• WPC 2024
  • March 18-22, 2024

Guilherme Baida

S&P Global Commodity Insights

Team Lead, Latin American Chemicals

Guilherme is the Team Lead, Latin American Chemicals responsible for editorial content strategy and execution related to existing and new market coverage in the Latin American chemicals markets. His focus is on the resin sector, having knowledge of the general petrochemical chain. In addition to Brazil, its main markets are Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Mexico and the Mercosur region. At S&P Global Commodity Insights, Guilherme has covered the metals markets in Latin America since 2012, and since 2019 he is the editor responsible for the petrochemical markets. Guilherme has a degree in Journalism from Faculdade Casper Libero and is specialized in Economics from the Instituto Foundation for Economic Research - FIPE. 

Sessions With Guilherme Baida

Friday, 22 March

  • 10:00am - 12:00pm (CST) / 22/mar/2024 03:00 pm - 22/mar/2024 05:00 pm

    Navigating Energy Transition Opportunities Down the Value Chain

    10:00 AM: Session Introduction - Lisa Wood, Executive Director, Specialty Chemical Consulting, S&P Global Commodity Insights
    10:05 AM: Turning Energy into Food - Marcos Sabelli, CEO, Profertil Agro
    10:25 AM: How Orbia’s Global Sustainable Business Model is driving the transition - Tania Rabasa Kovacs, Corporate Vice President Sustainability and Corporate Affairs, Orbia
    10:45 AM: Braskem’s journey in Carbon Neutral Circular Economy - Fabiana Quiroga, Circular Economy Director, South America, Braskem
    11:05 AM: Panel Discussion and Q&A - Moderator: Guilherme Baida, Team Lead, Latin American Chemicals, S&P Global Commodity Insights
    11:25 AM: Short Break    
    11:30 AM: Panel - Energy Transition and Feedstock Selection - Felipe Perez, Latin America Downstream Strategist, S&P Global Commodity Insights; Debnil Chowdhury, Head of Americas Fuels and Refining, S&P Global Commodity Insights and Walt Hart, Olefins Americas Lead, S&P Global Commodity Insights
    The Atlantic Basin is experience a new wave of refinery capacity additions at the same time fuels demand in Europe and The United States are rapidly declining. In parallel, NGLs availability continue growing in the area. What does this flood of feedstock availability mean for Latin America?
    11:55 AM: Closing remarks - Lisa Wood, Executive Director, Specialty Chemical Consulting, S&P Global Commodity Insights