03 to 05 December 2024, Belém do Pará (Brazil)
Hotel Grand Mercure Belém do Pará (Av. Na Sra. De Nazaré, 375 - Nazaré, Belém - PA)
09.00 - 12.30 Opening and start block
09.00 - 09.05 Presentation of institutional video
09.05 - 10.00 Opening of the event
- Pilar Blanco-Rodríguez. Project Specialist at the Delegation of the European Union to Brazil.
- Itamar Manso. CACB Vice President for Micro and Small Businesses
- Vanúsia Nogueira. Executive Director of the International Coffee Organisation (ICO)
- Renato Araúajo Coelho. Advisor to SEBRAE Pará's Superintendent.
- Fernando Schwanke. Project Director of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA).
10.00 - 10.15 Conference: EU Global Gateway Strategy
- Pilar Blanco-Rodriguez, Project Specialist, European Union Brazil
10.00 - 10.30 Coffee break
10.30-12.15 Panel: Challenges of sustainability in Latin America (Moderator CACB)
- Javier Ortiz. Expert on land use governance and deforestation-free supply chains in Latin America at the European Forest Institute (EFI).
- Renato Araújo Coelho de Souza. Advisor to the Superintendency of SEBRAE Pará.
- María Olatz Cases. Project Manager in the SAFE programme of the German-GIZ Cooperation (Brazil).
- João Ricardo Albanez. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
12.30 - 14.00 Lunch
14.00-16.45 Programme overview block
14.00 - 16.30 Results of the AL-INVEST Verde programme (Moderator: Malena Sousa)
- Irene Haddad / Frank Summa. Component 1, AL-INVEST Verde
- Emilio Calvo / Andrea Monaco. Component 2, AL-INVEST Verde
- Mariano Riccheri. Component 3, AL-INVEST Verde
16.30 - 16.45 Closing remarks
16.45 - 20.30 Networking Block
- 16.45 - 17.10 Transfer
- 17.15 - 20.30 Dinner
- 20.30 Return to hotels
09.00 - 13.00 Exchange of experience block
09.05 - 09.05 Welcome
09.00 - 11.00 hrs EU-LAC Links Conversation: Sustainability and the European Green Pact (Moderator: EU-LAC Foundation)
- Alberto Lora Aguancha. Director General for Trade in CAN (Andean Community)
- Fernando Schwanke. Project Director at IICA
- Michel Tesch. Undersecretary of Rural Development of Espirito Santo, Brazil.
- Claudia Romano. Manager of the Uruguayan Agency for International Cooperation (AUCI).
11.00 - 11.15 Coffee break
11.15 - 12:45 The AL-INVEST Verde projects: representative projects (Moderator: Azucena García)
- Circular economy
- Cristian Riquelme. Project Articulation and development of sustainable models in the construction sector, Eurecat.
- Marina Yzú. Sustainability, circular economy and innovation for the strengthening of industrial SMEs project, National Society of Industries.
- Sustainable value chains
- César Teixeira and Felipe Nunes. Plataforma Selo Verde - César Teixeira, Instituto Estadual das Florestas, and Felipe Nunes, Centro de Inteligencia Territorial de Minas Gerais, Brazil.
- Alejandra Díaz. Regional project to strengthen laboratories, IICA
- AL-INVmentor: GIs mentorships
- Luis Fernando Samper. AL-INVEST Verde Mentor
- Hulda Oliveira Giesbrecht. SEBRAE National
13.00 - 14.30 Lunch
14.30 - 17.40 Working Table Exchange Block
14.30 - 16.30 Parallel thematic panels
- Roundtable 1: Efficiency and innovation for sustainable development
- Roundtable 2: Experiences of traceability in relation to the EU Deforestation-Free Chains Regulation (EUDR)
- Roundtable 3: Sustainable agriculture and access to the European market
16.30 - 17.00 Results and conclusions
17.00 - 17.05 Closing
17.05 - 18:00 Regional cocktail party
09.00 - 16.30 Exclusive block of each AL-INVEST Verde Programme Component
Component 1
09.00 - 09.05 Introduction
- Christiane Beck / Frank Summa
09.05 - 10.30 Financial Workshop
10.30 - 12.00 Exchange of experiences
| Group 1: Agro: Cocoa, coffee and other products |
| Group 2: Agro: Fruits and foodstuffs |
| Group 3: Agro: Livestock forestry, tourism and others |
| Group 4: Multi-sectoral industry - garments |
| Group 5: Multi-sectoral |
| Group 6: Plastic, packaging |
| Group 7: Sustainable tourism |
See list of participants here.
12.00 - 12.30 Exhibition of outcomes
12.30 - 02.00 Lunch
Component 2
08.00 - 16:00 Field visit
Field visit in Pará with the participation of the EU competent and control authorities for EUDR, in collaboration with the Government of Pará and the NGO Amigos da Terra:
- 08:00-10:00 Visit to the Forest Monitoring Room of the Secretariat of Environment of the State of Pará, Selo Verde PA, CAR 2.0 (maximum 30 people)
- 10:00-13:00 Field visit to Fazenda Madressilva in Benavides, Belém. Sustainable livestock farming experience (participants of the Espirito Santo visit will depart directly to the airport)
- 13.00 Lunch
Component 3
09.00 - 09.10 Introduction, Mariano Riccheri, AL-INVEST Verde DPI
09:10 - 09:30 Presentation: Traceability and Geographical Indications (Coffee Platform): Hulda Oliveira Giesbrecht SEBRAE Nacional
09.30 - 12:30 Practical Workshop for mentees: Effective strategies for promoting geographical indications
Driving: Luis Samper, AL-INVEST Verde Mentor
- Objective: To consolidate the recognition of the product by highlighting its uniqueness and the sustainable practices linked to its Geographical Indication.
- Description: In the advanced phase of AL-INVmentor, participants will learn how to craft messages that highlight the cultural value and sustainability of their product, using successful examples to optimise market impact.
13.30 - 17.00 Sustainable Pará
See detail here.
06 December (Exclusive session of the Component 1 Direct Implementation Consortium)
09.00 - 13.00
Consortium Meeting
8:00 - 8:10 Welcoming Remarks (Christiane Beck)
8:10 - 8:40 Contractual Situation - Budgetary Execution (Frank Summa)
8:40 - 9:00 Technical Situation (Irene Haddad - Marcelo Alemán)
9:00 - 9:10 Adjustment methodology (Irene Haddad)
9:10 - 11:40 Introduction of partners
- Presentation of the strategy and indicative plan according to team documents.
- Each partner has 15' of presentation and 10' of discussion and exchange between partners to define each individual strategy (COPARMEX - CCL - AGEXPORT - EUROCHAMBRES - CAINCO - CACB).
11:40 - 12:40 Exchange of ideas and agreement for the finalisation of the logframe proposal
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Steps to be taken:
- 12:40 - 13:20 Presentation of the calendar of activities for 2025
- 13:20 - 13:30 Final conclusion
- 13:30 - 15:00 Lunch
- 15:00 - 18:00 Exchange session for methodological details
- Planning the implementation of joint actions - Bilateral Sessions