a Co-Founder and Member of the Board of Fundação Amazonas Sustentável, an NGO that promotes development and conservation in poor communities of the Brazilian Amazon. In 2012, he was nominated a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. Between 2007 and 2009, Minev served as State Secretary for Planning and Economic Development of Amazonas and was previously an analyst at Goldman Sachs. He holds a BA in Economics and an MA in Latin American Studies from Stanford University and an MBA from the Wharton School.
Daniel Thá
Kralingen Consultoria
Daniel is Managing Partner of Kralingen Consultoria. He has a Masters in Environmental Economics from the Vrije Universiteit and Masters in International Economics from the Erasmus Universiteit. He is professor of environmental economics in graduate courses and consultant in economic feasibility and cost-benefit analyses on environmental and social interfaces; strategic and market studies for solid waste; economic valuation of natural resources in Brazil, Europe and Africa; socio-environmental studies for public planning; and development of environmental and social strategies for the Inter-American Development Bank environmental program focused on Brazil.
Ana Cristina Barros
Posaidon Capital
Ana Cristina Barros is a consultant at Posaidon Capital, a green finance advisory and investment firm. Previously she was a senior advisor for sustainable infrastructure at the Climate Policy Initiative. She has a 30-year career in the socio-environmental field, working in public and private policies for the conservation and sustainable use of natural resources, climate change, production and sustainable development. She has worked in national and international civil society organizations (OSC), was the national secretary for Biodiversity and Forests, at the Ministry of the Environment (MMA), and has served in advisory bodies to the Boards of Directors of multinationals such as Vale SA and JBS SA.
Fábio Gobeth
Transportes Bertolini
Fabio Gobeth is an Assistant To the President at Transportes Bertolini Ltda based in Manaus, Amazonas. Previously, Fabio was a Partner With Profit
Marcello Brito
CBKK
Brazilian, graduated in Food Engineering. Specializations in International Trading of Oils, Fats and Seeds by the FOSFA, London – England; Social Responsibility and the Third Sector and MBA in International Trade by FIA/USP, Administration, Science, and Management of International Trade by IAE/Institute of Administration and Economics, Grenoble – France. Worked in several areas as commercial director, sustainability director, and CEO of leading companies in the Brazilian Agribusiness. Former VP in RSPO – Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, founder of POIG – Palm Oil Innovation Group, CEO of CBKK SA – Purpose of Welfare and Conservation. President of the board of directors of ABAG – Brazilian Association of Agribusiness, co-facilitator of the Brazilian Coalition on Climate, Forest and Agriculture, board member at Conservation International (Brazil section), Instituto Arapyaú, JBS-Amazônia fund, WCBEF – World Bioeconomy Forum and Black-Jaguar Foundation.
Fernanda Stefani
100% Amazonia
A seasoned economist and trader, Fernanda was 2020 EY Entrepreneur of the Year for Social and Environmental Impact and Exame Magazine’s 50 Brazilians for the Climate. She studied at the School of Economics, Business and Accounting, University of São Paulo, and holds a Masters from Vienna University of Economics and Business. She speaks five languages fluently, is a Board member of B Lab Brazil and the Aliança da Restauração da Amazônia. Known as the “factory of the forest,” 100% Amazonia processes and exports ecosystem-friendly ingredients that are either wild-harvested sustainably from the forest or cultivated through regenerative practices. 100% Amazonia’s product portfolio spans 50 ingredients and 25 species, and has serviced 69 countries in the functional food, beverage, cosmetics, and pharma industries. 100% Amazonia is flipping the economic script on deforestation by creating innovation that monetizes the value of plants, strengthening Amazon supply chains, and boosting regional entrepreneurship and product pipeline.
