IFAT Brasil 2025 – International Congress
The Importance of Sanitation Professional Entities for the Universalization of Service Provision
- Blue Stage
- 26/06/25
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11: AM
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12:30 AM
Who is the event for?
Panel aimed at various stakeholders involved in the development and improvement of basic sanitation in Brazil and Latin America, such as Sanitation Sector Professionals, Managers and Political Decision-Makers, Representatives of Professional Associations and Trade Organizations, Academics and Researchers, Investors and Financiers, Consultants and Technology Companies, and Representatives of Organized Civil Society.
:Speakers

Eng. Nivaldo Rodrigues
President
ABES-SP
Civil Engineer, graduated from the School of Engineering at Mackenzie University, with a specialization in Basic Sanitation Engineering from the School of Public Health at the University of São Paulo. He has over 32 years of experience at Sabesp, with a career focused on operational efficiency, particularly in water supply and loss control. For seven years, he served as Superintendent of the Wastewater Treatment Business Unit at Sabesp, overseeing the operation of treatment plants in the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. He also held the position of Superintendent of Operational Development, leading major programs such as Water Loss Reduction, Water and Wastewater Quality Control, Automation, Energy Efficiency, and Energy Generation. He currently serves as the Regional Director for the South Region, responsible for the operation and maintenance of sanitation services in 10 municipalities and across the southern area of the São Paulo metropolitan region, serving a population of approximately 4.8 million people. He is also the President of ABES – Brazilian Association of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering – São Paulo Section.

Engº Agostinho Geraldes
President
Associação dos Engenheiros da Sabesp- AESABESP
Civil Engineer with a postgraduate degree in Sanitation Engineering from the School of Public Health of the State of São Paulo. He is Strategic Maintenance Director at Sabesp and currently serves as President of the Associação dos Engenheiros da Sabesp – AESabesp.

Engª Débora Longo
President / Executive Director
IPEG / SABESP
Civil Engineer, graduated in 2003 from UNIP. She holds an MBA in Socio-Environmental Strategic Management from FGV and an MBA in PPPs and Concessions from the Fundação Escola de Sociologia e Política de São Paulo (FESPSP), with an international module at the London School of Economics (LSE). Working at Sabesp since 1995, she has held several roles including data processing technician, technical planning manager in the West Unit, division manager for major consumers (West), department manager at UGR Butantã, Superintendent of the North Operational Unit, Superintendent of the West Operational Unit, and Executive Assistant to the People and Management Directorate. She currently serves as Executive Director of Operations and Maintenance and as President of IPEG. Her management is guided by strategic pillars such as operational efficiency, customer focus, and ESG principles.

Eng. Reynaldo E. Young Ribeiro (Moderator)
Technical Director
Associação dos Engenheiros da Sabesp – AESabesp
Former President of AESabesp and currently Technical Director at the Associação dos Engenheiros da Sabesp. He began his career at Sabesp in 1981 and spent over 20 years in operational areas. He holds a master’s degree in Urban Engineering from UFSCar and served as Regional Superintendent for the Baixada Santista region and in Sabesp’s Operational Development Superintendency. He also holds training as a Board Member from IBGC and advanced certification in GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance) from KPMG Brazil.
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

25/06
7 PM
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8 PM
Advances in water circularity in Latin American industries

25/06
6:15 PM
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7 PM
Growth opportunities in the municipal water services market in Brazil and Latin America

Orange Stage
25/06
2 PM
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3 PM
ABREMA and the global phase-out of unregulated landfills

25/06
3:15 PM
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5 PM
Urban cleaning concession with direct tariff collection and waste-to-energy recovery

25/06
5:15 PM
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7 PM
Green Hydrogen & Agribusiness

HOW DO I SUBSCRIBE?
STEP ONE
Only registered participants can sign up for the Congress.
Register for free at IFAT BRASIL 2025 using the button below!
STEP TWO
- 1. Click the button below
- 2. Enter your registered email and password
- 3. Select “congress agenda”
- 4. Choose your sessions of interest
Blue Stage
26/06
11: AM
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12:30 AM
The Importance of Sanitation Professional Entities for the Universalization of Service Provision

26/06
1:30 PM
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4 PM
Brazil-Germany Congress on Environmental Technologies and Water Management

Orange Stage
26/06
9 AM
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10 AM
1st PANEL: RDF in Co-Processing – Technologies, quality, and efficiency

26/06
10 AM
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11:15 AM
2nd PANEL: Global solutions for sustainable Biogas and Biomethane production

26/06
11:15 AM
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12:30 AM
3rd PANEL: Waste-to-Energy – Global lessons and opportunities for Brazil

26/06
4:15 PM
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5:15 PM
Panel 1: Sweep or keep clean

Blue Stage
27/06
11 AM
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1 PM
VDMA Symposium – Environmental Technologies

Orange Stage
27/06
3:15 PM
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6 PM
Best practices in the biogas and biomethane markets in Brazil

- To register, you must be accredited for the event.
- Simultaneous translation available: Portuguese/Spanish and Portuguese/English.
- Preliminary program subject to change until the event date.
- Attendance at free sessions is on a first-come, first-served basis and subject to room capacity. Registration does not guarantee participation. We recommend that registered attendees arrive early.
- Certificates of participation will be available after the event for those who attend the congress sessions.