Mark Gross

Knox Capital Corp. provides investment banking and corporate advisory services. It specializes in two complementary advisory disciplines: cross-border, mergers and acquisitions and, strategic consulting and focus on advisory assignments including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, corporate restructuring, strategic alliances, fairness opinions, and valuations. The firm offers the combination of senior level attention typical of smaller firms, and the contacts and support normally available only from global advisory firms. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Westport, CT.

Standard Chartered Bank Ltd. provides commercial and financial banking services. The firm offers credit cards, personal loans, mortgages, deposit taking and wealth management services to individuals and small to medium sized enterprises. It provides trade, finance, cash management, lending, securities services, foreign exchange, debt capital markets, and corporate finance services to corporate and institutional clients. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Part of Standard Chartered Plc, Standard Chartered Bank (Brasil) SA provides banking and related financial services. The company is based in São Paulo, Brazil.

Part of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., Ameriprise Bank, FSB operates as a federally chartered savings bank. The company is based in Minneapolis, MN.

The Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce, Inc. is a not-for-profit business membership organization that aims to promote trade, investment, and cultural ties between Brazil and the United States. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY. The Chamber awards scholarships to exceptional young professionals pursuing graduate studies who demonstrate outstanding leadership. The Brazil Summit, which takes place during the annual spring meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, features keynote speakers from government officials and leaders in the international business and financial communities who discuss Brazil's political, economic, and investment outlook. The CEO of the company is Deborah Stern Vieitas.