Since 1988, the Brazil Economic Conference — held annually in conjunction with the fall meetings of the World Bank and IMF — has provided participants with timely and valuable insights into Brazil’s current economic landscape, emerging opportunities, and future prospects.

The conference brings together more than 200 members of the Brazilian-American business community, including distinguished business leaders, bankers, investors, fund managers, financial analysts, senior executives from the public and private sectors, and representatives from academia and government.

The Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce was pleased to host the 2026 Brazil Economic Conference, a leading forum for informed discussion on Brazil’s economic outlook and its role in the global economy.

Welcoming Remarks:

1. Simoni Morato, President & CEO, Safra National Bank of New York; President & Chairperson of the Board, BrazilCham
2. Amadeu Ribeiro, Partner, DLA Piper; Chairperson of the Investing in Brazil Committee, Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce

Panel I - Brazil: Economic & Political Outlook

Moderators:

1. Paulo Vieira da Cunha, Founder, Verbank Consulting; Former Director, Central Bank of Brazil
2. Roberto Secemski, Chief Brazil Economist, Barclays

Speakers:

1. Claudia Ribeiro Castro, Senior Debt Officer, Emerging Markets, Invesco
2. Fabio Kanczuk, Former Secretary of Economic Policy, Ministry of Finance of Brazil; Former Deputy Governor for Economic Policy, Central Bank of Brazil (Virtually)
3. Vinicius Moreira, Chief Brazil Economist, JP Morgan (Virtually)
4. Thiago Vidal, Director of Political Analysis, Prospectiva Public Affairs Lat.Am (Virtually)

Panel II - Equity and Debt Financing of Brazil's Next Growth Cycle

Moderator:

1. Alexandre Pierantoni, Managing Director, Kroll

Speakers:

1. Andre Teixeira, Partner, DLA Piper
2. Patricia Alves de Toledo, Lead Legal Counsel, IDB Invest (Virtually)
3. Joanna Viali, Business Development Director, Capital Markets Services, TMF Group

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