ABOUT

iBEM is the only all-energies-under-one-roof event on energy-superpower Brazil.

iBEM is a leading all-energies-under-one-roof event, bringing together all energy sectors and accelerating Brazil’s role as a global benchmark for energy diversity, integration, and efficiency.
With a strong focus on advancing a hybrid energy market — where renewable, transitional, and conventional energy sources connect seamlessly — iBEM creates the ideal environment to foster new policies, systems, partnerships, drive innovation, and shape a more resilient energy future.

iBEM is the premier hub and platform for business, policy, academia, technical exchange, and high-level networking, bringing together national and international energy leaders in vibrant Salvador, Bahia, to amplify the efforts towards global energy resilience.

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ATTENDEES

Energy-related Professionals
belonging to:

Energy Producing, Processing, Transmitting, Distributing, Transporting, and Storing Companies

Contractors and Supply and Service Companies

Startups

Investment Funds

Governments

Trade Promotion Agencies

Professional Associations

Universities and Research Centers and Agencies

ACTIVITIES

You will find at iBEM

iBEM26 will showcase activities for every professional in the energy sector: conference, exhibition, thematic arenas, academic congress, technical section, business matchmaking session, and field visits.

Expo
Vibrant, sustainably-designed industry exhibition hosting domestic and international companies and institutions.
List of 2025 exhibitors
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Conference
The two-stage conference will address the energy sector's current challenges and future scenarios with a focus on energy integration
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Matchmaking Session
One-on-one matchmaking session between energy companies (buyers) and supply and services companies (sellers) thru a series of 15-min long, previously scheduled introductory meetings based on buying-selling match analysis.
REGISTRATION CLOSED
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Submission Deadline:
March 6th, 2025
Commercial
Arena
The ideal space for companies to showcase their latest products and services for a highly specialized operations and maintenance audience.
ESG
Arena
A three-day full program in a dedicated space to address environmental, social, and governance topics in the energy sector.
Innovation
Arena
Here’s all about new technologies and applied innovation in a space designed to foster connections between key stakeholders.
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Submission Deadline:
March 3rd, 2025
(Only in Portuguese)
Funding
Arena
The next great energy projects come true in this space where banks, funds, and investors gather with energy companies and startups looking for project and investment capital.
REGISTRATION CLOSED
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getting funding
Register for
offering funding
Submission Deadline: March 21st, 2025
Academic
Congress
This academy-driven space aims at promoting energy R&D projects by students, professors, and researchers.
Submit IEA EOR Abstracts Only
Submission Deadline: February 17th, 2025
REGISTRATION CLOSED
Get ready for the 2026 edition! Registration will open June 9, 2025
Submit an abstract
Technical Section
The operations and maintenance field personnel take the stage to showcase their best practices and technology challenges.
SUBMISSIONS CLOSED
Submit an abstract
Submission Deadline: Jan 20th, 2025 at 23:59 (Brasilia Time)
Field
Visits
Technical tours to get deep into the field reality of several energy operations around beautiful Salvador.
REGISTRATIONS
CLOSED
SUBMISSIONS CLOSED
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Talents of the
Future
An activity especially designed for young professionals of the energy industry, with key information for professional development, in which companies present the array of jobs they usually hire for as well as their trainee programs and HR selection processes

PROGRAM

  • TIME
  • VENUE
  • ACTIVITY

*Invited entity, speaker to be confirmed.

  • 9am - 11am
  • One Energy Arena
  • Opening Ceremony + Keynote Speech
  • | 09:00 to 09:15 | -> Welcome Remarks

– Nicolás Honorato (Director at Austral)
– Eduardo Aragon (CEO at BrainMarket)
– Rafael Valverde (CEO at Eolus)

  • | 09:15 to 09:45 | -> Keynote Speeches

– Marcos Meireles (Consultant at MDT Energia): Overview of the Energy Sector in Brazil
– Ben Backwell (CEO at Global Wind Energy Council): Brazil in the Global Energy Sector

  • | 09:45 to 09:50 | -> Acknowledgment of Special Guests
  • | 09:50 to 10:50 | -> Speeches of Dignataries

– César Patiño (IEA-TCP-EOR Chair)
– *City of Salvador
– *Government of the State of Bahia
– *Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation
– *Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services
– *Ministry of Mines and Energy

  • | 10:50 to 11:00 | -> Group Photo and Visit to the Exhibition Floor
  • 10am às 7pm
  • Expo Area
  • Exhibition
  • 11:30am -5pm
  • North Plenary
  • | 11:30am - 1pm | -> Conference - For an Energy Integrated Planet
  • | 3pm - 5pm | -> Conference - World Energy Cities
  • 11:30am - 5pm
  • South Plenary
  • | 11:30am - 1pm | -> Conference - State-level Energy Integration
  • | 3pm - 5pm | - Conference - Energy Trends: Future Energy Models
  • 2pm - 5pm
  • ESG Arena
  • ESG Presentations & Debates
  • 2pm - 5pm
  • Innovation Arena
  • Tech & Innovation Presentations and Debates
  • 2pm - 5pm
  • Commercial Arena
  • New Products & Services Pitch Presentations
  • 2pm - 5pm
  • Funding Arena
  • Investors/Projects Matchmaking
  • 2pm - 5pm
  • Knowledge Arena
  • Papers' Presentations & Posters
  • 2pm - 6pm
  • Matchmaking Lounge
  • One-on-one Business Matchmaking Session
  • TIME
  • VENUE
  • ACTIVITY

*Invited entity, speaker to be confirmed.

  • 10am - 7pm
  • Expo Area
  • Exhibition
  • 10:30am - 5pm
  • North Plenary
  • | 10:30am - 12:30pm | - Conference - Nearshoring vs. Powershoring: Strategy, Security, Sustainability
  • | 3pm - 5pm | -> Conference - Funding without Frontiers
  • 10:30am - 5pm
  • South Plenary
  • | 10:30am - 12:30pm | -> Conference - Energy in the Marine Economy
  • | 3pm - 5pm | -> Conference - Recycling and Energy / Decommissioning
  • 10:30am - 5pm
  • Knowledge Arena
TECHNICAL SECTION
  • | 10:30am - 12:30pm | -> Industries' Best Practices Presentationsam
ACADEMIC CONGRESS
  • | 2pm - 5pm | -> Papers' Presentations & Posters
  • 2pm - 5pm
  • ESG Arena
  • ESG Presentations & Debates
  • 2pm - 5pm
  • Innovation Arena
  • Temáticas de InovaçãoTech & Innovation Presentations and Debates
  • 2pm - 5pm
  • Commercial Arena
  • New Products & Services Pitch Presentations
  • 2pm - 5pm
  • Funding Arena
  • Investors/Projects Matchmaking
  • 2pm - 6pm
  • Matchmaking Lounge
  • One-on-one Business Matchmaking Session
  • 8pm - 10pm
  • Oceanfront “Marés” Patio
  • Event's Party
  • TIME
  • VENUE
  • ACTIVITY

*Invited entity, speaker to be confirmed.

  • 07:30am - 12:30pm
  • Energy-related facilities
  • Field Visits
  • 10am - 7pm
  • Expo Area
  • Exhibition
  • 10:30am - 5pm
  • North Plenary
  • | 10:30am - 12:30pm | -> Conference - Energy Storage (Underground, Batteries, Reservoirs)
  • | 3pm - 5pm | -> Conference - New Frontiers of Energy
  • 10:30am - 5pm
  • South Plenary
  • | 10:30am - 12:30pm | -> Conference - More and Better Work Qualification
  • | 3pm - 5pm | -> Conference - Energy as a Driver for Social, Technological and Industrial Development
  • 10:30am - 5pm
  • Knowledge Arena
TECHNICAL SECTION
  • | 10:30am - 12:30pm | -> Industries' Best Practices Presentations
FUTURE TALENTS
  • | 2pm - 5pm | -> HR and Employment Workshops
  • 2pm - 5pm
  • ESG Arena
  • ESG Presentations & Debates
  • 2pm - 5pm
  • Innovation Arena
  • Tech & Innovation Presentations and Debates
  • 2pm - 5pm
  • Commercial Arena
  • New Products & Services Pitch Presentations
  • 2pm - 5pm
  • Funding Arena
  • Investors/Projects Matchmaking
  • 2pm - 6pm
  • Matchmaking Lounge
  • One-on-one Business Matchmaking Session

SPEAKERS OF iBEM25

Meet some speakers of the 2025 edition
Raissa Matos
Vice president
ABS
Marcos F. Meireles
Managing Partner
MDT Energia
Edno Coutinho Junior
Compliance and Risk Manager
Petrobras
Celso Cunha
CEO
ABDAN
Rodolfo Gonçalves
Assistant Professor
University of Tokyo
Rômulo Florentino
Sustainability Manager
Eneva
Roberta Cox
Director
COP30 - GRA / GWEC
Ivan Dybov
Director
Rosatom Latin America
Thiago Guilherme Prado
President
EPE
Lucas Ramos
Lead Energy Analyst
Energy Industry Council – EIC
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LATEST NEWS

28 MAR
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26 MAR
Eixos
Bahia reforça seu papel na expansão energética brasileira
25 MAR
A Tarde
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23 JAN
TN Petróleo
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20 JAN
FIEB
Salvador sediará Encontro Internacional do Setor de Energia
14 JAN
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Salvador sediará encontro internacional do setor de energia; confira informações
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Don’t miss the opportunity to sponsor and showcase your products and services at iBEM, the only all-energies-under-one-roof event on energy-superpower Brazil.

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OFFICIAL INSURANCE PARTNER - 2025