We have excellent news to share! Rodrigo García Ramos Tosta, from the Environmental Division, The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) has confirmed his participation as a panelist at the Sustainability and ESG International Conference and Exhibition 2026 to include Industry 5.0 (Brazil, Sao Paolo, World Trade Center, November 24–25). He will discuss BNDES’s efforts in the forestry sector and how we can contribute to offsetting hard-to-abate emissions.
Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with international industry leaders and drive the sustainable growth agenda. Since the conference was postponed from its original June date, we are still offering early-bird rates for both domestic and international companies!
Other speakers include
Andrés Luongo, COO Chile, WSP
Vanessa Castro, Sustainability, Cementos Argos
Luciana Arouca – Head of Sustainability Services Brazil & LATAM, JLL
Ana Lúcia Grizzi – Senior Independent Consultant; Coordinator of the Sustainability and Innovation Committee, Votorantim Cimentos
Josilene T. V. Ferrer – Senior Analyst of International Cooperation and Climate Change, CETESB – Environmental Company of the State of São Paulo
Carla Leal – CDP Market Director for LATAM | Board Members
Patrícia Iglecias – Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of São Paulo
Michal Zuk, Research Hydrogen Specialist, London Stock Exchange Group
Alaim de Paula – External Consultant, Energy Recovery from Solid Waste (ProteGEEr Project), Federal Government of Brazil
Juan Padial – Managing Partner, Digital Supply Chain, KPMG
Felipe Salgado – Managing Partner of Decarbonization, KPMG
Rejane Afonso – Technical and Commercial Director, Monitore
Murilo Marins, Project Finance – Brazil, Green Finance Institute
Túlio Henrique de Oliveira Silva, EMBRAPII
Rodrigo Backendorf, IT Country Manager, Ciplan
About the Speaker
Rodrigo holds a degree in Metallurgical Engineering from PUC-RJ, a postgraduate degree in Environmental Management and Technologies from the Polytechnic School of University of São Paulo and a master’s degree in Sustainable Finance from the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management. Before joining BNDES in 2011, he worked at one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world for 10 years.
He began her career at BNDES in the Capital Markets Area and since 2016 has been part of the BNDES Environment Area team, having already worked on socio-environmental risk, climate and biodiversity agendas and was responsible for the Institutional Relations of the Amazon Fund. He currently conducts cross-cutting agendas of the BNDES Environment Area
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Want to know more about decarbonization, sustainable industry trends, and the breakthroughs driving real change? Explore the complete lineup of Industry Link’s 2026 events below:
Cementitious Materials International Technical & Trade Congress – Europe
28–29 October, Brussels, Belgium
A leading EMEA gathering on cementitious materials, market trends, regulatory updates, and regional opportunities.
CarbonZero Alternative Fuels & Raw Materials Global Conference & Exhibition 2026
Including Cementitious Europe – Congress
28–29 October, Brussels, Belgium
Global platform for Net Zero strategies, alternative fuels, raw materials, carbon capture, and emerging technologies.
Speakers include:
- Claudia Albertini, CEO Holcim Belgium
- Mahendra Singhi, Board Member & Strategic Advisor, Dalmia Bharat India, Board Member, GCCA
- Adriana Fernandez, UNIDO
- Nikos Nikolakakos, Environment & Resources Manager, Cement Europe
- Irene Dominguez, Policy Manager, Embodied Carbon & Lead Markets, Bellona Europe
- Maria del Mar Rojas, Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTI)
- Dr Martina Bassan, Corporate Affairs Director, European Metals
- Eadbhard Pernot, Executive Director,Carbon Management Europe
- Kerry Sutton, American Concrete Institute
- Hervé Camerlynck, Managing Director, FEBELCEM
- Jacob Moos, Associate Partner, McKinsey
- Pilar Hidalgo, Innovation Director, Cementos La Cruz
- Anna-Marise Rocha, Commercial Manager, Port of Amsterdam
- Frank Mruk, National Ready Mix Cement Association USA
- Luyue Tan, Senior Research Specialist, Carbon, London Stock Exchange Group
- Grant QUASHA, Chairman and CEO, Eco Material Technologies, A CRH Company, USA
- Dr. Stefan Puntke, Managing Director and Dr. Hans-Jürgen Klischat, Executive for Strategic Projects, Refratechnik
- Hongyan Ma, Professor, Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA
- Marta Diez, Country Manager Spain, Portugal, Italy, CFP Energy
- Dr. Josilene TV Ferrer, Senior Analyst for International Cooperation and Climate Change, Green Planet Institute Brazil
- Andres Ponce, CEO, WTEnergy Advanced Solutions
- Mohammed Fouad, Business Excellence Director, Riyadh Cement Company Saudi Arabia
- Mohammed Zaki, Head of Alternative Fuels & H2 Operations Management, Arabian Cement Company Egypt
- Pilar Hidalgo, Head of Innovation, Cementos Las Cruz, Spain
- Tien Peng, Cofounder, GreenPlum St., Portugal
- Georg Lochner, Strategic company development “New Technologies”, Schwenk Building Materials Group, Germany
- Duncan McLachlan, VP Growth & Enterprise, io Consulting
- Alexander Makhlay, Associate Editor, Argus Media
- Cobi Busst, Principal, Beaumont Bailey
- Firefly
Women in Cement and Construction International Congress 2026 – EMEA
30 October, Brussels, Belgium
A dedicated forum advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion across the cement and construction sectors.
Sustainability Conference and Exhibition to include Industry 5.0 – Smart Solutions for Cement and Construction Conference and Exhibition 2026 in São Paulo (World Trade Center)- will convene leading voices from across the global construction, engineering, and infrastructure sectors to address the urgent challenges of decarbonization, embodied carbon reduction, and climate resilience. As the sector undergoes a massive digital shift, this event also focuses on the technologies defining the next generation of building: AI-driven operations, advanced manufacturing, robotics, and human-centric industrial transformation.
Speakers include:
Álvaro Lorenz – Global Director of Sustainability, Votorantim Cimentos
Vanessa Castro, Sustainability, Cementos Argos
Luciana Arouca – Head of Sustainability Services Brazil & LATAM, JLLAna Lúcia Grizzi – Senior Independent Consultant; Coordinator of the Sustainability and Innovation Committee, Votorantim Cimentos
Josilene T. V. Ferrer – Senior Analyst of International Cooperation and Climate Change, CETESB – Environmental Company of the State of São Paulo
Carla Leal – CDP Market Director for LATAM | Board Members
Patrícia Iglecias – Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of São Paulo
Juan Padial – Managing Partner, Digital Supply Chain, KPMG
Felipe Salgado – Managing Partner of Decarbonization, KPMG
Rejane Afonso – Technical and Commercial Director, Monitore
Edilson Júnior – Manager of Innovation and Industrial Technology, Cimento Nacional
Cementitious Materials International Technical & Trade Congress – MEA
8–9 December, Morocco
The premier MEA event for cementitious materials, innovation, and regional trade opportunities.
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