Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS - SWUST)
Center for Studies on Contemporary China and Asia (CEA - UFF)
Centro de Estudos Avançados de Governo e Administração Pública (CEAG - UNB)
Grupo de Estudos sobre China (GECHINA-UNB)
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Conference of Strategic Convergence Brazil – China
The areas of trade, technology, infrastructure and services and their impacts on Brazil and the region
The Joint Conference will be held online from May 26th to 27th, bringing together Brazilian and Chinese researchers for academic dialogue and strategic debate on contemporary challenges and opportunities related to trade, technological development, infrastructure, services, and their regional impacts in Latin America. The event will take place on the Tencent platform and will have limited space for 80 participants. Registration is free and guarantees a certificate of participation. * Please arrive 20 minutes early.
Schedule of conference online
May 26th 9AM to 10AM China | May 25th 21:00h to 22:00h Brazil
OPENING CONFERENCE
- Tian Tian - Vice Dean of the School of International Education, Southwest University of Science and Technology (SWUST), China.
- Vagner Camilo Alves - Director of the Institute of Strategic Studies (INEST), Federal Fluminense University (UFF), Brazil.
- Luiz Pedone - Coordinator of of CEA/NEA-UFF. Professor of Public Policy and International Relations at the Federal Fluminense University (UFF), Brazil.
- Luiz Guilherme de Oliveira - Director of CEAG-UnB. Professor of Political Economy at the University of Brasília (UnB), Brazil.
May 26th 10AM to 12PM China | May 25th 22:00h to 01:00h Brazil
FIRST PANEL: THE XV FIVE-YEAR PLAN AND ITS INFLUENCE ON STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS IN TRADE, TECHNOLOGY, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND SERVICES IN BRAZIL
Brazil-China relations and active non-alignment
- Jorge Heine - Non-Resident Fellow at the Quincy Institute, Washington, United States of America, and Former Chilean Ambassador to China.
China-Brazil Economic relations in the context of America's new foreign policy.
- John Gong - Professor of Economics at the University of International Business and Economics, Tsinghua, Beijing, China.
From New Projectment Economy to Communist Party-led Development
- Elias Jabbour - Professor in the Faculty of Economic Sciences at the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Brazil. Senior Consultant to the Presidency of the New Development Bank, BRICS Bank in China (2023 to 2024).
May 26th 2PM to 5PM China | May 26th 01:00h to 04:00h Brazil
SECOND PANEL: STATE INSTITUTIONS, ENERGY SECURITY, AND
CRITICAL RAW MATERIALS - DRIVING TRANSFORMATION AND BENEFIT
The Decision-Making for Mining Activity in Brazil
- Carlos Nogueira da Costa Junior - Professor of Geology at the University of Brasília (UnB) and Former Secretary of Geology, Mining and Mineral Transformation at the Ministry of Mines and Energy, Brazil.
Brazilian Potential for Magnet Rare Earth Deposits
- Nilson Francisquini Botelho - Professor at the University of Brasília (UnB), Brazil.
The Federal Government's Policy for Industrializing Construction in Brazil
- Daniel Silgeman - Director of the Department of Planning and National Housing Policy, in the Brazilian Ministry of Cities, Brazil.
New economic trends in the Sino-Brazilian strategic partnership: investment, trade and the impact of American protectionism
- Maurício Santoro - Collaborator at the Center for Political-Strategic Studies of the Navy, Brazil.
Assessing the achievements of Brazil–China negotiations in trade, technology, infrastructure, and services, as well as the influence of these strategic partnerships in South America
- Rita Matos Coitinho - Researcher affiliated with ICHIN/ Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Brazil.
Sino-Brazilian Bilateral Trade: an economic complexity approach
- Lucas Peixoto Pinheiro da Silva - Ph.D. candidate in the International Relations between the University of São Paulo (USP) and King's College London, United Kingdom.
May 27th 9AM to 12PM China | May 26th 22:00h to 01:00h Brazil
THIRD
PANEL: TRADE, SERVICES, AND TECHNOLOGY - DRIVERS OF ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION
Latin America and China Foreign Direct Investment Overview
- Enrique Dussel Peters - Professor at National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico.
Green Transition, China, and Reindustrialization: What is Brazil's strategic role?
- Caroline Giusti Araújo - Policy and industry specialist; PhD in science and technology policy and master's degree in economic development from the State University of Campinas (Unicamp).
China’s Energy Security and Green Transition
- Josué Kuhn Völz - Researcher and Academic Director of GECHINA at the University of Brasília (UnB), Brazil.
The quest for autonomy: opportunities and limitations for Latin America and the Caribbean in the global energy transition
- Sun Ling - Professor at Zhejiang Ocean University, Hangzhou, China.
Rare earths and critical minerals: an opportunity for cooperation with China for Brazil’s technological autonomy
- Moisés Villamil Balestro - Professor in Social Sciences at the University of Brasilia (UnB), Brazil.
Labor protection issues related to Chinese companies investing in Brazil
- Han Xiaopeng - Professor at Fujian University of Technology, Fujian, China.
Closing remarks - conclusions and recommendations.