March 11 and 12th,
2026
Taiwan Centro de Eventos
Av. Dr. Francisco Gugliano, 2710 - Royal Park, Ribeirao Preto - Sao Paulo, 14110-000
About the event
For the past decade, DATAGRO Opening Crop – Sugarcane, Sugar and Ethanol has set the tone for DATAGRO’s annual calendar and kicked off planning across Brazil’s sugar-energy industry, marking the start of the new sugarcane season.
In 2026 we celebrate ten years of this landmark for Brazilian agribusiness. The 10th edition is set to surpass 2025, when the conference brought together over 1,500 professionals and delivered 16 hours of high-level programming led by more than 80 recognized speakers.
This gathering connects you with market decision-makers, entrepreneurs, mill executives, sugarcane producers and suppliers, and public leaders.
Those who have registered will have access to analyses of the 2025/26 results and projections for the next season, and join debates on what lies ahead for the sector, including national and global market dynamics, sustainability, technological innovation, and new strategies to broaden the use of biofuels.
Attention: Tickets with lunch included are sold out. Tickets without lunch are still available. Please note that for this option, the event will feature a food truck area, with meal options available for purchase on-site.
Programme
March 11th, 2026
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Ricardo Silva, Mayor, Ribeirão Preto City Hall, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil.
Arnaldo Jardim, Federal Deputy and Vice-President, FPA, Chamber of Deputies, Brasilia, Brazil.
Pedro Lupion, Federal Deputy and President of FPA, Chamber of Deputies, Brasilia, Brazil. (Invited)
Zé Vitor, Federal Deputy, Chamber of Deputies, Brasilia, Brazil.
Geraldo Melo Filho, Secretary of Agriculture and Supply, Department of Agriculture and Supply, Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Invited)
André Rocha, President, FIEG and Executive Presidente, SIFAEG, Goias, Brazil.
Evandro Gussi, President, UNICA, Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Invited)
Hugo Cagno, President, UDOP, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil.
Ingo Plöger, President, Associação Brasileira do Agronegócio (ABAG), Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Invited)
José Guilherme Nogueira, CEO, ORPLANA, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil.
Luiz Gustavo Wiechoreki, General Coordinator for Sugarcane and Agroenergy, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Brasilia, Brazil.
Luis Henrique Scabello de Oliveira, Chief Financial Officer, FEPLANA, Brasilia, Brazil.
Mário Campos Filho, President, Siamig Bioenergia, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Nelson Perez Junior, Chairman of the National Sugarcane Commission, CNA, Brasilia, Brazil – Representing Tirso Meirelles, President, FAESP/SENAR, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Pedro Robério Nogueira, President, Sindaçúcar-AL, Maceio, Brazil.
Rosana Amadeu Silva, President, CEISE Br, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil.
André Juaçaba de Almeida, Partner and Executive Vice President – Corporate, Santander Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Gustavo Herrmann, Commercial Director, Koppert, Piracicaba, Brazil.
Plinio Nastari, President, DATAGRO, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Moderator:
Heitor Cantarella, Researcher and Director of the Soil Division, Instituto Agronômico (IAC), Campinas, Brazil.
Speaker:
Plinio Nastari, President, DATAGRO, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Moderator:
Thiago Callegari L. Duarte, Head of Equity Research, BTG Pactual, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Speaker:
Don Gordon, President, Sugar Connections Inc., Toronto, Canada.
Ivan Melo Filho, Diretor Comercial de Açucar, Raízen, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Ulysses Carvalho, Trader Sênior, Sucden, Olimpia, Brazil.
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Moderator:
Caroline Perestrelo, Senior Leader of Agro Corporate Network, Santander Brasil, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Speaker:
Bruno Wanderley de Freitas, Senior Economist, DATAGRO, Recife, Brazil.
Claudio Toledo, Commercial Manager | Ethanol, DDG and Vegetable Oil Trading | Market Intelligence, Agrícola Alvorada S.A., Sao Paulo, Brazil.
João Luís Bortolussi Rodrigues, CEO, JBR Soluções Industriais, Santa Bárbara D´Oeste, Brazil.
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Moderator:
Guilherme Nastari, Director, DATAGRO, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Speaker:
Ernani Judice, Founder and CEO, Agrion Fertilizantes Especiais, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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*VIP lunch will not be available for purchase on site.
**Attention: Tickets with lunch included are sold out. Tickets without lunch are still available. Please note that for this option, the event will feature a food truck area, with meal options available for purchase on-site.
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Speaker:
Rubens de Carvalho “Rubikinho”, Coordinator of the Agro Project against Cancer, Hospital de Amor, Barretos, Brazil.
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Moderator:
Roberto Furian Ardenghy, President and CEO, Instituto Brasileiro de Petróleo, Gás e Biocombustíveis (IBP), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Speakers:
João Irineu Medeiros, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, STELLANTIS América do Sul, Betim, Brazil.
Marlon Arraes, Director of the Biofuels Department, Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME), Brasilia, Brazil.
Renato Romio, Engine and Vehicle Division Manager, Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Moderator:
Flávio Castellari, Specialist in Access to International Markets, Bioenergy, Productive Arrangements and Innovation Ecosystem Management, Piracicaba, Brazil.
Speakers:
Alfredo Vila, President, Associação dos Produtores de Açúcar da América Latina (UNALA), City of Guatemala, Guatemala.
Luis Miguel Paiz, General Manager, Asazgua, City of Guatemala, Guatemala.
Pablo Ernesto Guevara Alvarez, General Manager, Ingenio La Grecia, Comayagua, Honduras.
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Moderator:
Guilherme Nolasco, Executive President, União Nacional do Etanol de Milho (UNEM), Cuiaba, Brazil.
Speakers:
Danilo Veras, Vice President of Public and Regulatory Policy for Latin America, A.P. Moller-Maersk, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Flávio Haruo Mathuiy, Commander, Adviser to the Coordinating Committee for International Maritime Organisation Affairs (IMO), Ministry of the Navy, Brasilia, Brazil.
Robert Klen, New Construction Sales Manager, Wartsila, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Thiago Arruda, Vice-President, European Energy, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Moderator:
Pedro Robério Nogueira, President, Sindaçúcar-AL, Maceio, Brazil.
Speakers:
Damian Lluna, Commercial Affairs Counsellor, European Union Delegation to Brazil, Brasilia, Brazil.
Luiz Gustavo Wiechoreki, General Coordinator for Sugarcane and Agroenergy, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Brasilia, Brazil.
Patrick Chatenay, General Director, PROSUNERGY LIMITED, Cantuária, England.
March 12th, 2026
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Moderator:
Arlindo Approbato, Senior Agricultural Consultant and Specialist, DATAGRO, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil.
Speakers:
André Gustavo Alves da Silva, Commercial and New Products Director, Cocal, Presidente Prudente, Brazil.
Eduardo Polati, Partner, E-Oxy Tecnologia, Lençóis Paulista, Brazil.
Felipe Dias, Global Manager of Sugarcane Production System, John Deere, Indaiatuba, Brazil.
João Testa, Product Marketing Manager, CNH Industrial, Piracicaba, Brazil.
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Moderator:
Eduardo Calichman, Senior Industrial Consultant and Specialist, DATAGRO, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil.
Speakers:
André Lins de Albuquerque, CEO, Pentagro Soluções Tecnológicas, Sao Carlos, Brazil.
Prof. Márcio Venturelli, Technology Consultant, Instituto SENAI de Tecnologia (IST), Sertãozinho, Brazil.
Rodrigo Audi, Executive Manager of Information Technology – IT, Tereos, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Brazil.
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Moderator:
Vinicius Lopes, Sugar Cane Commercial Manager, Koppert, Piracicaba, Brazil.
Speakers:
Álvaro Sanguino, Director, Assessoria, Planejamento e Consultoria (ASAS), Piracicaba, Brazil.
Leila Dinardo, Researcher, Instituto Agronômico de Campinas (IAC), Campinas, Brazil.
Mariele de Souza Penteado, Agronomic Quality Manager, Usina Alta Mogiana, Sao Joaquim da Barra, Brazil.
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Moderator:
Alberto Gomes, Senior Agricultural Consultant and Specialist, DATAGRO, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil.
Speakers:
Jorge Gomes, Agricultural Director, Adecoagro, Ivinhema, Brazil.
Mário Sérgio Salani Junior, Senior Manager of Agricultural Mechanisation – Corporate, BP Bioenergy, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Brazil.
Otávio Tufi, Agricultural Technical Director and Auditor, Benri, Sertaozinho, Brazil.
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Moderator:
Lívia Kosaka, Strategic Consulting Partner, DATAGRO, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Speakers:
Juliana Mikaela Alves, Financial Administrative Superintendent, Usina Agrovale, Juazeiro, Brazil. (Invited)
Paulo Bruno Craveiro, Senior Analyst, DATAGRO, Recife, Brazil.
Tânia Pires Holzhausen, Member of the Administrative Board, Usina Água Bonita, Tarumã, Brazil.
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Moderator:
Guilherme Nastari, Director, DATAGRO, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Speakers:
Marco Anton, Managing Partner, Nutristrahl, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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*VIP lunch will not be available for purchase on site.
**Attention: Tickets with lunch included are sold out. Tickets without lunch are still available. Please note that for this option, the event will feature a food truck area, with meal options available for purchase on-site.
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Speakers:
Letícia Jacintho, President, De Olho no Material Escolar, Franca, Brasil.
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Moderator:
Tiago Rafael Pignata, Senior Management Consultant, DATAGRO Alta Performance, Araraquara, Brazil.
Debaters:
Dra. Márcia Mutton, Professor, FCAV/UNESP, Jaboticabal, Brazil.
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Moderator:
Ronaldo Freitas, Senior Industrial Consultant and Specialist, DATAGRO, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil.
Debaters:
Murilo Daré, Corporate Maintenance Manager, Zilor, Lençois Paulista, Brazil.
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Moderator:
Valmir Barbosa, Senior Agricultural Consultant and Specialist, DATAGRO, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil.
Debaters:
João Pedro Maia, Agronomy Manager, NetZero, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Renan Lopes, Founder and CEO, Aventra Energy, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Moderator:
Luciana Muniz de Andrade, Management and Project Consultant, DATAGRO Alta Performance, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil.
Debaters:
Ricardo Ionta, Corporate Industrial Director, Raízen, Piracicaba, Brazil.
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Moderator:
Eduardo Calichman, Senior Industrial Consultant and Specialist, DATAGRO, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil.
Debaters:
Adriano Calsoni, Industrial Manager, COCAL, Narandiba, Brazil.
Alexandre Calegari, Industrial Executive Manager, UISA, Nova Olimpia, Brazil.
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Moderator:
Airton Da Silva, Senior Industrial Consultant and Specialist, DATAGRO, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil.
Debaters:
Adriano José da Silva, Production Supervisor, Cocal, Macatuba, Brazil.
Helton Oliveira, Industrial and Engineering Director, Usina Santa Adelia, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil.
Speakers
Adriano Calsoni
Industrial Manager, COCAL
Adriano José da Silva
Production Supervisor, Cocal
Airton Ignácio da Silva
Industrial Consultant, DATAGRO
Alberto Gomes
Agronomist Engineer, DATAGRO Alta Performance
Alexandre Calegari
Industrial Executive Manager, UISA
Alfredo Vila
President, UNALA
Álvaro Sanguino
Director and Owner, Álvaro Sanguino Assessoria, Planejamento e Consultoria (ASAS)
André Gustavo Alves da Silva
Commercial and New Products Director, Cocal
André Juaçaba de Almeida
Partner and Executive Vice President - Corporate, Santander Brasil
André Lins Albuquerque
CEO, Pentagro
André Rocha
Executive President, Sifaeg
Arlindo Aprobatto
Senior Agricultural Consultant and Specialist, DATAGRO
Arnaldo Jardim
Federal Deputy and Vice President of Frente Parlamentar da Agropecuária (FPA) Chamber of Deputies
Bruno Wanderley Freitas
Senior Economist, DATAGRO
Caroline Perestrelo
Senior Leader of Agro Corporate Network, Santander
Claudio Toledo
Commercial Manager | Ethanol, DDG and Vegetable Oil Trading | Market Intelligence, Agrícola Alvorada S.A.
Danilo Veras
Vice President of Public and Regulatory Policy for Latin America, A.P. Moller-Maersk
Don Gordon
President, Sugar Connections Inc.
Eduardo Calichman
Senior Industrial Consultant and Specialist, DATAGRO
Eduardo Polati
Partner, E-Oxy Tecnologia
Ernani Judice
President, Agrion Fertilizantes
Felipe Dias
Global Sugar Cane Production System Manager, John Deere
Flavio Castellari
Specialist in Access to International Markets
Flávio Haruo Mathuiy
Commander, Assessor da Comissão Coordenadora para os Assuntos da Organização Marítima Internacional (IMO), Ministério da Marinha
Guilherme Nastari
Director, DATAGRO
Guilherme Nolasco
Executive President, UNEM
Gustavo Herrmann
Commercial Director, Koppert
Dr. Heitor Cantarella
Scientific researcher, Instituto Agronômico de Campinas (IAC)
Helton Oliveira
Industrial and Engineering Director, Usina Santa Adélia
Hugo Cagno
President, UDOP
Ivan Melo Filho
Commercial Director, Bevap Bioenergia
João Irineu Medeiros
Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Stellantis Latin America
João Pedro Maia
Agronomy Manager, NetZero
João Testa
Product Marketing Manager, CNH Industrial
Jorge Gomes
Agricultural Director, Adecoagro
José Guilherme Nogueira
CEO, ORPLANA
Leila Dinardo
Researcher, Instituto Agronômico de Campinas (IAC)
Letícia Jacintho
President, De Olho no Material Escolar
Livia Kosaka
Strategic Consulting Partner, DATAGRO
Luís Henrique Scabello de Oliveira
Director, Feplana
Luiz Gustavo Wiechoreki
General Coordinator of Sugarcane and Agroenergy, MAPA
Luiz Miguel Paiz
General Manager, Asazgua
Márcia Mutton
University Professor, FCAV/UNESP
Márcio Venturelli
Technology Consultant, Instituto SENAI de Tecnologia (IST)
Marco Anton
Managing Partner, Nutristrahl
Mariele de Souza Penteado
Agronomic Quality Manager, Usina Alta Mogiana
Mário Campos Filho
Executive President, Bioenergia Brasil and Siamig Bioenergia
Mário Sérgio Salani
Senior Corporate Agricultural Mechanization Manager, BP Bioenergy
Marlon Arraes
Director of the Department of Biofuels, Ministry of Mines and Energy
Murilo Daré
Corporate Maintenance Manager, Zilor
Otávio Tufi
Agricultural Technical Director and Auditor, BENRI
Patrick Chatenay
General Director, PROSUNERGY LIMITED
Paulo Bruno Craveiro
Senior Analyst, DATAGRO
Pedro Robério de Melo Nogueira
President, Sindaçúcar-AL
Plinio Nastari
President, DATAGRO
Renan Lopes
Founder and CEO, Aventra Energy
Renato Romio
Engine and Vehicle Division Manager, Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia
Ricardo Ionta
Corporate Industrial Director, Raízen
Ricardo Silva
Mayor, Ribeirão Preto City Hall
Rodrigo Audi
Executive Manager of Information Technology - IT, Tereos
Roberto Furian Ardenghy
President and CEO, IBP
Robert Klen
New Construction Sales Manager, Wartsila
Ronaldo Petri
Senior Industrial Consultant and Specialist, DATAGRO
Rosana Amadeu Silva
President, CEISE
Rubens de Carvalho “Rubikinho”
Coordinator of the Agro Project against Cancer, Hospital de Amor
Tiago Rafael Pignata
Senior Management Consultant, DATAGRO Alta Performance
Thiago Arruda
Vice-President, European Energy
Thiago Callegari L. Duarte
Head Equity Research, BTG Pactual
Ulysses Carvalho
Senior Trader, Sucden
Valmir Barbosa
Partner, DATAGRO High Performance
Vinícius Lopes
Sugarcane Commercial Manager, Koppert
Zé Vitor
Federal Deputy, President, FPE
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