THE AMAZONIAN CORNUCOPIA: THESE AMAZONIAN PRODUCTS AND THEIR PRODUCERS ARE READY TO SCALE
December 5th, 2022 at 2:00pm ET
What are some of the most promising forest-friendly products that are coming out of the Amazon? Who are the producers? What do they have to offer? How are they evaluating social and environmental impact? How can the rest of the world help? Come meet these Amazonian brands that are changing the world. Be the first to meet these outstanding companies that were chosen from 161 applicants! You can be first-to-market in your country.
Bruno Kato
3Agro.com.br / horta de Terra / Amazonia B
An Electrical Engineer (UFPa) by training, with an MBA in Strategic Services Management (ESPM) and an MBA in Finance (IBMEC), Bruno is a rural producer and entrepreneur. Due to his work in several sectors of the economy and strong corporate executive education with differentiated results, he became a Green Venture Builder, investor and impact entrepreneur in the forest, in the rural area and in the city. Amazônia B identifies and selects startups and sustainable companies focused on forest products and socio-biodiversity that have potential for growth and market penetration. They map and sensitize investors interested in initiatives related to the forest and biodiversity in the Amazon.
Stefano Arnhold
JumpScale
Stefano is Founder of the BKK/CBKK, a Sustainable Productive Chains initiative (A Disruption in Service of Future Generatixons). Chocolates de Mendes is one of its investees. Chocolates de Mendes recently won the Start-up of the Year in the prestigious World BioEconomy Forum Awards.
Johann Schneider
Coopavam
Johann Schneider has 25+ years of experience in international trade and marketing, export promotion, market access strategy and strategic planning, market research SME business and entrepreneurial development, tourism, with special focus on sustainable value chains, sociobiodiversity, NFTP – Non Forest Timber Products and fairtrade. He designed and led the implementation of business and project management methodologies and tools, as well as several large development programs and projects for MSME support organizations, mostly in Brazil. Mr. Schneider has also worked on international development projects, for organizations such as USAID and the UN, mainly in luso- and francophone Africa. Besides having designed and delivered many ToT – Trainings of Trainers and ToC – consultants, he has also teaches university courses on graduate level in the fields of marketing and business development in several renowned Brazilian universities and is a certified trainer for MSI Entrepreneurial Development Program and Institutional Development Framework and of the International Trade Center – ITC/WTO, for their Market Analysis Section.
Mariano Cenamo
Amaz
Mariano Cenamo is a social entrepreneur, co-founder of Idesam and CEO of AMAZ impact accelerator. A forestry engineer, he dedicates his career to the search for innovative solutions to reconcile socioeconomic development and forest conservation in the Amazon. In recent years, he has become a reference in building the impact business ecosystem and attracting private investments to the region. Mariano is part of the Lemann Foundation’s leader network and he is an advisor to several organizations and initiatives aimed at sustainable development. Mariano was recognized as one of the 50 most innovative Brazilians dealing with climate change, according to Época Negócios (April / 2021).
Fernando 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.
Sarah Sampio
Cafe Apui
Launched in May 2015, Agroforestry Café Apuí (Apuí Agroforestry Coffee) is a project led by IDESAM (Institute of Conservation and Sustainable Development of the Amazon) in the municipality of Apui, located in the extreme south of the Amazon. In almost three years since its launch, the product is already distributed throughout Brazil, including the “Boxes” at the Pinheiros Market in São Paulo, operated by Alex Atala’s Instituto ATÁ. Café Apuí serves a consumer base increasingly concerned about sourcing and production methods.
Paulo Reis
Manioca
Manioca is a socio-environmental impact business, located in Belém/PA, founded and managed by Amazonians, which transforms ingredients from the Amazon into natural, practical, healthy, innovative and tasty foods, dialoguing with the local culture and its biodiversity, based on fair trade and the development of productive chains.
