Seminars
(Last updated on August 13, 2008)
Seminar 16: Mining, and Oil and Gas Businesses for the Sustainable Development of the Amazon Region
Aim: To identify the business opportunities in the mining, and oil & gas industries in the context of sustainable development policies for the Amazon Region.
Partner Institutions: Geology, Mining and Mineral Transformation Secretariat (MME), National Department of Mineral Production (DNPM), CPRM – Geological Survey of Brazil, State of Amazonas Environment and Sustainable Development Secretariat (SDS/AM).
September 10, 2008 (Wednesday)
7:30 am – 8:30 am - Registration
8:30 am – Panel Composition / Checking the lectures in the media – Panel 1 Moderator
8:40 am – Opening Panel: The Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade - Miguel Jorge; the Minister of Mines and Energy - Edison Lobão; the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply - Reinhold Stephanes; the Governor of the State of Amazonas - Carlos Eduardo de Souza Braga; the Legislative Assembly of the State of Amazonas - State Representative Sinésio Campos.
9:10 am - Panel 1: National Fertilizer Program and Environmental Sustainability in the Amazon Region.
Moderator: Daniel Borges Nava, Executive Secretary for Geodiversity and Water Resources at the State of Amazonas Environment and Sustainable Development Secretariat (SDS/AM). Geologist. Master of Science, Specialist in Mineral Resources and Sustainable Development. Language: Portuguese.
Rapporteur: nome, cargo/função atual, instituição, maior titulação acadêmica, especialidade que o vincula ao seminário/painel, Language: Portuguese.
Lectures:
9:30 am – 9:50 am
• Lecture 1: The Vision of the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) - Cláudio Scliar, Geology, Mining and Mineral Transformation Secretariat (MME), Language: Portuguese.
9:50 am - 10:10 am
• Lecture 2: The Vision of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA) - Reinhold Stephanes, Ministry of Agriculture, Language: Portuguese.
10:10 am - 10:30 am
• Lecture 3: The Vision of the National Association for the Diffusion of Fertilizers (ANDA), Specialist in the Fertilizer Industry, Language: Portuguese.
10:30 am - 10:50 am
• Lecture 4: The Vision of Falcon Metais Ltda - Hélio Diniz, Director of Falcon Metais Ltda, the company that won the rights to mine the silvinite (potassium) reserves located in the municipality of Nova Olinda do Norte (138 kilometers from Manaus), Language: Portuguese.
10:50 am - Panel Composition / Checking the lectures in the media – Panel 2 Moderator
10:50 am – Panel 2: Oil & Gas and Development of the Amazon Region.
Moderator: José Alberto da Costa Machado, General Coordinator of the Economic and Corporate Studies Department of the Superintendence of the Manaus Free Trade Zone (SUFRAMA), PhD in Regional Development, Language: Portuguese.
Rapporteur: nome, cargo/função atual, instituição, maior titulação acadêmica, especialidade que o vincula ao seminário/painel, Language: Portuguese.
Lectures:
11:10 am - 11:30 am
• Lecture 1: The Vision of Petrobras - Joelson Falcão Mendes, General Manager of the Solimões Basin Business Unit (UN-BSol/PETROBRAS), Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Language: Portuguese.
11:30 am - 11:50 am
• Lecture 2: The Vision of the State Planning and Economic Development Secretariat (SEPLAN-AM) - Denis Benchimol Minev, State of Amazonas Planning and Economic Development Secretary (SEPLAN), Master’s degree in Administration and MBA in Latin-American Studies, Language: Portuguese.
11:50 am - 12:10 pm
• Lecture 3: The Vision of the State of Amazonas Industry Federation (FIEAM) - Antônio Carlos da Silva, Chairman of the State of Amazonas Industry Federation (FIEAM). Language: Portuguese.
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
• Lecture 4: The Vision of the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) - Haroldo Borges Lima, Chairman of the National Petroleum Agency (ANP), Language: Portuguese.
12:30 pm – 12:50 pm
• Lecture 5: The Gas and Chemicals Complex at the Manaus Industrial Sector (PIM) - Vision, Possibilities and Interest to Investors - Jorge La Porta, Corporate Director of ATKA Negócios e Participações, Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Language: Portuguese.
12:50 pm – Lunch
2:00 pm - Panel Composition / Checking the lectures in the media – Panel 3 Moderator
2:00 pm - Panel 3: Mining Businesses in the Amazon Region.
Moderator: Antônio Fernando da Silva Rodrigues, Director of Development and Mining Economics at the National Department of Mineral Production (DNPM), Master’s degree in Mineral Resource Administration and Policy, Language: Portuguese.
Lectures:
2:20 pm - 2:40 pm
• Lecture 1: The Vision of the Geological Survey of Brazil - Agamenon Lucas Dantas, Chairman of the Geological Survey of Brazil, Language: Portuguese.
2:40 pm - 3:00 pm
• Lecture 2: The Vision of the National Department of Mineral Production (DNPM) - Miguel Cedraz Nery, Director General of the National Department of Mineral (DNPM). Language: Portuguese.
3:00 pm - 3:20 pm
• Lecture 3: The Vision of VALE - Roger Agnelli, Chairman of VALE. Language: Portuguese.
3:20 pm - 3:40 pm
• Lecture 4: The Vision of the Paranapanema Group - Geraldo Haenel, Chairman of the Paranapanema Group, Language: Portuguese.
3:40 pm - 4:00 pm
• Lecture 5: The Vision of the Mining in Brazil Development Agency (ADIMB) - Onildo Marini, Executive Secretary of the Mining in Brazil Development Agency (ADIMB), Language: Portuguese.
4:00 pm - 4:20 pm
• Lecture 6: The Vision of the Brazilian Mining Institute (IBRAM) - Paulo Camillo Pena, Chairman of the Brazilian Mining Institute (IBRAM), Language: Portuguese;
4:20 pm - 4:40 pm
• Lecture 7: The Vision of the Brazilian Federation of Geologists (FEBRAGEO) - Nivaldo Bósio, Chairman of the Brazilian Federation of Geologists (FEBRAGEO), Bachelor’s degree in Geology, Language: Portuguese;
4:40 pm – 5:00 pm
• Lecture 8: The Vision of the State of Amazonas Ceramics Manufacturers Association (ACERAM) - Frank Lopes, Chairman of the State of Amazonas Ceramics Manufacturers Association (ACERAM), Businessman in the Brickmaking Industry, Language: Portuguese.
5:00 pm –Official Opening of the IV Amazon International Fair
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