Bill Perry and Roberto Rodrigues, members of Gateway Florida’s Renewable Fuels Committee/the International Biofuels Commission, participated in the “Ethanol Summit” held in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Mr. Rodrigues, ex minister of agriculture of Brazil, moderated the panel “Biofuels in the Global Market.” With the keynote addresses delivered by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and former President Bill Clinton, the summit included opportunities for investments in biofuels; the protection of ecosystems; ethanol production and its future; long range usage of sugar cane for the production of biofuels; and new techniques for flex-fuels among others.
Perry and Rodrigues also attended the “2009 Latin American Cities Conference: Brazil, Challenges and Opportunities in the New Global Scenario”. Mr. Rodrigues participated in the roundtable “Energy and Climate Change.” Other speakers included US Ambassador in Brazil, Clifford Sobel; Ivan Ramalho, Vice Minister, Foreign Trade, Brazil; and Thomas “Mack” McLarty,
President, Mc Larty Asscs. covering such topics as Brazil’s relationship with the new administration; foreign investors’ perspectives on Brazil; Brazilian leadership in energy and climate change initiatives and trends in the corporate governance
and its effects on the Brazilian stock market.
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