Poland, a Global Leader in Economic Growth, as a Partner of Brazil, Latin America’s Largest Economy

Getulio Vargas Foundation, through the São Paulo School of Economics (FGV EESP) and FGV's Global Business Center, in cooperation with the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Brasília and with the support of the Polish Investment and Trade Agency (PAIH) and the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Curitiba, are promoting the event “Poland, a Global Leader in Economic Growth, as a Partner of Brazil, Latin America’s Largest Economy

13:30 – Reception and registration

14:00 – Opening of the Event

14:12 - Panel I - Poland’s Economic Success – Sources and Experience, Poland as a Promising Partner – Opportunities and Prospects for Developing Cooperation with Brazil

Marcin Piątkowski (Expert from Poland)

Europe’s Growth Champion: Insights from the Economic Rise of Poland.

Lucas Ferraz (Moderator)

Discussion and Q&A session with the audience

15:30 – Coffee Break e Networking

15:45 - Panel II - Poland and Brazil: Development Experiences and Challenges. Building a Competitive Economy in a Changing World

Anetta Kuna-Marszałek (Expert from Poland)

From Coal and Steel to Machinery and Services: The Structural Transformation of Polish Exports – Looking Forward to Future Polish – Brazilian Cooperation

Lucas Ferraz (Expert from FGV)

Brazil and Poland economic relations in the context of the Mercosur -EU agreement and geopolitics

Alan Goldlust (Expert from Poland)

Poland and Brazil – Business Cooperation: Experiences and Opportunities for Future Development

Camila de Freitas Souza Campos (Expert from FGV)

Brazil and Poland: Trade, Complementarities, and Global Value Chains

Marcin Piątkowski (debater)

Jornalista Juliana Rosa (Moderator)  

Discussion and Q&A session with the audience

17:05 - Closing remarks and acknowledgements

Note:

The event will be held in English and Portuguese, with simultaneous interpretation

Resumes

Speakers from Poland:

Marcin Piątkowski – Professor of Economics at Kozminski University, a former World Bank Lead Economist, and author of “Europe’s Growth Champion,” a bestselling book on how Poland got rich.

Anetta Kuna-Marszałek – Professor at the University of Łódź, Vice Dean for Education at the Faculty of Economics and Sociology at the University of Łódź, Head of the Department of International Economics (Institute of Economics).

Speakers from Brazil:

Lucas Ferraz - Professor of Economics at the São Paulo School of Economics (EESP) from Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV)

Alan Goldlust – President of Comexport (one of Brazil’s leading trading companies specializing in international trade), with extensive experience in international business development, including Brazil–Poland trade relations.

Camila de Freitas Souza Campos - Holds a PhD in Economics from Yale University and is an Associate Professor at FGV EESP.

Juliana Rosa - Journalist, economics commentator at Grupo Bandeirantes de Comunicação, speaker, moderator, and master of ceremonies.