2026 GCCA Brazil Cold Chain Congress
Schedule
Schedule subject to change
27 May
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| 13:30 – 14:00 | Registration & Welcome Coffee | ||
| 14:00 – 14:40 | Opening Session Sara Stickler, President & CEO, GCCA Fabio Fonseca, CEO, Friozem and President of the GCCA Brazil Advisory Council |
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| 14:40 - 15:20 | Agribusiness Logistics: Opportunities and Challenges Thiago Pêra, ESALQ-LOG |
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| 15:20 - 15:50 | Coffee Break & Networking |
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| 15:50 – 16:20 | Brazilian Energy Market: Challenges and Trends Alexei Vivan, Partner, CGM Advogados, President of ABCE, President of SindiEnergia/SP and Energy Director at FIESP |
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| 16:20 – 17:00 | Operational Efficiency, Sustainability & Cost Reduction in the Cold Chain |
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| 17:00 – 18:30 | Cold Chain Café – Strategic Discussions on Key Industry Challenges and Trends |
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28 May
| Time | Session | ||
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| 08:30 - 09:00 | Welcome Coffee & Registration | ||
| 09:00 – 09:40 | Brazilian Economic Outlook and Impacts on Logistics & Food Supply Chains Denilson Lopes, Economista Sênior na FIESP |
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| 09:40 – 10:40 | Port Infrastructure and Refrigerated Operations in Brazil Gustavo Paschoa, Commercial Director, Movecta Bruno Vargas, Manager, Iceport/Portonave André Magalhães, Commercial Director, BTP Terminais |
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| 10:40 - 11:10 | Coffee Break & Networking |
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| 11:10 - 11:40 | Industrial Real Estate Outlook for Cold Storage Facilities Rodrigo Couto, Industrial & Logistics Director CBRE |
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| 11:40 - 12:30 | Customers, Demand and Market Perspectives for the Cold Chain Michel Oliveira, Executive Manager of International Logistics, Minerva Foods Robson Kabke Leitzke, Executive Manager of Logistics, Tirolez |
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| 12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch & Networking |
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| 14:00 - 14:30 | GCCA Brazil Strategic Committees Vivianne Moreira Leite, Co-Owner at CAP Logística Frigorificada, Chairwoman of the GCCA Brazil Food Safety & Regulatory Committee Marcos Fonseca, CFO of Friozem, Leader of the GCCA Brazil Tax Reform Working Group |
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| 14:30 - 15:10 | Emerging Trends in Foodservice Cristina Souza, CEO and Co-Founder, Tanjerin, Vice President of Foodservice at ABIESV |
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| 15:10 – 15:40 | Coffee Break & Networking |
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| 15:40 – 16:20 | Insurance Management & Risk Mitigation in the Cold Chain Fabiana Peres, CEO, Grupo Mil Seguros Oswaldo Caruso Jr., Risk Engineer, Acrisure |
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| 16:20 – 17:30 | Collective Intelligence and the Power of Connections Dani Plesnik, Educator and Leadership Mentor |
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| 17:30 – 18:30 | Closing Cocktail Reception |
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