10 December 14:00 - 20:30
Finatec, Brasilia
Finatec, Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro Av. L3 Norte,
Ed. Finatec - Asa Norte, DF, 70910-900
PRELIMINARY AGENDA
Event in Portuguese, except for eventual sessions by European partners who don't speak Portuguese. No translation will be provided.
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13:30 |
Registration |
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14:00 |
Welcome Speech ENRICH Brazil: fostering cooperation in Research, Technology & Entrepreneurship between BR and the EU by empowering the Innovation Actors |
Johanna Haunschild, ENRICH Brazil Coordinator |
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14:10 |
Policy session |
- Achilles Zaluar, Ambassador, Director of Technological Promotion, MRE - Paulo César Rezende De Carvalho Alvim, Secretary for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (MCTIC) (TBC) - Alejandro Zurita, R&I Counsellor, Head of Science, technology & innovation, Delegation of the European Union to Brazil - Fabio Guedes, Vice President, CONFAP and President of FAPEAL - Fernando Ribeiro, Director of the Centre-East Department, FINEP - CNPq, speaker (TBC) |
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14:40 |
European and Brazilian policies in support of research and innovation
EU policies in R&I – Horizon Europe and last Calls of Horizon 2020
Initiatives of the Brazilian Government supporting innovative entrepreneurship and Startups
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Alejandro Zurita, R&I Counsellor, Head of Science, technology & innovation, Delegation of the European Union to Brazil Otavio Caixeta, Director of the innovative ecosystems department, MCTIC |
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15:10 |
Experts showcase on 'EU-BR Sector Dialogues on Innovation' |
Eduardo Matias, EU-Brazil Sector Dialogues, Brazilian Expert in innovation Leonardo Piccinetti, EU-Brazil Sector Dialogues, European Expert in innovation |
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15:40 |
Funding schemes for R&I mobility: Horizon 2020 – RISE 2020 |
Elisa Natola, CONFAP, Brazilian National Contact Point for H2020 - MSCA |
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15:50 |
Euraxess Brazil: fostering BR & EU researchers' mobility |
Charlotte Grawitz, Regional Representative, EURAXESS Brazil and LAC |
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16:00 |
Coffee break |
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16:20 |
Innovation Pitch presentations (Chaired and Facilitated by EURAXESS Brazil)
Jury: Julie Dumont, Scientific Liaison Officer, Wallonie-Bruxelles International Gianluca Rossi, EU-Brazil Sector Dialogues European Expert Leonardo Piccinetti, EU-Brazil Sector Dialogues European Expert Eduardo Matias, EU-Brazil Sector Dialogues Brazilian Expert Alessandro Dantas, President, FAPDF Rapporteur: Mario Neto Borges, EU-Brazil Sector Dialogues, Brazilian Expert |
Finalists: - Ana Paula Furtado, professor and researcher, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco (UFRPE), Innovation project on Artificial Intelligence & Human Rights - Beatriz Gasparini Reis, post-doctoral researcher, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Innovation project on Water treatment & low cost technologies - Fabiana Noronha Dornelles, post-doctoral researcher, Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Innovation project on ICT for Health - Glaucia Vieira, professor and researcher, Federal University of Tocantins (UFT), Innovation project on Waste transformation, Bioenergy & Energy Transition - Patricia Farias, PhD candidate, Federal University of Ceará (UFC), Innovation project on Green alternatives to Plastic Waste
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17:00 |
Innovation showcases from EU Member States and Brazilian States Moderator: Paulo Egler, Policy Analyst, Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia – IBICT, European Entreprise Network – EEN |
Santa Catarina: Fabio Zabot Holthausen, President, FAPESC Belgium, Wallonie-Brussels: Julie Dumont, Scientific Liaison Officer, Wallonie-Bruxelles International WBI Federal District: Elisabete Alcântra Lopes, Vice-President, FAPDF Sweden: Jacob Silva Paulsen, Director of the Science and Innovation Section, Embassy of Sweden
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17:45 -18:00 |
Innovation Pitch award |
Ignacio Ybáñez, Ambassador, Head of the EU Delegation to Brazil Mario Neto Borges, EU-Brazil Sector Dialogues, Brazilian Expert Marcelo Morales - Secretary of Policies for Trainning and Strategic Actions |
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ENRICH Brazil Innovation Talks & Launch of ENRICH Association
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18:30-19:30 |
Innovation Talks (Chair and Facilitation by Enrich in Brazil)
Q&A Topics: Opportunities for innovation in free trade |
Ignacio Ybáñez, Ambassador, Head of the EU Delegation to Brazil Representative, CNI (TBC) Fabio Guedes, CONFAP Vice-President, President FAPEAL Achilles Zaluar, Ambassador, Director of Technological Promotion, MRE Márcia Abrahão Moura, UNB Rector (TBC) |
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19:30-20:30 |
Cocktail – Launch of ENRICH Association in Brazil |
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The event aims at encouraging and facilitating the cooperation in science, technology and entrepreneurship between Brazil and the EU, thus supporting and empowering R&I players.
The event shall promote exchange of experiences and best practices in Europe and Brazil in R&I and will host the EU-Brazil Innovation Pitch contest, thus giving promising researchers/innovators the chance to showcase their projects and ideas to solve some of the challenges faced by our globalised world.
Organisers:
The event & competition are jointly organised by EURAXESS Brazil, CONFAP and ENRICH Brazil, with the support of the EU Delegation to Brazil.
Innovation Pitch competition - Pitch your way to Europe
Finalists were already selected. Live finals in Brasilia on 10 December 2019
The EU-Brazil Innovation Pitch is a contest giving promising researchers/innovators the chance to showcase their projects and ideas to solve some of the challenges faced by our globalised world.
By awarding the winner a trip to Europe, the organisers reinforce their commitment to increase international scientific and innovation collaboration.
The competition is jointly organised by EURAXESS Brazil, CONFAP and ENRICH Brazil, with the support of the EU Delegation to Brazil. It takes place in the framework of the broader EU-Brazil cooperation event focused on bridging Research & Innovation.
Finalists
The selection committee has carefully analysed the 80 applications submitted for the EU-Brazil innovation Pitch and selected the 5 best candidates. They are:
Professor of the Computing Department at Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco and Invited Professor at the postgraduate program at CESAR SCHOOL. PhD in Computer Sciences at Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, with more than 15 years of experience in the software industry, as well as a researcher on artificial intelligence, software engineering, testing, and product quality. Leader of the HEAR Project, encouraging the development of software solutions for solving social problems.
Biologist, Msc and PhD in Sanitation, Environment and Water Resources (UFMG), sandwich PhD at the Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA Toulouse) and postdoc at the Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering (UFMG). Experience in pollution characterization, control and prevention, water/wastewater treatment and reuse, ecotoxicology, membrane separation processes, advanced oxidative processes and circular economy.
Researcher at the Pharmacology Department of the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) and CEO in TechPain, a startup focused in developing new technologies for chronic pain treatment. Has experience in pharmaceutical research and scientific entrepreneurship, with emphasis on pharmacology and health technology, working mainly on the following topics: pharmacology of pain and inflammation, immunology, cellular and molecular biology.
Associate Professor at the Federal University of Tocantins (UFT). Scientist and entrepreneur, she has coordinated UFT's biomass, biofuels and bioenergy testing and development laboratory since its implementation in 2006. In 2019, created the startup GreenEnergy, focusing on the use of residual sludge, agrochemicals, biomass by pyrolysis process, for production of green energy and biofuels substitutes for petroleum derivatives: diesel, gasoline and green biogas. In the last 20 years of his career, he has published about 50 national and international scientific articles and two patent applications.
Food Engineer from the Federal University of Ceará, Master and PhD student in Food Science and Technology. She was a Capes Fellow between 2011/2012 at the Université de Lorraine in France and between 2017/2018 at the Ohio State University, USA. Attended the Lucerne Summer University: Ethics in a Global Context in Switzerland (2019) as well as the national stage of the Falling Walls Lab BH. Currently studying at USP-Ribeirão Preto as a partnership for the development of her doctoral project on green alternatives to plastic waste.