EU-Brazil Business Summit, Tuesday, 4 October 2011, Brussels

EU-Brazil Business Summit, Tuesday, 4 October 2011, Brussels

BUSINESSEUROPE, FEB (The Federation of Enterprises in Belgium), CNI (Confederation of Brazilian Industries) and EUROCHAMBRES, are organizing the EU-Brazil Business Summit on 4 October 2011 in Brussels, Belgium.

This will be the fifth EU-Brazil Business Summit taking place alongside the annual political summit, which rotates between Brazil and the EU. Brazil is one of Europe’s key trading partners, accounting for nearly 40% of total trade between the EU and Latin America. It is also a key destination for EU foreign investment.

The EU-Brazil Business Summit will give an opportunity to brazilian and european business leaders to attend high-level discussions at the CEO Round Table that will be followed by an EU-Brazil networking lunch.

The new President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, European Commission President José Manuel Barroso and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy have been invited to attend.

Topics to be discussed at the summit will likely include:

- ICT, Telecom

- Chemicals

- Pharmaceuticals

- Infrastructure

- EU-MERCOSUR FTA negotiations

- Energy Climate Change

- EU-Brazil Strategic Partnership

- SME Panel

You will receive a draft programme in due course as well as a link to register for the event.

For information: presidencia@eubrasil.eu