Valeria Café: Leading Governance Innovation in Brazil as IBGC CEO

(0:00) Intro.

(1:20) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel.

(2:06) Start of interview. 

(3:20) Valeria's origin story.

(6:14) On joining IBGC, its mission and focus: governance training, research, and regulatory work with CVM, B3, Congress, etc.

(9:03) On the 25th IBGC Annual Summit.

(11:11) On the state of ESG in Brazil.

(15:15) On boardroom diversity in Brazil (20% female representation in public companies).

(17:40) Geopolitics, and where Brazil stands between the U.S. and China.

(20:56) Innovation and AI in Brazil.

(24:44) On compliance and anti-corruption measures by boards in Brazil (post Lava Jato).

(29:17) On the future of corporate governance in Brazil and her vision for IBGC.

(32:52) The importance of board education and constant learning. On the issue of overboarding (new rule from Novo Mercado).

(35:53) Books that have greatly influenced her life:

1. Feliz ano velho. By Marcelo Rubens Paiva (1982)
2. Theory U. By Otto Scharmer (2007) 
3. The Moment of Lift. By Melinda Gates (2019)

(36:54) Her mentors. 

1. Her Dad.
2. Pedro Melo
3. Vicky Bloch.

(37:32) Quotes that she thinks of often or lives her life by.

(38:00) An unusual habit or absurd thing that he loves.

(38:32) The person she most admires.

Valeria Cafe is CEO of IBGC, the Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance.

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