Wednesday, April 25: Morning Session

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8am	Breakfast and registration
9am	Chairman's opening remarks Mr. Mauricio Safdié Mauricio Safdié was born in Brazil. He has been working for the Safdié Group for 27 years, first at Banco Cidade, São Paulo, Brazil, for 7 years being responsible for Treasury. He then left São Paulo for Geneva, Switzerland, eventually becoming a... › Mr. Mauricio Safdié, Managing Director, SAF & Co
	Brazil on the world stage
9.10am	Keynote address: Brazil megatrends Dr. Joaquim Levy Joaquim joined BRAM in 2010, following 20 years in public economic policy roles having previously served as Secretary of Finance of the State of Rio de Janeiro, National Treasurer and various roles in the Federal Government, the IDB, IMF and ECB. ... › Dr. Joaquim Levy, CEO, Bradesco Asset Management
9.50am	The agile asset manager Mr. Oliver Cunningham Oliver Cunningham is a Partner in the Financial Services practice within Management Consultting (MC). He has 15 years experience in consulting at BearingPoint (former KPMG Consulting) and KPMG. Mr. Cunningham has extensive experience in strategic... › Mr. Oliver Cunningham, Partner, KPMG Brazil
10.20am	Speed networking
11am	Morning refreshments and networking
	Navigating government, regulation and taxation
11.20am	Keynote address: recent government administrations - understanding Brazil's politics Mr. Luiz Carlos Mendonça de Barros Luiz Carlos Mendonça de Barros começou sua carreira profissional em 1967 como analista financeiro no Investbanco, o primeiro banco de investimentos brasileiro após a reforma financeira dos anos 60. Em 1972, com outros 3 sócios, fundou a corretora... › Mr. Luiz Carlos Mendonça de Barros, Founding Partner, Strategist and Chief Executive Officer, Quest Investimentos
	Round tables - choose from four roundtable discussions covering unique topics!
11.50am	Global trends in asset servicing - extending beyond the traditional custody model Mr. Hector Lopez-Camacho Hector is a Vice President of State Street Global Service Americas. Hector is responsible for new business development in Latin America for institutional clients. Hector works closely with public pension funds, central banks, and sovereign wealth... › Mr. Hector Lopez-Camacho, Vice President, Latin America Sales, State Street Global Services Americas
11.50am	New developments to enhance Latin American structures › Alan Dickson, Partner, Conyers Dill and Pearman › Ms Maria Pia Buchi, Vice President of Business Development for Brazil, Harneys
11.50am	Offshore funds investing in Brazil - what are the US tax reporting requirements, best tax structures and audit issues? Mr. Douglas Harrell Douglas Harrell is a partner with KPMG in the Cayman Islands and is head of their U.S. tax practice. He has been with KPMG for over 23 years with the past 20 years spent in the Cayman Islands where he has worked extensively with offshore investment ... Mr. Julio Cepeda Julio is international tax partner in the Rio de Janeiro office. He has14 years of experience in tax advisory to domestic and international clients, including reorganization of complex and sophisticated corporate structures in several different... Mr Lino Junior Lino is the financial services partner in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for Alternative Investments. Lino also a member of Hedge Funds Topic Team of KPMG International. Lino has strong experience in auditing private equity and alternative investments... › Mr. Douglas Harrell, Partner, US Tax, KPMG Cayman Islands › Mr. Julio Cepeda, Partner, International Tax, KPMG Auditores Independentes › Mr Lino Junior, Partner, KPMG Auditores Independentes
12.30pm	Networking lunch (following which the day splits into tracks)