Conference chairs: Paul Schnell & Richard Aldrich of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, and Francisco Müssnich and Paulo Aragão of Barbosa, Müssnich & Aragão

Peter de Svastich, general managing partner, GEM Brazil

Marcelo Martins, CFO,Cosan

Maria Rita Drummond, Cosan

Martín Escobari, managing director São Paulo, Advent International

Serena Saitto, M&A Latin America reporter, Bloomberg

Eduardo Centola, CEO, UBS Investment Bank Brazil

Jon Bisgaier, general counsel, BTG Pactual

Pedro Mariani, general counsel, AmBev

Fernando Furlan, president, CADÊ

Henrique Vergara, general counsel, BM&F Bovespa

Fernando Shayer, managing partner, Tarpon Investments

Steven Lipin, senior partner, Brunswick Group

Alessandro Farkuh, head of M&A, Bradesco BBI

Jose Daniel Amado, Miranda & Amado Abogados

Marcelo Bombau, M&M Bomchil

Alberto Bragança, Xavier Bragança Advogados

Oliver Brahmst, White & Case LLP

Enrique Bruchou, Bruchou, Fernández Madero & Lombardi

Marcelo Calliari, TozziniFreire Advogados

Todd Crider, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Sergio Galvis, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Gilberto Guisti, Pinheiro Neto Advogados

Fulvio Italiani, D'Empaire Reyna Abogados

Joseph Krauss, Hogan Lovells LLP

Alejandro Linares, Gómez-Pinzón Zuleta Abogados SA

Paola Lozano, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Carlos Mello, Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice Advogados

Sergio Michelsen, Brigard & Urrutia Abogados

Pablo Mijares, Mijares, Angoitia, Cortes y Fuentes SC

Allen Miller, Chadbourne & Parke LLP

Felipe Larraín, Claro y Cia

Francesca Odell, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

João Ricardo de Azevedo Ribeiro, Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados

Claudia Prado, Trench Rossi e Watanabe Advogados

Francisco Guzman, Carey y Cia

9:00: Prospects for M&A activity: the business and financial perspective

A panel of well-known business leaders and bankers will provide their forecast for M&A prospects in 2012, including how the global economic and M&A slump will affect activity in the region.

Moderator: Paul Schnell, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Eduardo Centola, CEO, UBS Investment Bank Brazil
Alessandro Farkuh, head of M&A, Bradesco BBI
Marcelo Martins, CFO, Cosan
Peter de Svastich, general managing partner, GEM Brazil

9.45: Coffee break

10.00: Latin America and changing merger control

• Brazil moves to pre-approval control – how will that affect deals being done?
• Key purchase agreement hot topics for a pre-approval era: "hell or high water" requirement; how painful a remedy must the buyer agree to; reverse termination fees, etc.
• Avoiding major antitrust hurdles in concentrated sectors around the region

Moderator: Marcelo Calliari, TozziniFreire Advogados, Brazil
Fernando Furlan, president, CADÊ
Marcelo Bombau, M&M Bomchil, Argentina
Allen Miller, Chadbourne & Parke LLP
Joseph Krauss, Hogan Lovells LLP

10.45: Coffee break

11.15: Latin American outbound M&A

• What are the main challenges for a Latin American client buying outside their home country, either in the region or globally?
• Special issues buying a public company
• How do you structure a multi-jurisdictional regional deal?

Moderator: Sergio Galvis, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Felipe Larraín, Claro y Cía, Chile
João Ricardo de Azevedo Ribeiro, Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados, Brazil
Sergio Michelsen, Brigard & Urrutia Abogados, Colombia
Jose Daniel Amado, Miranda & Amado Abogados, Peru
Oliver Brahmst, White & Case LLP, US

12.00: Coffee break

12:15: M&A and the media

• Addressing the lawyer's urge to say "no comment" -- dealing with media inquiries
• How to obtain the best media coverage
• Regulatory and contractual restrictions

Moderator: Richard Aldrich, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Pedro Mariani, general counsel, AmBev
Fulvio Italiani, D'Empaire Reyna Abogados, Venezuela
Steven Lipin, senior partner, Brunswick Group, US
Serena Saitto, M&A Latin America reporter, Bloomberg

13:00 Lunch

14:00: Hostile takeovers

• How real is the threat? Is activism growing in the region?
• Will US-style defences work in Latin America?
• A look at headline-making hostile deals in the region.

Moderator: Francesca Odell, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Carlos Mello, Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados, Brazil
Jon Bisgaier, general counsel, BTG Pactual
Alberto Bragança, Xavier Bragança Advogados, Brazil

14.45: Coffee break

15:00: M&A and dispute resolution

• Drafting the foolproof arbitration clause
• Drafting tips to master the "purchase price adjustment" minefield
• Is mediation a "business person's" alternative to resolving disputes?
• How to stay out of, and what to do if you land in, court

Moderator: Paulo Aragão, Barbosa Müssnich & Aragão
Henrique Vergara, general counsel, Bovespa
Paola Lozano, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, US
Francisco Guzman, Carey y Cia, Chile
Gilberto Guisti, Pinheiro Neto Advogados, Brazil
Enrique Bruchou, Bruchou, Fernández Madero & Lombardi, Argentina

15.45: Coffee break

16.15: Private equity

• Finding attractive returns amid the crush of PE interest
• Impact of international funds
• Increased competition
• Investment in regional PE firms
• Focus of investment --countries and industries
• Availability and use of credit

Moderator: Todd Crider, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Martín Escobari, managing director São Paulo, Advent International
Pablo Mijares, Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes SC, Mexico
Fernando Shayer, managing partner, Tarpon Investments
Claudia Prado, Trench Rossi e Watanabe Advogados

17.00: General counsel perspective

What do clients really want from their M&A lawyers? We ask a panel of leading regional general counsel for their insight.

Moderator: Francisco Mussnich, Barbosa Müssnich & Aragão
Alejandro Linares, Gómez-Pinzón Zuleta Abogados SA
Maria Rita Drummond, Cosan

17.45 - Close

All delegates are invited to the annual party of CESA (Centro de Estudos dos Sociedades de Advogados), the pre-eminent association of law firms, which is held in the Jockey Club in São Paulo.