AGENDA

The agenda of the XIII Meet the Market International Conference - South America - 2023 is very intense and impactful. It will be two days with about 18 lectures and debates on topics of great relevance for all those interested in the universe of lubricants.

AGENDA

First day - June 20th, 2023

Time Topics to be addressed
8:00 Registration and refreshments
8:45 Welcome and Chair's opening:
Pedro Nelson Belmiro, Director, EDITORA ONZE
Gustavo Zamboni, Director, EDITORA ONZE
9:00 Opening Conference: Brazilian Economic Scenario and its Perspectives
  • The critical moment of the Brazilian economy;
  • Analysis of the Brazilian economic scenario for 2023;
  • Impacts on the industry.
Jonathas Goulart Costa, Chief Economist, FIRJAN (Federation of Industries of the State of Rio de Janeiro)
9:40 COFFEE BREAK and NETWORK
10:00 Figures of the brazilian lubricant market and trends
Pedro Nelson Belmiro, Chief Editor of LUBES EM FOCO magazine
10:15 A Vision of a big lubricants producer
Sandro Brito, CEO of RAÍZEN LUBRIFICANTES
10:40 Panel on the Brazilian lubricants market
  • Challenges for lubricant producers;
  • Development perspectives of the Brazilian lubricants market.
Participants:
Giancarlo Passalacqua, Manager of lubricants for the Downstream Executive Board of the Brazilian Institute of Oil and Gas - IBP
Nilson Morsch, Executive Director of SIMEPETRO
Laércio Kalauskas, Consultant and former President of SINDILUB
Pedro Nelson Belmiro, Director of LUBES EM FOCO - Mediator
12:10 LUNCH AND NETWORKING
14:00 Impact of changing US base oil supply and demand fundamentals
Amanda Hay, Deputy Managing Editor, Americas – I.C.I.S.
14:25 Electric vehicles are coming – But how will They be received?
Chris Castanien, Global Industry Liaison – CHEVRON BASE OIL
14:45 Debate table on base oils in Brazil
Participants:
Marcelo Guimarães, Executive Manager of ICONIC BASE OIL;
Ulysses Donadel, Commercial Manager of Special Products at PETROBRAS
Angelo Cozzolino, Head of Special Projects at ACELEN
Thiago Trecenti, CEO of LWART SOLUÇÕES AMBIENTAIS
Pedro Nelson Belmiro, Director of LUBES EM FOCO - Mediator
16:30 COCKTAIL AND NETWORK

Second day - June 21st, 2023

Time Topics to be addressed
9:00 Welcome and Chair's opening
9:05 The versatility of polyglycols as lubricants in applications with differentiated performance
Eduardo Lima, Associate Scientist - Technical Service Specialist - DOW QUÍMICA
9:35 Injected packaging: A perfect combination of technology, safety and marketing
Ericsson Silveira, Technical Consultant – 8 EMBALAGENS
10:00 Technology applied to labels for lubricant packaging
Alexandre Lodi, CEO of MAXCOR
10:25 COFFEE BREAK e NETWORK
11:00 Development trend of automobile engine oil and additive packages in China
Dr. Guan Fei, Product Manager at XINXIANG RICHFUL
11:30 Evaluation of EP components for gear oil packages
Karthiben Mahendranathan, Global Business Development Manager at KEMIPEX
12:00 LUNCH AND NETWORKING
14:00 Fluids technology for hybrid vehicles
Fábio Araújo, Latin America Sales Manager at LUBRIZOL
14:30 Additive technology for railways
Renan Ruas, Specialties Products Latin America Sales Manager at CHEVRON ORONITE
15:00 Heavy Duty Engine Oil Update
Jorge Manes, Industry Liaison and Sales Advisor at INFINEUM
15:30 ILSAC GF-7
Rodolfo Ferreira, Brazil Sales Director - AFTON CHEMICAL
16:00 CLOSING REMARKS