Nye markeder – nye muligheter for norsk næringsliv!

13. november kl. 09.00–14.30 inviterer NHO, Brasils ambassade og CNI til seminar på Næringslivets Hus.

Møt norske og brasilianske næringslivsledere, få innsikt i mulighetene avtalen gir, og knytt nye kontakter.

Preliminary Programme

08:30–09:00 | Registration and welcome coffee

Practical information by International Moderator Director Petter Tollefsen, NHO

09:00| Welcome

• Ole Erik Almlid, Director General, Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO)

Opening remarks

• Minister of Foreign Affairs, Espen Barth Eide
• Antonio Ricardo Alvarez Alban, President of the Brazilian National Confederation of Industry (CNI)
• Ambassador Rodrigo Santos, Embassy of Brazil in Oslo
• Ambassador Claudio Alberto Giacomino, Embassy of Argentina in Oslo (tbc)

Panel 1 – From entry into force to implementation

Understanding the MERCOSUR–EFTA Free Trade Agreement and its implications for business

The panel will present the principal provisions of the Agreement and discuss how the new framework will affect market access, customs procedures, rules of origin, trade in goods and services, investment and bilateral economic relations.

Speakers

• Mr. Henrik Weisser, senior negotiator for Norway on the Mercosur-EFTA FTA (tbc)
• Mr. Eduardo Perfeito, partner, Garantia Capital
• Norwegian business representative success case benefits from the EFTA Mercosur agreement

Moderator: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Nils Martin Gunneng

Key note interventions– From Agreement to Opportunity: Where Is the Business Potential?

Introduced by Moderator Tollefsen

The panel will examine concrete opportunities arising from the Agreement, with particular attention to energy and decarbonisation, mining and critical minerals, specialised industrial services, sustainable agriculture and higher-value-added food products. [energy and decarbonisation, mining and critical minerals, specialised industrial services, sustainable agriculture and higher-value-added food products].

•  FIESP name and title tbc
• FIRJAN name and title tbc
• FIESC, name and title tbc
•  Team Norway, name and title tbc

Panel 3 - Norway–MERCOSUR: Building the Next Generation of Business Partnership

High-level discussion with business and government representatives from sectors such as machines, equipment, food and beverages industries, etc.

• Mr. José Velloso Dias Cardoso, President of the Brazilian Association of the Machines and Equipment Industry (ABIMAQ)
• Mr. João Dornellas, President of the Brazilian Association of the Food Industry (ABIA)
• Mr Jairo Souza, Sales Engineer, WEG Scandinavia (tbd)
• Norwegian panellists – business representatives, name and title tbc

Moderator: Petter Tollefsen, Director International Department, NHO

Closing remarks: From Agreement to Action

• Embassy of Brazil, name and title tbc Ambassador, APEX
• Ministry of Industry and Commerce, name and title tbd

Sectorial lunch - roundtables in smaller conference rooms

Networking lunch for participating authorities, business representatives and institutional partners.

Parallel sectoral roundtables and individual meetings intended to connect Brazilian and Norwegian companies and institutions in the following areas:

• Energy and industrial clusters (FIRJAN)
• Food industry (FIESC and ABIA)
• Industrial machines and equipment (CNI, FIESP, ABIMAQ)

14:30 | End of programme

The programme and list of speakers are subject to confirmation.

Organised by

Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO)
Embassy of Brazil in Oslo
Brazilian National Confederation of Industry (CNI)
With the support of FIESP, FIRJAN and FIESC