Luciana Monteiro is Innovation director at Ara Cacao. She specializes in product development, with a focus on chocolate. She has extensive academic and professional experience, including a master's degree in Food Technology from Unicamp and specializations in several countries. Her career includes working for multinationals such as Bunge and Barry Callebaut, as well as founding Ara Cacao, a cocoa and chocolate consultancy company. Luciana has also participated in international programs, such as the Fulbright program in the USA, where she taught and carried out research in the chocolate area and was a participant in the Cocoa and Chocolate Processing workshop at Cacaolab.

About the lecture

Transforming Cocoa: Challenges and Opportunities for Latin America in the current global scenario
Thursday 3 October, 13:00-13:40

This talk will explore the current global cocoa market, highlighting the challenges faced by Latin America, such as inflation and the growing demand for sustainability. It will also examine emerging opportunities for producers and exporters in the region, considering global economic and regulatory shifts.