9am
OPENING
Márcio Fernando Elias Rosa
Minister of Development, Industry, Trade and Services
André B. Gerdau Johannpeter
Chairman of the Board of Brazil Steel Institute / Chairman of the Board of Gerdau
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TUESDAY
SEPTEMBER 29TH
9:30am
Current Situation of the Steel Industry in Brazil
André B. Gerdau Johannpeter
Chairman of the Board of Brazil Steel Institute / Chairman of the Board of Gerdau
9:45am
Magna Conference
Geopolitics in transformation
Jorge Oliveira
Vice Chairman of the Board Member ofBrazil Steel Institute / President of ArcelorMittal Brazil and CEO of ArcelorMittal Flat Steel Latin America
Keynote Speaker:
Marcos Troyjo
Economist, political scientist, and diplomat
10:45 am
Coffee Break
11h30 - 12h30
Panel 1
Systemic Competitiveness: How did countries achieve it?
Panel Members:
Thiago Aragão
CEO of Arko International e Master's degree from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
Ricardo Geromel
FCGI Co-founder
Gustavo Werneck
Board Member of Brazil Steel Institute/ President and CEO of Gerdau
12:30pm
Lunch & Networking
2:30pm
Panel 2
China - The Great Threat
Keynote Speaker:
Jorge Guajardo
Partner, DGA Group | Former Mexican Ambassador to China
Panel Members:
André B. Gerdau Johannpeter
Chairman of the Board of Brazil Steel Institute / Chairman of the Board of Gerdau
3:30 pm
Coffee Break
2:30 pm
Panel 3
Economic growth: strong industry, strong GDP
Moderator:
Juliana Rosa
Journalist
Panel Members:
Igor Calvet
ANFAVEA Executive President
José Ricardo Roriz Coelho
President of ABIPLAST
Everton Negresiolo
Board Member of Brazil Steel Institute / CEO of ArcelorMittal Aços Longos LATAM and Vice-President of ArcelorMittal Brasil
5:30 pm
Cocktail & Networking
WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 30TH
9:00am
Conference
Post-2026 Election Political and Economic Landscape
William Waack
Journalist
9:45 am
Coffee Break
10:30am
Panel 4
The CEOs' Perspective
Moderator:
Vanessa Cochi
Journalist
Panel Members:
Gustavo Werneck
Board Member of Brazil Steel Institute / CEO of Gerdau
Marcelo Chara
Board Member of Brazil Steel Institute / President of Usiminas
Rodrigo Villela
Board Member of Brazil Steel Institute / CEO of Aperam South America & Renewables
Jorge Oliveira
Vice Chairman of the Board Member of Brazil Steel Institute / President of ArcelorMittal Brazil and CEO of ArcelorMittal Flat Steel Latin America
Marco Polo de Mello Lopes
Executive President of the Brazil Steel Institute
11:45am
Closing ceremony
* Program subject to change.