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in.PACTA Digital Intelligence

Connect & Learn When it matters most.

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There are multiple ways to join the movement:

LearnersAccelerate your career and connect with a local & global networkExpertsMonetize your Intellectual Capital and become an internationally recognized industry referenceCompaniesSupport the movement, demonstrate you care about your people, gain access to this global network of talents and opportunities

What is in.PACTA Digital Intelligence?

in.PACTA Digital Intelligence is a global solutions ecosystem built around a movement to develop the future generation of commodity talents.

The combination of practitioner-built courses, quality content, Videocast, digital communities, live events and curated 1:1 sessions.

The global enabler of the most proven method of how careers were and are built in this industry: person to person.

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  • Start Free: Join in.PACTA as a Member
  • Access: Content, Benchmarks, Digital Intelligence for Learners, Experts and Companies willing to learn, share and grow, Connect and Benchmark Hours of content, connect with peers, go to events and find your next Expert/Mentor.
  • As an Expert/Mentor: Get connected with rising talent in their critical career defining moments & establish yourself as an authority within the Industry — monetize your expertise along the way.
  • As a Partner/Company: engage & connect with industry talents/trends, share your voice, brand & products and connect with seasoned and earlier-career professionals.
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Beta membership

Be one of the first inside the member area.

The in.PACTA member area is opening to a first group of beta members. Sign up now and help shape the platform — community, content, mentoring and events — before the public launch.

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The movement

No course, book, degree or conference ever formed a leader of this industry on its own.

Ask

Ask any talent or leader in this industry: “What course or college truly shaped the professional you are today?”

Answer

“It wasn’t really any course. It was on the job — and from a few key people.”

Ask

Now name the people who actually taught you — who took you under their wing so you could do what you’re valued for today. Count them on your fingers.

Note

…and most can’t fill a single hand.

Our Belief

  • O AGRO pode e merece MAIS.
Where do you come in?

Three ways into the movement.

Start with the one that describes you today. Most people end up in more than one.

MOST PEOPLE START HERE

Accelerate your career and standout by combining true learning with global industry relationships and connections.

Get matched with senior practitioners who have run desks, plants, origination books and boards — in private 1:1 sessions built around your career, in your timing, given your need — not adapting into a standard curriculum.

Start as a Learner
  • Match what you learned in an event or a training with a private 1:1 session with experts who have actually done the job. Mentoring hours are typically sponsored by your company — we help you make that case.
  • A concrete path to the next role, the next desk, the next salary band.
  • Practitioner-built courses that complement — never replace — the 1:1 sessions
  • Access to a global community, events and the rooms where decisions are made
  • Visibility to the companies hiring in this industry
Path finder

Where do you come in?

Answer one question and we will point you to the best starting point.

What do you want most right now?

What in.PACTA does

Six ways we develop people and connect the industry.

Founding Circle 2027

Join the companies building the industry's future.

Founding Partners are the pioneers and patrons of a movement: developing people and connecting the commodity industry through education, mentoring, content, community and the rooms where decisions are made.

O AGRO pode e merece MAIS.

Founding Circle membership is open for the 2027 cycle only. Founding Partners keep their status in every year that follows.

Founding Circle Partner

One tier. Partners have access to all of it — no packages, no add-ons.

01

Academy for everyone

Full access to the in.PACTA Academy Foundations library for all employees, growing to 300h+ through the 2027 cycle.

02

Prioritized 1:1 mentoring

Priority access to Senior Board Advisors for your people, at preferential Founding Circle rates.

03

Community access

Global in.PACTA Community and Commodity Leaders Club for all staff and leaders.

04

Videocast credit

Founding Partner credit across the 2027 videocast season, from launch.

05

Showcase your products & services

A dedicated page on the Academy platform to present your products, services and launches to a curated ecosystem of commodity companies, leaders and decision-makers.

06

Community spotlight

Partner card in the community plus curated spotlights through the year.

07

Editorial collaboration

Newsletter features and joint content built with the in.PACTA team.

08

Events presence

Presence at Trading Club meetings, forums and masterclasses.

09

Leadership Summit

Seats and branding for your senior leadership at the Leadership Summit.

10

Member discounts

Discount codes for events, trainings and immersions across the year.

11

Permanent recognition

Founding Circle 2027 status, kept in every year that follows.

Founding Circle

Become a Founding Circle Member

Founding Circle membership is for companies. Tell us about your team and we will come back with the details for the 2027 cycle.

The people

Senior practitioners, not lecturers.

Experience across CBOT, NYMEX, ICE and B3 — trading, origination, processing, industrial operations, cocoa, coffee, forestry, food technology and M&A.

  • Joao P. Almeida

    Joao P. Almeida

    Senior Board Advisor · Managing Partner

    Grains & Oilseeds · Vegetable Oils & Alternative Feedstocks · Legacy & Advanced Biofuels

  • Laerte Moraes

    Laerte Moraes

    Associate Senior Board Advisor

    Cocoa · Starches & Sweeteners

  • Ana Bastos

    Ana Bastos

    Associate Senior Board Advisor

    Pulp & Cellulose · Chemicals · Forestry · Biofuels

  • Mariana Caetano

    Mariana Caetano

    Associate Senior Board Advisor

    Coffee · Carbon & Climate

  • Marcos Guirardello

    Marcos Guirardello

    Associate Senior Board Advisor

    Food & Ingredients · Branded Distribution

  • Shandrus Carvalho

    Shandrus Carvalho

    Associate Senior Board Advisor

    Citrus · Cooperatives · AgMachinery · Crop Input Distribution

Become an Expert too
Questions

Common questions, answered.

Who is in.PACTA for?

Three groups: learners building a career in commodities, experts who want to monetize and share their intellectual capital, and companies that want to develop and connect talent.

How does the 1:1 mentoring work?

Sessions are structured and booked with senior practitioners of the commodity industry. You choose the topic and the mentor; each session has an agenda, a takeaway and a follow-up path.

Do I need to pay to join the movement?

No. The Global in.PACTA Community is open to anyone. Courses are paid; mentoring hours are typically company-sponsored; the movement itself is not gated.

What is the Founding Circle 2027?

A company membership for the 2027 cycle. Founding Partners fund and support the movement and receive Academy access for all employees, mentoring hours, community presence, event credit and permanent Founding Circle recognition.

Where is in.PACTA active?

in.PACTA is global, with its core network in the agricultural commodity industry across Brazil, the Americas, Europe and Asia.

How do I start?

Pick where you come in — learner, expert or company — and send the short form. Our team replies with the next concrete step.

Are engagements confidential?

Yes. Client names, figures and testimonials are published only with their permission. Usually, they want to help and share their love. Everything else stays private.

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