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Best practices in the biogas and biomethane markets in Brazil

Success cases from Abiogás members

Who is the event for?

Targeted to all stakeholders across the biogas and biomethane value chain, as well as cross-sector actors in the fields of energy, sustainability, agribusiness, sanitation, mobility, and innovation.
Entrepreneurs and investors, industries and large consumers, representatives from the agricultural sector, gas distributors and traders, governmental and regulatory bodies, academics, researchers and innovation centers, sector associations and multilateral organizations, media outlets and industry influencers.

Objective:

Showcasing success cases besides discussing opportunities and challenges for Biogas and Biomethane in Brazil.

:Speakers

Pedro Maranhão

Director President

ABREMA - Associação Brasileira de Resíduos e Meio Ambiente

Pedro Maranhão is an economist, entrepreneur, and infrastructure project manager. In the private sector, he has worked in sanitation, energy, agribusiness, and reforestation, always serving as a manager and business developer. In the public sector, he has held high-level positions such as Acting Minister, Alternate Senator, Executive Secretary, and State Secretary of the Civil House, among others. His most recent public position was as the National Secretary for Sanitation, where he played an active role in the approval and regulation of Brazil’s New Sanitation Legal Framework. He is currently the CEO of the Brazilian Association of Waste and Environment (ABREMA), an organization that aims to sustainably drive the development of the waste sector in Brazil.

Amauri Gavião

Director of Technical Regulation and Oversight for Piped Gas Distribution Services

ARSESP - Agência Reguladora de Serviços Públicos do Estado de São Paulo

Graduated in Law from PUC-SP, he began his career in public administration as Technical Director and Municipal Secretary of Legal Affairs in Jundiaí. He served as Chief of Staff in the State Government in the Secretariats of Housing, Planning and Management, and Education. He also held the position of Executive Secretary in the Government Secretariat of the State of São Paulo, which is responsible for coordinating state projects, works, and services with a major impact on the population, in integration with all secretariats, companies, and foundations.

Sérgio Arosti

Business Director | Renewable Energy

Solví Soluções para a Vida

Experienced executive with deep expertise in the industrial and energy sectors. As Business Director at Solví since June 2022, he has played a key role in advancing the company's energy initiatives, including biomethane (RNG) projects and Brazil’s broader transition to renewable energy. Previously, he founded SA+Maturana in April 2019, providing strategic consulting services. In his role as COO at Parapanema, he led major restructuring efforts, implemented long-term CAPEX investments, and developed management programs. His career also includes significant positions at ABB, where he managed large-scale projects and led business units toward operational excellence over a 20-year span. His ability to align strategies with market demands has consistently driven success across multiple industries. He holds an MBA in Project Finance with a focus on Projects and Infrastructure from FGV, a specialization in Project Management, and a bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Suzana Marinho

Director of the Renewable Natural Gas Plant

Marquise

Director at GNR Fortaleza and Superintendent of Gas and Energy at Grupo Marquise. She has over 15 years of experience in leading strategic projects, business implementation, and organizational transformation. A business administrator specialized in the energy market, she holds a postgraduate degree in executive management and board member training from Fundação Dom Cabral.

Talyta Viana (Moderator)

Coordinadora de Asuntos Regulatorios

ABIOGÁS - Associação Brasileira do Biogás e do Biometano

Regulatory Coordinator at ABiogás, with experience in energy regulation, tariffs, sustainability, and energy transition, with a focus on biogas and biomethane.

Oliver Jones

Business Director | Renewable Energy

MDC Energia

Executive Manager of New Business at MDC Energia, responsible for structuring the company’s biomethane projects. MDC was a pioneer in large-scale commercial projects in Brazil. With 10 years of experience in the energy market, he currently works daily across the entire biogas and biomethane value chain.

Lais Almada

Energy and Mining Advisor

SEMIL SP

Energy and Mining Advisor at the Secretariat for Environment, Infrastructure and Logistics. She holds a Master's degree in Energy from the University of São Paulo (USP), an LL.M. in Energy Law from the University of Oklahoma, and a Law degree from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ).

Sergio Ramos da Cruz

Director

Paques LAM

Mechanical Engineer graduated from the University of Texas at Austin, with a Master's degree in Business Administration from the School of Higher Education in Administration, Marketing and Communication. General Manager of Paques for Latin America since 2011.

Caroline Bonato (Moderator)

Executive Director of Human Resources

Veolia Brasil

Graduated in Business Administration and Foreign Trade, Caroline holds an MBA from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) and ISAE FGV. She has over 20 years of experience in environmental management, with a notable career of more than 10 years at Veolia in progressively senior leadership roles. Before becoming Executive Director of Human Resources, she served as Director of Industrial Operations and Operational Manager of Global Management.

Caroline Pinho

Energy and Biofuels Manager

Orizon

Engineer with technical and commercial experience in renewable energy and biomethane, focused on sustainable solutions and technological innovation. Enthusiast of the renewable natural gas market, waste valorization, and energy transition. Holds a degree in Electrical Engineering and an MBA in Project Management, combining strategic vision and technical knowledge to drive low-carbon initiatives and sustainable development.

Blue Stage

25/06

1:30 p.m
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2:30 p.m

Water resources management and universal access to sanitation services

Gestão de recursos hídricos e universalização aos serviços de saneamento (1)

25/06

2:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Brazil advancing in Basic and Environmental Sanitation with national technology

sindesam

25/06

2:45 PM
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4 PM

Public projects against climate change

Gestão de recursos hídricos e universalização aos serviços de saneamento (8)

25/06

7 PM
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8 PM

Advances in water circularity in Latin American industries

Exploring new technologies, strategies, and success stories
Gestão de recursos hídricos e universalização aos serviços de saneamento (10)

25/06

6:15 PM
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7 PM

Growth opportunities in the municipal water services market in Brazil and Latin America

Focus on innovative technologies, financing, and business models
Gestão de recursos hídricos e universalização aos serviços de saneamento (10)

Orange Stage

25/06

1h15 PM
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2:00 PM

Listen, Dialogue, Transform: The New Communication in Sanitation

anarizzo

25/06

2 PM
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4 PM

ABREMA | Modernization of Urban Cleaning

ABREMA and the global phase-out of unregulated landfills: Brazil and Worldwide (parliamentary session)
Gestão de recursos hídricos e universalização aos serviços de saneamento (4)

25/06

4:15 PM
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6 PM

Urban cleaning concession with direct tariff collection and waste-to-energy recovery

Design sem nome (56)

25/06

6:15 PM
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8 PM

Green Hydrogen & Agribusiness

Waste as a source of sustainable innovation
Gestão de recursos hídricos e universalização aos serviços de saneamento (5)

Blue Stage

26/06

11: AM
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12:30 AM

The importance of professional sanitation associations for the universalization of service delivery

Gestão de recursos hídricos e universalização aos serviços de saneamento (17)

26/06

1:30 PM
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4 PM

Brazil-Germany Congress on Environmental Technologies and Water Management

How German technologies can impact the Brazilian market for water, wastewater, and drainage?
Design sem nome (54)

26/06

4:15 PM
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7: PM

Connecting Opportunities between Paraguay, Germany, and Brazil

Design sem nome (57)

26/06

7 PM
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8 PM

HDPE Piping Systems

Sustainability and Efficiency for Sanitation
Gestão de recursos hídricos e universalização aos serviços de saneamento (14)

Orange Stage

26/06

9 AM
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10 AM

1st PANEL: RDF in Co-Processing – Technologies, quality, and efficiency

Challenges and solutions for producing high-performance Refuse-Derived Fuel with reliability for use in industrial kilns
Design sem nome (55)

26/06

10 AM
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11:15 AM

2nd PANEL: Global solutions for sustainable Biogas and Biomethane production

The role of International technologies in the energy transition of agricultural and urban waste
Design sem nome (55)

26/06

11:15 AM
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12:30 AM

3rd PANEL: Waste-to-Energy – Global lessons and opportunities for Brazil

How international experience can help Brazil adopt global best practices
Design sem nome (55)

26/06

1:30 PM
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4 PM

Circular Economy & Waste Management

On the road to COP30 and beyond
Gestão de recursos hídricos e universalização aos serviços de saneamento (12)

26/06

4:00 PM
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5:00 PM

Panel 1: Sweep or keep clean

Case of the city of São Paulo, Bom Retiro neighborhood
Gestão de recursos hídricos e universalização aos serviços de saneamento (9)

26/06

5:00 PM
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6:00 PM

Panel 2: Biomethane

From production to consumption
Gestão de recursos hídricos e universalização aos serviços de saneamento (9)

26/06

6:15 PM
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7:00 PM

Reinventing waste

Prodeval’s Vision on Renewable Energy Solutions
Gestão de recursos hídricos e universalização aos serviços de saneamento (11)

Blue Stage

27/06

11 AM
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1 PM

VDMA Symposium – Environmental Technologies

Achieving Goals in Drainage, Waste Management, Water and Effluent Management
Gestão de recursos hídricos e universalização aos serviços de saneamento (15)

27/06

1:30 PM
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2 PM

Case study: Drainage improvement in Porto Alegre

Silvio Brum Project
Gestão de recursos hídricos e universalização aos serviços de saneamento (2)

27/06

2 PM
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2:30 PM

Municipal Solid Waste Concessions in Brazil

Logo.pdf

27/06

2:45 PM

3:30 PM

SDG 6 and SDG 12: from ambition to business action for a resilient water future

Getting to Know the UN Global Compact – Brazil Network, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative
pactoglobal

Orange Stage

27/06

10 AM
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11 AM

Waste Law and Reverse Logistics Systems

Design sem nome - 2025-06-12T221405.719

27/06

3:15 PM
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6 PM

Best practices in the biogas and biomethane markets in Brazil

Success cases from Abiogás members
Gestão de recursos hídricos e universalização aos serviços de saneamento (6)