The UK-Brazil Conversa is a dialogue between policy makers and influencers, business leaders, academics, diplomats and governments, to help build closer relations and contacts between Brazil and the UK. Conversa 3 will take place at King's College London.
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Conversa 3
- London, UK
Founded in 2014 by former UK Ambassador to Brazil, Alan Charlton, the Conversa is an annual forum for influential people from a variety of backgrounds – business, government, diplomacy, academia, think-tanks – to discuss key issues relating to UK-Brazilian relations.
Alternating between the UK and Brazil, it was established to help explore how to make more of the contacts and links between the two countries. In order to encourage free-flowing and open conversations, discussion groups are small and sessions are held under the Chatham House rule.
Conversa 3 will take place at King's College London.
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SATURDAY 13TH MAY
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Session 1 – Healthcare: How to Give Our Societies What They Need
Chair: Ambassador Sergio Eduardo Moreira Lima, President of Fundação Alexandre de Gusmão
Speaker (Brazil): Fernanda Farina, President of Brazil Oxford Society
Speaker (UK): Rogerio Ribeiro, Senior Vice-President, Glaxo-Smith-Kline
Rapporteur: Maria Cecilia Barcelos Cavalcante Vieira, Technology and Innovation Attachée, Brazilian Embassy London
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Session 2 – Economy: Creating Prosperity and Fairness in the Era of Globalisation
Chair: Alexander Brennan, Brennan and Partners
Speaker (Brazil): Sergio Agapito Lires Rial, Santander Brazil
Speaker (UK): Peter Collecott, Chairman, Canning House
Rapporteur: Cristina Cortes, Chief Operating Officer, Canning House
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Session 3 – Are Security and Privacy Compatible?
Chair: Vijay Rangarajan, British Ambassador to Brazil Designate
Speaker (Brazil): José Mariano Benincá Beltrame, Former Rio State Secretary for Security; Roberto Troncon, Police Attaché, Brazilian Embassy
Speaker (UK): Guilherme Brafman, Lewis Silkin
Rapporteur: Frederico Singarajah, Hardwicke and Lex Anglo-Brasil
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Session 4 – Education, Research, Innovation: How to Make Ourselves Successful by 2030
Chair: Sir Mark Walport, UK Government Science Adviser
Speaker (Brazil): Joaquim Clotet, Former Rector, PUCRS
Speaker (UK): Sir Richard Trainor, President, Exeter College, Oxford University
Rapporteur: Fernando Vasconcellos, Head of IP Valuation at Coller IP
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Session 5 – National Reputation: The Importance of Soft Power for Brazil and the UK
Chair: Baroness Hooper, Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords
Speaker (Brazil): Francisco Gaetani, President ENAP (National School of Public Administration)
Speaker (UK): Jonathan Hannay, ACER (Associação de Apoio à Criança em Risco)
Rapporteur: Helen Jones, Science Museum
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Session 6 – How to Shape Foreign and International Co-Operation Policy in the Interest of Citizens
Chair: Eduardo dos Santos, Brazilian Ambassador to the UK
Speaker (Brazil): Ambassador Hermano Telles Ribeiro, Brazilian Permanent Representative to International Organisations in London
Speaker (UK): Joanna Newman, Secretary General, Association of Commonwealth Universities
Rapporteur: Nigel Baker, Deputy Director Americas, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
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Session 7 – Politics and Business: Promoting Engagement and Trust in Our Societies
Chair: Michael Reid, The Economist
Speaker (Brazil): Bruno Covas, Vice-Mayor of São Paulo
Speaker (UK): Vera Helena de Moraes Dantes Innes, Member of International Bar Association
Rapporteur: Marcus de Freitas, FAAP (Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado) and Oxford University
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Session 8 – Capital Markets, Banks, Investment: The Roles of Government and the Private Sector
Chair: Luciano Coutinho, Former President of BNDES
Speaker (Brazil): Renato Lulia Jacob, Itaú BBA
Speaker (UK): Ed Hudson, EY
Rapporteur: Joanna Crellin, Director of Trade and Investment Brazil and UK, Consul General São Paulo
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Session 9 – Defence and Security: The Importance of Technological Innovation
Chair: Jackson Schneider, VP EMBRAER
Speaker (Brazil): Vinicius Mariano de Carvalho, Director, Brazil Institute, King’s College London
Speaker (UK): Marco Caffe, BAE Systems
Rapporteur: Antonio Sampaio, International Institute for Strategic Studies, London
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