Kathleen McInerney - Brazil-US Business Council
Kathleen McInerney - Brazil-US Business Council
Kathleen McInerney - Brazil-US Business Council
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• A joint initiative of the Department of Commerce’s International Trade<br />
Administration (ITA), the National Chamber Foundation (NCF),<br />
TradeRoots, and the <strong>Brazil</strong>-U.S. <strong>Business</strong> <strong>Council</strong><br />
• Administrated by the <strong>Brazil</strong>-U.S. <strong>Business</strong> <strong>Council</strong> in collaboration with<br />
ITA, NCF, local, state, and national partners<br />
• Goal: Increase U.S. exports of green products and services to <strong>Brazil</strong><br />
• Why Green? President Obama has made building a clean energy economy<br />
central to creating jobs and revitalizing our economy
PARTNERS:<br />
Examples of Local Partners:
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS:<br />
<strong>Business</strong> Forums (6)<br />
• 6 Educational Forums Around the U.S.<br />
• Networking with businesses and local resources<br />
• Identified focus states include: California, Colorado, Georgia,<br />
Texas, and Louisiana<br />
Webinars (6)<br />
• Distribute information to companies nationwide<br />
• Provide detailed information about sector-specific<br />
opportunities, challenges, and best practices<br />
Website and Newsletters<br />
• Updates on events, activities and missions<br />
• Background, commercial, and resource information on <strong>Brazil</strong><br />
• Faces of Trade, Success stories of small-medium sized companies
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS (cont.):<br />
Trade Missions to <strong>Brazil</strong> (2)<br />
• Gain first-hand knowledge of the business environment and sectorspecific<br />
conditions and opportunities<br />
• Meet decision-makers and potential partners<br />
• Take advantage of Dept. of Commerce’s Gold Key Service<br />
<strong>Brazil</strong>ian Buying Missions to the U.S. (2)<br />
• Bringing <strong>Brazil</strong>ian companies to U.S. trade shows to purchase<br />
U.S. goods and services<br />
• RETECH, renewable energy technology conference<br />
September 20-22<br />
<strong>Brazil</strong>ian Government Procurement Forums (2)<br />
• Bring procurement officials to U.S. trade shows to discuss<br />
procurement process
GREEN BUILD TRADE MISSION<br />
• Held in conjunction with the Green Building Conference and Trade<br />
Show in São Paulo<br />
• Group will go from São Paulo to Rio for conference and networking<br />
• August 28 – September 2<br />
• Companies to attend:<br />
• Service providers—ex. engineers, architects<br />
• Materials<br />
• Energy efficiency<br />
• Retrofitting<br />
• Lighting systems
AGENDA OVERVIEW<br />
Sunday, August 28: Arrival and Welcome Reception<br />
Monday, August 29: Attend Green Build Conference and Trade Show<br />
Tuesday, August 30: Gold Key Service Day, Reception at American<br />
Chamber of Commerce for <strong>Brazil</strong> with invited <strong>Brazil</strong>ian companies,<br />
government officials, and U.S. embassy guests<br />
Wednesday, August 31: Technical Site Visit and flight to Rio<br />
Thursday, September 1: Rio Green Build Conference, VIP dinner<br />
Friday, September 2: Visit to the Port of Rio, Port presentation on<br />
procurement
GET INVOLVED!<br />
Apply for the trade mission:<br />
1. Fill out the survey on website<br />
2. Email Luciana Rocha-Goldman lrochagoldman@uschamber.com<br />
Visit www.brazilcouncil.org/exportgreen to:<br />
• Sign up for newsletter and event invitations<br />
• Find resources and get more information<br />
Become a Faces of Trade export success story!
LINKS<br />
<strong>Brazil</strong>-U.S. <strong>Business</strong> <strong>Council</strong><br />
www.brazilcouncil.org<br />
Export Green Initiative<br />
www.brazilcouncil.org/exportgreen<br />
Green Build Trade Mission<br />
http://www.brazilcouncil.org/exportgreen/events<br />
<strong>Council</strong> Program of Work<br />
www.brazilcouncil.org/about/program-work
THANK YOU<br />
<strong>Kathleen</strong> <strong>McInerney</strong><br />
Project Director, Export Green<br />
<strong>Brazil</strong>-U.S. <strong>Business</strong> <strong>Council</strong><br />
1615 H Street NW<br />
Washington, DC 20062<br />
(202) 463-5341<br />
kmcinerney@uschamber.com<br />
www.brazilcouncil.org
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