Supporting Organizations
Founded in 1955, ABDIB - Brazilian Association of Infrastructure and Basic Industry - is a private non-profit business association. Its major goal is to help development and growth of the Brazilian infrastructure and basic industry market as well to fortify this industry and improve its standards and competitiveness at international level.
Defending the private initiative resource application to infrastructure projects since its early days, ABDIB gathers among its member companies both public and private enterprises related to the implementation, operation and financing of projects in the infrastructure area as well as to goods and service supply companies to this sector.
Its ultimate objective is to assure a reliable supply of goods and services to the population, to allow isonomic conditions for competition among local and international companies, as well as to establish actions to firmly attract both local and foreign investments.
Around 160 companies are currently ABDIB members, from areas such as Electric Power, Oil/Gas/Petrochemical, Transportation, Construction & Engineering, Basic Sanitation, Telecommunications, and Basic Industry (Mining/Cement, Steel, Paper and Pulp), in addition to investment banks and service companies related to infrastructure.
In 2008, these companies reported R$ 431 billion revenue in Brazil (15% of National GDP) and directly employed over 355,000 qualified professionals.
For more information, visit www.abdib.org.br.
The ABECE (the Brazilian Association of Engineering and Structural Consultants) is the class entity which organizes and represents this sector in Brazil, defending the interests of its members through constituted powers and society. A non-profit civil society established on October 17, 1994, ABECE currently represents members from all Brazilian states, about 300 professionals, who are responsible for more than 80% of the financial portfolio of the commercial transactions, related to the branch of Engineering and Structural Consultants. The main goal of ABECE is the valuation of the profession, ensuring the production chain recognizes its projects as a business. ABECE seeks mutually beneficial agreements involving the needs of contractors and balances the return and consideration for the services given for its associates. ABECE promotes the dissemination of new knowledge in order for its members to remain current with the state of art structural engineering practices by formulating, participating in or supporting courses, seminars and lectures which add to the knowledge base of its associates.
For more information, visit www.abece.com.br.
Established on November 9, 1936, the National ABIH (Brazilian Association of the Industry of Hotels) is the oldest entity of national tourist trade and is the official representative of over 20,000 small lodgings, with over 1,100,000 rooms. For 73 years, this hotel segment unquestionably remains important for the economy of Brazil and Brazilian society.
In Brazil, business-oriented tourism represents 4% of the PIB, with influence in 52 different segments of our economy and the hotel industry generates more than 500,000 direct jobs. A non-profit corporation, the National ABIH works as a technical advisor in the study and solutions of the sector’s problems.
For more information, visit www.abih.com.br.
ABVCAP is a non-profit organization, committed to the development, stimulation and propagation of investments of long stated period in the real sector of the Brazilian economy, from vehicles of investment and enterprise capitalization of companies and projects and infrastructure in Brazil. ABVCAP acts as a representative entity in Brazil of the sector of private equity e venture capital.
The ABVCAP is constituted through the adhesion, as “Members” of the Association, for participants of the investments community with institutional interest, business-oriented or services, or individual, in the development of the activity and the investments market of long stated period in the country - from the typical concepts of “venture capital” and its typical variations.
For more information, visit www.abvcap.com.br/.
The Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) is the Australian Government's trade and investment development agency. We help Americans and Australians do business – and offer international investors a single, integrated point-of-contact for all investment inquiries.
Austrade is implementing a three year Clean Energy Trade and Investment Strategy, aimed chiefly at attracting investment into Australia's clean energy sector; to fill capability gaps; to help demonstrate and commercialize technologies; and to help Australia meet its 20% Renewable Energy Target by 2020 (around 80% of our electricity is coal generated).
In 2009 the Australian Government announced a A$4.5 billion Clean Energy Initiative which included a A$1.5 billion Solar Flagships program and almost A$500 million for an Australian Centre for Renewable Energy.
Austrade would like to speak with investors at the event regarding Australian investment opportunities and how we can help - our investment facilitation services are free and commercial-in-confidence.
Clean Energy Initiative: http://www.ret.gov.au/Department/Documents/CEI_Fact_Sheet.pdf
For more information, visit www.austrade.gov.au/invest-in-australia/default.aspx .
GENERATING RESOURCES FOR PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE SOCIAL CHANGE IN BRAZIL
BrazilFoundation, a nonprofit under Section 501(c)3 of the US Tax Code and an OSCIP (Public Interest Civil Society Organization) in Brazil, generates resources to support grassroots initiatives across Brazil that foster growth of human capital and innovative solutions to local social problems.
In the context of the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games, BrazilFoundation proposed the Carioca Fund, a citywide community-oriented fund supporting nonprofits working to promote youth inclusion through education, professional training and access to Rio’s expanding job market.
For more information, visit www.BrazilFoundation.org.
Established in 2001, the Chamber Brazil-China de Desenvolvimento Econômico (CBCDE) is a civil entity of private law without lucrative ends that it aims at to stimulate the commercial interchange between Brazil and China.
Our mission is to promote the approach between governmental bodies, entities of classroom and entrepreneurs, aiming at to the consolidation of the commercial and cultural relations between the two countries.
With operational bases in such a way in Brazil as in China, the CBCDE offers an infrastructure capable to improve the competitiveness and the agility of the actions of its associates.
We give to assessorship the companies who already have operations in the Chinese market and want to improve them, as well as those that they intend to enter this great market.
For more information, visit www.cbcde.org.br.
The Chamber’s mission is to be one of the foremost efficient and effective organization in the promotion of Sino-
Brazilian cooperation. Some of our main work consist of informing, supporting and engaging in helping Chinese
and Brazilian companies in their development of strategic partnerships and the strengthening of the ties between
both countries, for the development and mutual benefit of their people. With offices throughout Brazil and China,
the Brazil-China Chamber offers several services to its members and partners.
The Chamber’s website: www.ccibc.com has over 1,5 million hits per month, which enables Chinese and Brazilian entrepreneurs to communicate and develop successful businesses.
For more information, visit www.ccibc.com.
Fundada em 1950 e oficialmente reconhecida pelo Ministério do Comércio Exterior Italiano, a Câmara Italiana do Rio de Janeiro, como todas as Câmaras bilaterais, é um ente privado sem fins lucrativos, cujas atividades dependem da estrutura dos próprios associados e da qualidade dos serviços oferecidos. Em 2000, em um sistema de 65 Câmaras de Comércio Italianas no exterior, fomos a primeira Câmara fora da Europa a obter, após uma extensa preparação, a Certificação ISO 9001.
For more information, visit www.camaraitaliana.com.br.
Founded on February 25, 1964, FNE (National Federation of Engineers) has its main office in Brasilia and is represents 18 state unions with 400,000 professionals. FNE was constituted with the objective to represent the category nationwide, acting in the coordination, defense, and representation of the professionals, for intermediary of its unions. It acts intensely in the congregation of its represented and fights for the rights of the professionals, better life and work conditions, and for the reinforcement of the democracy and its institutions. Its fundamental cause is also to fight for the development of the Country with social inclusion. Such an objective is present in the project “Grows Brazil + Engineering + Development”, launched in September of 2006, in São Paulo, during VI the Conse (National Congress of the Engineers), and brought up to date for occasion of VII the Conse, in 2009.
For more information, visit www.fne.org.br.
The IPFA is the only international, independent, not for profit Association dedicated to promoting and representing the interests of private sector companies involved in project finance and Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) throughout the world.
The Association is committed to enhance the professional standing of its members by offering a comprehensive range of information resources to enable its members to keep up to date with all current issues and developments throughout the industry. In addition, it aims to raise awareness and understanding globally about project finance and PPP's and the crucial role they play in infrastructure and economic development.
For more information, visit www.ipfa.org.
The National Council for Public-Private Partnership (NCPPP) is a 501(c)(3) educational non-profit, founded in 1985, with the mission of promoting understanding of the benefits of public-private partnerships and the best practices of this innovative approach to meeting public needs. The Council’s growing list of public and private sector members, with experience in a wide variety of public-private partnerships, and its diverse training and public education programs represent vital core resources for partnering nationwide. The Council’s membership is a network of public and private sector professionals from a broad range of interests. Membership benefits include access to workshops across the U.S. in different sectors, members-only resource (newsletters, Members Only web access, RFP posting), Institute activities, speakers’ bureau, referral services and international networking opportunities.
For more information, visit www.ncppp.org.
OPIC was established as an agency of the U.S. government in 1971. It helps U.S. businesses invest overseas, fosters economic development in new and emerging markets, complements the private sector in managing risks associated with foreign direct investment, and supports U.S. foreign policy. Because OPIC charges market-based fees for its products, it operates on a self-sustaining basis at no net cost to taxpayers. OPIC’s political risk insurance and financing help U.S. businesses of all sizes invest in more than 150 emerging markets and developing nations worldwide. Over the agency's 39-year history, OPIC has supported $194 billion worth of investments that have helped developing countries to generate over 842,000 host-country jobs. OPIC projects have also generated $74 billion in U.S. exports and supported more than 274,000 American jobs.
For more information, visit www.opic.gov.
SACE is one of Italy’s leading actors in credit management. The group offers insurance cover in more than 155 countries and at present insures commercial transactions and financing world-wide for an overall value of approximately € 48 billion. Through a comprehensive range of insurance, financing and credit-management products, SACE can guarantee more stable cash flows, thereby transforming counterpart insolvency risks into development opportunities. In addition to credit insurance, SACE provides integrated credit management solutions, such as the protection of investments, sureties and financial guarantees for commercial and financial transactions, as well as offering arrangements for project and structured finance. SACE currently operates in more than 180 countries, assisting its clients through an international network of offices in key emerging markets. In Brazil SACE operates through its office in Sao Paulo, headed by Flavio Bertolossi (Avenida Paulista, 1971 – 4° andar 01311-300 São Paulo). SACE SpA has obtained an Aa2 rating from Moody’s.
For more information, visit www.sace.it/GruppoSACE/content/en/index.html.
Sinaenco is a union that represents roughly 20 thousand companies in architecture and advisory engineering in Brasil. These companies provide services such as planning, studies, projects and management for diverse sectors of the infrastructure. Established in 1988, Sinaenco has fought for the interests of its companies and widely uses the slogan "before a good development always exists a good project".
For more information, visit www.sinaenco.com.br.
Established in 1919, SINDUSCON-RIO, the Union of Industry of Civil Construction in Rio de Janeiro, is the pioneering entity formed to serve the enterprises of the Brazilian Construction Industry, at the time responsible for great part of the urban development of Rio de Janeiro.
Since its foundation, and with the advent of unionism in Brazil since 1935, SINDUSCON-RIO marks its trajectory for constant presence and firm performance in the Brazilian construction market.
SINDUSCON-RIO stands for the institutional reinforcement of the sector, promoting concrete actions directed toward the well-being of the population and the workers of the Construction Industry.
For more information, visit www.sinduscon-rio.com.br.
Worldfund is a U.S.-based non-profit whose mission is to raise the quality and relevance of education in Latin America in order to transform lives and break the cycle of poverty. Worldfund fulfills its mission through its investment in schools, after-school programs, and teacher and principal training designed in collaboration with organizations such as Dartmouth College and Harvard University. Founded in 2002, Worldfund has become the premiere U.S. non-profit devoted exclusively to improving basic pre-K through high school education in Latin America. Currently Worldfund reaches 86,000 students annually, and expects to reach 250,000 annually by 2015. Worldfund is also a fully-registered charity in Mexico and Brazil.
For more information, visit www.worldfund.org.