May 8th, Tuesday / Riverview Ballroom
VISUAL ARTS PANEL by The55Project

Workshop Program

• 10:00am / 10:05am - Opening Remarks
  Maria do Carmo Fulfaro  &  Flávio Macuco , Co-founders The55Project

• 10:05am / 10:50am - Workshop Coaching   “Living our Life Full Spectrum” by artist  Carmem Gusmão

• 10:55am / 11:40am - Workshop Media Training by journalist  Chris Delboni
  

• 02:00pm / 02:15pm - Opening Ceremonies
  Special Guests
  Carlos Borges , President/CEO, Focus Brasil Foundation
  Kelley Shanley , President/CEO, Broward Center for the Performing Arts
  Ambassador Adalnio Senna Ganem , Consul General of Brazil in Miami
  Visual Arts Conference Program

• 02:15pm / 5:00pm
  
  Panel One: “The Transformative Power of Fashion Art”
  Moderator:  Giuliana Brandão , Strategic Brand Management,  Communication & Fashion Marketing, Fashion Publishing
  Speakers:
  Ronaldo Fraga  | Fashion designer
  Didu Losso  | Fine art artist, Curator and Musician
  Danie Gomez-Ortigoza  | Fashionist, artist and Visual Story-Teller
  Alessandra Gold  | Fashion designer and Entrepreneur
  
  Panel Two: “Art and Activism”
  Moderator:  Tatiane Schilaro , Curator
  Speakers:
  Roberta Pardo  | Urban Walls BR
  Frida Baranek  | Brazilian Artist, USA Based
  Noor Blazekovik  | Irreversible Projects
  
  Panel Three: “Art + Architecture: Re-Imaging Industrial Spaces”
  Moderator:  Jaye Abbate , CEO, ArtServe-Fort Lauderdale
  Speakers:
  Christopher Rodriguez Barake  | Art & Art History of FIU
  Henning Haupt  | Architect and artist, University Braunschweig (GER)
  Marcelo Llobell  | Arts entrepreneur, Co-founder of  Art Industry Movement in Doral

May 8th, Tuesday / Riverview Ballroom
COMMUNITY in ACTION PRESS AWARD 2018

• 7:30pm – 11:00pm
  Community in Action Press Award with MC  Alessandra Leme
  Music Presentation by  Thaís Moreira  and  Flávio Moreira

May 9th, Wednesday / Riverview Ballroom
FLORIDA CITIZENS COUNCIL PANEL

• 2:00 – 4:30 pm
  “Brazilian Community in Florida, Growth and Perspectives”
  Mediator: Laine Furtado
  “Consulate at the Council” –  Eduardo Galvão
  “Council work overview” –  Cássio Segura
  “Associativism” – Patrícia Machado
  “Health” – Neymar Lima, MD
  “Entepreneurship”-  Francisco Ruiz
  “Education” – Anete Arslanian
  “Culture” – Priscila Triska
  “Social Assistance” – Leidimar César Lopes
  “Women’s Empowerment” –  Elisiane Ramos
  “Press”  –  Laine Furtado

May 9th, Wednesday / Riverview Ballroom
VISUAL ARTS PRESS AWARD 2018

• 7:30pm – 11:00pm
  Special Guests/2018 Press Award Winners: actors Andreza Moon & Robson Lemos, and  Forró Cravo & Canela

May 10th, Thursday / Riverview Ballroom
BUSINESS PANEL by BBG-Brazilian Business Group

• 8:00am – 8:45am > Registration & Breakfast
• 8:45am – 9:10am > Opening Remarks
  Carlos Borges, CEO Focus Brasil Foundation
  Caroline Zimmermann, President, BBG
  Bob Swendell, President/CEO, Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance

• 9:15am – 10:10am > “New Business Models”
  Key Note Speakers:
  Kevin Cox, PhD, MSE Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship, Assistant Director Adams Center for Entrepreneurship Department  of Management,College of Business, F.A.U., Boca Raton, FL
  Steve Carter, President of Candidate Guru
  Joe Cardenas, Founder of Aquaco Farms
  Elizabeth Alderete, Realtor Business Broker

• 10:15am – 11:10pm > “The Currency of the Future”
  Dionisio Freire, Founder of Naxos Crypto Fund, Founder of Devonport Venture Partners, Boca Raton, FL
  Adriana Mattos, Account Manager, Moneycorp, Ft Lauderdale, FL

• 11:10 am – 11:20 am > Coffee Break
• 11:20am – 12:05pm > “Legal Impact on New Transnational Practices”
  Pete Nicoletti, Chief Information Security Officerand Cloud Security Industry Leader
  Ahpaly Coradin, Esq, Coradin Law, P.A., Miami, FL

• 12:10pm – 01:10pm > “Understanding the Professionals of Tomorrow”
  Moderator: Sandra Coutinho, TV Globo Journalist
  Andrea DeOliveira, Business Development Manager
  Liliana Canedo, Corporate VP Latino Market Manager, New York Life, New York, NY Modis, IT Division of Addeco Group, Fort Lauderdale, FL
  Marina Veiga, Associate Immigration Lawyer @ Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP, Miami, FL
  Arthur Faria, Junior Student @ Business School, University of Miami, Miami, FL

• 01:10pm – 01:30pm > Closing Remarks

May 10th, Thursday / Riverview Ballroom
BUSINESS PRESS AWARD 2018

• 7:30pm – 11:00pm
  Business Press Award Dinner & Award Presentation
  MCs Carlos Borges and Maria do Carmo Fulfaro
  Special Bossa Nova and Brazilian Jazz by Beatriz Malnic and Ivo Carvalho.

May 11th, Friday / Riverview Ballroom
MEDIA PANEL by ABI Inter (Brazilian International Press Association)

• 1:30pm – 3:30pm
  “The Press in the USA: Perspectives for a Changing Market”
  Laine Furtado, President, ABI Inter
  Adriana Chiari, Publisher, Adriana Chiari Magazine (UK)
  Chris Delboni, Brazilian Journalist
  Fernando Azevedo, Brazilian Journalist, Columnist of Jornal do Brasil e Radio Gazeta News
  Lindsay Koolis, Boca Magazine
  J.W. Owens, National Community Media Alliance

May 11th, Friday / Riverview Ballroom
PRESS CONFERENCE GLOBO TV

• 4:00pm – 6:00pm
  Press Conference Special Guests:
  Brazilian Music International Performers Juliana Areias (Australia), Keissy Costa (Japan), Márcia Bittencourt (Germany), Fernanda Noronha (Atlanta), Lilian Viana (Miami), Corina Brito (Atlanta), Joanna Nova York (New York), Debora Brum (Porto Rico), Debora Watts(New York) and Kenia Ashby (Pittsburgh).
  
  2018 Lifetime Achievement Award winner:  Luiza Brunet e Fátima Bernardes

May 11th, Friday / Riverview Ballroom
ABI INTER MEDIA AWARDS

• 7:30pm – 11:00pm
  Special Guest MC: Luciana Demichelli.
  Music by Diogo das Virgens (2018 Press Award Winner)

May 12th, Saturday / Riverview Ballroom
WOMEN’S PANEL by AME-Entrepreneurs Women’s Association

• 9:30am – 12:30pm
  Opening Remarks
  Lilian Mageski (President, AME)
  Ricarda Prado (Florida Director, AME)
  
  Special Guest:
  Fernanda Pontes (Ambassador of AME)
  
  Guest Speakers:
  “Como vencer o desafio do tempo” / Carmem Lima
  “Perdeu sua identidade, audácia e sonhos?” / Cássia Cohen
  “O mundo precisa do que eu faço?” / Claudia Fehribach
  “Valorizando meu eu” / Tatiana Gonçalves
  Special Guest Speaker: “Violência Psicológica”
  Maria Christina Mendes Caldeira
  
  Q&A Session with Luiza Brunet

May 12th, Saturday / Einstein Room
ABI INTER ANNUAL ASSEMBLY AND ELECTION

• 9:00am –12:00pm
  (Private Event)

May 12th, Saturday / JM Family Room
TALENTO BRASILEIRINHO by Brasileirinhos na Flórida Project

• 1:00pm – 4:00pm
  Talent Competition
  Coordenation: Sandra Freier
  Special Guest: Eduardo Mendonça,  award winner musician, singer, composer and producer.

May 12th, Saturday / Chima Steakhouse
ANNUAL ABI INTER “FEIJOADA” (Brazilian Beans Stew)
presented by ABI INTER

• 1:00pm – 4:00pm
  For information, reservations e tickets www.abiinter.com

May 12th, Saturday / Amaturo Theater
21 Annual PRESS AWARDS

• 7:00pm – 11:00pm
  Guest MC: Fernanda Pontes

INCRIÇÕES E RESERVAS NOS SITES: www.focusbrasil.org e pressaward.com