Global

Brazil’s Big Moment in the Green Transition

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May

Brazil is stepping into the global spotlight on climate action. In 2025, the UN climate change conference COP30 will be held in the Amazon city of Belém, marking a historic moment for the country. Following last year’s G20 presidency, COP30 presents an unprecedented opportunity for Brazil to position itself as a leader in the green economy, spanning sectors from biofuels to regenerative agriculture and the bioeconomy.

Organized in partnership with Movetia, the Swiss national agency for exchange and mobility, this webinar will explore how vocational education and training (VET) are building the skilled workforce driving Brazil’s green transformation. Featuring speakers from Swiss Business Hub Brazil, Swissex, and SENAI Santo Amaro – Suíço-Brasileira – part of SENAI, Brazil’s largest network of professional schools – the session will highlight opportunities for collaboration with Switzerland.

Brazil’s Big Moment in the Green Transition is tailored for Swiss stakeholders in VET, including training companies, vocational schools, professional associations, and cantonal authorities. Swissnex and Movetia are working together to facilitate and support mobility and cooperation projects outside of Europe for Swiss educational institutions.

Program

  • 1:00pm – Welcome remarks
  • 1:10pm – Swissnex in Brazil
  • 1:20pm – Swiss Business Hub Brazil
  • 1:30pm – SENAI
  • 1:50pm – Q&A
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  • Houston

    3:00AM

  • Switzerland + San Francisco

    1:00AM

  • South Korea

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  • Boston

    4:00AM

  • Brazil

    5:00AM

  • China

    4:00PM

  • Global

    10:00AM

  • India

    1:30PM

  • Israel

    8:00AM

  • Japan

    5:00PM

  • New York

    4:00AM

  • San Francisco

    1:00AM

  • Switzerland

    10:00AM

  • UK

    8:00AM

  • USA

    4:00AM

Speakers

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    Bio

    Monika Wohlhaus

    Movetia

    Monika has over a decade of experience in international cooperation in education. With a background in sociology and international relations, she joined Movetia at its launch in 2017. Today, she leads strategic projects and partnerships supporting global educational mobility.

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    Anderson Braga

    SENAI-SP

    Anderson Barcelos Rocha Braga is a Mechanical Engineer with a Master’s degree in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and a graduate of the SENAI “Swiss-Brazilian” School (SENAI Suíço-Brasileira Paulo Ernesto Tolle) in Metal-Mechanics. Since 2012, he has worked with SENAI, gaining extensive experience in South-South Cooperation projects across Africa, Latin America, and Asia, including countries such as Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, South Africa, Cape Verde, and São Tomé and Príncipe. As Industry Relationship Coordinator in the Santo Amaro District of São Paulo, he develops technical and technological solutions to improve industrial productivity, energy efficiency, and decarbonization, while also designing customized training programs for workforce development in fields such as metal mechanics, automotive technology, electronics, food processing, IT, management, and metallurgy. Anderson is also a veteran participant in international TVET competitions, including WorldSkills Americas 2012, São Paulo Skills 2013, WorldSkills São Paulo 2015, Abu Dhabi 2017, Kazan 2019, and Lyon 2024.

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    Benjamin Bollmann

    Swissnex in Brazil

    Benjamin Bollmann is the CEO of Swissnex in Brazil since January 2025. He was previously CEO of Swissnex in Boston and New York, and Consul of Switzerland in Boston. He is the Chair of Swissnex’s CEO Committee, which coordinates strategic priorities across the global Swissnex network. Under his leadership, Swissnex has launched several long-term initiatives such as Project Quantum, Climate Collider, and more recently Swissnex for the Planet. Until 2020, Benjamin was Deputy CEO at Swissnex in San Francisco, where he led interdisciplinary programs ranging from science communication to humanitarian technologies and human rights in the digital age. Before joining Swissnex in 2015, he worked as a journalist and communications consultant at the interface of science and design in Switzerland. He is a graduate of ETH Zurich and has conducted research in neuroscience and artificial intelligence at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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    Swiss Business Hub Brazil

    Rafael Candura

    Rafael Candura Dela Libera works as Senior Trade Officer at Switzerland Global Enterprise (S-GE), the official Swiss agency for export and investment promotion. In his role, he plays a key part in facilitating trade relations between Switzerland and Brazil, promoting bilateral business and investment opportunities. Rafael’s main focus is building bridges between different business cultures. His work significantly contributes to strengthening economic ties between the two countries by supporting Swiss companies interested in expanding their operations in Brazil, and vice versa.

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