SOME OF OUR MEMBERS
Talent is our Treasure
Rodrigo Dora
CEO AND CHAIRMAN
Weili Dai
CO-FOUNDER OF MARVELL TECHNOLOGY GROUP
Weili Dai has a long career in the high-tech sector and is one of the most influential female figures in the field. Before founding MeetKai, she co-founded Marvell Technology Group, a renowned semiconductor company, where she played a key role in the company’s development and success.
Natalia Iankevich
REPRESENTATIVE BRICS-PED SIBERIAN REGION
Natalia Iankevich – Chairman of the Contest Organizing Committee “BEST GOODS AND SERVICES – GEMMA” – the first independent platform for product quality manufacturers and service suppliers. This project has been continuously functioning since 2002 in 78 regions of Russia. During this time, the GEMMA has brought together more than 4500 enterprises from various sectors of the economy.
Slauzy Mogami
CMO AND SOUTH AFRICA REPRESENTATIVE
Chairman of LLOA Ladies in the Front Line , one of the most important organizantions of South Africa and member of the Black Business Council
Elena Kudryavets
FORMER GENERAL DIRECTOR OF THE BELARUSIAN POTASH COMPANY (BPC)
Elena Kudryavets is a Belarusian executive who served as General Director of the Belarusian Potash Company (BPC), one of the world’s largest potash fertilizer producers and exporters. She led the company from 2013 to 2022.
Chen Lihua
REPRESENTATIVE PRESIDENT OF FUWAH INTERNATIONAL GROUP
Chen Lihua is the founder and president of Fuwah International Group, one of Beijing’s largest commercial real estate developers. Her career in real estate began with financial difficulties, but she has managed to build an empire in the sector, becoming one of the most influential women in China’s business world.
Zhang Xin
REAL ESTATE ENTREPRENEUR IN CHINA
Zhang Xin is a billionaire businesswoman and one of the leading figures in China’s real estate sector. She began her career as a factory worker in her youth and later moved to the UK, where she studied economics at Cambridge University. After returning to China, she co-founded SOHO China with her husband, Pan Shiyi.
Annie Liang-Zhou
CO-FOUNDER AND PARTNER OF LIANG CAPITAL PARTNERS
Annie Liang-Zhou is a prominent investor and advocate of sustainable development and education. She is the co-founder and managing partner of Liang Capital Partners, a private family wealth management firm that focuses on impact investing and women’s empowerment.
Xi Young Zhou
CCO AND REPRESENTATIVE FOR PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA
President Zhorya Trading and Zhorya Toys Partner at Sima Land
DENG HONG LING
MEMBER OF THE BOARD
Deng Hong Ling is na executive at CRRC, one of the world’s largest train manufacturers, headquartered in China. He serves as General Director of CRRC Brasil Equipamentos Ferroviários Ltda., the company’s Brazilian subsidiary.
Under his leadership, CRRC has expanded operations in Brazil, including major projects such as manufacturing 44 new trains for the São Paulo Metro and constructing a train factory in São Paulo state.
Andrey Simanovsky
BRICS-PED RUSSIAN FEDERATION MOSCOW REGION REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESSMAN, FOUNDER AND OWNER OF SIMA LAND.
Andrey Simanovsky is a Russian entrepreneur, founder, and owner of Sima-Land, one of the largest wholesale trading companies in Russia. In addition to his business ventures, Simanovsky serves as the Honorary Consul of India in Yekaterinburg.
BOARD MEMBERS
Antonio Aureliano
HONORARY PRESIDENT
Congressman for many years, former Senator of the Federative Republic of Brazil, son of the legendary Former Vice President of Brazil Aureliano Chaves.
Luiz Vasconcellos
HONORARY VICE PRESIDENT
Under his leadership, Previ Pension Funs acquired Vale as a major stackholder of the world’s largest iron ore company. Luiz was also three times serving Brazil as a congressman and also took a chair as a director of the Brazilian Association of Coffee.
BENJAMIN PAIVA
CEO NORTHEAST BRAZIL
Benjamim Paiva is a prominent businessman in the States of Paraíba and Pernambuco in the Northeast Brazil. He is also currently President of a Political Party.
Rodrigo Guerra
MEMBER OF THE BOARD
Formerly CEO of Grupo Orguel participated in many acquisitions, mergers by the group. He now serves as CEO of Mandattum Sports and is currently Vice President of CIEMG, a part of the Federation of Industries of Minas Gerais system.
THELMO RIBEIRO
BRICS-PED PRESIDENT OF CULTURE WORKING GROUP
Thelmo Ribeiro is a philosophy with an extensive curriculum in Culture and Arts, being one of the most prominent producers in Brazil. He began his career as an economist, leading an investment bank early in the 90’s when he decided to produce festivals and concerts.
FÁBIO PAIVA
COO NORTHEAST BRAZIL
Fabio was name 40 under 40 best attorneys in the State of Pernambuco Brazil and is specialized in business management, contracts, and tax law.
FABIANO SCHELB
CFO BRICS-PED BRAZIL
Fabiano is an engineer, having established his career in the major port company of Brazil Portobras, having worked also in the technology department of the largest brazilian bank Banco do Brasil. He added to his resume a bachelor’s degree in law, becoming an attorney in 2016 and he is currently studying linguistics at the University of Brasilia, Brazil.
VALDEMIR PRADO
MEMBER OF THE BOARD
CEO Sulphurtec
CEO Agrobiotech
CEO AGROBRICS
WAGNER ROCHA
MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS – SENIOR ADVISOR STOCK MARKET
Wagner built an entire career as Director of International Operations of the Central Bank of Brazil and now serves as the main advisor of the Board.
MAURO BENEDETTI
MEMBER OF THE BOARD
Mauro Benedetti, renowned coffee specialist, with over 40 years in the market, largely focused on the development of blends for the international market, arrives at unique blends made with the best coffee beans in the country.
GABRIEL QUADROS
MEMBER OF THE BOARD
Gabriel Quadros an MBA in Foreign Trade at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and has over 10 years of working experience in commodities trade, with the focus in China-Brazil´s bilateral relations and trade. He was General Manager to China of the Brazil China Chamber of Commerce between the years of 2011 and 2012. Gabriel lived in China between 2009 and 2013 and speaks mandarin fluently.
ARMANDO MATIELLO
MEMBER OF THE BOARD
MEMBER OF THE BOARD
President of SINCAL – Association of Coffee Producers of Brazil
Former Bayer CMO
MARCELO SUANO
MEMBER OF THE BOARD
Doctor of International Relations in Brazilian Military Thought
Professor of International Relations and Coordinator of the IBMEC International Relations Course.
ALEXANDRE BIRMAN
MEMBER OF THE BOARD
Alexandre Birman (1977, Belo Horizonte) is a Brazilian shoe designer and entrepreneur specializing in luxury footwear design.
He is one of the most important names in the fashion and footwear industry in Brazil. He leads na empire that includes brands such as Arezzo, Schutz, Ana Capri, Alexandre Birman, Fiever, Alme, Vans, Croc, ZZ MAII, Baw Clothing, My Shoes, and Carol Bassi, with distribution through proprietary stores, franchises, multi-brand retailers, and e-commerce.
JORGE SALGADO
MEMBER OF THE BOARD
Jorge Salgado is a Brazilian businessman with a distinguished career in the financial market. He earned a degree in Economics from Universidade Cândido Mendes in Rio de Janeiro in 1983 and co-founded Ativa Investimentos, one of the country’s leading independent brokerage firms. Additionally, Salgado served on Bovespa’s board of directors for several years, solidifying his reputation in the financial sector.
CAMILA COLPO
MEMBER OF THE BOARD
Co-founder and Chairwoman of the Board of Boa Safra, she is one of the leaders behind the ForbesMulher Agro movement.
Agricultural engineer Camila Stefani Colpo is the co-founder of Boa Safra Sementes and has been chairwoman of the board since 2015. She is also a rural producer in Formosa (GO) with Grupo Avante, the central hub of her business operations.
ELISEU ALVES
MEMBER OF THE BOARD
Eliseu Roberto de Andrade Alves is a renowned Brazilian agronomist, widely recognized as one of the founders of the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa). Graduating in Agronomy, Eliseu began his professional career in 1955, working in rural extension services until 1973. During this time, he contributed to shaping the model that would later be adopted by Embrapa and advocated for its establishment between 1971 and 1973. In 2021, at age 92, he announced his retirement from Embrapa, concluding a career spanning over four decades dedicated to agricultural research and development in Brazil.
ANDRÉ MARINO GREGORI
MEMBER OF THE BOARD
André Marino Gregori is a Brazilian investor and entrepreneur with extensive experience in the insurance and reinsurance sector. In 2010, he joined BTG Pactual as a partner, where he was responsible for creating and leading the bank’s insurance operations, a role he held for about five years.
After leaving BTG Pactual, Gregori founded Thinkseg, an insurtech focused on innovating insurance distribution through digital platforms.
VALENTIN YUDASHKIN
MEMBER OF THE BOARD
Valentin Yudashkin was a renowned Russian fashion designer known for his skill in creating haute couture garments and his elegant, sophisticated style. Born in Moscow in 1966, he began his career in the late 1980s. Yudashkin gained international prominence in the 1990s when he became the first Russian designer invited to present his collection at Paris Fashion Week, a major milestone for Russian fashion.