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Infrastructure Working Group Delegation to Pernambuco, Bahia and Rio de Janeiro
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U.S. infrastructure-related companies are invited to participate in a business delegation visit to Pernambuco, Bahia and Rio de Janeiro organized by the Infrastructure Working Group from Date: TBD.
The purpose of the visit is to expose participating companies to opportunities to participate in infrastructure projects in these three states, all of which have major investments planned in ports, airports, roads, railways, hotels, water & wastewater, oil, gas, petrochemicals, and a host of other areas. More information on these sector-specific opportunities will be made available in the members' area of the Brazil Council website.
The Council's established relationships with the federal, state and local officials in these three states will also provide delegation participants with the chance to get acquainted with decision makers and gather detailed information directly.
Highlights of the delegation visit include:
Agenda
For details on the Mission's meetings and schedule of events, please contact Reeve Wolford (rwolford@altriusgroup.com) or Katayoun Shahrokhi (kshahrokhi@uschamber.com).
U.S. infrastructure-related companies are invited to participate in a business delegation visit to Pernambuco, Bahia and Rio de Janeiro organized by the Infrastructure Working Group from Date: TBD.
The purpose of the visit is to expose participating companies to opportunities to participate in infrastructure projects in these three states, all of which have major investments planned in ports, airports, roads, railways, hotels, water & wastewater, oil, gas, petrochemicals, and a host of other areas. More information on these sector-specific opportunities will be made available in the members' area of the Brazil Council website.
The Council's established relationships with the federal, state and local officials in these three states will also provide delegation participants with the chance to get acquainted with decision makers and gather detailed information directly.
Highlights of the delegation visit include:
- Conversations with the Governors of Pernambuco, Bahia and Rio states and presentations by their top infrastructure-related cabinet members;
- Meetings with the Mayors of Recife, Salvador and Rio de Janeiro and the officials managing infrastructure-related investments.
- Information sessions with key federal financing institutions BNDES and Banco do Nordeste, as well as representatives of the federal airport operator INFRAERO and port operator Docas.
- Meetings with the Olympic Public Administration, the new federal institution charged with implementing the investments recommended by the IOC.
- Individually-tailored matchmaking sessions in each state, organized by partners AmCham, FIEPE, FIEB and FIRJAN.
- Introductions to key partners and potential clients such as Petrobras, Braskem, Odebrecht, Andrade Gutierrez and EBX;
- Opportunities to discuss with top officials policy changes that would encourage greater private investment in infrastructure, using the Working Group's White Paper as a starting point for the conversations.
Registration
For details on registration, please contact Reeve Wolford, chairman of the Council's Infrastructure Working Group at rwolford@altriusgroup.com.
Agenda
For details on the Mission's meetings and schedule of events, please contact Reeve Wolford (rwolford@altriusgroup.com) or Katayoun Shahrokhi (kshahrokhi@uschamber.com).
Hotel Accommodations
We strongly recommend that delegation participants all stay at the same hotels as our group will be departing together from the hotel to our meetings. The Council is currently working to obtain a special discounted rate which we will communicate shortly to participants. For further details, please contact Katayoun Shahrokhi, associate manager of the Brazil-U.S. Business Council at kshahrokhi@uschamber.com.
Flights
Participants will be responsible for their own flight reservations, however our suggested flights are the following:
Participants will be responsible for their own flight reservations, however our suggested flights are the following:
Arrival in Recife: June 7th anytime before 5:00 p.m.
Recife-Salvador: June 10th on TAM flight 8002, departing 4:00 p.m., arriving 5:15 p.m.
Salvador-Rio (GIG): June 13th on TAM flight 8002, departing 6:00 p.m., arriving 8:13 p.m.
Departure from Rio: At participant's discretion
Recife-Salvador: June 10th on TAM flight 8002, departing 4:00 p.m., arriving 5:15 p.m.
Salvador-Rio (GIG): June 13th on TAM flight 8002, departing 6:00 p.m., arriving 8:13 p.m.
Departure from Rio: At participant's discretion
Questions
If you have questions regarding the delegation agenda, please contact Reeve Wolford at rwolford@altriusgroup.com. For questions regarding logistics and registration, please contact Katayoun Shahrokhi at kshahrokhi@uschamber.com.
This visit promises to generate excellent business opportunities for participating companies while contributing materially to Brazil's efforts to implement its ambitious infrastructure plan. We look forward to your participation in the delegation and to seeing you in Recife at the outset of the trip.
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