The Brazil Summit 2015

2015 is a pivotal year for Brazil. New fiscal and monetary measures will test whether the country can make its way back into the spotlight of foreign investors. The day-long programme will debate Brazil’s economic, social and political future as it grapples with the paradoxes ahead, hoping to deliver progress in time for the 2016 Olympic Games.

Brazil is on the forefront of the renewable energy revolution, but infrastructure is lagging behind. The resource-rich country is facing an epic water crisis and threats of large scale blackouts are imminent. Its creative class of innovators is growing, but entrepreneurs must be persistent if they are to get through high taxes, red tape and bureaucracy that come along with starting a business. Nevertheless, international interest in Brazil has not diminished. China's appetite for the country’s commodities and consumer class is only growing. And multinationals are still hungry for a piece of the domestic market.

Join the The Economist's editors and leading voices from business, academia and policy as we address how the world’s seventh largest economy can recover the glory and keep growing during turbulent times. Which macroeconomic changes and policy reforms have the potential to make Brazil more competitive? What will be the new drivers of economic growth? After the closest elections in national history, what is the outlook for the next few years? Can the private sector forge ahead and innovate despite regulatory burden?

Note: Registered attendees will be able to receive an 80% refund up until one month before the event. Within one month of the conference, we will only be able to substitute another individual on the day of the event or provide credit for another event of similar value.