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Media Partnership: Energy Transition - Challenges and Opportunities in Brazil


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Speakers

Panel 1: Advancing clean hydrogen through policies, market and partnerships
Carlos Alexandre, Director, Department for Energy Development, Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME)
Agnes da Costa, Special Advisor for Regulatory Issues, Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME)
André Clark Juliano, Senior Vice President, Siemens Energy Latin America
Paulo Emílio de Miranda, President, Brazilian Hydrogen Association (ABH2)
Dipl.-Wirt.-Ing. Maike Schmidt, Head of Systems Analysis, Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW)

Panel 2: Role of modern bioenergy and advanced biofuels in a net-zero future
Pietro Mendes, Deputy Secretary, Secretariat of Oil, Natural Gas and Biofuels, Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME)
Eduardo Leão, Executive Director, Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA)
Pablo Di Si, Executive Chairman, Volkswagen Latin America
Gerolf Bücheler, Managing Director, German Bioenergy Association (BBE)
Prof. Dr. Gonçalo Pereira, Biology Institute, University of Campinas, Brazil

Moderator

Thiago Barral, President, Brazilian Energy Research Office (EPE)

Schedule

14:30 – 14:50 - Opening and Keynote: Status of the energy transition in Brazil
14:50 – 15:50 - Panel 1: Advancing clean hydrogen through policies, market and partnerships
15:50 – 16:00 - Break
16:00 – 17:00 - Panel 2: Role of modern bioenergy and advanced biofuels in a net-zero future
17:10 – 17:15 - Closing Remarks