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Collective & Strategic Impact

Projects that transform communities and create collective impact. This section brings together initiatives focused on the revitalization of urban spaces, cultural development, regional growth, and socio-environmental engagement. Highlights include Nature Invest, Vulica Brasil, the LÍDER Regional Development Program for Northeast Goiás, and the GCF Task Force.

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Personal Reflection

Cada projeto, publicação, experiência internacional e reconhecimento representa uma oportunidade para aprender, compartilhar conhecimento, fortalecer parceiras e transformar desafios complexos em soluções que gerem valor para organizações e para a sociedade.

 

Independente do contexto, cada experiência amplia perspectivas, aproxima pessoas, culturas e instituições, inspira novas formas de pensar e revela boas práticas que podem ser adaptadas para fortalecer a cooperação, impulsionar a inovação e criar oportunidades de desenvolvimento sustentável. Afinal, o impacto mais duradouro nasce quando conhecimento, relacionamentos e visão estratégica se unem para transformar oportunidades em resultados concretos.

Every project, publication, international experience, and recognition represents an opportunity to learn, share knowledge, strengthen partnerships, and transform complex challenges into solutions that create value for organizations and society.

Regardless of the context, each experience broadens perspectives, brings together people, cultures, and institutions, inspires new ways of thinking, and reveals best practices that can be adapted to strengthen collaboration, foster innovation, and create opportunities for sustainable development. Ultimately, the most lasting impact is achieved when knowledge, meaningful relationships, and strategic vision come together to transform opportunities into tangible results.

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Bernhard J. Smid’s Academic Background

2019-2024

Université de Bordeaux, France

Doctorate – Doctor in Business Administration (DBA)
Dissertation title: Advocacy, Stakeholder Engagement, and Customer Relations: The Perspective of Tobacco Growers in Brazil.

The research analyzes stakeholder engagement and customer relationship management/customer loyalty, considering the complexity of the tobacco agribusiness supply chain, which is highly regulated. The study surveyed 204 tobacco growers across 98 municipalities in Brazil. It also examines other agribusiness value chains that present similarities in the relationship between producers and industry.

2006 -2008

Munich Business School, Germany

Master’s Degree – Master of Arts (MA)
Dissertation title: “The Impact of Trade Liberalization on the Quality of Democracy in India”

The master’s thesis, later adapted into a book, analyzes how trade liberalization in India affected the quality of democracy in the country. The study examines the socioeconomic transformations resulting from economic openness, their impacts on society, and how these processes influenced public policy implementation. The analysis reflects on the trade-offs between global integration and democratic strengthening, focusing on one of the world’s largest and most complex examples.

2015-2016

SENAR GO, Brazil

Agribusiness Technician 

Technical course promoted by SENAR/CNA in Alexânia (GO), focused on the management and operation of agribusiness production chains.

2003-2005

Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV), Brazil

MBA - Masters of Business Administration

Dissertation title: Economic Models in the High-Tech Sector: Business Models in the High-Tech Sector: The Case of Digital TV in Brazil–USA Relations.

The dissertation examines existing technologies (American, Japanese, and European) and the prospects for technological implementation in Brazil, considering private sector advocacy efforts related to national and international public policies.

Volta de um grupo de voluntários

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Strategic Environmental and Social Impact Initiatives

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Mentoring & Training

Individual and Corporate Development

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Publications & Engagements

Books, Articles, and Published Studies

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