The energy and excitement continues to build as Flavio Gonzaga Bellegarde Nunes was elected as the World President-Elect of FIABCI during the General Assembly. Recognizing that the future of economic growth is south of the equator, FIABCI assured a bright future by electing someone from South America as its next leader.

In addition FIABCI-USA Past-President Danielle Grossenbacher was affirmed as a Board member to oversea the continued development of the World Councils so that FIABCI has the correct operating structure to capitalize on this trend.

The FIABCI-USA delegation enjoyed the Opening Cocktail Reception where the vodka flowed and traditional Russian dancers prepared everyone a private evening at the Hermitage.