2015 Europe Day Conference
“The European Union and the Challenge of Sustainable Development”
11th May 2015, Casa Europa, Av. Presidente Antonio Carlos, 58, Centro, Rio de
Janeiro
Short Biographies:
Ana Paula Zacarias is the Head of the European Union
Delegation to Brazil. Before that she was Deputy Permanent
Representative of Portugal to the European Union, first
resident Ambassador of Portugal to Estonia and Permanent
Representative of Portugal to UNESCO. She holds a Degree in
Cultural Anthropology from the Universidade Nova de Lisboa.
She was also vice-president of the Camões Institute.
André de Melo e Sousa is a researcher at the Institute for
Applied Economic Research (IPEA), a Brazilian governmental
think-tank. He earned a Ph.D. in Political Science from
Stanford University, United States. He has previously worked
for five years as Professor of International Relations at the
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio),
Brazil.
Bettina de Souza Guilherme holds a Master degree in
Political Science and International Law from the University of
Vienna (1991) and is a European Parliament official. At the
institution, she was responsible for monitoring issues of
interest to the Institute, such as global and European
governance, economy, financial institutions, the BRICS,
international trade and energy issues.
Brice Roquefeuil is the French General Consul in Rio de
Janeiro.He works as a diplomat for over 10 years, working in
posts such as Tunis and Turkey of experience in the field. Mr.
Roquefeuil worked for France in several positions, such as
First Secretary.
Carlos Ivan Simonsen Leal (Ph.D. in Economics, Princeton
University) is the president of FGV since 2000. He began his
activities as a professor at the FGV Graduate School on
Economics (EPGE), was Director of FGV-Business from 1992 to
1997, General Director of EPGE from 1994 to 1997, and FGV´s
Vice-President from 1997 to 2000. He has also worked as a
consultant for the Central Bank of Brazil and is member of
several corporate boards.
David Spence (PhD, Sciences-Po) is a Visiting Fellow at the
European Institute at the London School of Economics. Until
2011, he was Minister Counsellor with special responsibility for
human security and disarmament at the European Union
delegation to the United Nations in Geneva. Until 2003, he
was the Commission representative in the G8 and EU Council
Terrorism Working Groups.
Elena Lazarou is assistant-professor of the Centre for
International Relations of the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV)
Dr. Lazarou received a Ph.D. in International Relations from
the University of Cambridge in 2008. She has held postoctoral
positions at the Unversity of Cambridge and the London School
of Economis. She is currenltly on leave and working with the
European Parliamentary Research Service.
Felix Dane completed the Master of Science in European
Studies at the London School of Economics and Political
Science. From 2004 to 2009 he has worked at the European
Parliament. From May 2009 until 2012 he held the position of
representative of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in the
Palestinian Territories, and since September 2012 he holds the
same position in Brazil.
Gregory John Ryan is the Project Coordinator for
International Relations from Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) in
Brazil. He is a master candidate student in International
Relations at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de
Janeiro
Harald Klein is the current German General Consul in Rio de
Janeiro. Mr. Klein has experience in the fields of Political
Science and Sociology. In the 80’s he assumed the Project
Manager position at the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for
Liberty, working with several countries in Latin America, such
as Peru and Colombia.
Haroldo Machado Filho (PhD, Geneva) is the General
Supervisor of the Environment and Development Unit of
PNUD/Brazil. Dr. Machado was nominated Brazil’s negotiator
at the United Nations Conference on Climate Change in 1998
and Referee (appointed by the Brazilian Government) of the
Environmental Panel of Experts on the Permanent Court of
Arbitration in The Hague, Netherlands.
Kathrin Zeller works as a project coordinator for Konrad
Adenauer Foundation. Her focus is economic, social and
ecological development. She holds a master degree in
Sciences of Latin America from the University of Cologne/
Germany as well as a journalism degree from the Free
Journalism School, Berlin.
Miriam Saraiva is professor at the State University of Rio de
Janeiro (UERJ). She was coordinator of the Graduate Program
in International Affairs of UERJ (2009-2012). She was Co-chair
of the EU-Latin American Section of the Latin American
Studies Association (2009-2012). Her main research interests
include Brazilian foreign policy, Mercosur and Brazil-Argentina
relations, European foreign policy and South American
integration.
Oswaldo Biato Jr. is the Director of the Europe Department at
the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Itamaraty). In the
European Department, Ambassador Biato oversees the
political relations between Brazil and 50 European countries
as well as the European Union and the Ibero-American General
Secretariat (SEGIB), in which he represents Brazil as National
Coordinator.
Rodrigo Rosa is the Special Advisor to the Mayor of Rio de
Janeiro and to the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group
Chairman. Mr. Rosa has experience in the fields of
environmental and energetic studies. He also worked as a
journalist for Folha de São Paulo and Jornal do Brasil.
Rui Ludovino (PhD, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Lisboa)
worked for EMBRAPA from 1994 – 2001, from 2008 – 2014 he
was chief from the Assistant Unit for Sanitary and
Phytosanitary International Issues and currently he is the First
Counselor for European Union Delegation in Brazil regarding
Sanitary and Phytosanitary issues, Environment, Climate and
Energy.
Thanos Dokos (PhD, Cambridge University) is the DirectorGeneral of the Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign
Policy (ELIAMEP). He has held research posts at the Hessische
Stiftung Friedens und Konfliktforschung (1989-90) and the
Center for Science and International Affairs (CSIA) at Harvard
University (1990-91). He served as an Advisor on NATO issues
to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1998-1999).
Thierry Dudermel (PhD, AgroParisTech) is the Head of
Development and Cooperation Section of the Delegation of the
European Union to Brazil. Has long-time experience in the
area of international cooperation in several countries, such as
Colombia.
Ton Dassen (Master, Eindhoven University of Technology) is
program manager, since 2007, at Netherlands Environmental
Assessment Agency (PBL), Senior Researcher at the
Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, since 2005.
From 1998 to 2005 he was a Senior Researcher at National
Institute for Public Health and the Environment, and
researcher, from 1991 to 1998 at the National Aerospace
Laboratory.
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