BM&FBOVESPA cordially invites members of the press to attend a meeting that will be held between Ms. Marina Silva, Brazil’s Green Party presidential candidate, and the international financial community. This event will be held at 10:30 a.m. on July 22, 2010 in New York City (at The New York Palace Hotel, 455, Madison Avenue). The objective of this meeting is to discuss the guidelines for Brazil’s 2011 development plan.
In addition to presidential candidate Ms. Marina Silva, who formerly served as a Senator and as the Minister of the Environment, the event will also have two other guest speakers: Citi Senior Advisor, Mr. William Rhodes, and Brazilian economist Mr. Marcio Garcia, who is currently an Associate Professor of the Department of Economics at PUC-Rio, Brazil.
The first in this series of events was held in May of this year when another Brazilian presidential candidate, Ms. Dilma Rousseff, met with international investors. At that time more than 600 participants were on hand, including economists, investors and journalists in a clear demonstration of the international financial community’s growing interest in Brazil’s economy. BM&FBOVESPA has invited all of the Brazilian presidential candidates to participate in future events of this nature which will be scheduled to take place in either New York City or London.
Objective of the eventProviding an opportunity for the international financial community and Brazilian presidential candidate Ms. Marina Silva to meet.
Date and Time:
July 22, 2010, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Venue: The New York Palace Hotel – 455, Madison Avenue, New York City
Agenda:
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. – Registration
11:00 a.m. – 11:05 a.m. – Opening Remarks
Mr. Edemir Pinto, CEO, BM&FBOVESPA
11:05 a.m. – 11:40 a.m. – Economic Perspectives
Mr. Marcio Garcia, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, PUC-Rio, Brazil
11:40 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. – Financial Perspectives
Mr. William R. Rhodes, Senior Advisor, Citi
12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. – Keynote Address
Ms. Marina Silva, Brazilian presidential candidate
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. – Luncheon
2:30 p.m. – End of the event
