In Brazil, ICC has the participation of more than 500 Brazilian executives associated with 8 thematic commissions, through which the organization develops projects and addresses issues of high relevance for the Brazilian business sector, advocating with the government, international organizations and society civil.
Participation in the Commissions is exclusive to ICC Brasil members. To join an ICC Commission, globally or in Brazil, please contact us.
Arbitration and Mediation
ICC is globally recognized for its International Court of Arbitration, and to ensure that we provide the best possible service, it is crucial that our dispute resolution services and rules adapt to the latest legislative and technological developments and meet the growing needs of professionals worldwide.
Therefore, globally, the Arbitration and ADR Committee has the mission of continually updating and discussing rule changes for dispute resolution practices. In Brazil, we also have the mission of making alternative dispute resolution methods increasingly known and utilized, supporting the expansion of the Court in the country.
ICC Brasil´s Arbitration Committee is composed of all corporate, law firm, and organizational members of ICC Brasil interested in learning more and getting involved in ICC dispute resolution services in Brazil. The group meets in different parts of Brazil and abroad through lunches, roundtable discussions, ICC arbitration conferences, and via videoconferences or teleconferences. In collaboration with ICC headquarters, leaders of the ICC Brasil Arbitration Committee assist in organizing conferences, seminars, and corporate roundtable discussions to inform the public about the various dispute resolution services and mechanisms of ICC.
LEADERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION IN BRAZIL
- President: Gabriel Costa, Associate General Counsel Global Litigation at Shell Brasil Petróleo Ltda
- Vice-President: Silvia Bueno de Miranda, Partner at MAMG Advogados
- Executive Secretary: Marie-Isabelle Delleur, Counsel at Clifford Chance
- Executive Secretary: Pedro Schilling de Carvalho, Consultant at the World Bank
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Competition
With competitiveness being one of the drivers for Brazil’s commercial expansion, it is necessary for the country to guarantee a market environment guided by the free competition agenda, contributing to improve the quality of goods and services, reducing prices and expanding the supply, in addition to stimulate innovation and efficiency. A strong and robust competition policy is of fundamental importance to leverage the country’s insertion in international trade.
The Global Competition Commission’s mission is to identify key competition policy issues that affect companies, seeking to support the development and implementation of competition policies and laws in different jurisdictions around the world. In Brazil, the Commission interacts with several interlocutors, including CADE, bringing international benchmarks to the center of Brazilian competition policy.
LEADERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION IN BRAZIL
- Chair: Paola Pugliese, Partner at Lefosse Advogados
- Vice-chair: Tatiana Lins Cruz, Partner at TozziniFreire Advogados
- Vice-chair: Milena Mundim, Partner at Lefosse Advogados
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Digital Economy
The Digital Economy Commission closely follows the changes that digitalization has brought about in business and the opportunities resulting from this new scenario globally, to promote more growth and prosperity.
ICC leverages business knowledge and experience to present policy makers with a clearer picture of the impact of new information and communication technologies (ICTs) and business models and demonstrate how existing regulation can affect their use both domestically and International. In this sense, the Commission seeks to support the establishment of a stable functioning of the digital world, through political and regulatory advocacy, including the Internet and other ICTs.
LEADERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION IN BRAZIL
- Chair: Jacqueline Lopes, Director of Institutional Relations for the Southern Cone of Latin America at Ericsson
- Vice-chair: Ronaldo Fragoso, Partner at Deloitte
- Vice-chair: Regis Ataides, Director of Industrial Automation and Digitalization at Schneider Electric
Integrity and Corporate Responsibility
Strengthening integrity policies is one of ICC Brasil’s priorities. A transparent business environment with good governance is essential to attract investment and develop a sustainable economy in the long term. The Anti-Corruption and Corporate Responsibility Comission is a global reference in the development of rules, frameworks and standards on ethics, compliance and the defense of corporate responsibility.
In Brazil, the Commission has as one of its main missions to recover the credibility of the country’s companies abroad and to strengthen the culture of integrity in businesses of all sizes.
LEADERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION IN BRAZIL
- Chair: José Alexandre Buaiz Neto, Partner at Pinheiro Neto Advogados
- Vice-chair: Reynaldo Goto, Chief Compliance Officer at BRF
- Vice-chair: Leonardo Lopes, Partner at PwC
- Vice-chair: Milena Sbrana, Legal and Integrity Director at ABB
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Environment and Energy
Innovation, investment and private sector expertise are critical if we want to successfully tackle climate change and promote sustainable and inclusive growth. We believe that climate change is everyone’s business.
The Global Commission on Environment and Energy works closely with the United Nations, and is also the private sector focal point for UNFCCC at COPs, to facilitate business participation and involvement in major global environmental governance processes.
In Brazil, we understand that the defense of the sustainability agenda is a natural vocation of the country and, therefore, we have the mission of mobilizing the private sector to occupy a prominent space, taking the lead in discussions on the protection of the environment and its sustainable use, climate change control, biodiversity and the bioeconomy, among other important topics on this agenda.
LEADERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION IN BRAZIL
- Chair: Renata Amaral, partner at Trench Rossi Watanabe Advogados
- Vice-chair: Mariana Barbosa, Legal and Institutional Relations Director at Re.green
- Vice-chair: Angela Nogueira Fey, Sustainability Manager Region Latin America at Novozymes
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Trade and
Investment Policies
The main reason for the creation of ICC over 100 years ago, the promotion of international trade as an engine of economic growth and shared prosperity continues to be the main focus of the organization.
ICC’s Global Trade and Investment Policy Commission engages directly with the World Trade Organization, presenting the private sector’s strategic directions in driving the organization’s agenda and developing recommendations to advance multilateral trade negotiations. More recently, it has also played a key role in the discussion on WTO reform and the renewal of its role in promoting global trade.
In Brazil, the main mission is to modernize the debate on trade policies in the country, bringing a vision of greater integration of Brazil to the world, increasing the competitiveness of the Brazilian economy and improving the domestic business environment.
LEADERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION IN BRAZIL
- Chair: Marina Egydio, Director at Women Inside Trade, Researcher at IPEA and Consultant at UNDP Brazil
- Vice-chair: Carolina Carregaro, Director of Public Affairs at Nestlé
- Vice-chair: Francisco Negrão, Partner at Trench Rossi Watanabe
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Intellectual Property
The Global Commission on Intellectual Property works to promote efficient intellectual property systems that support international trade, encourage technology transfers, and foster investment in creation and innovation.
For ICC, it is not enough that Brazil exports more, but that it exports more and more products with high added value. This will require that our country creates an enabling environment for innovation and R&D. Ranking only 67th in the 2019 Global Innovation Index (IGI) report, which assesses a set of 126 countries, it is clear that Brazil still needs to innovate much more. In this sense, it is necessary to guarantee a modern intellectual property protection system that is adequate to international standards that create more beneficial conditions for economic development, fostering technological innovation. This is the mission of the Commission in Brazil.
LEADERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION IN BRAZIL
- Chair: Louis Lozouet, Partner at Venturini IP
- Vice-chair: Natália Canova, Director of Government Relations at Janssen
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Trade Finance (Banking)
The Banking Commission (in Brazil, the Trade Finance Commission) is a global leader in formulating rules and market intelligence for the trade finance industry. Its main objective is the creation of universally accepted rules and standards for the use of letters of credit, requests for guarantees, forfaiting, and supply chain finance. More recently, the digitization agenda of this industry has also become a priority for the group.
In Brazil, we aim to contribute to the guarantee of a simple, modern and inclusive system of financing for foreign trade. Based on the best international practices and the experiences of its members, the commission seeks to expand access to credit for small and medium-sized companies, in addition to helping the government in the process of modernizing and reducing bureaucracy of rules and mechanisms for financing foreign trade, such as PROEX.
The Commission in the country also carries out the only monthly survey on the volume of trade finance in the Brazilian market, with the participation of more than 10 banks operating in the country.
LEADERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION IN BRAZIL
- Chair: Sandro Nunes, Head of Trade Finance & Local Lending Product at Citi
- Vice-chair: Flávia Niccoli, Trade & Supply Chain Finance Product Manager at Bank of America
- Vice-chair: Fernando Gomes, Partner at Pinheiro Neto Advogados
- Vice-chair: Alex Hatanaka, Partner at Mattos Filho Advogados