Seminars

(Last updated on September 1, 2008)

Seminar 3 – The France – Amazon Interaction: technical and scientific cooperation, the possible economic undertakings and the possibility of governance of the dynamics in progress.

Partner Institution: Brazil-France Forum

Aim: To identify the dynamics of the interactions between France and the Amazon Region, from the perspective of technical and scientific cooperation, doing business and the possibilities of bringing unity and governance with the aim of expanding their virtuous effects on the region.

September 11, 2008 (Thursday)

7:30 am – 8:30 am – Registration
8:30 am – 8:40 am – Welcoming Video - Flávia Grosso
8:40 am – Panel Composition / Checking the lectures in the media – Panel 1 Moderator.
8:40 am – Panel 1: The socio-economic development of the Amazon region and Franco-Brazilian business cooperation
Moderator: José Seixas Lourenço, Chairman of the Brazil-France Forum, ex-Rector of the Federal University of Pará (UFPA), PhD in Geophysical Engineering. Language: Portuguese
Rapporteur: José Luiz de Paula Jr, Chairman of the Brazil Room in Paris, Postgraduate degree in Design,  Specialist in Perfumery and in Product Management, Language: Portuguese

Lectures:

8:50 am – 9:40 am
Lecture 1: The Banco da Amazônia and the Development of the Region - Abidias José de Sousa Júnior, CEO of Banco da Amazônia, Postgraduate degree in Foreign Trade, MBA in Administration, Language: Portuguese

9:40 am – 10:20 am
Lecture 2: Amazon Region Products – How to Approach the French Market – Jean-Pierre Bernard, Chairman of B&A GESTION (Paris), Partner of LFC Management e Comércio Internacional (São Paulo) and Representative of the Port of Le Havre for the Mercosur and Chile, Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering. More than 25 years experience in developing business between France and Brazil. Language: Portuguese.

10:20 am – 10:35 am – Coffee break

10:35 am – 11:10 am
Lecture 3: SUDAM as an Inductor of the Business Cooperation Process in the Amazon Region – Djalma Bezerra Melo, Superintendent of the Amazon Development Agency (SUDAM), Specialist in Economic Development and Projects, Language: Portuguese.

11:10 am – 11:55 am
Lecture 4: The Manaus Free Trade Zone Model – as a Center for Development - Oldemar Ianck, Deputy Superintendent for Projects at the Superintendence of the Manaus Free Trade Zone (SUFRAMA), Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Language: Portuguese

11:55 am – 12:20 pm - Debate Session
12:20 pm – Lunch

2:00 pm – Seminar restart
2:00 pm – Panel Composition / Checking the lectures in the media – Panel 2 Moderator
2:00 pm – Panel 2 – Expansion of trade relations with a focus on Amazon region products and brands
Moderator: José Luiz de Paula Jr, Chairman of the Brazil Room in Paris, Postgraduate degree in Design,  Specialist in Perfumery and in Product Management, Language: Portuguese
Rapporteur: José Seixas Lourenço, Chairman of the Brazil-France Forum, ex-Rector of the Federal University of Pará (UFPA), PhD in Geophysical Engineering. Language: Portuguese.

Lectures:

2:00 pm – 2:40 pm
Lecture 1: Nome da palestra? – Jorge de Paula Costa Ávila, Chairman of the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI), PhD in Public Health, Language: Portuguese

3:15 pm – 3:35 pm – Coffee break

3:35 pm – 4:15 pm
Lecture 2: Distribution Mechanisms for Amazon Region Products in Europe - Gilbert Tagne, Director General of Compagnie Européenne de Distribution et D´Animations (CEDA), Bachelor’s degree in  Administration, Wide experience in the distribution of products in Europe and francophone Africa, Language: French.

4:15 pm – 4:55 pm - Debate Session
4:55 pm - Close
 
September 12, 2008 (Friday)

8:00 am – Panel Composition / Checking the lectures in the media – Panel 3 Moderator.
8:00 am – Panel 3: Bio-business perspectives in the Amazon Region
Moderator: Cláudio Ruy Vasconcellos da Fonseca, Director General of Bioamazônia, PhD in Biological Sciences with experience in technology transfer. Language: Portuguese.
Rapporteur: José Seixas Lourenço, Chairman of the Brazil-France Forum, ex-Rector of the Federal University of Pará (UFPA), PhD in Geophysical Engineering. Language: Portuguese.

Lectures:
8:00 am – 8:40 am
Lecture 1: Aromatic plant farming and Bio-business in the Amazon Region - Lauro Barata, Lecturer at the State University of Campinas (Unicamp), Post-Doctorate in Phytocosmetics and Phytomedicine, Language: Portuguese

8:40 am – 9:20 am
Palestra 2: Essential Oils from the Amazon Region – delights and difficulties – Jean-Luc Morineau, Chairman of L’Atelier Parfums, Specialist in perfumes for over forty years, Language: Portuguese

10:00 am – 10:20 am – Coffee Break
10:20 am – 11:00 am
Lecture 3: Bio-business: experiences, perspectives and difficulties – Alberto Arruda, Coordinator of the Extract Production Center and Industrial Processes Plant of the Amazon Biotechnology Center (CBA), Post-graduate lecturer in Biotechnology at the Federal University of Pará (UFPA), PhD in Organic Chemistry – Natural Products, Language: Portuguese

11:00 am – 11:40 am
Lecture 4: Challenges facing the Cosmetics Industry in the Amazon Region – Maria de Fátima Chamma, Executive Managing Partner of Chamma in the Amazon Region, Bachelors degree in Law, Language: Portuguese

11:40 am – noon - Debate Session
Noon – Lunch

2:00 pm – Seminar restart
2:00 pm – Panel Composition / Checking the lectures in the media – Panel 4 Moderator.
2:00 pm – Panel 4: Franco-Brazilian Cooperation in Tourism
Moderator: José Seixas Lourenço, Chairman of the Brazil-France Forum, ex-Rector of the Federal University of Pará (UFPA), PhD in Geophysical Engineering. Language: Portuguese
Rapporteur: José Luiz de Paula Jr, Chairman of the Brazil Room in Paris, Postgraduate degree in Design, Specialist in Perfumery and in Product Management, Language: Portuguese

Lectures:
2:00 pm – 2:40 pm
Lecture 1: Nome da palestra? – Waldez Góez da Silva, Governor of Amapá. Language: Portuguese - (Aguardando confirmação)

2:40 pm – 3:20 pm
Lecture 2: The integration of tourism in the Brazilian Amazon with France - Oreni Campêlo Braga da Silva, Chairwoman of Amazonastur, Master’s Degree in Environmental Management and Auditing, Specialist in Eco-tourism, Language: Portuguese

3:20 pm – 3:40 pm – Coffee Break

3:40 pm – 4:20 pm
Lecture 3: Tourism as a development alternative for the Amazon Region – Ann Clélia de Barros Pontes, Chairwoman of the State of Pará Tourist Board - PARATUR, Specialist in Environmental Law, Formerly Secretary for Administration for the Municipality of Tucuruí/PA (1992/1996), Language: Portuguese

4:20 pm - 5:00 pm - Debate session
5:00 pm - Close

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