ON YOUR COMPANY LETTERHEAD
*****Please print your business letter on company stationary*****
(Date)
Consulate General of Brazil
Consular Section
Dear Visa Officer,
(Name of Traveler), (Title), (Name of Your Company) is planning a business trip to
Brazil on (Date and Duration of Stay). During this trip (he/she) will be attending the
SEMI South America Semiconductor Strategy Summit, a business conference to discuss
the South American semiconductor market. (He/She) will not be providing any technical
assistance while on this visit. (This phrase is extremely important)
A copy of the conference agenda is attached in appendix 1. The conference contact is:
Unitec
Camila Scorsatto
Rodovia BR-040, S/N, KM: 508,5
Ribeirao das Neves, MG – 33.820-152
+55 31 3402.3310
(Name of Your Company) will assume all financial responsibility for any debts incurred
by (Name of Traveler) while traveling on business in Brazil.
I appreciate your attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
(Name)
(Title)
Appendix 1 – Conference Agenda
Conference Agenda
November 10, 2015
18:00-19:30
Welcome Reception
November 11, 2015
Welcome and Opening Remarks: Karen Savala, President, SEMI Americas
09:00-09:05
09:05-09:20
09:20-09:35
09:35-09:50
09:50-09:55
09:55-10:00
Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade of Brazil
Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Brazil
Ministry of Science, Technology and Productive Innovation, Argentina
Frederico Blumenschein, CEO, Unitec Semicondutores
Rogerio Nunes, Vice President and General Manager, SMART Modular
Technologies, Brazil;
Director of the Electro and Electronics Components department of ABINEE
President, ABISEMI
10:00-10;30
10:30-10:50
10:50-11:20
11:20-11:50
Luciano Coutinho, President, BNDES
Session 1: Big Picture: Market and Economic and Trends
11:50-12:20
12:20-12:50
12:5014:30
Break - Visit Table top exhiibits
Speaker TBA
Jim Feldhan, President, SEMICO Research
Charles Richardson, Director of Roadmapping,
International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative (INEMI)
Paolo Gargini, Chairman, International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors
(ITRS)
Lunch
Session 2: Opportunities in Latin America
14:30-16:00
Panel: “Smart cards and Banking Technologies”
Moderator and Panelists to be announced
16:00-16:30
16:30-18:00
18:00-18:15
18:30-21:00
Break - Visit Table top exhiibits
Panel: “Life sciences Technologies”
Moderator and Panelists to be announced
Closing Remarks
Dinner
Special Guest Speaker to be announced
November 12, 2015
09:00-9:15
Welcome Remarks: Karen Savala, SEMI
Session 2: Opportunities in Latin America (Continued)
09:15-9:35
09:35-10:15
10:15-10:45
10:45-12:15
12:15-13:30
Mauricio Neves, Deputy Director, BNDES
Speaker to be announced
Break - Visit Table top exhiibits
Panel: Smart Cities
Moderator and Panelists to be announced
Lunch
Session 3: Challenges and Next Steps
13:30-14:00
14:00-14:30
14:30-15:00
15:00-15:30
15:30-16:00
16:00-17:00
Gopal Rao, Consultant & Advisory Board Member,
Department of Industrial, Manufacturing & Systems Engineering,
The University of Texas at El Paso, Consultant, Intelligent/Advanced Manufacturing,
Fundación México Estados Unidos Para la Ciencia (FUMEC)
James E. Lamb III, Corporate Technical Fellow, Brewer Science
Samsung Semiconductor (Invited)
Break - Visit table top exhinbits
Victor Grimblatt, R&D Group Director and General Manager, Synopsys Chile
Panel: Challenges and Next Steps for Growing the Industry in the Region
Moderator: To be announced
Panelists




Frederico Blumenschein, CEO UNITEC Semicondutores
Matias Gainza Eurnekian, CEO Unitec Blue
Rogerio Nunes, VP and General Manager, SMART Modular
Technologies, Brazil;
Director of the Electro and Electronics Components department of ABINEE
and President, ABISEMI
Other Panelist to be announced
Agenda as of September 9, 2015. Subject to change