EXPOSIBRAM 2026

08/24/2026

15h30 to the 19h30

08/25/2026

9h45 to the 18h30

08/26/2026

10h00 to the 17h30

08/27/2026

9h45 to the 16h30

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The biggest HUB of mining experiences in Latin America Considered one of the most importante events of mining in Latin America, Expo and Brazilian Mining Congress – EXPOSIBRAM is held annually by IBRAM – The Brazilian Mining Association, a national private non-profit organization which representes the companies and institutions that operate in the mining sector. The International Expo is one of the biggest showcases to develop business. The Congress debates scenarios and reveals market trends.

Subject to change

Schedule

PROGRAM SUMMARY

COMPLETE PROGRAM

15:30

PALCO ÚNICO: Opening Talk Show – Mining and Geopolitics – Part 1

Patricia Procópio - President of WIMBrasil | CEO Geraes Strategy

Moderator

Daniel dos Santos - CEO at Alcoa

Speaker

Grazielle Parenti - EVP Sustainability at Vale

Speaker

Jean Silva Cintra - CFO at Lundin Mining

Speaker

Mariette Bylsma - Asset President Non-Operated Joint Ventures at BHP

Speaker

16:20

PALCO ÚNICO: Opening Talk Show – Mining and Geopolitics – Part 2

Anderson Barreto Arruda - National Secretary of Geology, Mining, and Mineral Processing at the Ministry of Mines and Energy - MME

Moderator

Ana Cristina Sanches Noronha - President of the Board of Directors of IBRAM | CEO at Anglo American in Brazil

Speaker

Eduardo de Come - Vice presidente da Ero

Speaker

Kaiser Gonçalves de Souza - Senior Advisor for Ocean Governance at ISA

Speaker

Leandro Chiardelli - CEO at Mineração Usiminas

Speaker

Luciano Francisco Alves - CEO at Companhia Brasileira de Alumínio - CBA

Speaker

17:10

PALCO ÚNICO: Keynote Speaker - The New Geopolitics of Minerals

Rohitesh Dhawan - President and Chief Executive Officer - International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM)

Speaker

18:00

PALCO ÚNICO: Opening Ceremony of Exposibram

10:00

PALCO ÚNICO: Keynote Speaker - The historic opportunities of mining and its legacy in Brazil

Gustavo Pimenta -

Speaker

10:40

PALCO ÚNICO: Keynote Speaker - Positive Impact: How courageous companies thrive by giving more than they take.

Ruben Fernandes - COO Global at Anglo American

Moderator

Paul Polman -

Speaker

11:15

PALCO ÚNICO: Talk Show - Key trends in the Mineral Commodities Market

Ruben Fernandes - COO Global at Anglo American

Moderator

Henrique Oliveira - Sr. Director strategic projects at Mosaic

Speaker

Paul Mitchell - Partner - Global Mining & Metals Leader - EY

Speaker

René Muga Escobar - Vice President Corporate Affairs Latin America at BHP

Speaker

Sebastian Gatica - Strategy Consultant | Mining & Critical Minerals at CRU GROUP

Speaker

12:15

AUDITÓRIO: Lunch Break

14:00

PALCO A: PANEL - Logistics corridors for mining activity.

Jayme Nicolato Corrêa - CEO Porto Sudeste do Brasil.

Moderator

Aline Veloso -

Speaker

Leandro Chiardelli - CEO at Mineração Usiminas

Speaker

Rogério Junqueira - COO na MRN

Speaker

Sergio Marcio de Freitas Leite - Presidente na Potássio do Brasil

Speaker

PALCO B: PAINEL: Discussão de mercado das principais empresas brasileiras - minério de ferro, cobre e ouro

Ismael Daoud - Sales Manager for Latin America at Wood Mackenzie

Moderator

Antonio Schettino Gomes Pereira - Director of Operations, Salobo (VBM)

Speaker

Carlos Rodrigues de Campos Mello - CEO CSN Mineração

Speaker

Rodrigo Barsante Gomides - Presidente e Gerente Geral da Kinross Brasil

Speaker

Thiago Toscano - CEO at Itaminas Mineração

Speaker

PALCO C: PANEL - National Mining Plan 2050 & Basic Framework for Sustainable Brazilian Mining - Implementation and next steps

Henrique Carballal - President of the Bahia Mineral Research Company (CBPM)

Moderator

João Marcos Pires Camargo - Director of Mineral Planning and Policy, Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME)

Speaker

Julevania Alves Olegário -

Speaker

Ronney César Campos Peixoto -

Speaker

PALCO D: PANEL - Discussions on the establishment of mineral processing in Brazil

Mara Cirlene Estanislau - VP at Ausenco Brazil

Moderator

Carlos Eduardo de Silva Braga Filho - President & EGM at Jervois Global Brazil

Speaker

David Moreira - Position: President Company: National Institute Rare Earths

Speaker

Flávio Moraes da Mota - Head of the Base Industria and Extractive Division

Speaker

José Luciano de Assis Pereira - Gerente de P, D & I

Speaker

PALCO E: PANEL - Community engagement for social licensing

Gabriele Cristina Lourenço Fernandes -

Moderator

Alexander Zolata Juarez - 14-year-old, CEO & Founder at Trailheads & Titans

Speaker

Ariadina Maria Lopes - Presidente da Associação Casa Fiari

Speaker

Claudia Oliveira Ribeiro da Silva - Associação Fio de Ouro

Speaker

Evilane dos Santos Clemente - Geóloga da MRN, Quilombola do Quilombo Boa Vista

Speaker

15:30

AUDITÓRIO: Coffee break

15:50

PALCO A: PANEL - Why do we want to be pop so much?

Paulo Henrique Leal Soares - Communication and Projects Director at IBRAM

Moderator

Ana Maria Ferreira da Cunha - Director of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability at Anglo American | ESG Coordinator for Mining at IBRAM

Speaker

Marcus Vinicius Campos Dias - Global Chief Advisory Officer at RepTrak

Speaker

Paulo Zappa Neto - Communications Manager at Brazilian Agribusiness Association (ABAG)

Speaker

PALCO B: PANEL - The strategic vision of countries for critical minerals and materials.

Sarah Clegg - Sênior Representative Officer do UK para Minerais Críticos at Embaixada da UK

Moderator

Benjamin Gallezot - Interministerial Delegate for Supplies of Strategic Minerals and Metals, French Prime Minister's Office

Speaker

Helen Belgrave - Acting Consul General of Canada in Rio de Janeiro

Speaker

Matthew Lowe -

Speaker

Sophie Davies - Ambassador / Australian Embassy in Brazil

Speaker

PALCO C: PANEL - Discussions about Gold in Brazil

Giorgio De Tomi - Full Professor at the University of São Paulo and Director of NAP.Mineração/USP (USP Center for Responsible Mining at USP).

Moderator

Cristiano da Cunha Duarte - Federal Forensic Examiner | Head of Geomatics at Federal Police | Coordinator of Brasil MAIS Program

Speaker

Ewerton Gonçalves Trindade -

Speaker

Gustavo Caminoto Geiser - Gerente do Programa Ouro Alvo da Polícia Federal

Speaker

Julevania Alves Olegário -

Speaker

Luis Mauro Gomes Ferreira -

Speaker

PALCO D: PANEL - Extreme Events: Managing Climate Risks in Mining

Alan Vaz Lopes - Water Resources Expert and Superintendent

Moderator

Carlos Eduardo Morelli Tucci - Managing partner Rhama Consultoria Ambiental and Professor Emeritus at UFRGS

Speaker

Fernando Antonio Medeiros Marinho - Universidade de São Paulo

Speaker

Mário Cicareli Pinheiro - Director H20 Hydroinformatics and Water Resources

Speaker

Nathan Debortoli - Climate Risk and Adaptation Manager na Ausenco

Speaker

PALCO E: PANEL - What makes a jurisdiction attractive for mining businesses?

Edson Ribeiro - Independent Advisor at ER Consulting

Moderator

Elmira Aliakbari - Director, Natural Resource Studies at Fraser Institute

Speaker

Juan Padial - Partner Director , Digital Supply Chain Management at KPMG

Speaker

Paulo Rodrigo Chung - Vice-president Legal and Reparation BHP Brasil

Speaker

17:30

PALCO ÚNICO

Awards:
Mining Hub Hackathon – Exposibram 2026 Edition
MINA Award

10:00

PALCO ÚNICO: Keynote Speaker - Brazilian Mining Landscape

10:30

PALCO A: Keynote Speaker - Os jovens talentos e a perspectiva de inovação - legados e nova comunicação em construção

Alexander Zolata Juarez - 14-year-old, CEO & Founder at Trailheads & Titans

Speaker

PALCO A: Lecture: The importance of policy for critical and strategic minerals in Brazil.

Pablo Silva Cesário - Director of Institutional Relations | Acting CEO of IBRAM

Moderator

Katia Regina de Abreu Gomes - Ex-Senadora e CEO da BRZ Consulting

Speaker

11:00

PALCO A: Talk Show: O papel da liderança em inovação

Rafael Jabur Bittar - Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Officer at Vale

Moderator

Daniel Gomes de Almeida Filho -

Speaker

Elias Ramos de Souza - Director os Innovation Finep

Speaker

Kilma Cunha - Director of Operations, Onça Puma, Vale Base Metals.

Speaker

Patricio Pastorelli - Manager Innovation Ecosystems, BHP

Speaker

Ricardo Fonseca de Mendonça Lima - CEO na Companhia Brasileira de Metalurgia e Mineração (CBMM)

Speaker

PALCO B: Talk Show: O papel da liderança no relacionamento entre órgãos públicos e as empresas de mineração

Mauro Henrique Moreira Sousa - Director General of the National Mining Agency - ANM

Moderator

Carlos A. Peña - Presidente - A OLAMI é uma organização internacional sem fins lucrativos que reúne 18 países da América Latina e do Caribe. Desde 1984, seu objetivo é promover a cooperação entre seus membros para impulsionar o desenvolvimento da mineração com foco na sustentabilidade ambiental e social, integrando os setores acadêmico, industrial e governamental para fomentar melhores práticas, inovação e desenvolvimento econômico responsável na região

Speaker

Emerson Rocha - Presidente Executivo no SIMINERAL

Speaker

Gustavo Rosa Lanna - President of SINDIEXTRA and Director of Martins Lanna Mining

Speaker

Leonardo Figueiredo de Faria - Vice-Presidente da ADIMB

Speaker

PALCO D: Talk Show: As iniciativas estaduais para Planos de Mineração e Desenvolvimento Regional

Marco Antônio Lage - Prefeito de Itabira e presidente da Associação dos Municípios Mineradores de Minas Gerais e do Brasil (Amig)

Moderator

João Carlos Oliveira da Silva - Secretary of Economic Development of the State of Bahia

Speaker

Lilia Mascarenhas Sant'Agostino - Diretora de Mineração - Secretaria de Meio Ambiente, Infraestrutura e Logística do Estado de São Paulo - SEMIL

Speaker

Lívia Marques de Almeida Parreira - Superintendente de Mineração no Governo de Goiás

Speaker

Rodolpho Zahluth Bastos - Secretário adjunto

Speaker

12:15

AUDITÓRIO: Lunch Brunch

14:00

PALCO A: PANEL - Operational Safety | People Who Think Ahead: Human Factors and Leadership - Part 1

Éder Henriqson - Professor of Management and Safety Science in Complex Sociotechnical Systems at PUCRS

Moderator

Camilo de Lelis Farace - Sócio Proprietario

Speaker

Gustavo Rocha - GR Safety Training at CRM - Crew Resource Management

Speaker

Juliana Farah - Vale SA

Speaker

Lindomar Martins de Mesquita - Gerente de Segurança do Trabalho na Samarco

Speaker

PALCO B: PANEL - Partnerships for sustainable territorial development in mining municipalities

Anderson Luis Ferraz Santos - Executive Manager IBRAM Amazon

Moderator

Andreia Rabetim - General Manager of Intersectoral Partnerships

Speaker

Cristiane Holanda Moraes Paschoin - Gerente Gestão Social

Speaker

Diogo Rodrigues de Sousa - Prefeito Alto Horizonte-GO

Speaker

James Charles Coats - Senior Partner at Wise Decisio / H&P

Speaker

Sergio Andrade - Executive Director at Agenda Pública. Coordinator of the Just Transition Platform. Member of the Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) Council and the National Council for Transparency and Integrity (CTICC/CGU).

Speaker

PALCO C: PANEL - People in the energy transition of mining: far beyond technology

Karen Gatti - Communications Director at Women in Mining Brasil

Moderator

Adalene Moreira Silva - Professora Titular (Full Professor) - Universidade de Brasília

Speaker

Ana Gabriela Juárez - Fundadora WIM América Central / Presidente de Operações da CTA

Speaker

Fabiana Nery - HR Tecnology Manager at Vale

Speaker

João Yosef Torres - CEO do Consultoria Mais Diversidade

Speaker

Natália Mazoni - Private Sector Specialist at the World Bank Group

Speaker

PALCO D: PANEL - Public policies for implementing the critical and strategic minerals supply chain in Brazil

Jose Luiz Ubaldino de Lima - Director of the Department of Geology and Mineral Production at the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME)

Moderator

André Luis Pimenta de Faria - Coordinator of the SENAI Innovation and Technology Center for Rare Earth Permanent Magnets

Speaker

Jorge Boeira - Analista de Produtividade e Inovação na Agência Brasileira de Desenvolvimento Industrial (ABDI)

Speaker

Luís Gonzaga Trabasso - Chief Research Officer at SENAI Innovation Institute for Manufacturing Systems and Laser Processing

Speaker

Mauricio Carvalho Lyrio - O Embaixador Mauricio Carvalho Lyrio é o Secretário de Clima, Energia e Meio Ambiente do Ministério das Relações Exteriores.

Speaker

Pablo Silva Cesário - Director of Institutional Relations | Acting CEO of IBRAM

Speaker

PALCO E: PAINEL: Gestão da radioatividade no processamento hidrometalúrgico e pirometalúrgico de minérios

Firmino Moraes Sant’Anna - Assessor da Diretoria de Recursos Minerais - DRM - INB

Moderator

Alessandro Facure - Director-President at National Nuclear Safety Authority – ANSN

Speaker

Chris Griffith - Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO)

Speaker

Ricardo Fraga Gutterres - Chefe de Gabinete

Speaker

Suzanne Burling - Senior Hydrometallurgist at Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO)

Speaker

15:30

AUDITÓRIO: Coffee Break

15:50

PALCO A: PANEL - Operational Safety | Technologies That Look Ahead: Data, AI, and Predictive Security - Part 2

Patricia Moreira - IBRAM Security Process Coordinator

Moderator

Mariano Cuadrelli - Lider Regional de Negócios Soluções Avançadas na Honeywell Technologies

Speaker

Reynaldo Braga - Como LATAM Sales Director da Forwood Safety, lidero a estratégia de crescimento e desenvolvimento de negócios na América Latina, apoiando empresas de mineração e outras indústrias de alto risco na prevenção de fatalidades e lesões graves em suas operações.. Presente em mais de 60 países, a Forwood apoia algumas das maiores empresas globais dos setores de mineração em sua jornada para alcançar Zero Fatalities, com uma abordagem prática, baseada em risco e focada na eficácia dos controles críticos.

Speaker

Vicente Alimento Jr - Head of Specialized Services of HSE&OR, Diretoria SS&EO, VALE

Speaker

PALCO B: PANEL - Strategic directions of the Brazilian energy matrix

Guilherme Eduardo Zerbinatti Papaterra - Senior Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulation Specialist | Policy and Strategy (Brazilian National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels - ANP)

Moderator

José Fernando Coura - Membro do Conselho de Administração - Petrobras

Speaker

Lara Terra - Senior Energy Sourcing Manager at Yara

Speaker

Marcelo Alfradique - Deputy Superintendent of Oil and Natural Gas of Energy Research Office (EPE)

Speaker

PALCO C: PANEL - Geology of the mineral provinces of Brazil - Carajás Province, Juruena-Teles Pires-Aripuanã Gold Province, Vale do Curaçá Province and Rondônia Province

Guilherme Ferreira da Silva - Head of the Economic Geology Division of the Geological Survey of Brazil

Moderator

Eduardo Luís Carneiro de Oliveira - Chief Geoscience, ERO

Speaker

Juliano Alex Ferreira - Exploration & Business Development General Manager

Speaker

Lydia Maria Lobato - Profa. Titular Consultora

Speaker

Roberto Perez Xavier - Executive Director Agency for the Development and Innovation of the Brazilian Mining Sector

Speaker

PALCO D: PANEL - III IBRAM and CETEM (Mineral Technology Center) Study: Strategy for the regulation and structuring of value chains for critical and strategic minerals in Brazil - Developing the potential to achieve leadership in energy and food security

Cinthia de Paiva Rodrigues - IBRAM Research and Development Manager

Moderator

Amaro Pereira -

Speaker

Lúcia Helena Xavier -

Speaker

Sílvia Cristina Alves França - Director of the Mineral Technology Center - CETEM

Speaker

PALCO E: PANEL: Circular Finance: How to leverage circular businesses in the use of mining waste

Leandro L. Rossi - Executive Director at Mining Hub

Moderator

Beatriz Luz - CEO da Exchange4Change Brasil Líder do Hub de Economia Circular Brasil Presidente do Instituto Brasileiro de Economia Circular (IBEC)

Speaker

Larissa Malta - Policies and Industry Analyst at Brazilian Nacional Industry Confederation

Speaker

Pedro Henrique Borges - Analista de Desenvolvimento de Coprodutos na ArcelorMittal

Speaker

Sandra Lucia de Moraes - Diretora Técnica – Unidade de Materiais Avançados no Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnológicas - IPT

Speaker

09:45

PALCO ÚNICO: Lecture - The paths taken by gold

Larissa Rodrigues - Research Director at Instituto Escolhas

Speaker

10:00

PALCO ÚNICO: Talk Show - Controls on gold trading in Brazil

Eduardo Leão - President of G Mining Ventures Brazil, Corporate Vice President of Sustainability at G Mining Ventures

Moderator

Fernando Alves Drummond de Oliveira - Superintendente de Fiscalização na Agência Nacional de Mineração - ANM

Speaker

Gilson Gomes Camboim - National Coordinator of Mineral Cooperativism at OCB & President of the Federation of Mining Cooperatives of the State of Mato Grosso - FECOMIN

Speaker

Gustavo Caminoto Geiser - Gerente do Programa Ouro Alvo da Polícia Federal

Speaker

Larissa Rodrigues - Research Director at Instituto Escolhas

Speaker

Sofia Freitas Silva - Federal Prosecutor/ Federal Prosecution Office- Brazil

Speaker

11:00

PALCO ÚNICO: Talk Show - Governance of Environmental Licensing in Sensitive Territories

Thiago Rodrigues Cavalcanti - Manager of Environment and Institutional Relations at the Federation of Industries of the State of Minas Gerais - FIEMG

Moderator

Andrea Vulcanis - Secretary of State for Environment and Development Sustainable from Goiás and Vice-President of Abema for the Central-West Region

Speaker

Lauro Ângelo Dias de Amorim - Director of Permitting and Regulatory Affairs at VALE

Speaker

Lyssandro Norton Siqueira - Secretary of State for the Environment and Sustainable Development - Semad

Speaker

Marcelo Augusto Moreno da Silva Alves - Director -SEMAS/PA

Speaker

12:15

AUDITÓRIO: Lunch Brunch

14:00

PALCO A: PANEL - Mine closure and future use: integrating the mining lifecycle with international standards

Simone Picarelli - Head de Operações na PM Analysis Assessoria e Professora Dom Helder / UNIBRAM

Moderator

Debora do Vale Schaper - Mine Closure Specialist at WSP

Speaker

Fábio Perlatti - Manager - Mine Closure and Sustainability National Mining Agency - ANM

Speaker

Patricia Rocha Maciel Fernandes -

Speaker

PALCO B: PANEL - Artificial Intelligence applied to Water Resource Management in mining

Maria de Lourdes Pereira dos Santos (Iude) -

Moderator

Fernando Damasio - Executive Director at Data Riders Consulting

Speaker

Jonilton Paschoal -

Speaker

Viviane Borda Pinheiro Rocha - Professor at the Department of Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources, School of Engineering, UFMG.

Speaker

PALCO D: PANEL- Multisectoral collaboration to promote decarbonization in the mining sector

PALCO D: PAINEL: Articulação multisetorial para promoção da descarbonização no setor Mineral

Claudia Franco de Salles Dias -

Moderator

Henrique Paiva de Paula - General Coordinator for Regulation at the Temporary Secretariat for the Carbon Market, Ministry of Finance.

Speaker

Matthew John Govier - Americas Sustainability Director at dss+

Speaker

Vivian Mac Knight - General Manager of Climate Change and Decarbonization at Vale

Speaker

PALCO E: PANEL: Transformative trends in the Mineral Industry Production Chain

Rodrigo Alvarenga Vilela - CEO at Samarco

Moderator

Dalmo Pereira - Vice-President of Geosol and Geopar Group

Speaker

Luis Mascarenhas - Diretor de Contas Globais na Metso

Speaker

Mauricio Casara - Commercial and New Technologies Director at U&M

Speaker

Roberto Galinari - COO na Mason Holdings (Mason Equipment e DCML)

Speaker