Ambassador Osmar Chohfi

President, Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC)

A member of the organization's board of directors since 2015 as International Relations Vice President, Ambassador Chohfi is the son of one of the Arab Brazilian Chamber's founders. With a solid diplomatic career, he served as secretary-general of the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and headed the embassy to Quito, Ecuador, when Brazil brokered the country's peace process with Peru.

Tamer Mansour

Secretary-General & CEO, Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC)

Born in Cairo, Egypt, he obtained a bachelor's degree in Veterinary Medicine from Cairo University and specialized in Foreign Trade at the University of Marseille, France. He has been living in Brazil for over 18 years. Mansour held executive positions at L'Oréal Paris, UAE's Al Islami, and Brazil's Fambras Halal and JBS. He currently holds the position of Secretary-General & CEO of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, where he has worked since 2011.

Cofounder, 249Startups

Cofundador da 249Startups

Selected as one of the top 10 social entrepreneurs honored by the MBC Group (HOPE) – Shabab2030, Ahmed Elmurtada has fostered entrepreneurial activities among Sudanese youth since 2013, working in business & development sectors, community building, entrepreneurship and building global networks with leading ecosystems from Singapore to Silicon Valley

Alberto Pfeifer

International Consultant and Researcher, IEA-USP

A Doctor in Geography from the University of São Paulo (USP) and a Master in in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Alberto Pfeifer is also Executive Coordinator of the Group for the Strategic Analysis of the School of Multidimensional Security and served as CEP of CEAL, director of Foreign Strategic Affairs and Special Projects of the Presidency of the Republic of Brazil and Advisor to the President of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce.

Ali Hussein El Zoghbi

Vice President, FAMBRAS

In addition to vice president of the Federation of Muslim Associations in Brazil (FAMBRAS), Ali Hussein El Zoghbi is the current maintainer of the 24 de Março Organizations, president of the ASSETESP, Communications director of CIBAL HALAL, executive director of the Brazilian Halal Academy, Advisor of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, vice president of Prime Center Company Ltda., and councilor of the City Council of São Paulo.

Anna Flavia Ribeiro

Cofounder, Escale sua Mente and Tribo Polímata

A philosopher, researcher of contemporary topics and transdisciplinary knowledge consultant for markets and companies, Anna Flavia Ribeiro leads studies in the field of philosophy applied to business, scientific fiction, AI, neuroscience, genetics, brain/machine relation, creativity, and polymath learning. She has also served as Executive and Managing Director in IT multinational companies, where she leads projects focused on marketing, outsourcing and digital consulting.

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin

Emmy Award-nominated journalist

A son of Kuwaiti parents, US-born Ahmed Shihab-Eldin is of Palestinian origin and worked as reporter and news producers for the New York Times, The Huffington Post, PBS and Al Jazeera English, where he produced and co-hosted “The Stream”, a show nominated by the Emmy Awards as “Most Innovative Show” in 2012, as well as producing award-winning documentaries on social justice and human rights.

Alia Moubayed

Managing Director, Fixed income Strategy at Jefferies Bank

An experienced economist and public policy practitioner, she is currently the chief economist at Jefferies Bank for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, particularly the MENA region and Pakistan. Alia Moubayed has also worked in institutions like the International Institute for Strategic Studies, Barclays, World Bank, Banque du Liban, and Lebanon’s Ministry of Economy and Trade.

Angela Martins 

CEO for Latin America, First Abu Dhabi Bank

A business manager with an MBA in Corporate Finance from the Mauá Institute of Technology, she is a Business Councilor certified by IBGC and specializes in Structured Trade Finance and Islamic Finance. Author of the only book on Islamic finance in Portuguese, A Banca Ismâmica, Angela Martins is also a member of the Women Corporate Directors group and Mulheres do Brasil and chairwoman of the Committee of Representation Offices at the Brazilian Association of International Banks.

Carolina Larriera

Cofounder, Sérgio Vieira de Mello Center

Head of the institution named after the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Carolina Larriera holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance and Economics from the City University of New York, and a master’s degree in International Relations from Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and in Public Administration from the Harvard University, and from 1995 to 2005 she was a member of the UN Department of Peace Operations.

Omar Al-Ubaydli

Director of Research, DERASAT in Bahrain

Al-Ubaydli earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Cambridge and his master’s degree and PhD in economics from the University of Chicago. A professor at the George Mason University and an affiliated senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center, Al-Ubaydli is also president of the Bahrain Economists Association and previously served as a member of the Commonwealth of Virginia's Joint Advisory Board of Economists.

 Rym Ayadi

Founder and president, EMEA

Founder and president of the Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA), a regional think tank based in Barcelona focused on independent and innovative political research, Rym Ayadi is also founder and director of the Euro-Mediterranean and African Network for Economic Studies (EMANES), professor at the Bayes Business School of the City University of London, Senior Advisor at the Center for European Policy Studies (CEPS), and an Associated Scholar at the Center at LUMSA University in Rome.

Sara Elgazzar

Dean, College of International Transport and Logistics at Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport

In addition to her well-established academic career, the doctor in Supply Chain Finance from the University of Huddersfield (United Kingdom) has an extensive experience in consulting projects for Egypt and the Arab region, including logistics and financial systems of the Egyptian food subsidy system and companies in the Egyptian food retail sector.

Caio Esteves

Managing Partner at Bloom Consulting

A pioneer of Place Branding in Brazil, regarding it as something that goes beyond visual identities or marketing campaigns, Caio Esteves specializes in consulting services and proprietary technology to create innovative Place Branding strategies and measure the efficacy and reputation of Nation and Place Brand.

Marcos Troyjo

President of the New Development Bank

Member of the World Economic Forum, director of the BRICLab at Columbia University, researcher of the Centre d´Études sur l´Actuel et le Quotidien (CEAQ) at Sorbonne University and founder of the Center for Business Diplomacy, he was Press Secretary at the Brazilian Mission to the United Nations in New York and was also a member of the Brazilian Delegation to the UN Security Council from 1988-99.

Ricardo João Santin

CEO, ABPA, and Vice President, International Poultry Council (IPC)

An attorney, expert in civil trials and a master in Political Sciences, Santin is also chairman of the Institute of Eggs Brazil and a member of the Thematic Chamber for International Agricultural Negotiations and Chamber of Poultry and Pork and is part of the Environmental Working Group at IPA/FPA, Real State Law and Legal Committee and Member of the Board of Trustees of FACTA.

Rubens Barbosa

Ambassador and President at IRICE

Brazilian ambassador to Washington (1999-2004), Barbosa presides the Brazilian Institute of International Relations and Foreign Trade and the Center for Defense and National Security (CEDESEN), is the honorary chair of the Superior Council of Foreign Trade at FIESP, president of the Brazilian Wheat Industry Association (ABITRIGO) and member of the Climate Action Policy Advisory Committee.

Youssef Cherif

Director, Columbia Global Centers

A political analyst who specializes in North African affairs, Youssef holds a Master of Arts in International Relations from the Department of War Studies of King’s College London, and a Master of Arts in Classical Studies from Columbia University. He is a member in Carnegie's Civic Research Network and comments or writes regularly for several media outlets, including Al Jazeera English, France 24, and BBC.

Lorival Luz

Global CEO, BRF

Heading the company since 2019, the executive is an advisory board member of the Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA) and Federation of Industries of the State of Minas Gerais (FIEMG), member of the Latin America Conservation Council (LACC) of The Nature Conservancy (TNC), and Business Council of the Ayrton Senna Institute (IAS). With over 30 years of expertise in the financial market, Lorival Luz has worked in companies such as Votorantim, CPFL, and Citibank.

Nael Al Kabariti

President, Jordanian and Aqaba Chambers of Commerce

Bachelor in Industrial Engineering Technology, Kabariti is also a member of several Joint Arab and Foreign Chambers of Commerce. His work is focused on boosting the Jordanian economy and strengthening ties between his country and other nations in the economic and social fields.

Silvio Nascimento

President, EMBRATUR – Brazilian Tourist Board

Bachelor in Law, Nascimento specializes in Business Management, with experience in the Administrative, Financial, Commercial, and Production areas and Communication and Marketing. At Embatur since 2019, he has worked in the process of transforming the entity into the Brazilian Agency for the International Promotion of Tourism. He took on the Publicity, Advertising, and Digital Marketing Manager position when he became Director of Marketing, Intelligence, and Communications, and later, Chief Executive Officer.

Hala H. Elsaid

Minister of Planning and Economic Development of the Arab Republic of Egypt

Hala H. Elsaid is currently also President of the Sovereign Fund of Egypt and was previously the Minister of Planning, Monitoring, and Administrative Reform and Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Political Science (FEPS) of the Cairo University. She also served as a board member of the Central Bank of Egypt. The career path of the Ph.D. in Economics also includes the Central Bank of Egypt and the Board of Directors of the Arab African International Bank.

Roberta Junqueira

Director of Operations, Biobots Tec

Public Relations bachelor, Junqueira has extensive experience in Live Marketing, having worked with several productions of prominent companies. Her career path entered a new stage in 2020, when she took head of the BioBots project, where she is a founding partner and Director of Operations, integrating technology and creativity to promote a new type of interaction with clients.

Rodrigo Régis

Business and Innovation Director, Itaipu Technological Park

With a master's degree in Systems Engineering Specializing in Innovation and a Ph.D.in Land Development and Agribusiness, Regis has over ten years of expertise in business management and innovation projects with an emphasis on the energy sector. In 2019, Full Energy magazine nominated him as one of the 100 most influential names in the Brazilian power grid's Research, Technology, and Innovation category.

Sameer Abdulla Nass

Chairman of Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry

À frente da entidade desde 2018, ele tem atuado para liderar os esforços s da entidade no sentido de desenvolver a economia do Bahrein. O presidente do Grupo Nass, acredita que a Câmara de Comércio e Indústria do Bahrein é a voz da comunidade empresarial, assim como seus membros são a representação das necessidades e esforços da entidade.

Nicolas Buhmann

Commercial Manager, TradeLens

Bachelor in Business Administration specializing in e-Business from the Hamburg School of Business Administration, Buhmann worked as a trainee at Maersk Line, where he also held the position of transport agent at the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce. After his studies, he moved to Maersk headquarters in Copenhagen, where he took distinct positions in Trade Management before joining TradeLens in 2017.

Gilberto Tomazoni

Global CEO, JBS

With extensive experience and knowledge of the food industry, Gilberto Tomason joined JBS as Poultry Global President. As a CEO, he led the creation of the Seara brand. In 2015, he took over the Global Operations Presidency, and in 2017, Tomasoni became the company's Global COO. In December 2018, he was named Global CEO. Since 2013, he has been Board Chairman of Pilgrim's Pride Corporation. Tomasoni is also a member of the International Advisory Board of the Dom Cabral Foundation (FDC).

Marcos Paulo Bulgarelli

Technology and Innovation Director, Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce

Bulgarelli holds a degree in Business Administration and an MBA in Information Technology and leads the digital transformation project of the Chamber. He is responsible for implementing the Ellos platform, which uses Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence technology to facilitate the daily life of Brazilian and Arab exporters and importers, through Digital Customs Clearance.

Rafael José Deitos

Technical Director, Itaipu Technology Park, and Chairman, Sandbox Program

Deitos holds a degree in Industrial Automation and Control Engineering, a master's degree in Automation and System Engineering, a certificate in “Information Security Foundation based on ISO/IEC 27001” e “DevOps Master”, and an Executive MBA degree in Business Administration in the Electricity Sector. Deitos is experienced in P&D+I projects and worked as a researcher at SAP AG in Karlsruhe, Germany, and SAP Labs in Palo Alto, US. In addition to Technical Director at the Itaipu Technology Park, he is chairman of the Sandbox Project of Foz do Iguaçu that coordinates activities in the neighborhood Vila A, Brazil’s first smart public neighborhood.

Khalid Ahmed Mohammed AlMarzooqi

Commercial Director, KIZAD

Since 2018, AlMarzooqi oversees KIZAD’s real estate division, Polymers Park, the Business Development section and the International Business section. His remit includes creating and developing sales channels, strengthening the presence of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the zone, managing mega industrial projects and enhancing relations with government agencies. AlMarzooqi holds a Master of International Business from Wollongong University in Dubai and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the American University of Sharjah.

Rafael Cervone

President, CIESP, and First Vice President, FIESP

Member of the Board of the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF), Board of Foreign Trade (Ministry of Economy). He is also the Chair Emeritus of the Board of Directors of the Brazilian Textile and Apparel Industry Association (ABIT) and the Union of Spinning and Weaving Industries of the State of São Paulo (Sinditêxtil), as well as Vice President of the Instituto Roberto Simonsen (IRS), and member of the management Committee of the SP Export program.

David Hamod

President & CEO, National US-Arab Chamber of Commerce

President and CEO of Intercom International Consultants, Hamod served on the International Policy Committee of the US Chamber of Commerce for more than a decade. He has also worked for Brookings Institution, IBM, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), and The New York Times.

Secretary-General, Federation of Egyptian Chambers

Secretary General of the Federation of Egyptian Chambers

He designed and implemented a host of projects and established companies in the Mediterranean and Arab regions in Africa, encompassing different sectors. Presently he is the First Under Secretary of State and Secretary-General of the Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce, the Union of African Chambers, and the Confederation of Egyptian European Business Associations. He is also the president of the Confederation of EU-Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea Business Associations, the vice president of the Associació Mediterrània del Medi Ambient, and member of the Executive Board of the Med-Alliance.

Fernanda Baltazar

Institutional Relations Director, Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce

Baltazar holds a master's degree in International Political Economics from the University of Coimbra (2011) and the University of Bradford (UK), a post-graduate degree in International Politics from the Foundation School of Sociology and Political Science (FESPSP) and a bachelor's degree in International Relations from the Santa Marcelina College. She has experience in Foreign Trade, and worked for COIMEX Trading as well as Montevérgine, Nestlé Brasil, Ajinomoto, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in Nigeria, and the AMCHAM American Chamber.