2013 Schedule

2013 Schedule

Saturday, October 12
8:50 am Arrive in Santiago
Check-In at Ibis Hotel
12:30 pm Wine tour at Veramonte Winery — on way to Valparaiso
3:30 pm — On Marketing Research Time
Sunday, October 13
2:00 pm Travel to Santiago
Check-In at Intercontinental Hotel
6:30 pm — 9:30 pm Dinner and Program — Intercontinental Hotel
6:30 pm — 7:00 pm Networking Reception
7:00 pm — 8:00 pm Panel Discussion with IBEAR Alumni

  • Ari Berman, Innovation and Development Manager &
    MBB 3M Chile, IBEAR XXXII
  • Enrique Escobar-Gattas, General Director Chilean Wood Corporation (CORMA), IBEAR XIV
  • Eugenio Gomez-Lobo, Manager, Food and Services Walmart Chile, IBEAR XXX
8:00 pm — 9:30 pm Dinner and Networking
Monday, October 14
9:00 am — 10:00 am Luis Llano Collado, Chief Financial Officer Empresas CMPC, S.A.
10:45 am Doing Business in Chile

  • Nicolas Muñoz, Investment Attraction Officer The Foreign Investment Committee (CIE Chile)
12:00 pm — 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm — 6:00 pm Marketing Research Time
6:30 pm — 9:30 pm Dinner & Program at Club de la Union
6:30 pm — 7:00 pm Networking Reception
7:00 pm — 8:00 pm Chile’s Political Economy

  • Augusto Scarella Lieutenant Colonel, Chilean Army, Journalist and Political Analyst, Analytyka Consulting
8:00 pm — 9:30 pm Dinner and Networking
Tuesday, October 15
9:00 am — 10:00 am “The Chilean Economy: Achievements and Challenges”

  • Pedro Reus, International Manager SOFOFA
11:00 am — 12:00 pm Dr. Manfred Wilhelmy, Executive Director Chile Pacific Foundation
12:00 pm — 1:30 pm Olga Gonzalez, Chief Financial Officer Walmart Chile
1:30 pm — 3:00 pm Robert Moreno, Investors Relations Manager Banco Santander
3:30 pm — 4:30 pm Francisco LeteLier, Corporate Planning and Development Manager Bank of Falabella
Tuesday, October 15
11:50 pm Arrive in Sao Paulo
Check-In at Renaissance Hotel
Wednesday, October 16
10:45 am — 12:15 pm “Doing Business in Brazil: The Mindset for Success”

  • Eduardo G. Camargo, Ph.D., Managing Director at GCP and at Fonet Brasil and USC Marshall Marketing Professor (1987-91)
2:30 pm — 4:00 pm “Infrastructure in Brazil: Challenges and Opportunities”

  • Rodrigo Cardoso Barbosa, Chief Financial Officer Camargo Correa
4:15 pm — 5:45 pm “The M&A and Equity Capital Markets in Brazil”

  • Raul Ciarelli, Partner Landmark Capital
6:30 pm — 9:30 pm Dinner and Program – Capim Santo Restaurant
6:30 pm — 7:00 pm Networking Reception
7:00 pm — 8:00 pm “Retailing in Brazil: An Insider’s Perspective”

  • Francisco Valim, CEO Via Varejo (IBEAR XVIII)
8:00 pm — 9:30 pm Dinner and Networking
Thursday, October 17
9:00 am — 10:30 am “Doing Business in Brazil: Legal and Regulatory Aspects”

  • Roberto Lima Pessoa, Partner Amaral Gurgel Advogados
10:45 am — 12:15 pm “The Introduction of a New, Complex Service to the Brazilian Market”

  • Mario Mello, CEO Paypal Brazil
2:30 pm — 4:00 pm “The Development and Growth of a Foreign Company in Brazil”

  • Caio Goncalves de Moraes, Chief Financial Officer, South America, Mahle
4:15 pm — 5:45 pm “The Banking System and Credit in Brazil”

  • Murilo Portugal, President, Brazilian Banking Federation
6:30 pm — 9:30 pm Dinner and Program – Figueira Rubaiyat Restaurant
6:30 pm — 7:00 pm Networking Reception
7:00 pm — 8:00 pm “The Industrial and Commercial Real Estate Markets in Brazil”

  • Jose Paulo de Almeida Jr., Chief Operating Officer WTGoodman
8:00 pm — 9:30 pm Dinner and Networking
Friday, October 18
9:00 am — 10:30 am “Brazil’s Preparation for the Soccer World Cup and the Olympic Games”

  • Raul Costa Jr., Executive Director SportTV
10:45 am — 12:15 pm “The Brazilian Consumer”

  • Odmar Almeida Filho, CEO Amway Brazil
12:15 pm — 2:00 pm Lunch & Wrap-up
2:00 pm Marketing Research time