October 17, 2024
With its first-ever gathering in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Bloomberg New Economy is extending and deepening its community of global leaders further into Latin America by bringing together a unique group of visionaries and innovators across the tech community, industry, and government from both the Global North and Global South
Confirmed speakers include Mike Bloomberg, Founder of Bloomberg L.P. and Bloomberg Philanthropies and Three-Term Mayor of New York City; Jonathan Finer, Principal Deputy National Security Advisor, United States of America; H.E Carlos Fávaro, Minister of Agriculture, Brazil; T.H. Katherine Tai, Trade Representative, United States of America; T.H. Marcela Escobari, Coordinator for the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection & Special Assistant to the President, National Security Council, The White House; Aloizio Mercadante, President, BNDES; Barbieri, CEO & Founder, Ualá; Wesley Batista, Shareholder, J&F, Board Member of JBS and Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.; Ana Cabral, Co-Chairperson & CEO, Sigma Lithium Resources; Andre Esteves, Chairman, BTG Pactual; Fabio Coelho, Vice President, Google Inc. & President, Google Brazil; Patricia Espinosa Cantellano, Founding Partner & CEO, onepoint5; Milton Maluhy Filho, CEO, Itaú Unibanco; Arminio Fraga, Founder, Gávea Investimentos; Former President, Central Bank of Brazil; Bill Gates, Chair, Gates Foundation and Founder, Breakthrough Energy; Hans Kobler, Founder & Managing Partner, Energy Impact Partners; Ricardo Mussa, CEO, Raizen; Jim Park, Head of Commercial Vehicle & Hydrogen Business Development, Hyundai Motor North America; José Olympio Pereira, CEO, Banco J. Safra; Karina Saade, Partner, MEP Family Office; Stefan Simon, CEO, Americas & Member of the Management Board, Deutsche Bank; Gilberto Tomazoni, Global CEO, JBS; David Vélez, Founder & CEO, Nubank; Darío Werthein, Director & President, Vrio Corp.; and more.
October 17, 2024 – Bloomberg New Economy today announced new speakers and unveiled updates to the program at Bloomberg New Economy at B20, its special gathering of business and government leaders in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
This event, convened in collaboration with the annual Business 20 (B20) forum on Oct. 22-23 in Sao Paulo, brings to South America for the first time Bloomberg New Economy’s unique approach to building a global community of trailblazers determined to take on the world’s most pressing problems. More than 250 delegates from across the globe will participate in dialogues on such issues as the destabilizing shift in trade patterns, the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on finance and media, the uncertain outlook for biodiversity amid climate change, the need for greater investment in public health, and the growing influence of populism on economic policy.
The program at Bloomberg New Economy at B20 is built on a theme that captures this uncertain moment in time: ‘New Reality, New Rules’. It begins with an opening dinner on October 22, followed by a full day of panel discussions, newsmaker interviews, deep-dive breakouts, bilateral meetings and public-private workshops on October 23. Highlights include:
- Climate-Proofing the Economy: As the impact and cost of climate change escalates, what policies, technologies and financial mechanisms can economies adopt to mitigate risk and minimize the devastation from storms, drought, heat and rising sea levels?
- Navigating a Divided World: Emerging economies want to maximize optionality and, ultimately, growth by doing business with as many countries as possible. Yet maintaining that neutrality has become more challenging as global trade and investment fragment along geopolitical lines. To succeed, companies and governments must master these new dynamics to understand where to give ground as well as where to exert leverage.
- The Digital Dilemma: For creators and consumers, the digitization of media has been a welcome boon. We live in a golden age of content. But the emergence of generative AI poses new challenges. Can distribution platforms take advantage of this powerful new technology while also safeguarding privacy, safety and intellectual property?
- The Prosperity Predicament: A steady increase in the global standard of living is draining the planet of resources and imperiling its natural systems while acute scarcity fuels mass migration. Is there a sustainable–and more equitable–way of satisfying the burgeoning demand for travel, housing, protein and packaged goods?
“It’s clear, almost five years on from the onset of Covid-19, that a new reality has taken hold of the world economy–a reality shaped by war, geopolitics, inflation, migration, populism, protectionism, and global warming. What’s not clear is how to navigate this new reality,” said Erik Schatzker, Editorial Director of Bloomberg New Economy. “By bringing our conversation to Brazil, one of the original BRICs, we not only deepen our community’s engagement with Latin America but add critical local and regional perspective to the demanding topics on our agenda.”
Bloomberg New Economy at B20 is supported by Bayer, Envision, HSBC, Hyundai, Tata and UBS. Singapore is the Host Country Partner of the 2025 Bloomberg New Economy Forum.
More details about our event speakers and program are available here. Please visit https://www.bloombergneweconomy.com to receive updates. Participation in this event is by invitation only.
Bloomberg New Economy’s newest class of Catalysts appears in the November issue of Bloomberg Businessweek. Recognized for their remarkable work in five categories–Finance, Commerce, Sustainability, Resilience and Security– these 16 inventors, entrepreneurs, visionaries, activists and investors will be celebrated at Bloomberg New Economy at B20.
As part of the lead-up to Bloomberg New Economy at B20, Nobel laureate and Columbia University Professor Joseph Stiglitz sat down with Erik Schatzker to discuss the state of globalization and populism during the UN General Assembly in New York in September. Watch the full interview here.
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