The opening of the event yesterday was attended by the President of the TCU and the Deputy Governor; panels today bring together specialists, directors of entities and authorities of the sector

The bottlenecks of multimodal transport in the Northeast region, exports and the level of competitiveness of Brazilian products abroad, the economic and strategic potential of the region and the need for investments will be some of the topics to be discussed this Tuesday (27th), at Nordeste Export , which takes place in the auditorium of the Administrative Center of Porto de Suape, on the south coast of the State of Pernambuco. Broadcasts begin at 9 am. To attend, simply register at bit.ly/AssistaNordesteExport and participate.

The meeting brings together authorities, businessmen and leaders of the country's port logistics sector and takes place in a hybrid way, with part of the speakers and panelists in Suape and the other participating remotely, via Zoom. The opening ceremony took place on Monday night (26th) and brought together several authorities, including Justice José Mucio Monteiro Filho, president of the TCU (Union Court of Auditors); the deputy governor of Pernambuco, Luciana Santos; Carlos Melles, president of Sebrae (Brazilian Support Service for Micro and Small Companies) and Marcelo Sampaio, executive secretary of the Ministry of Infrastructure.

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The event is part of the Brasil Export forum and, before the official opening, promoted discussions and technical visits, throughout this Monday (26), under the command of the CEO of Brasil Export, Fabrício Julião, of the president of the Northeast Export Council, Aluísio Sobreira and the president of Porto de Suape, Leonardo Cerquinho, following safety standards in relation to Covid-19.

Early in the morning, Angelino Caputo, president of Brasil Hack Export (hackathon marathon promoted by the forum), announced DL Portos as the winner of the technological challenge that will seek to popularize cabotage as a solution for cargo handling for small and medium-sized producers. The promotion and innovation director of AD Diper (Economic Development Agency of Pernambuco), Jaime Alheiros, participated in the Hack Export panel with the lecture “Objective innovation to improve the competitiveness of the port logistics sector”.

“This meeting will fill a gap, highlighting the potential of the Northeast. The region has a lot to accomplish, it was here where the Brazilian economy began. The Northeast Export Forum event will fulfill the role of being a messenger of the Northeast, not only of Pernambuco, but of the entire region”, said Aluísio Sobreira, president of the Board of the Northeast Export Forum.

Panel programming

The North Export panels will start at 9am. Each of these panels will be presented and moderated by advisors linked to the Brasil Export Forum. The exhibitors involve from sponsoring entities, class bodies and also public authorities to debate the proposed theme. Among those invited to debate the themes are ANTF (National Association of Railway Transporters (ANTF), Antaq (National Waterway Transport Agency), ABAC (Brazilian Association of Cabotage Shipowners), Fenop (National Federation of Port Operations), BNDES (Banco National Economic and Social Development) and Sudene (Northeast Development Superintendence)

“I am very happy that Suape is the host port for this important debate for the port logistics chain, which brings discussions such as port reform, fundamental to give the sector the dynamism it needs. I am certain that we will have excellent results”, highlighted the president of the Port of Suape, Leonardo Cerquinho.

Registrations

The debates of the regional stages of the Brasil Export Forum will be 100% online and free. To participate, simply register at the address http://bit.ly/VejaNordesteExport and that gives access to watch the transmission made by the Zoom application.