Instituto Millenium

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History & Mission

 * "The Instituto Millenium is a non-profit, nonpartisan NGO promoting values fundamental to the human and economic development of Brazilian society. Founded by intellectuals, business owners and academicians, it seeks to promote such concepts as individual liberty, private property, meritocracy, the democratic rule of law, the market economy, representative democracy, individual responsibility, efficiency, and transparency." (Translated from Web site, 13 November 2010)

Founding Members

 * Armínio Fraga (President, Central Bank of Brazil, 1999-2002; Member, Group of 30; Founding partner, Gavea Investimentos, acquired 10/2010, JPMorganChase).
 * Daniel Feffer (Grupo Suzano)
 * Gustavo Franco (ex-Treasury Minister, ex-presidente, Central Bank of Brazil)
 * Gustavo Marini (Turim)
 * Hélio Beltrão (Instituto Mises Brasil)
 * João Roberto Marinho (Globo Organizations)
 * Luiz Eduardo Vasconcelos ((ex-CEO, Globo Organizations)
 * Jorge Gerdau Johannpeter (Grupo Gerdau)
 * Josué Gomes da Silva (Coteminas)
 * Maristela Mafei (Maquina de Noticiais PR agency)
 * Pedro Henrique Mariani (Banco BBM)
 * Roberto Civita (Chairman,Grupo Abril)
 * Salim Mattar (Localiza)
 * Sergio Foguel (Grupo Odebrecht)
 * Washington Olivetto (W/MacCann)
 * William Ling (Petropar)
 * Eduardo Viola

Associate Members

 * Alexandre Lourenço
 * Andre Luis Alves
 * Andre Mello
 * Antonio Carlos Vidigal
 * Carlo Sivieri Rocha
 * Edisom Rogério Hott
 * Henrique Farah
 * Jefferson Silva
 * João B Portella
 * João Rocca Filho
 * José Celso Macedo
 * Leandro Jardim (columnist, Veja magazine)
 * Leonardo de Moraes e Castro
 * Marcelo Henriques de Brito
 * Marcio David de Mattos
 * Marcos Zaidan
 * Miguel Nagib
 * Patricia Stefani
 * Pedro Scharth
 * Ricardo Lagares
 * Samuel Kinoshita
 * Tulio Severo
 * Valter Police Junior

Executive Staff

 * Executive Director Paulo Uebel (President, IEE, )
 * Antonio Veloso
 * Cristina Camargo
 * Anita Lucchesis

Editorial Policy Council

 * Euripedes Alcântara (publisher, Veja magazine, Grupo Abril)
 * Antonio Carlos Pereira (Estado de S. Paulo media group)

Finance Committee

 * Odemiro Fonseca (OrdemLivre/Cato Institute]])
 * Rodrigo Constantino (Objetivismo.org)
 * Paulo Gontijo (Instituto Paulo Gontijo)
 * Augusto Teixeira de Freitas (Ativa S.A.)

Partnerships

 * Instituto Liberal
 * Movimento Viva Brasil
 * Endireita Brasil
 * Espirito Santo em Ação
 * Objetivismo.org
 * [RELIAL]
 * Revista Leader
 * Andes Libres
 * Voto Consciente
 * Opinião e Notícia
 * Médio Paraiba
 * Instituto Atlântico
 * [Instituto Ling]
 * Instituto de Estudos Empresariais (IEE)

1o Fórum Democracia & Liberdade de Expressão

 * March 1, 2010, São Paulo

Keynote Seakers

 * Adrián Ventura (La Nación, Argentina)
 * Arnaldo Jabor (O Globo, TV Globo, Brazil)
 * Carlos Alberto Di Franco (Director, University of Navarra extension course, Master em Jornalismo; Opus Dei spiritual advisor to presidential candidate Geraldo Alckmin, 2006 )
 * Carlos Alberto Sardenberg (CBN-Globo)
 * Fernando Gabeira (Green Party gubernatorial candidate, Rio de Janeiro, 2010)
 * Luis Erlanger (Globo executive)
 * Marcel Granier (Rádio Caracas Televisão-RCTV, Venezuela)
 * Marcelo Madureira (Humorist,TV Globo)
 * Miro Teixeira (federal Communications Minister, 2002-2004)
 * Reinaldo Azevedo (columnist-blogger, Veja magazine, Grupo Abril)
 * Roberto Romano (UNICAMP)
 * Sidnei Basile (VP, Institutional Relations, Grupo Abril)
 * Tonico Ferreira (TV Globo)

Sponsors

 * Harvard Law School
 * Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV)
 * Endeavor International, Inc.
 * Mises Brasil
 * UNOAmerica
 * FIESP (São Paulo industrial federation)
 * ANER, ANJ, ABERT (principal press and electronic media lobbying associations)
 * Friederich-Naumman-Stiftung
 * Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado
 * International Association of Broadcasters

Financials

 * BRL 524.000 (US$ 305,000) in donations in 2009

Web sites

 * http://www.imil.org.br
 * http://www.imil.org.br/redes-sociais/
 * http://www.imil.org.br/institucional/historico/?lang=en