General Director of AERZEN Brasil, bringing 28 years of global experience in industrial leadership, with a focus on performance, strategy, and efficiency solutions for the sanitation sector.

Gloria Rose was born in Bochum, Germany, in 1978. She holds a degree in Economics from the University of Cologne, where she completed her undergraduate thesis at the Institute of Energy Economics (EWI). Her international journey began with a social year in Maputo, Mozambique, followed by an internship at the Portuguese electricity grid operator REN, in Lisbon, where she deepened her knowledge of the Portuguese language. Since 2006, Gloria has been living in Brazil and is dedicated to analyzing the country’s markets and macroeconomy. In 2017, she took on the role of representing Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI) in Brazil. In addition to her professional career, Gloria is the mother of two children, aged 14 and 11.

PhD in Chemistry with a focus on water chemistry. He has been working in the water treatment sector for 20 years, accumulating extensive experience across various companies and industrial and environmental applications.

Chemical Engineer with a postgraduate degree in Business Administration and 15 years of experience in environmental consulting, leading contaminated site projects across various industrial sectors in Brazil and abroad.

Dr. Claudia Bärmann Bernard earned her law degree from the University of Bayreuth and completed her PhD at the Technical University of Dresden in Germany. She served as a judge in Germany and has over 20 years of experience in the legal field. She is a member of both the Brazilian and German Bar Associations. She serves as Vice President of the Mediation and Arbitration Chamber of Eurocâmaras. Since 2011, she has held the position of Legal Director at the German-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in São Paulo, and since 2017, she has also been the Representative of the State of Bavaria in Brazil.

Loana holds a degree in International Relations and a Master’s in Economics from FGV-EPGE. She has extensive experience in developing projects and sectoral studies for Brazil–Germany bilateral cooperation in the infrastructure sector, with a special focus on energy transition areas, including renewable hydrogen, decarbonization, and the environment. Currently, as Deputy Executive Director at the German-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, she works to foster cooperation and engagement with major national and European players, as well as with German institutions and related federal ministries.