Event of CEMM and IBREI

On December 1 and 2, 2021, the IV Seminar on Gender and Trade of the Mercosur Blocs took place.

The event was organized by Convergência Empresarial de Mulheres do Mercosul, Convergência Empresarial de Mulheres do Brasil, and IBREI.

On December 1, the event was held in a hybrid format, featuring a lecture at the Associação Comercial de São Paulo followed by a lunch among participants.

The speakers on that day included:

• Alfredo Cotait Neto – President of Associação Comercial de São Paulo and FACESP

• Ana Claudia Badra – President of CMEC and FACESP

• Damaris Avila – President of CECIEX

• Rita Campagnoli – VP of SP Chamber at ACSP and VP of Convergência Empresarial de Mulheres do Brasil

• Lilian Schiavo – Pro Tempore President of Convergência Empresarial de Mulheres do Mercosul and President of CEMB

• Laura Velasquez – President of CEMM

• Maria Macchiavello – President of CEMS (Argentina)

• Lorena Marin Caruso – Vice President of CEMM (Paraguay)

• Carla Mourão – Representative of CEMM (Uruguay)

• Marcia Gomide – Executive Director of Business and Export at SP Negócios

• Maristela Basso – Special Advisor at the State Secretariat for International Relations of São Paulo

• Veronica Cooke – Deputy Consul of the Consulado Geral da Argentina em São Paulo

• Luis Fernando Ávalos – Consul General of Paraguay in São Paulo

• Facundo Fernandez Guerra – Commercial Consul of Uruguay in São Paulo

• Michael Arslanian – Representative of the Mercosur and Regional Integration Department

On December 2, the opening lecture took place at FECOMERCIO/SP, followed by lunch and a business matchmaking round with more than 80 companies. Over 200 B2B meetings were conducted using the IBREI platform.

Participants in the lecture included:

• Fábio Pina – Economic Advisor of FECOMERCIO

• Lilian Schiavo – President of CEMB

• Laura Velasquez – President of CEMM

• Maurício Prazak – President of IBREI

• Maria Macchiavello – President of CEMS (Argentina)

• Lorena Marin Caruso – Vice President of CEMM (Paraguay)

• Carla Mourão – Representative of CEMM (Uruguay)

• Tatiana Farah – Internationalization and New Business Specialist at CNI

• Martin Hahn – Director of the Brazil office of the OIT

• Rubens Barbosa – Ambassador and founder of IRICE

• Cecília Leite – Director of IBICT

• Fernanda Marsaro – Director of the Department of Women’s Policies at the Ministério da Mulher, Família e dos Direitos Humanos

At the end of the event, IBREI advisor Lilian Schiavo, then pro tempore president of CEMM, transferred the presidency to Lorena Marin Caruso, who continues the mission of advancing the institution’s work.

After the event, entrepreneurs participated in a large business matchmaking round among all involved countries.

A special acknowledgment goes to our team, who made every effort to ensure the success of the matchmaking sessions.