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Opening Ceremony

Prof. Dr Amâncio Oliveira

Prof. Amâncio Oliveira holds a Bachelor’s degree in Medicine from University of São Paulo (1993) and a Ph.D in Political Sciences also from USP...

Pedro Ivo Ferraz da Silva

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Brazil Secretary Pedro Ivo Ferraz da Silva is a career diplomat and is the Head of the Science, Technology & Innovation...

Guilherme Ary Plonski

Guilherme Ary Plonski holds master and doctoral degrees in Industrial Engineering, and was a Fulbright Visiting Research Scholarship at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Center for...

Janina Onuki

Full Professor at the Political Science Department at USP. She is currently coordinator of the International Relations research area of the Latin American Political...

Science Diplomacy and the challenges of the present century

Dr Pierre-Bruno Ruffini

Pierre-Bruno Ruffini is a professor at the Faculty of International Affairs at the University of Le Havre (France) and a member of EDEHN (Equipe...

Gabriela Ferreira

Gabriela is a post-doctoral researcher at the Department of Political Science-USP. She holds a PhD in International Relations from the Institute of International Relations...

Science Diplomacy to and from the Global South

Kim Portmess

Originally from Tully, New York, Kim studied a BS with a Dual Major in Plant Science and Natural Resources Management at Cornell University; and...

Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz

Brito Cruz is the Senior Vice-President, Research Networks, at Elsevier. He has been a Professor at the Physics Institute, Unicamp, Brazil and directed the...

Exequiel Ezcurra

Exequiel Ezcurra has devoted his career to the study of the ecosystems of northwestern Mexico. A Fellow of the Ecological Society of America and...

Pedro Figueroa

President, Latin American and Caribbean Network of Science Diplomacy President and Co-founder of DiploCientifica, the Science Diplomacy Network for Latin-America and the Caribbean. A diplomacy...

The “Brain drain” vs. “Brain circulation” narratives

Dr Pierre-Bruno Ruffini

Pierre-Bruno Ruffini is a professor at the Faculty of International Affairs at the University of Le Havre (France) and a member of EDEHN (Equipe...

Prof. Dr Ana Maria Carneiro

NEPP, State University of Campinas Ana Maria Carneiro is a researcher at the Center for Public Policy Studies at the University of Campinas, São Paulo,...

Pedro Ivo Ferraz da Silva

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Brazil Secretary Pedro Ivo Ferraz da Silva is a career diplomat and is the Head of the Science, Technology & Innovation...

Charlotte Grawitz

Charlotte Grawitz is the Regional Representative for EURAXESS Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), a European Commission initiative that promotes researchers’ mobility and their...

"Decolonising" science in tropical marine research and conservation

Wilfredo Licuanan

Wilfredo Licuanan holds a PhD in Biology (Biological Sciences) from the University of Southern California. Currently, he is a full professor at De La...

Gabriela Ferreira

Gabriela is a post-doctoral researcher at the Department of Political Science-USP. She holds a PhD in International Relations from the Institute of International Relations...

The International Biodiversity Regime

Bráulio Ferreira de Souza Dias

Bráulio Ferreira de Souza Dias holds a doctoral degree in Zoology from the University of Edinburgh (1981) and a BS from the University of...

Carlos Augusto Rollemberg de Resende

Carlos Augusto Rollemberg de Resende holds a bachelor's and a master's degrees in International Relations from University of Brasília. He started his career as...

Programmes and initiatives in Innovation Diplomacy

Prof. Dr Amâncio Oliveira

Prof. Amâncio Oliveira holds a Bachelor’s degree in Medicine from University of São Paulo (1993) and a Ph.D in Political Sciences also from USP...

Counsellor Luis Fernando Corrêa da Silva Machado

Head of Division of Technology Promotion I, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Brazil Luis Fernando Machado joined the diplomatic career in 2004 and was appointed Head...

Andrea Motta

UK-Brazil Tech Hub Director Andrea Motta heads the UK-Brazil Tech Hub, a UK Government initiative that fosters and supports innovation ecosystems in Brazil. She has...

Claudia Caparelli

Claudia Caparelli is the Founder & CEO of HUMAH, Counselor at ICT MyLegacy Tech HUB and a MBA Professor at FIAP. She is part...

Sergio Salles-Filho

Sergio Salles Filho holds an Engineering Degree in Agronomy from UFRRJ (1981) and a Master Degree in Agrarian Sciences from UNESP - Botucatu (1985)....

Catching technological waves: Innovation with equity

Prof. Dr Alberto Pfeifer

GACINTUSP Alberto holds a PhD in Human Geography from the Faculty of Philosophy, Letters and Human Sciences of the University of São Paulo (FFLCH-USP), with...

Shamika N. Sirimanne

Dr Shamika N. Sirimanne holds a PhD in Economics and is the Director of the Division on Technology and Logistics of the United Nations...

(Panel) Cross-border Open Innovation initiatives

Pedro Ivo Ferraz da Silva

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Brazil Secretary Pedro Ivo Ferraz da Silva is a career diplomat and is the Head of the Science, Technology & Innovation...

Jorge Guimarães

Jorge Almeida Guimarães, presently is the President of EMBRAPII, The Brazilian Agency for Industrial Research and Innovation. Guimarães holds a Ph.D. degree at UNIFESP...

Isro Glogler

Israel (Isro) Gloger is a highly motivated and enthusiastic senior scientist with over 33 years of experience in the Pharmaceutical industry. He is recently...

Rodrigo Mendes

Happy, easy-going, dreamer and innovation enthusiast. Founder and CEO of Bridge4Global. Partner of CRIABIZ Ventures and Partner and Country Manager Brazil for UGlobally. Expert...

Bruno Vath Zaperllon

Bruno Vath Zarpellon is the Director of the Innovation and Sustainability Department of the German-Brazilian Chamber of São Paulo. Among many initiatives, he was...

The Brazilian Innovation Diplomacy Program

Rafael della Giustina Leal

Rafael Della Giustina Leal started his career as a Brazilian diplomat in 2009, and ever since has been working for the Ministry of Foreign...

Laura Redondo

Laura Redondo studied International Relations at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo. After her studies, she worked in the marketing office of the...

(Panel) The international dimensions of Social Innovation

Sarah Durcan

Sarah Durcan is the Acting Executive Director of Science Gallery International. Sarah has a degree in Communications from DCU and a masters in Cultural...

Britta Thomsen

Britta Thomsen is an Adjunct Professor at Copenhagen Business School, Denmark and a former Member of the European-Parliament. Currently, she is also a Member...

Katrin Vohland

Dr. Katrin Vohland is the CEO and Director General of the Natural History Museum Vienna. She studied Biology in the University of Bayreuth and...

Prof. Dr João Paulo Cândia Veiga

Dean of the Department of Political Science and C4AI, USP Graduated in Business Administration in Fundação Getulio Vargas - SP (1983) and in Social Sciences...

(Panel) The role of Venture Capital in fostering innovation ecosystems in Latin America

Moacir Miranda

Moacir Miranda holds a bachelor 's degree in Business Management from University of Pernambuco, a master's degree and a PhD in Management from University...

Diego Siguelnitzky

Diego is an Investment Manager at APX. In addition to screening, selecting, and closing investment opportunities, he manages and expands start-ups by connecting them...

Felipe Zarate

Felipe Zarate is General Manager & Key Person at Fondo de Capital Privado de Emprendimiento e Innovacion SP (www.fcp-innovacion.com), the investment platform of Ventures...

Helder Nakaya

Dr. Helder Nakaya is an expert in computational systems biology, an emerging field that combines machine learning algorithms and omics data to understand and...

Wellington Galassi

Wellington Galassi is the Head of the Internationalization Committee at ABStartups and also Business Partner at Mango Ventures Brazil. He studied Economics and Law...

Cybersecurity and cyber diplomacy

Agnes Kasper

Dr Agnes Kasper BA MA PhD is a Lecturer of Law and Technology at the Tallinn University of Tallinn, Department of Law. She has...

Pedro Ivo Ferraz da Silva

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Brazil Secretary Pedro Ivo Ferraz da Silva is a career diplomat and is the Head of the Science, Technology & Innovation...

Technology and Geopolitics

Vinícius Carvalho Mariano

Dr Vinicius Mariano de Carvalho received his PhD from the University of Passau, Germany, and his undergraduate and MA degrees from the Federal University...

Guilherme Patriota

Guilherme Patriota started his career as a Brazilian diplomat in 1983, and currently is the Consul-General of Brazil in Tokyo, Japan and the Chair...

Guilherme Ary Plonski

Guilherme Ary Plonski holds master and doctoral degrees in Industrial Engineering, and was a Fulbright Visiting Research Scholarship at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Center for...

Innovation in real places

Cristiane Lucena

Cristiane Lucena is a PhD in Political Science from New York University (2006). She is an associate professor at the Institute of International Relations...

Dan Breznitz

Dan Breznitz has been elected as a University Professor of the University of Toronto, and the holder of the Munk Chair of Innovation Studies...

Closing Ceremony

Sérgio Proença

Sérgio Proença holds a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from the Federal University from Paraná (1978), a master's degree in Structural Engineering from the...

Marcelo Zuffo

Marcelo Zuffo holds a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (1989 ), a master's degree in Electrical Engineering (1993), and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering...

Roseli de Deus Lopes

Roseli de Deus Lopes is an Associate Professor at the Electronic Systems Engineering Department of the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo...