On 20th May at the Tattersall's Club in Brisbane, the Australia-Brazil Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with Trade Queensland and supported by JBS Swift hosted a luncheon for the launch of the Queensland-Brazil Business Club (QBBC). A large number of Australian companies with interests in Brazil were present, as well as the 2 largest Brazilian companies in Australia: JBS Swift Australia and Vale Australia, represented by the Global Managing Director of Coal, Renato Paladino .
Cristina Talacko, ABCC president, has opened the event introducing Rob Whiddon, General Manager of Trade Queensland who confirmed the Government's support to the QBBC's activities and discussed the importance Queensland places on the Latin American region. His Excellency Fernando de Mello Barreto, Brazilian Ambassador to Australia, spoke about the global recession and its impacts on Brazil's economy, stating that despite all concerns surrounding the global economic situation, Brazil keeps positive about its economy and will continue growing in 2010. Jean Carlo Dilly and Edison Soares from JBS Swift Australia have given the audience a taste of JBS's large presence in Australia and worldwide and its commitment to quality and family values.
Cristina Talacko, ABCC president, has opened the event introducing Rob Whiddon, General Manager of Trade Queensland who confirmed the Government's support to the QBBC's activities and discussed the importance Queensland places on the Latin American region. His Excellency Fernando de Mello Barreto, Brazilian Ambassador to Australia, spoke about the global recession and its impacts on Brazil's economy, stating that despite all concerns surrounding the global economic situation, Brazil keeps positive about its economy and will continue growing in 2010. Jean Carlo Dilly and Edison Soares from JBS Swift Australia have given the audience a taste of JBS's large presence in Australia and worldwide and its commitment to quality and family values.
The QBBC intends to promote business, investment and relations between Queensland and Brazil by providing a sustainable network to exchange regular information and knowledge from experts in fields as agribusiness, mining, IT, education, infrastructure, etc.
The next QBCC function will be hosted in September focusing on mining and sustainability, followed by an Agribusiness Forum in November.
To take part at the next event, please register your interest with us by sending an email to:abcc@australiabrazil.com.au
To take part at the next event, please register your interest with us by sending an email to:abcc@australiabrazil.com.au
Photo 1 - From left to right: Bruno Fiorentini (COO- Yahoo7), His Excellency Fernando de Mello Barreto (Brazilian Ambassador to Australia), Cristina Talacko (President – Australia Brazil Chamber of Commerce), Nigel Alexander (CEO – North Australian Pastoral Company),
Sallyanne Atkinson (Honorary Consul of Brazil in Queensland), Edison Alvares (JBS Swift Australia), Renato Paladino (Global Managing Director , Coal – Vale), Jean Carlo Dilly (Export Sales Manager – JBS Swift Australia), Rob Whiddon (General Manager – Trade Queensland).
