• Saturday, September 14th: 
  
  • Morning and Afternoon: Free time. 
  • Evening: Pick-up at 7pm; Welcome Dinner; Drop-off around 9pm
• Sunday, September 15th: 
  
  • Morning and Afternoon: Pick-up at 10am; Visit Christ and Corcovado; Visit Sugar Loaf; Drop-off around 5pm. 
  • Evening: Free time
    
• Monday, September 16th: 
  
  • Morning: (1) Overview & Scenario Planning Group Project Introduction -  Prof. Roberto Nogueira / (2) Culture - Prof. Adriana Hilal
  • Afternoon: Visit to Rio's City Control Center - Prof. Marco Rodrigues
• Tuesday, September 17th:
  
  • Morning: (1) Finance - Prof. Carlos Heitor/ (2) Macroeconomics 
  • Afternoon: Social / Cultural Visit To be Defined - Prof. Marco Rodrigues
    
• Wednesday, September 18th:  
  
  • Morning: (1) Consumer Behavior - Prof. Roberta Campos / (2) Social Inclusion - Prof. Danilo Moura
  • Afternoon: Visit Beleza Natural. Prof. Roberta Campos
    
• Thursday, September 19th:
  
  • Morning: Visit Globo TV. Prof. Paula Chimenti
  • Afternoon: Information & Entertainment - Prof. Paula Chimenti
• Friday, September 20th:
  
  • Morning: (1) Innovation and Start-Ups in Brazil - Prof. Duperron Ribeiro / (2) Scenario Planning Group Project Workshop - Prof. Roberto Nogueira
  • Afternoon: (1) Scenario Planning Group Project Presentation / (2) Program Wrap-up
  • Evening: Farewell Dinner

Roberta Campos

Roberta Campos is Professor in Marketing and Consumer Behavior for the Institute of Business Administration Coppead / UFRJ. PhD and MsC in Business Administration at COPPEAD / UFRJ and in Social Sciences at Paris Descartes / Sorbonne. Marketing experience in multinationals like Unilever, Coca-Cola and SCJ / Johnson Wax. Researcher at the Center for Studies in Consumption - COPPEAD / UFRJ, since 2005. Researches low-income consumers since since 2009.



Adriana Garibaldi de Hilal

Adriana Garibaldi de Hilal was born in Argentina, got her PhD from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and did a post doctoral research in International Business at Tilburg University. She is a Professor of International Business at COPPEAD, researching and teaching in MBA, PhD and Executive MBA courses. She has published several articles in international periodicals and books. Adriana is COPPEADs Vice Dean of International Relations.

Roberto Nogueira

Roberto Nogueira is Globo Professor of Strategy, Organizations and Information Systems of COPPEAD GSB. He coordinates the Executive MBA program and the Research Center on Strategy and New Media. He also taught in other graduate programs: Global Partners MBA (with Georgia State University and IAE Sorbonne), Building Ventures in Latin America (Harvard Business School, University of S?o Paulo and Insper), MBA - University of San Diego, MBA - Audencia-Nantes. Roberto consulted for several organizations in the area of Strategy and Business Innovation: Globo Corporation, Receita Federal do Brasil (Brazils Internal Revenue System), ACCOR Group (in Brazil, Mexico and Argentina), the State Government of Santa Catarina, Bahia, São Paulo and several other Brazilian states. He graduated in Economy and Information Systems at the Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, got a MBA from COPPEAD and a PhD from the University of São Paulo.

Carlos Heitor Campani

Carlos Heitor Campani holds a Ph.D. degree from EDHEC Business School (France) and a M.Sc. degree from COPPEAD Graduate School of Business (Brazil), both in Finance. He completed in 2014 a Post-Doc position at Princeton University (USA). He is currently Professor of Finance at COPPEAD Graduate School of Business, from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and a Research Associate of EDHEC-Risk Institute (France). His research interests are in areas such as optimal portfolio and consumption strategies, asset pricing, project valuation, derivatives and risk analysis, real options, empirical finance, personal & family finance, and Brazilian private pension plans.
Carlos Heitor is currently the chief editor of the international journal Latin American Business Review, published by Taylor & Francis. He has taught for several international institutions such as EDHEC Business School in France, London, and Singapore, the International University of Monaco and Pittsburgh University.

Marco Rodrigues 

Marco Rodrigues holds a M.Sc. from COPPEAD Graduate School of Business at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) in Strategy. He was part of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania’s MBA Exchange Class in 2009. He has a degree in Social Communication from Rio de Janeiro’s Federal University. Marco Rodrigues is a Business Consultant, providing services for Brazilian companies like InfoGlobo, Proteste and Globosat. Additionally, he is a PhD student and a Research Associate at Coppead’s Center for the Study of Innovation and Strategy, publishing articles in areas such as Marketing, Strategy and Innovation and presenting his studies in conferences in Brazil and abroad. He is also the current EMBA Consortium Adjunct Coordinator for Coppead.

Danilo Moura

Danilo Moura is a Public Policy Evaluator for the Rio de Janeiro Municipality, with special focus on World Bank Projects. Previously worked for the Americas Society/Council of the Americas and the Defense and Security Program of the Transparency International. He got his MSc in Public Administration from Columbia University and a BSc in International Relations from the University of São Paulo.

Roberto Schaeffer

Dr. Roberto Schaeffer teaches and conducts research in the Energy Planning Program of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, where he holds an Associate Professor position in Energy Economics. He holds a Ph.D. in Energy Management and Policy from the University of Pennsylvania, a M.S. in Energy Planning from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Parana, in Brazil. His interests are energy efficiency, renewable energy and global climate change. Previously to his current position, he was a Visiting Professor at the Center for Energy and the Environment, and a Lecturer at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. In 2008 he accepted a Chair of Visiting Professor in Brazilian studies in Canada, lecturing in five different Canadian universities with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Canada.

Duperron Ribeiro

is Founder and CEO of PhDSoft, an innovative Software and Service company in 4D Computer Aided Design. A former Navy Ofcer, he holds a BSc in Naval Architect from the University of São Paulo, an MSc in Ocean Engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and an Executive MBA from Coppead. He has taught in the Naval Engineering at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.

Maíra Machado

Maíra Saruê Machado is the Research Director of Instituto Locomotiva. She holds a master’s degree in Sociology and a bachelor’s degree in Social Science from Universidade de São Paulo (USP). In over 15 years of experience as a researcher, she conducted market, social and academic studies with the most different scopes and objectives, using qualitative and quantitative methodologies. Prior to Locomotiva, she was a Research Director at Data Popular, focused on emerging markets, and her previous professional experience was as a Research Manager at Ipsos Public Affairs.

Paula Chimenti

Paula Chimenti is a Professor of Strategy, Organizations and Information Systems at COPPEAD/UFRJ. She is the Vice Dean for the Full-Time MBA at COPPEAD and was responsible for designing and coordinating Executive MBA programs at this Institution. Dr Chimenti holds a PhD from COPPEAD and a Masters in Business Administration and specialization in Marketing from PUC-Rio, whence she graduated in Social Communication. Chimenti has over 10 years of professional experience in companies in different sectors, where she has had the opportunity to work in marketing and communication. She has also served as a consultant to public and private organizations in the area of strategy and innovation processes.

Mar Ipanema Hotel -R. Visc. de Pirajá, 539 - Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 22410-003

Distance: 18 km

Room Fees: Rates (per night) starting at R$373,00 + 5% / approx. US$100 

Phone: +55 (21) 3875-9191

Transportation: We will provide transportation to/from those hotels only. Participants are free to stay elsewhere, however, if they do so, they'll have to arrange their own transportation to either the University or to one of the suggested hotels for pick-up. Also, we will provide transportation only during program activities, meaning that we'll not provide transfer to/from the airport upon departure/arrival. Please note that COPPEAD GSB is not responsible for any transaction settled between students and this hotel.

Everest Rio Hotel  - R. Prudente de Morais 1117 Ipanema - Rio de Janeiro - Brasil

Distance: 24 km

Room Fees: Rates (per night) starting at R$407 / US$110. In order to access these rates, send booking request to Mariana (centraldereservas@everest.com.br) and inform the code "Grupo Estrangeiros MBA Italianos". 

Phone: +55 (21) 32159500

Booking deadline: 

Transportation: We will provide transportation to/from those hotels only. Participants are free to stay elsewhere, however, if they do so, they'll have to arrange their own transportation to either the University or to one of the suggested hotels for pick-up. Also, we will provide transportation only during program activities, meaning that we'll not provide transfer to/from the airport upon departure/arrival. Please note that COPPEAD GSB is not responsible for any transaction settled between students and this hotel.

For an updated list of "what to do" in Rio, please visit Rio de Janeiro's official City Guide website: http://visit.rio/en/welcome/