On the third day at the World Economic Forum, in Davos, Governor Tarcísio de Freitas participated in 13 bilateral meetings with investors, CEOs and governments. Topics such as funding for infrastructure projects in São Paulo, partnerships in health and water security were among the conversations of the day.
The first agenda of the day was with the president of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), Nobumitsu Hayashi. The governor presented the infrastructure projects for the coming years in the state. The president of the Japanese development bank was very interested in cooperating with actions, either with expertise or even with project financing.
Afterwards, the governor met with Leif Johansson, president of AstraZeneca, and they discussed joint initiatives for disease prevention. “We propose a partnership with the Butantan Institute for the production of new drugs, and we also discuss the possibility of strengthening the prevention programs already developed by AstraZeneca and that may come to be part of some actions of the Health Department of the State of São Paulo”, declares Tarcísio.
On the sustainable agenda, Johansson stated that the pharmaceutical company wants to become carbon zero and invited Tarcísio to participate in an event on reforestation to happen between the months of March and April.
Another important meeting was with the CEO of the Toyota Research Institute, Gill Pratt, who showed interest in the Tax Reform proposal that the governor intends to implement in the state. Pratt shared the company’s plans for investments in new car models, highlighting the proposed new model of hybrid cars that Toyota wants to launch in Brazil.
“They presented us with a model with a more sustainable proposal. We also talk about the possibility of making the technology, which is still new in the country, more accessible to the entire population”, stresses the governor. Tarcísio was also invited to visit one of the company’s factories to see this new model of hybrid car.
Then, the governor met with the vice president of Pepsico, Roberto Azevêdo. In addition to presenting the government program and project portfolio, the conversation also addressed the governor’s plans for Tax Reform in the State. “Another important issue we dealt with was the possibility of cooperation between São Paulo and Pepsico to promote water reuse. They have been working a lot in this line and have technology to use reused water in production processes”, declares the governor.
Also during the morning, Tarcísio de Freitas met with Jeffrey Jaensubhakij, CEO of GIC (Singapore Sovereign Fund). “We presented our portfolio of projects and they were very interested, especially about the Rodoanel auction. We will continue and deepen this conversation with the São Paulo office”, declares the governor. The Singapore Sovereign Fund has a history of investing significantly in the state.
In conversation with Nick Clegg, president of Global Affairs at Meta, Tarcísio de Freitas discussed a partnership with the São Paulo Secretary of Education. “We want to use the Metaverse as a teaching tool”, says the governor.
An innovation for the Port of Santos was also on the agenda this Wednesday. The governor met with Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, president and CEO of DP World, and they talked about the possible implementation of the PCS (Port Community System) in the port, which would be the first in the country to adopt the system. The installation of the platform can generate efficiency gains of billions of reais per year.
Among the final meetings of the day, the Governor met with Nicholas Lyons, Lord-Mayor of the City of London. The representative of one of the oldest financial districts in the world was very interested in the portfolio of projects presented by the governor of São Paulo. From that first meeting came an invitation to visit England with the right to a roadshow through London’s financial sector.
Tarcísio de Freitas is on his first international mission at the head of the Government of the State of São Paulo accompanied by Secretary of International Business Lucas Ferraz, Arthur Lima, Chief Secretary of the Civil House, and Lais Vita, Secretary of Communication.
Tomorrow’s schedule (19)
Check the complete agenda of bilateral meetings of the Government of São Paulo in Davos, Switzerland, this Thursday (19) – Switzerland time zone:
8:30 am – Rodrigo Kede, President for Latin America and Vice President, Microsoft
9:15 am – Francesco Starace, CEO, ENEL
10 am – Selina Jackson, Vice President, P&G
10.30 am – Veronica Scotti, President, SWISS RE
11 am – Kevin Ali, CEO, ORGANON
11:30 am – Jennifer Morgan, Secretary of State and Special Envoy for Climate Action, Government of Germany
12:00 – Cristiano Amon, CEO, QUALCOMM
2 pm – Donaldo Tang, Vice President, SHEIN
2:30 pm – Al Gore, US Vice President and President of Generation Investment Management
3:15 pm – Ana Paula Marques, Member of the Executive Board of Directors, EDP (Energias de Portugal SA)
