Speakers

Keynote Speakers

Dorothée Allain-Dupré

Head of Regional Development and Multi-level Governance Division

Daniel Baumgartner

SwitzerlandMinistry of Economy, Education and Research

Chair of the OECD Working Party for Rural Policy

Vasiliki Pantelopoulou

GreeceMinistry of Economy and Finance

Secretary General of Partnership Agreement (ESPA)

Ingo Plöger

BrazilBusiness Council of Latin America (CEAL)

President | Business Council of Latin America (CEAL)

Gijs Schilthuis

BelgiumEuropean Commission

Director | DG AGRI (European Commission)

Radim Sršeň

Czech RepublicMinistry of Regional Development

Deputy Minister of Regional Development | European Committee of the Regions

Speakers

Ana Asti

BrazilState of Rio de Janeiro

Undersecretary of Water Resources and Sustainability

Nora Backlund

FinlandNational Rural Policy - network

Senior specialist | National Rural Policy - network

Jair Bittencourt

BrazilState of Rio de Janeiro

Secretary of State for Regional and Interior Development, Fisheries, and Family Agriculture

Maria Beatriz Bley Costa

BrazilGreen Rio

CEO | Green Rio

Adriana Bocaiuva

BrazilForum Fluminense de Comitês de Bacia

Coordinator | Forum Fluminense de Comitês de Bacia

Paola Brenes Rojas

Costa RicaNational Institute of Housing and Urban Development

Territorial planning professional (INVU)

Betty-Ann Bryce

OECD | Rural Policy Co-ordinator in the Rural Unit

Aspásia Camargo

BrazilRio de Janeiro Chamber of Commerce

Vice-President | Rio de Janeiro Chamber of Commerce

Alex Castellar

BrazilCOSUD - Consortium for the Integration of the Southern and Southeastern States of Brazil

Deputy Secretary of the Governor's Office of Rio de Janeiro | Advisor

Ana Célia Castro

BrazilBrazilian College of Advanced Studies – UFRJ

Director at UFRJ | Deputy Coordinator of the National Institute of Science and Technology (INCT) on Public Policy, Strategies, and Development

Shahid Iqbal Choudhary

IndiaMinistry of Home Affairs Government

Secretary to Government | Ministry of Home Affairs Government

Cristóbal Escalona

ChileCollective Action Foundation (Fundacion Acción Colectiva)

Managing Director | Fundacion Acción Colectiva

Manuel Farías Viguera

ChileFundación Chile

Director of Circular Legacy | Fundación Chile

Flavio Ferreira

BrazilState of Rio de Janeiro

Secretary of State for Agriculture, Livestock, and Supply

Jose Enrique Garcilazo

OECD | Deputy Head of Division Regional Development and Multilevel Governance

Mariana Grilli

Journalist

Marie Ikemoto

BrazilSecretariat of State for Environment and Sustainability of Rio de Janeiro

Deputy Secretary for Climate and Biodiversity

Paola Jirón

ChileNational Council for Territorial Development

President | National Council for Territorial Development

Riana Lynn

United StatesJourney AI

CEO | Journey AI

Shayne MacLachlan

OECD | Communications and Public Affairs Manager

Gareth Makim

IrelandDepartment of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht

Principal, Rural Strategy | Dept. of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht

Paulo Renato Marques

BrazilPesagro Rio

President of the Agricultural Research Company of the State of Rio de Janeiro

Matheus Monica

BrazilPrefeitura de Cabo Frio

Deputy Secretary for Territorial Management and Blue Economy

Ismael Nobre

BrazilProjeto Amazônia 4.0

Executive Director | Projeto Amazônia 4.0

Adwoa Ofori

IrelandUniversity College Dublin

Principal Investigator - SANKOFA | University College Dublin

Camila Oliveira

BrazilMuseu do Amanhã

Content Director | Museu do Amanhã

Bruna Oliveira

BrazilInstituto Rio Metrópole

Project Manager | Instituto Rio Metrópole

Luiz Antonio Pazos Moraes

Analyst | BNDES

Paulo Protasio

BrazilGovernment of Rio de Janeiro

Executive Director of the Sustainable Development Authority

Ricardo Quesada Salas

Costa RicaInstitute for Rural Development (INDER)

Chief Executive Officer | INDER