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AGTECH AND AGRIBUSINESS IN BRAZIL
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Global Victoria in partnership with the Australia Brazil Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) and the Food Innovation Network are delighted to invite you to an exclusive reception on AgTech and agribusiness in Brazil: current scenario and future opportunities.
Brazil has overtaken Australia and Canada to become the second largest agricultural exporter on the planet, with much of the country’s success in agriculture owed to the rapid adoption of new technologies by farmers. Panellists will discuss investment cases and key drivers that have brought Brazilian agriculture to new productivity levels, exploring topics such as: - How is Brazil fostering innovation in agribusiness? Who are the key players? - Where are the greatest needs for innovation in Brazil’s food and ag value chain? Are there opportunities for Australian agtechs to provide services/scale up in Brazil? - What’s the size of the opportunity for international VCs and corporate investors in agtech and agribusiness in Brazil? Date: Monday, 2nd September | Time: 5:30pm arrival, 6pm start at Investment Centre Victoria, Level 46, 55 Collins St, Melbourne Followed by networking drinks Please register by 28 August 2019 Register online, limited places, free admission. 
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About the speakers
Panel moderator Ben Craw, M&A Partner, Food and Agribusiness, PwC Australia Ben is a lead Partner in PwC Australia’s Food & Agribusiness Advisory division. Specialising in strategy and investment advisory Ben has for 17+ years worked with clients ranging from family-owned and operated farms to large publicly listed food companies and agribusinesses. Ben is Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Rural Management. Panellists Thiago Lobão de Almeida, Partner, SP Ventures Partner of SP Ventures, a pioneer in venture capital investments in Brazil, Thiago is currently responsible for the agtech portfolio of the AgVentures Investment Fund, an initiative led by institutional investors such as the Latin America Development Bank, Sao Paulo State Development Bank, Sao Paulo Research Foundation and composed by some regional private investors as well. Prior to this, Thiago worked for Criatec, the first tech-based venture capital firm in Brazil, where he was responsible for supporting portfolio firms in their growth phase specialising in the development of agtech business skills, health tech and ITC companies. Thiago has worked for various Brazilian consulting groups, mainly focusing on the study of technological roadmaps for corporate R&D departments. He holds a degree in polytechnical engineering from the University of São Paulo and has a Masters degree specialising in agribusiness. Robert Williams, Director, Artesian Venture Capital Robert Williams is a director at Artesian. Artesian is a global alternative investment management firm with offices in NY, London, Singapore, Shanghai, Sydney and Melbourne. Artesian is the most active early stage venture capital (VC) investor in Australia and offers an end-to-end VC platform for startups at seed, angel and growth stages. In this role, Robert focuses on Artesian's agrifood technology investments.Prior to joining Artesian, Robert most recently worked as a manager within the agricultural investment arm of Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets. Justin Webb, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman, AgriWebb Justin’s family history in Australian farming inspired the foundation of AgriWebb; now the world's leading farm management and meat supply chain software with over 15% of all sheep and cattle in Australia and the UK managed on the platform. Today, Justin serves as the Chairman and Co-Founder of AgriWebb with executive responsibility for expanding the international delivery to the UK, South Africa, Brazil and the USA. A serial entrepreneur, Justin founded and built two Hedge Funds before selling them to Macquarie Bank & Westpac. He subsequently founded PacWealth Capital, a $4Bn advisory firm in the South Pacific. More recently, Justin served in Australia as a Director and Co-Head of Retail Client Business for BlackRock, the world’s largest Asset Manager with $7 Trillion in assets. Justin earned a BA with Honours in Economics and Applied Mathematics from Harvard and holds an MBA with distinction from Oxford University where he was the OBA Scholar. J Matthew Pryor, Co-founder of Tenacious Ventures and Partner at AgThentic Matthew Pryor is co-founder of Tenacious Ventures and a Partner at AgThentic. He was previously co-founder of Observant, an Australian agtech pioneer acquired by Jain Irrigation in February 2017. He was the founding chair of Rocket Seeder, a food & ag innovation accelerator, is currently chair of the Australian Government Agriculture 4.0 Task Force and is passionate about promoting Australian agri food innovation globally. |
40TH ANNIVERSARY & BRAZIL NATIONAL DAY
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Please join the Australia Brazil Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) to celebrate their 40th anniversary and the Brazil National Day.
With the support of the Brazilian Embassy in Canberra and Consulate General in Sydney, the ABCC welcomes friends and colleagues from the Australian and Brazilian diplomatic and business communities to join us for this unique opportunity to network with a select group of like-minded individuals while recognising the importance of the growing bond between the two nations. The ABCC will have the pleasure of presenting the following special guests on the evening:
Event Details: Date: 6th of September, 2019 Time: 6:00 – 8:00 PM Venue: Chartered Accountants Australia NZ, 33 Erskine Street, Sydney NSW 2000 Type of Event: Cocktail Event Dress code: Smart Our main Sponsors: Embassy of Brazil, Consulate of Brazil, Chartered Accountants of Australia/New Zealand, WEG Motors. Supporting partner: Australia Brazil Business Council, Supporting Sponsor: ThaCreative Agency Please RSVP at your earliest convenience. We look forward to seeing you there! |
Past Events
August 2 - Joint Chamber Luncheon with NSW Premier The Hon Gladys Berejiklian MP
A large contingency of Latin American diplomats and business community members including many Brazilians attended our Joint Chambers Luncheon with NSW Premier The Hon Gladys Berejiklian MP who delivered a positive account of the State’s economic growth, its record infrastructure program and how trade is beneficial to all countries. His Excellency Ambassador Sérgio Moreira Lima discussed with the Premier the need to advance further talks on a direct air route between Australia and Brazil utilizing the new International Airport in Western Sydney. Brazil is Australia’s largest trade partner in LatAm and amongst the 10 biggest economies in the world, and the ABCC is committed to fostering stronger ties with the NSW Government by continuing to present a solid case for collaboration in trade, investment, innovation, tourism and education amongst others. We thank the Ambassador and our Consul General of Brazil Amb. Sérgio Bath, Deputy Consul Joaquim Pedro Pena for joining our ABCC President Rob Grant and our ABCC directors and members who attended.
The event gathered 600 guests, including Minister for Jobs, Investment , Tourism and Western Sydney The Hon Stuart Ayres MP and was co-hosted by the Chambers of: USA, Brazil, Spain, Israel, Italy, Peru, Latin America and France.
We also thank the AmCham for the initiative and we will certainly continue to take part next year
#trade #australiabrazil #investment WesternSydneyAirport Austrade Consulado-Geral do Brasil em Sydney CACB - Confederação das Associações Comerciais e Empresariais do Brasil Multicultural NSWGladys Berejiklian NSW Liberal Party
The event gathered 600 guests, including Minister for Jobs, Investment , Tourism and Western Sydney The Hon Stuart Ayres MP and was co-hosted by the Chambers of: USA, Brazil, Spain, Israel, Italy, Peru, Latin America and France.
We also thank the AmCham for the initiative and we will certainly continue to take part next year
#trade #australiabrazil #investment WesternSydneyAirport Austrade Consulado-Geral do Brasil em Sydney CACB - Confederação das Associações Comerciais e Empresariais do Brasil Multicultural NSWGladys Berejiklian NSW Liberal Party
August - Embraer New Aircraft E15-E2
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The ABCC Director in NSW Fabio Bastian took part last week at the Embraer introduction of its new aircraft in Sydney E195-E2 Profit Hunter with the presence of His Exc Sergio Moreira Lima , Consul General Sérgio Bath and various engineers from the Brazilian aerospace conglomerate Embraer that manufactures commercial, military, executive and agricultural aircraft and provides aeronautical services. We thank Fábio for representing our Chamber.
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21 June - ABCC Business Round Table Melbourne
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JUNE 11 2019 - Brazil Agribusiness Innovation Forum SydneyThe Consulate General of Brazil with the support of the Brazilian Ministry for Foreign Relations, APEX, SOFTEX and in partnership with ABCC, ALABC and ABrBC hosted the Brazil Agribusiness Innovation Forum in Sydney on June 11.
The event included speakers from Rabobank, The Farmers Association of the State of Mato Grosso, Brazilian startups and Agribusiness companies presenting new technologies that are driving the speed of change allowing farmers to solve problems, increase productivity and profitability and build their own digital strategies. The event will create closer linkages between Australia and Brazil in the AgTech and Ag Farm sectors. Thank you to The Hon John Ajaka MLC for attending and thank you to our host Consul General Sergio Bath and his team lead by Deputy Consul Joaquim Penna for such a great initiative. |
8 April - Brazilian Modernism - Sydney
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The ABCC supported the launch of “Brazilian Modernism: The Architecture Tour to Brazil”, a project by UNIK Vision to build ties between Brazil and Australia in architecture and celebrate the friendship and deep connection between our two most important architects: Harry Seidler and Oscar Niemeyer. Insightful to hear from Penelope Seidler about Harry’s visit to Brazil and the influence Niemeyer had on his early works. We would like to thank Joseph La Posta, CEO of Multicultural NSW for his support and congratulate UNIK Vision for this wonderful initiative that will foster closer relations between our countries. The project is also supported by Consulado-Geral do Brasil em Sydney , AUBRBC - Australia Brazil Business Council , ALABC Australia-Latin America Business Council
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7 March - The Brazil Business Briefing and Networking Queensland
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The Brazil Business Briefing and Networking hosted by the ABCC Qld, with Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk and Honorary Consul of Brazil in Queensland, Valmor Morais.
Great to hear the keynote address from Lord Mayor Graham Quirk followed by a high level panel discussion with Shannon Willoughby, Executive Director of Study Queensland and representatives from the University of Queensland, Queensland University of Technology and Griffith University. Our speakers shared their insights on how this critical sector can further develop and engage the Brazilian market with our Directors Anna White and Valeria Noleto and Vice President Rodrigo de Luca. |
2 March - Fashions of Multicultural Australia FOMA Sydney
ABCC Australia Brazil Chamber of Commerce, represented by our Director Evelyne Wilton was at Fashions of Multicultural Australia (FOMA) last night to attend their annual exhibition and runway event which showcased 30 different cultures. Congratulations to Sonia Gandhi for an incredible event which is supported by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Australian Korean Foundation. Special thank you to our Vice President Cristina Talacko who assisted in inviting the Consulate General of Brazil being part of FOMA which will be an annual event from now and a great opportunity to promote Brazil. So we congratulate the Consulate General of Brazil with the Consul General Sergio Bath , his wife Rosana and his team with Margaret Braga for their participation and Kudos to Monica Rodrigues Sweeney from Fineline Marketing, an ABCC member, for her creative design on the Brazil Pavillion. Finally it was great to see the Hon Scott Farlow MLC, representing the Premier of NSW showing his support. Overall a great night filled with diversity, creativity, a true Australian cultural event
28 February - Business Networking Drinks Melbourne
On 28 February, ABCC (Vic) were delighted to welcome His Excellency Ambassador of Brazil, Dr Sergio Eduardo Moreira Lima to Melbourne. To celebrate this special occasion, we held a business networking drinks at the B’Churrasco Restaurant & Bar where our members and guests met the Ambassador and discussed their business interests with Brazil and Australia.
12 February - Coffee Tasting from Brazil
Coffee tasting from Brazil and a very special moment with the Consul General of Brazil Sergio Bath, Marcelo Salas, CEO of ALABAC, Gleuto Serafim, President of AUBRBC, myself representing the ABCC. Strengthening relations between the Chambers and the Brazilian Government.
29 November - Australia Latin Christmas Party
A fantastic evening celebrating the achievements of the Latin American Chambers of Commerce, ALABC, Somos21 and our member Polyglot @ the Sir Stamford. Thank you to Rom Varghese for representing Minister the Hon Ray Williams MP and Multicultural NSW .
8 November 2018 - Special Mix@6 edition at the Port, Darling Harbour
Special Mix@6 edition at The Port, Darling Harbour - hosting delegation from the Federal and Regional Council of Accountants Brazil, their Presidents and Vices, Auditors and Partners from PKF London/Brazil and the Certified Accountants Order of Portugal, who attended the 3 days World Congress of Accountants in Sydney.
19 September 2018 - Perth
ABCC WA - 2nd Meeting of Entrepreneurs in Perth, at Grand Bar Bistro - Business, Investment and Migration Network Event with special guests and speakers.
Director: Anna Julia Carusi
ABCC WA - 2nd Meeting of Entrepreneurs in Perth, at Grand Bar Bistro - Business, Investment and Migration Network Event with special guests and speakers.
Director: Anna Julia Carusi
21 August 2018
ABCC NSW - Mix@6 Winter Networking Drinks in Sydney, with our Corporate Member OFX and newly appointed NSW Director Fabio Bastian
May 2018
ABCC, German-Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry & Football Federation Australia - FFA combined event in Sydney, NSW
February 2018 - ABCC NSW - Mix@6 Networking Drinks
Multicultural evening with the presence of representatives of Consulates, Chambers of Commerce and business community members from Brazil, Peru, Australia, Germany, Chile, Italy and the Arab countries.
January 2018 - ABCC WA - Mix@6 Networking Drinks in Perth
December 2017 - ABCC, Italian and Arab Chambers combined event, Sydney
September 2017 - ABCC at The World Chambers Congress 2017, Sydney
May 2017 - ABCC NSW Networking Reception - Sydney, with special guests His Excellency John Richardson, Australia’s Ambassador to Brazil, His Excellency Manuel Santos Jr, Brazil’s Ambassador to Australia, Lisa McAuley, CEO Export Council of Australia and many others
ABCC NSW - Mix@6 Networking Drinks at The Arthouse Hotel, Sydney
March 2017 - ABCC VIC - Mix@6 Networking Drinks in Melbourne
March 2017 - ABCC VIC - Opportunities Beyond the Olympics, Melbourne
February 2017 - ABCC QLD - Mix@6 networking drinks in Brisbane
October 2016 - ABCC NSW - Mix@6 Networking Event at The Oaks Hotel, Sydney
2016 - ABCC QLD - RIO2016 Opening Ceremony Breakfast Event
2016 - ABCC VIC - RIO2016 Opening Ceremony Breakfast Event in Melbourne
2016 - ABCC NSW - RIO2016 Opening Ceremony Breakfast Event in Sydney
Listen to the Live Coverage by SBS Radio, courtesy of Beatriz Wagner
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2016 - ABCC NSW - Mix@6 Networking Event in Sydney
May 2016 - ABCC VIC - Networking Event with new Ambassador of Brazil in Australia His Excellence Manuel Innocencio
July 2015 - ABCC NSW - Networking Event with special guest Senator the Hon. Arthur Sinodinos AO, Cabinet Secretary, Liberal Senator for New South Wales