The sixth edition of the Brazil Investment Forum (BIF), the largest event dedicated to attracting foreign investments in Latin America, will be hosted at the Palácio Itamaraty, by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Brasília, on November 7th and 8th.
BIF is a collaborative effort between the Brazilian Federal Government, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil). Its core mission is to gather executives worldwide interested in investing in Brazil. In the last edition, over 6,000 registered participants from more than 100 countries participated.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva shall inaugurate this years’ edition, and additional prominent figures from the private sector and government will feature. A range of initiatives to attract investment will be showcased, such as those offered by the Growth Acceleration Programme (PAC), moreover, the numerous speakers present will delve into topics such as: energy transition, sustainable development, innovation, technology, and agribusiness.
ApexBrasil, one of the event’s organizers, is an institutional partner of the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) in Brazil. EEN, an EU programme, promotes the growth and internationalisation of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). In Brazil, this network is managed by a consortium and coordinated by Ibict, a research unit linked to the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation (MCTI).
Ibict will be present at the event through its researchers and Márcio Canedo, a researcher at Ibict and coordinator of EEN Brazil, who said the following: “The Ibict represents a major player in technological information. Participating in this forum is incredibly important for us to identify needs and gather information for future digital platforms focusing on investments in Brazil,”
ENRICH in LAC hopes to see its members at the Brazil Investment Forum.
Learn more about BIF, and register here.