The Rt. Hon. The Lord Mayor, Alderman David Lewis will host a business forum at The Mansion House on the occasion of the official visit to London of the Governor of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Mr Sergio Cabral, accompanied by the President of the Federation of Industries of the State of Rio de Janeiro (FIRJAN), Mr. Eduardo Gouvea Vieira, the Director of the Small Business Agency of the State of Rio de Janeiro (SEBRAE/RJ), Mr. Sergio Malta, and a multisectoral business delegation.

The event will include presentations by The Lord Mayor, Mr Andrew Cahn, CEO of UK Trade & Investment, the Brazilian Ambassador in the UK HE Carlos A. Santos-Neves, the State Secretary for Economic Development, Energy and Industry Services, Mr. Julio Bueno, the State Secretary for Finance, Mr. Joaquim Levy, the Director of the Small Business Agency of the State of Rio de Janeiro Mr. Sergio Malta and the Chairman of the British Chamber of Commerce in Brazil, Mr Marcelo Moura. In the afternoon there will be one-on-one meetings between Brazilian and UK businesses.

The event is sponsored by FIRJAN, SEBRAE/RJ, Britcham, Anglo American, Orient Express Hotels Trains and Cruises, BG Group, The London Stock Exchange and BT.

2 Sep 2008 at 10:00

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED AND AS SUCH, REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED.