Nilton José Schneider David has been the Deputy Governor for Monetary Policy at the the Banco Central do Brasil since January 1, 2025. He holds a degree in Production Engineering from University of São Paulo (USP) and has extensive experience in the financial market, with significant involvement in both domestic and international markets. His expertise encompasses team management, global operations, pricing, risk management, and strategic leadership in currencies, derivatives, and fixed income. Prior to this role, he worked at institutions such as Bradesco, Morgan Stanley, Canvas Capital, Citibank, Barclays and Goldman Sachs. He has gained valuable experience in global financial markets, including North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia,
and has led teams in financial operations across different jurisdictions.

Damaris Sardenberg is a Finance Director at Microsoft with nearly two decades of global experience leading financial transformation across banking, technology, and enterprise services. Originally from Brazil, she has held leadership roles at Banco Bradesco, Bank of America, Google, and Arvato, bringing a unique blend of legal, financial, and operational expertise to every challenge.At Microsoft, Damaris has been instrumental in modernizing the enterprise order-to-cash customer experience, streamlining workflows for global clients. She led an award-winning initiative in Brazil’s public sector, designing a compliant financing model that preserved revenue and empowered partners—recognized by Treasury Today’s Adam Smith Awards for innovation and collaboration.As a leader, Damaris is known for combining strategic vision with operational excellence. She fosters collaboration across finance, engineering, and business teams, and mentors colleagues to embrace change that drives business value. Her leadership style emphasizes clarity, accountability, and empowerment.Damaris studied Law and Information Systems at San José State University in California. Her work exemplifies how finance can drive strategic growth, and she continues to inspire transformation through bold leadership and cross-functional collaboration.In her spare time, she and her husband enjoy watching her twins play soccer, and also sharing life experiences with her older son, a college freshman.

Lizianne Cosentino Metello de Castro is Treasury Manager at Volkswagen do Brasil, where she leads treasury operations with a focus on efficiency, innovation, and risk and liquidity management. She also heads the Regional Treasury Center for South America, supporting Volkswagen Group companies throughout the region. With over 15 years of experience in multinational companies across various sectors, she has built a solid career in corporate finance, capital markets, and strategic leadership.

Ricardo Güther is a seasoned finance professional with over 19 years of experience in treasury and financial operations within large multinational corporations. Holding an MBA in Controllership and Finance from USP Esalq, Ricardo has built a career marked by strategic leadership, operational excellence, and deep expertise in financial risk management. Currently serving as Senior Treasury Manager at Arcos Dorados (McDonald’s master franchisee in Latin America), Ricardo leads a team overseeing the full financial cycle, including accounts payable and receivable, real estate administration, insurance, and treasury operations. He has spearheaded initiatives in e-commerce support, liquidity planning, and debt issuance. His previous roles include Treasury Manager for Latin America at General Mills, Baxter, CHS Agronegócio, BASF, and Itaú, Ricardo held various leadership positions in credit, collections, and treasury, consistently driving improvements in cash flow management, risk control, and financial reporting. Ricardo is known for his analytical mindset, hands-on approach to financial strategy, and ability to lead cross-functional teams through complex transformations.

Carlos Russo has been a fintech entrepreneur for almost 10 years and is also Director of ABToken, a business association representing more than 100 virtual asset service providers in Brazil. With deep expertise in stablecoins, FX markets, and trade-finance, Carlos advise companies, banks, payment facilitators, and virtual asset service providers orchestrate efficient, compliant global transactions using blockchain and stablecoins.

Professional with more than 30 years of experience in the Financial, Auditing, Controllership and M&A areas.Currently Chief Financial Officer and Operations Leader Region Latin America at the Bosch Group.International experienceWorked at the headquarters of the Bosch Group in Germany in 2015.Bachelor in Accounting from the Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas – PUC.MBA in Finance and Controllership from Fundação Getúlio VargasMember of the Fiscal Council of 3 non-profit entities in the Campinas region.Member of Finance CFO Group Brazil-Germany Chamber.

Fernando Roccato is Treasury Director at Unilever, leading funding and liquidity management across EMEA and cash pooled entities. With extensive international experience, he plays a key role in shaping Unilever’s financial strategy and resilience.

Mr. Marcelo holds a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from UFPE and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from FCAP/UPE. He earned an MBA in Finance and Economics from New York University’s Stern School of Business and is a CFA Charterholder from the CFA Institute.

His professional journey began at Brahma/Ambev, followed by a solid career at Nokia, where he worked in the United States, Europe, and Brazil. More recently, he has been with ABB, where he currently serves as Treasury Cluster Lead for Latin America.

Executive with over 20 years of experience in managing the Finance area, with strong performance in both national and multinational companies, and a consistent trajectory in strategic management of people and Investor Relations, Treasury operations, FP&A and Controllership. Large scale Capital Markets operations are a strong suit of Pedro, having worked in multiple DCM operations, IPOs and delisting.

Leandro Wendt is CFO at Agrícola Alvorada. Finance executive with more than 20 years of experience across all financial departments, holding decision-making positions in different companies such as Nutrien, Corteva, Dow Chemical, LDC and Brasil Foods. He has extensive experience in structuring departments, implementation of governance and internal controls, having built and led high-performance teams in constantly evolving environments. Awarded as Treasurer of the Year in 2022 by IBTC and leadership over the finalist teams for the IBEF Award for two consecutive years (2021 and 2022) and over the award-wining team of CONACREDI (2023); all of them recognized institutions in Brazil.Leandro holds an MBA from Fundação Getúlio Vargas and graduated from Universidade do Vale do Itajaí with a bachelor’s in business administration.

Tatiana Ohara Suga is the South America Treasury Manager at Michelin. Graduated from UFSCar and master’s degree in Economics from IBMEC, she has over 15 years of experience. She currently works with financial strategies, regional liquidity and cash management in South America.

Andrea Iorio is one of the most requested keynote speakers about Artificial Intelligence, Digital Transformation, Leadership and Customer-centricity globally, and he shares his thoughts and ideas at the intersection of business, technology, philosophy and neuroscience in his more than 100 keynotes per year to many Fortune 500 companies such as Abbott, Bayer, Cargill, Dow, IBM, Roche, Syngenta, Tetrapak and more. He is the author of the book “Between You and AI: Unlock the Power of Human Skills to Thrive in an AI-Driven World”, published by Wiley.

He is a columnist at the MIT Technology Review Brazil, the official host of NVIDIA’s podcast in Brazil, counts with more than 100k followers on Social Media, and has been ranked among the 15 main global AI influencers on Linkedin by Taplio.

He speaks frequently at high-profile conferences such as the AI Summit by Informa Tech, InsureTech Connect by Clarion Events and the Banking Transformation Summit by MoneyNext.

He holds more than 10 years of experience in multinational and tech companies: he was the Head of Tinder across Latin America for 5 years, and Chief Digital Officer at L’Oréal Brazil. He is an economist with a Degree from Bocconi University (Milan, Italy), and a MA in International Relations from Johns Hopkins’ SAIS (Washington, DC), and is now an MBA professor at Fundação Dom Cabral.

Vinicius Guidotti, is the Gerente Sênior de Tesouraria para a América Latina at Caldic. With 20 years of experience, Vinicius has a deep background in treasury, having worked in large multinational companies across various industries, including Energy, Agribusiness, Food and Beverages, and most recently in Chemical Distribution. He’s an expert at managing financial risk, optimizing cash flow, and leading teams to success. Whether it’s day-to-day tasks or complex financial planning, he’s dedicated to ensuring business growth and sustainability.

Meily Franco is a tax executive with extensive experience at companies such as PwC, ContourGlobal, and Alstom, focusing on the Latin American market. Her solid academic background and corporate governance expertise, developed as a member of fiscal councils at associations and listed companies, give her a comprehensive perspective and make her a leading figure in the sector. She participates in several associations in Tax Law, Finance and Corporate Governance and acts as a mentor for professionals in Finance and Tax.

Thiago is a business administrator with a postgraduate degree in Business Management from Fundação Dom Cabral and a master’s degree in Administration with a specialization in Business Management from FIA. Thiago began his career at Cielo in January 2018 and is currently Executive Superintendent of Treasury and Term Products. He has 21 years of professional experience in Financial Planning, Controllership, Investor Relations, Treasury, and Term Products at leading companies such as Cielo, GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes, Marfrig Global Foods, Cargill, and Ericsson Telecomunicações – in Brazil and Jordan.

Ariel Mares Machado is currently Treasurer of iFood, with over 15 years of experience as a seasoned treasury and finance executive at leading financial institutions in Latin America. His distinguished career encompasses extensive expertise in banking operations at BTG Pactual, Latin America’s largest investment bank, and in corporate treasury management and ALM at Mercado Livre, one of the region’s largest technology companies.

Filipe joined B3 in 2009 as Treasury Manager and, since 2016, has served as Treasurer, being responsible for funding, investments, liquidity and hedging strategies, as well as accounts paybles and receivables activities. With over twenty years of experience in finance, Filipe has developed his career across the banking, agribusiness, and telecommunications sectors. From 2003 to 2004, he worked as a Consumer Credit Risk Analyst at Unibanco. Between 2004 and 2007, he was part of the treasury team at Perdigão, and from 2008 to 2009, he worked as a Financial Consultant at Telefonica’s treasury trading desk. Filipe also held the position of AETQ at Mercaprev (B3´s pension fund) from 2016 to 2019, and since 2023, he has served as an alternate member of the Board of Directors at IFM (Itajubá Fundo Multipatrocinado). He holds a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from Unicamp and a postgraduate degree in Business from Fundação Getúlio Vargas.

More than 15 years’ experience in Finance across multinational companies, in different segments (Chemical Industry, Consumer Goods and Civil Construction), with International Experience as finance business partner of Latin America countries. For the last 5 years, I´m Treasury Manager for Americas at Solvay Group. Believe that people will lead companies to another level, challenging ourselves with new goals, I am an enthusiast of digital transformation and business strategy.

Gustavo Gontijo is a senior finance executive with over 20 years of experience in the multinational automotive industry. He has a strong track record in strategic financial management, treasury operations, and organizational transformation across South American markets.He holds a degree in Business Administration from UFMG, postgraduate studies in Finance, Controllership, and Economic & Financial Management, and an MBA in Finance from FGV. He is also an IBEF-certified Treasury Professional.During his 22-year career at Ford Motor Company of Brazil, Gustavo advanced from trainee to Director, holding leadership roles such as Treasurer for South America, Finance Director and AETQ of Ford’s Pension Fund, and Managing Director of Ford Credit Brazil. He has extensive experience leading cross-border financial teams and aligning regional operations with global strategy.

Daniel Mangabeira is Vice President of Strategy and Policy for Brazil and Latin America at Circle, issuer of the regulated digital currency USDC. He led public policy initiatives for Latin America at Binance and Uber, and was Global Head of Government Affairs at Bitso. In 2022 and 2023, Mangabeira was named by Bloomberg Línea as one of the 500 most influential people in Latin America. He holds a PhD in International Law from USP, a Master’s degree in International Relations from UnB, and a Master’s degree in International Economic Law from the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne.

Lindnei Carlos Seno Jr is a Financial Manager at Scania Group, where he has worked for over 22 years in leadership positions across FX, Financial Operations, and Treasury Control. He holds a degree in Economics from FAAP and an MBA in Business Management from FGV, with a specialization in strategic financial planning and the implementation of financial solutions for Latin America.

Fábio Araújo is a telecommunications engineer with a PhD in economics and has worked at the Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) since 1998. Early in his career at the BCB, he participated in the implementation of Brazil’s inflation-targeting regime and later served as an advisor on monetary policy. More recently, Fábio headed the Governor’s Economic Advisory Office and currently leads the efforts for the future implementation of DREX — the digital version of Brazil’s currency, the Real.

Executive and professor with a solid career in corporate finance, accounting, and governance. He has held leadership positions in banks and large corporations such as the Fiat Chrysler Group, Banco Real, and infrastructure concession companies, leading projects in financial restructuring, debenture issuance, and the implementation of governance and compliance practices. Recognized with the Equilibrista Award (IBEF MG) in 2010, he is also a specialist in IFRS and risk management. He currently holds an executive role in the infrastructure and concessions sector, while also teaching in MBA and postgraduate programs at PUC Minas and FDC, combining corporate experience with academic excellence.