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Pre-Event Workshop
PREVENTIVE HEALTH AND WELLBEING IN BEEF AND DAIRY CATTLE
SOLD OUT
Monday, May 28th | 16:00 – 19:00pm
This is an exclusive opportunity for innovative companies, Key Opinion Leaders and researchers in Latin America to partner with a leading global animal health company. Boehringer Ingelheim are world leaders in prevention through their portfolio of vaccines and antiparasitics and have one of the highest levels of investment in the creation of future solutions in these areas.
Attendees to this workshop should be experts in the areas of prevention and wellbeing in beef and dairy cattle and should contribute to a state-of-the-art debate as to actionable solutions to advance these areas and can expect to work together with Boehringer Ingelheim senior executives in the early assessment of high potential opportunities and action plans around collaboration and strategic partnerships.
LatAm start-up companies or academic researchers only. All 30 places are now SOLD OUT
NEW FOR 2018!
Extended Innovation Showcase
Our Organising Committee will select twelve companies from our list of applications to present to our audience on-site:
- 6 companies will be chosen from small-mid-sized companies from within Latin America that are actively looking for investment or acquisition opportunities.
- 6 companies will be chosen from the US, Europe and other regions that are looking to bring new, innovative products to the Latin American market.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 12 FINALISTS!
>> Read all about them in the 'Showcase Finalists 2018' PDF below, in the Resources section
Who Attends?

Organising Committee

Robert DiMarzo

Luiz Luccas

Edson Molinari

Raquel Moutinho Barbosa

Esteban Corrales

Leonardo Loewenstein

Gustavo Sabatini

Celso Antonio Barbosa
Global Advisory Board

Joachim Hasenmaier

Clinton Lewis

Dirk Ehle

Linda Rhodes

George Gunn

Aaron Schacht

Jean Deleforge

Alan Mackay

Dr. James Lloyd

Sébastien Huron
In the News
We've been featured!
The March edition of Motivar Magazine features interviews with three of our headline speakers:
- Wolfgang Haag, Managing Director, Vetoquinol Brazil
- Sebastián Perretta, Business Development & Marketing Strategy Director, Biogénesis Bagó
- Fabio Paganini, Head of Latin America Region Animal Health, Boehringer Ingelheim
To read their advice and thoughts about animal health innovation in Latin America click here.
The Agenda
You can download our latest agenda here.
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New for 2018:
- EXTENDED INNOVATION SHOWCASE: Selected Veterinary Universities, Tech-Transfer Offices and Animal Health Start-up Companies from Latin America present their technologies, looking for global partners and investment
- INTERNATIONAL SHOWCASE: International animal health companies pitch their technologies, looking for local partners in Latin America
What else can you expect?
- ADVICE: What Innovations are Cattle Producers looking for in LatAm? What technology can make an impact on productivity?
- DISCUSSIONS: How Animal Health Companies are Using the Internet to Communicate with Veterinarians in Brazil
- NUTRITIONAL HEALTH TRENDS: Medicated Feed Additives, Probiotics and Nutraceuticals
- REGULATION ROUNDTABLE: How we can bring innovation faster to major LatAm markets? Joint government initiatives
- HOT TOPICS: How can Big Data and Analytics Improve Productivity for food producers?
- OPPORTUNITIES: Companion Animal Market Drivers in Latin America
Download the agenda to find out more...
Download 2018 Agenda
The Speakers

Ivan Fernandes
Sr. Mgr., Commercial Operations and Strategic Planning for BRA&SoLA cluster (BRA,ARG,URU,PAR,BOL,PER,ECU,CHI), responsible for Strategic Planning, Market Intelligence and Research, Strategic Pricing and Revenue Management, Product Launch flow and Field Force.
Veterinarian graduated at Universidade de São Paulo (2003), with MBAs in Project Management (2010) and Business Strategic and Economic Management (2015) at Fundação Getúlio Vargas. Executive with 15 years of experience in the animal health industry, playing technical and marketing roles in local and multinational companies. From products/business development and regulatory affairs to marketing, strategy and revenue management. Specialist in innovation management in products, services and business models.

Wolfgang Haag

Fabio Paganini

Fernanda Hoe
- Veterinary Medicine degree from Unesp - Botucatu, Brazil
- Master in Science from the University of Wisconsin, USA
- MBA from FGV, Brazil.
- More than 15 years of experience in the Animal Health Industry. Experience in technical, sales, marketing with focus on customer insights, product positioning and launching. Since 2016 leading the R&D team in Brazil.

Osvaldo Ciasulli

Luciano Aba
I have always been linked to journalism, and have worked for 15 years in the field of health and productivity for different animal species in Argentina.
I aim to highlight the work of veterinary professionals in the field and have tried to reflect in my articles the importance of good advice in everything that has to do with productivity.
The objective is to position the different media in which I work, as a generator of debates that favor the greatest growth of all the actors linked to Animal Health and Productivity.
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Siempre ligado al periodismo, desde ya 15 años me desempeño en el ámbito de la sanidad y la productividad de las distintas especies animales en Argentina.
Destacando siempre la labor de los profesionales veterinarios a campo, he intentado reflejar en artículos la importancia de unbuen asesoramiento en todo lo que tiene que ver con la productividad.
El objetivo es posicionar a los distintos medios en los cuales me desempeño, como generador de debates que favorezcan el mayor crecimiento de todos los actores vinculados con la Sanidad y Productividad animal.

Luiz Luccas

Bernardo Arrospide

Carolina Padovani
Carolina Padovani has been the Scientific Affairs & Communication Manager at Royal Canin Brazil since January 2016. Her backgroud is in veterinary medicine and she has a master's degree in pet nutrition. She started her career at Royal Canin with a regulatory affairs implementation area in 2010. Since then she has developed some projects and get the opportunity to navigate in different areas such as R&D, MKT, Corporate Affairs, Public Affairs. In her current position, she manages the areas of technical knowledge and relationship with KOL and universities.

Bruno Ducatti
Entrepreneur and co-creator of the company, and developer of Brazil's largest platform of online communication between companies and veterinarians. Participation in the design of new products. Acting with commercial negotiations and strategic partnerships. Expertise in mobile technology and communication and branding strategies.
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Empreendedor e co-criador da empresa desenvolvedora da maior plataforma do Brasil de comunicação online entre empresas e médicos veterinários. Participação na concepção de novos produtos. Atuação com negociações comerciais e parcerias estratégicas. Expertise em tecnologia mobile e em estratégias de comunicação e branding.

Sebastian Perretta
Sebastian Perretta is an Economist from the UBA and throughout his career he has worked in the business sector of the veterinary industry.
Since 2002 he has gone through different areas of the company adding experience in Accounting, Finance, Management Control, Innovation, Marketing, Marketing and Communications, which has given a very broad and strategic vision of the global veterinary industry.
In 2015, he was appointed Director of Business Development and Strategy with the objective of global diversification of the company by geography and by species.
Biogenesis Bagó is a company of Argentine capitals with which its contributions and that of its different teams have contributed for the company to be the first regional company in turnover in the segment of ruminants in Latin America.
Summing up his career, in the last five years he has accompanied the globalization stage of technologies, after having achieved consolidation in Latin America.
The business vision of the company always focused on strategically supporting the productive sectors, specifically the livestock and food production sector, with the scientific sector in betting on innovation as a way to approach business and the quality of products and services as a differential value.
During his tenure, the company was awarded important prizes such as Animal Pharm as the Best Latin American Company of the Veterinary Sector in 2014 and 2016, the "ICBC Foreign Trade 2016" Award that recognizes innovation, job creation and the ability of international companies to act , among many other distinctions of entities linked to its activity.
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Sebastian Perretta es Economista de la UBA y durante toda su carrera laboral se desempeñó en el sector empresarial de la industria veterinaria.
Desde 2002 ha pasado por distintas áreas de la compañía sumando experiencia en Contaduría, Finanzas, Control de gestión, Innovación, Marketing, Comercialización y Comunicaciones, lo que le ha brindado un visión muy amplia y estratégica de la industria veterinaria global.
En el año 2015 ha sido nombrado Director de Desarrollo de Negocios y Estrategia teniendo como objetivo la diversificación global de la compañía por geografía y por especies.
Biogénesis Bagó es una empresa de capitales argentinos a la que con sus aportes y el de sus diferentes equipos han contribuido para que la compañía sea la primera empresa regional en facturación en el segmento de rumiantes en Latinoamérica.
Resumiendo su trayectoria, en los últimos cinco años ha acompañado la etapa de globalización de las tecnologías, luego de haber logrado la consolidación en Latinoamérica.
La visión de negocios de la empresa siempre se enfocó en apoyar estratégicamente a los sectores productivos, específicamente al sector ganadero y de producción alimentaria, con el sector científico en apostar a la innovación como modo de encarar los negocios y a la calidad de los productos y servicios como valor diferencial.
Durante su gestión la compañía fue merecedora de premios importantes como Animal Pharm como mejor Empresa Latinoamericana del Sector Veterinario en el 2014 y 2016, Premio “ICBC Comercio Exterior 2016" que reconoce la innovación, la generación de empleo y la capacidad de actuación internacional de empresas; entre otras numerosas distinciones de entidades vinculadas a su actividad.

Roberto Cohen
Professional with unique, combined expertise in M&A transactions, business integration and operations. Deep knowledge in how to identify, oversee and run investments by US publicly traded companies in Latin America.
11 years of experience in cross-border M&A transactions, involved in every stage of the deal making process: from assessing strategic fit, determining valuation, coordinating due diligence, seeking Board approval in a Fortune-300 company environment, negotiating definitive agreements and, planning & executing post-close business integration.
Operational experience in integrating newly acquired businesses and in transitioning them from a family-owned environment into a subsidiary of a larger organization, ensuring the continuation of an entrepreneurial environment but implementing the appropriate levels of compliance at the same time.
Led Henry Schein's entry and expansion in the Brazilian Dental market by closing 2 M&A transactions and led Henry Schein's entry into the Brazilian Animal Health market by closing 1 M&A transaction
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Principal Partner
Boehringer Ingelheim
Website: http://www.boehringer-ingelheim.com
Boehringer Ingelheim is one of the world’s 20 leading pharmaceutical companies. Headquartered in Ingelheim, Germany, Boehringer Ingelheim operates presently with a total of some 50,000 employees worldwide. The focus of the family-owned company, founded in 1885, is on researching, developing, manufacturing and marketing new medications of high therapeutic value for human and veterinary medicine. In 2015, Boehringer Ingelheim achieved net sales of about 14.8 billion euros. R&D expenditure corresponds to 20.3 per cent of net sales.
For more information, please visit www.Boehringer-Ingleheim.com
Associate Partner
Zoetis
Website: http://www.zoetis.com
Zoetis is the leading animal health company, dedicated to supporting its customers and their businesses. Building on more than 60 years of experience in animal health, Zoetis discovers, develops, manufactures and markets veterinary vaccines and medicines, complemented by diagnostic products, genetic tests, biodevices and a range of services. Zoetis serves veterinarians, livestock producers and people who raise and care for farm and companion animals with sales of its products in more than 100 countries. In 2016, the company generated annual revenue of $4.9 billion with approximately 9,000 employees.
For more information, visit www.zoetis.com.
Event Partners
Argenta
Website: http://www.argentaglobal.com
Argenta Limited, founded in 2006, is the world’s only combined contract research organization (CRO) and contract manufacturing organization (CMO) specializing in animal health. With accredited operations and facilities across New Zealand, the United States and Scotland, Argenta is fully equipped to offer a full range of products and services - from access to innovative intellectual property, formulations research and development (R&D), analytical methods development, clinical trial management through to pilot- technical transfer and commercial-scale manufacturing - to the global animal health industry. Argenta’s 400+ global team develops and exports products and services to over 40 countries.
A privately-owned company headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand, Argenta brings innovation, R&D and manufacturing expertise together in one global company. This makes it ideally placed to accommodate unique product requirements no matter the scale or complexity. Argenta’s facilities in New Zealand, the United States (Iowa, Kansas and New Jersey) and Europe (Scotland) enable the achievement of significant efficiencies in product development and technology transfer, and to provide market intelligence and in-depth knowledge of market preferences in different countries as required.
Argenta is honoured to work with a vast range of clients globally - from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to some of the largest industry players. Argenta has the R&D capabilities and manufacturing scale to service the requirements of the largest multinationals, while, at the other end of the spectrum, Argenta works with startups and small companies with great ideas to help them find solutions and bring their ideas to fruition.
For more information, please visit www.argentaglobal.com.
Biogénesis Bagó
Website: http://www.biogenesisbago.com/en/
Biogénesis Bagó is a biotechnology company with regional and international scope and more than 80 years of experience specialized in the development, production and trade of products for the sanity and breeding of animals. Through world reference scientific innovation and the certified quality of its processes and products (GMP,ISO 9001 and 14001), Biogénesis Bagó contributes the research of veterinary solutions for a higher productive efficiency. It is the only company in the field which has the products approved to be used against the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in the United States of America and Canada. Their portfolio of products includes vaccines against the FMD, a world-class product with quality and technology highly recognized that protects one every three bovines of the region and helps the monitoring of the disease in most of the countries of the area where the vaccination is carried out; biological products; inter anti parasitic drugs composed by different drugs which allow the strategic monitoring and that avoid resistance; antibacterial drugs; vitamins and minerals; and reproductive. Biogénesis Bagó technical after-sales service is a key element for the correct use of technology since it is aimed to produce more effectively with the correct handling of the resources.
Elanco
Website: http://www.elanco.com
Elanco provides comprehensive products and knowledge services to improve animal health and food-animal production in more than 70 countries around the world. We value innovation, both in scientific research and daily operations, and strive to cultivate a collaborative work environment for more than 6,500 employees worldwide. Together with our customers, we are committed to raising awareness about global food security, and celebrating and supporting the human-animal bond. We understand the powerful role healthy animals play in making lives better. We support the physical, emotional and social well-being of people thru a balanced diet rich in protein and the companionship of a pet. And, we preserve the health of the planet by helping farmers raise animals more efficiently. Since our start at Eli Lilly and Company in 1954, Elanco has been working to empower our customers—from veterinarians to food producers to all those concerned with animal health—to address these global challenges, and advance a vision of food and companionship enriching life. Visit us at Elanco.com and EnoughMovement.com.
Vetoquinol
Website: http://www.vetoquinol.co.uk
Founded in 1933, Vetoquinol is the 9th largest veterinary pharmaceutical business, committed to the protection and well-being of both animals and people.
ZENOAQ
Website: http://www.zenoaq.jp/english/index.html
ZENOAQ aims to create a shared and everlasting future for humans and animals. Amidst efforts to improve drug development, veterinary therapy and biotechnology, ZENOAQ strives to enhance the value of animals. The core activities in ZENOAQ are deeply connected with our customers, which in turn, affects their animals in many different ways. These connections form a network that is not just limited to Japan, but is something that will also reach across international borders, creating mutual benefit for both humans and animals in the future.
Media Partners
Animal Pharm
Website: https://animalpharm.agribusinessintelligence.informa.com
We have been providing animal health professionals worldwide with news, analysis and insight for over 30 years, and cover the food producing animal and companion animal sectors. With extensive information on animal health products including antiparasitics, vaccines, pharmaceuticals, feed, feed additives and equipment.
Features include:
- Analysis of business and company news
- Reporting on key players in the industry
- Market developments and trends
- Analysis of the latest global regulatory changes
- News on product research and development
- Expert opinion and analysis
CLAMEVET
Website: http://www.clamevet.com.ar
Argentine Veterinary Laboratories Chamber (CLAMEVET) was founded in 2005 with the objectives of promoting, prestige and protect the veterinary industry and all the activities related to the production of veterinary medicinal products of national manufacture.
Nowadays, CLAMEVET brings together more than 50 veterinary laboratories of national capitals that are highly trained to guarantee the supply of veterinary products either to our market and to the rest of the world.
CLAMEVET has, among others, the following activities:
a. Organize training courses for its associates
b. Involved in technical commissions with regulatory authorities (national and international)
c. Attends every year CAMEVET’s meetings (Committee of the Americas on Veterinary Drugs), a regional project which main purpose is to facilitate the harmonization of standards for the registration of veterinary products throughout the American continent.
d. It has representation in the industrial branch of CAME (Argentine Confederation of the Medium Company)
feed&food
Website: http://www.feedfood.com.br
A Editora Ciasulli chega ao mercado com uma expertise de mais de 45 anos em jornalismo do agronegócio e em meio aos dez anos de edição da publicação feed&food, porta-voz da agroindústria da cadeia de proteína animal e preocupada com o abastecimento de alimentos para as 9 bilhões de bocas em 2050.
A revista mensal, somada ao portal de notícias (www.feedfood.com.br) e suas demais ferramentas, como aplicativos para Android e iOS (www.revistafeedfood.com.br), e projeto paralelos, tem como objetivo a atualização de conhecimento para todos os profissionais ligados à cadeia de proteína de origem animal, seja na área de avicultura (corte e postura), suinocultura, bovinocultura (corte e leite), aquacultura e todo o segmento food; servindo como ponte de discussão e entrosamento entre entidades, governo e iniciativa privada.
Missão: Disseminar informações que promovam conhecimento focado em segurança alimentar.
Visão: Informar e inspirar leitores a transformarem o conhecimento em ações práticas em prol das gerações de hoje e futuras.
Valores: Ética, transparência, otimismo, foco, inovação e empreendedorismo.
MOTIVAR
Website: http://www.motivar.com.ar
MOTIVAR es el primer periódico íntegramente dedicado al análisis del sector veterinario argentino. Tal es así que desde hace años nos encontramos directamente involucrados en la problemática de un mercado en el cual nuestro nombre representa objetividad y confianza para más de 5.000 lectores de todo el país, los cuales reciben mensualmente nuestra publicación de manera gratuita y personalizada.
En la actualidad, MOTIVAR es distribuido en distintas esferas:
Sector Público
- Ministerio de la Producción (Técnicos).
- Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca y Alimentación de la Nación. (Funcionarios, técnicos, asesores y prensa).
- SENASA (Presidencia, Consejo de Administración, Direcciones nacionales y prensa).
Sector Industrial
- Más de 200 laboratorios de todo el país (Presidencia, gerencia, director técnico, ventas, marketing, compras y asesores).
- Veterinarios y Productores.
- Productores nacionales (Asociaciones, federaciones y fundaciones ligadas a bovinos, porcinos, avicultura, ovinos, equinos, etc).
- Más de 3.000 veterinarios de todo el país, Colegios y Consejos profesionales).
Sector Académico
- Facultades de Ciencias Veterinarias de todas las Universidades del país (autoridades, docentes, prensa, investigación y desarrollo y bibliotecas).
- Sectores de Investigación y Desarrollo.
- Centros públicos y privados (INTA, INTI, INCAM, CEVAN, etc).
- Proveedores de la industria.
VETsmart
Website: http://www.vetsmart.com.br
Founded in 2012, VETsmart develops websites and applications for the veterinary medicine sector, for both small and large animals.
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