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CFBACC Investment Forum 2026
Brazil and the United States: a strategic partnership for a new industrial era. Seven panels on investment, supply chains, logistics and business expansion.
- Date
- August 27, 2026
- Time · Central Florida
- 08:30
- Location
- City National Bank Hourglass Room · Kia Center · Orlando, FL
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The CFBACC Investment Forum 2026 explores the reorganization of production chains and opportunities for companies doing business between Brazil and the United States.
Under the theme “Building resilient supply chains and strategic investments between Brazil and the United States,” the program features seven panels with authorities, investors and institutional leaders from both countries.
Key topics
- Geopolitics and the new global investment landscape.
- Florida as a gateway: ports, logistics and industrial expansion.
- Foreign-Trade Zone 169 at SeaPort Manatee.
- Brazil’s competitive advantages for foreign direct investment.
- Incentives and economic development in Central Florida.
Event information
Date: Thursday, August 27, 2026.
Start: 8:30 AM.
Venue: City National Bank Hourglass Room — Kia Center, Orlando, FL.
Advertised speakers and program
Master Sponsor: City National Bank.
Sponsors: FIRJAN, ApexBrasil, Seminole County, Consulate General of Brazil in Orlando and BSWFCC.
Program
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08:30 — Event starts
09:00 — Opening: Ambassador João Lucas Quental · Consulate General of Brazil
09:30 — Panel I: Rodrigo M. Santiago · FIRJAN
10:15 — Panel II: Troy Layton · SeaPort Manatee
11:00 — Panel III: Carlo Barbieri · BSWFCC
11:30 — Panel IV: Derek Ephrem · Orlando Economic Partnership
12:15 — Panel V: Fernando Spohr · ApexBrasil
13:00 — Panel VI: Ralph Tejada and Gerardo Rodriguez · City National Bank. Moderator: Marilena Soares · City National Bank
14:00 — Panel VII: Guilherme Cunha · Seminole County
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