Panel Detail:

Tuesday, May 1, 2012
9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Jet New: David Neeleman's Blueprint for Building a Brazilian Business

Speaker:

David Neeleman, Chairman, Founder and CEO, Azul Brazilian Airlines

Interviewer:

Skip Rimer, Executive Director, Programs and Communications, Milken Institute

In this roundtable discussion, the founder of Jet Blue, David Neeleman, will talk about his experiences in creating a new company, Azul Brazilian Airlines, in his native Brazil. In using some of the same techniques that helped make Jet Blue so successful in the U.S., Neeleman has helped transform the transportation industry in Brazil. But his experiences have been much different, and he'll talk about the unique nature of Brazil's culture, economy and government and how they impact his and others' businesses and lives. This is an interactive roundtable discussion, and the audiences is encourged to ask questions - and to hear about Neeleman's and Brazilians' hopes and aspirations for the country.

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