2010 Mission to Brasília Brasília, Brazil June 7-10, 2010

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1 2010 Mission to Brasília Brasília, Brazil June 7-10, 2010 AGENDA Monday, June 7 7:00 p.m. Delegation Meet & Greet in Royal Tulip Hotel Lobby Royal Tulip Brasília Alvorada SHTN Trecho 1 Conj. 1B Bloco A/B/C Phone: 55 (61) :15 p.m. Depart Hotel to Dinner Location 7:30 9:30 p.m. Welcome Dinner Location: Restaurant Gazebo Setor de Clubes Esportivos Sul Trecho 2 Lote 39 Phone: +55 (61) :30 p.m. Return to Hotel Tuesday, June 8 7:30 a.m. Delegation Meets in Royal Tulip Hotel Lobby 7:45 a.m. Depart to AmCham 8:00 10:30 a.m Mission Coordination Breakfast and Briefing with U.S. Embassy Officials Address: SHIS QI 05 Bloco C Lago Sul 8:00 8:45 a.m. Mission Coordination Breakfast Meeting 9:00 10:30 a.m. Briefing with United States Ambassador to Brazil and Key U.S. Government Officials posted in Brazil Thomas A. Shannon, U.S. Ambassador to Brazil Tara Erath, Economic Counselor, U.S. Embassy 1

2 10:30 a.m. Delegation Departs AmCham Daniel DeVitto, Senior Commercial Officer, Foreign Commercial Service Manoj S. Desai, Commercial Officer, Foreign Commercial Service Jaime Jaime Ramsey, Attaché, U.S. Customs & Border Protection Dorian Mazurkevich, Attaché, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 11:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Itamaraty) Ambassador Ruy Nunes Pinto Nogueira, Acting Secretary General (Acting Vice-Minister) Minister George Torquato Firmeza, Advisor to Ambassador Ruy Nogueira Minister Norton de Andrade Mello Rapesta, Director, Commercial Promotion Office Minister Carlos Márcio Bicalho Cozendey, Director, Economic Affairs Office Location: Ministry of Foreign Trade, Eslplanda dos Ministérios, Palácio do Itamaraty 12:30 2:00 p.m. Luncheon Event: The Brazilian Growth Acceleration Program (PAC): An Overview of the Public-Private Partnerships and Investment Opportunities Keynote Speaker: Alexandre Rocha Santos Padilha, Minister, Institutional Relations Presidential Office 2:30 3:15 p.m. Overview of Brazil s 2010 Political Outlook by Ricardo Mendes, Managing Partner, Prospectiva Consulting 3:15-4:15 p.m. Dialogue on Intellectual Property Priorities in Brazil Dorian Mazurkevich, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Attaché in Brazil 4:30 5:20 p.m. Meeting with Ministry of Planning Francisco Gaetani, Acting Vice-Minister 2

3 Ana Teresa Holanda de Albuquerque, Head, Economic Department Location: Ministry of Planning, Esplanda dos Ministérios, Bloco K 5:30 6:30 p.m. Meeting with Casa Civil (Executive Office of the President) Ambassador Carlos Alfredo Teixeira, International Affairs Advisor Andre Barbosa Filho, Special Advisor Beto Ferreira Vasconcelos, Legal Affairs Advisor Luiz Alberto dos Santos, Legal Affairs Advisor Location: Casa Civil - Presidência da República Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil - CCBB SCES - Trecho 02 - Lote 22 Ed. Tancredo Neves, Portaria 3-2 andar - Ala Sul - Sala 235 6:30 p.m. Depart to Dinner 7:00 9:00 p.m. Networking Dinner Location: Restaurante Fato SHIS QI 09 Bloco C Loja 06 - Lago Sul 9:00 p.m. Return to Hotel Wednesday, June 9 8:45 a.m. Delegation Meets in Royal Tulip Hotel Lobby 9:00 a.m. Delegation Departs Hotel 9:30 11:30 a.m. Meeting with Ministry of Development, Industry, and Foreign Trade (MDIC) Officials Ivan Ramalho, Vice Minister Welber Barral, Foreign Trade Secretary Hélder Chaves, Executive Secretary, Brazilian Office of Foreign Trade (CAMEX) Renato Amorim, Advisor to CAMEX Executive Secretary Location: Ministério do Desenvolvimento, Indústria e Comércio Esplanda dos Ministérios, Bloco J 12:00 1:45 p.m. Luncheon at Brazilian Congress with participation of select Brazilian Congressmen and staffers Welcome remarks by: Luiz Carlos Hauly, Representative (PSDB-PR) and Co-chair, Brazil-U.S. Parliamentary Group, Brazilian House of Representatives Maurício Rands, Representative (PT-PE) and Co-chair, Brazil- U.S. Parliamentary Group, Brazilian House of Representatives 3

4 Location: Restaurante Principal do Senado Federal Palácio do Congresso Nacional Praça dos Três Poderes Brasília, DF 2:00 4:00 p.m. Transfer Pricing Hearing Location: Brazilian House of Representatives, Brasilia, DF This event will highlight the changes to the Brazilian transfer pricing system that are necessary to bring the country closer to models adopted internationally and increase the country s competitiveness. The changes in the Brazilian transfer pricing system will also be an important step toward the launching of negotiations of a bilateral tax treaty between Brazil and the United States. The event will be held in partnership with the American Chamber of Commerce Brazil-São Paulo and will be hosted by the Brazilian House of Representatives in Brasília. Speakers include private sector representatives from both countries and Brazilian government officials. 5:30 6:30 p.m. Meeting with Ministry of Finance Nelson Machado, Vice Minister Luiz Eduardo Melin, Chief of Staff to Minister Guido Mantega Marcos Aurélio Pereira Valadão, General Coordinator, International Affairs, Secretaria da Receita Federal Location: Ministerio da Fazenda Esplanada dos Ministerios Bloco P, Sala 428, 4º andar 6:30 7:15 p.m. Meeting with Secretaria da Receita Federal - Brazilian Customs and Tax Authority Otacílio Cartaxo, Secretary Fausto Vieira Coutinho, Under Secretary, Customs and International Affairs Marcos Aurélio Pereira Valadão, General Coordinator, International Affairs Location: Ministerio da Fazenda Esplanada dos Ministerios Bloco P, Sala 719, 7º andar 7:15 p.m. Depart to AmCham Reception 7:30-9:00 p.m. AmCham Reception Keynote Speakers: Luiz Carlos Hauly, Representative (PSDB-PR) and Co-chair, Brazil-U.S. Parliamentary Group, Brazilian House of Representatives Maurício Rands, Representative (PT-PE) and Co-chair, Brazil- U.S. Parliamentary Group, Brazilian House of Representatives SHIS QI 05 Bloco C Lago Sul 9:00 p.m. Return to Hotel 4

5 Thursday, June 10 8:15 a.m. Delegation Meets at Royal Tulip Hotel Lobby Note: Please check out before departure if you are leaving Brasília today 8:30 a.m. Delegation Departs Hotel 9:00 10:00 a.m. Meeting with Brazilian Presidential Office for the Promotion of Racial Equality Policies Eloi Ferreira de Araújo, Minister, SHIS QI 05 Bloco C Lago Sul 10:15 a.m. 12:15 p.m. Roundtable Discussion with ANVISA - National Sanitary Surveillance Agency Dirceu Barbano, Director and other ANVISA officials SHIS QI 05 Bloco C Lago Sul 12:30 2:30 p.m. Luncheon Hosted by the National Confederation of Industry (CNI) Special guest: Carlos Henrique de Abreu, Head, Department of United States and Canada Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Location: Restaurante Coco Bambu SCES trecho 2, ao lado da Academia Body Tech 5:00 6:00 p.m. Meeting with National Agency of Civil Aviation (ANAC) Silvio Holanda, Institutional Planning Director Juliano Noman, Economic Affairs Director Marcelo Leandro, Airport Infrastructure Director Location: Aeroporto Internacional de Brasília Setor de Concessionárias Lote 05 6:00 p.m. Mission Adjournment 5