Fostering Science & Innovation Ecosystems: Portugal-USA Partnerships

23 Apr 2015

On May 28-29, 2015, the International Partnerships - CMU Portugal, MIT Portugal and UT Austin Portugal - will hold the 1st Joint Conference and Exhibition on "Fostering Science & Innovation Ecosystems: Portugal-USA Partnerships."

The purpose of these events is to showcase the activities and outcomes of the partnerships to Portugal, the commitment of the USA universities, and the strength of the relationships that have been created regarding Education, Research and Innovation.

The events will take place at Palácio Foz, in Lisbon and will be streamed live online.

The Portuguese international partnerships have been in operation since 2007 and are funded by the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT).

Venue - Registration - Program - Organizers

Venue

Palácio Foz, Praça dos Restauradores, 1250 - 187 Lisbon [map]

Registration

R.S.V.P. through the registration form at: http://goo.gl/ns4MD9

Program

Thursday, May 28, 2015

Highlighting the collaboration between Portuguese institutions and American universities.

8:30pm – 11:00pm Science Dinner and Poster Exhibition

Friday, May 29, 2015

8:30am – 9:00am Participants Registration

9:00am – 10:15am Opening Session

Chair: José M. Mendonça, Scientific Director, UTEN Portugal

CMU Portugal Program

• João Claro, National Director
• José M.F. Moura, Director at CMU

MIT Portugal Program

• Paulo Ferrão, National Director
• Bruce Tidor, Acting Director at MIT

UT Austin Portugal Program

• Fernando Santana, National Director
• Marco Bravo, Director at UT Austin

Fostering Science & Innovation Ecosystems: Portugal-USA Partnerships

• Jimmy Hsia, Vice Provost for International Programs and Strategy, CMU
• Bernd Widdig, Director of International Affairs, MIT
• Juan Sanchez, Vice President for Research, UT Austin

António Cruz Serra, Rector of the Universidade de Lisboa, CRUP Representative

Maria Arménia Carrondo, President, Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)

Leonor Parreira, Secretary of State for Science

10:15am – 10:50am

Full STEAM Ahead for Growth – The Seminal Role of ICT and the Knowledge Triangle of Research, Higher Education and Innovation

Sir John O’Reilly, FREng HonFIET, Chairman of NICC (Standards) Ltd., former Director-General for Knowledge and Innovation, UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

11:10am – 1:00pm Panel A –

Chair: António Rendas, Rector of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa, CRUP Representative in the Board of Directors, UT Austin Portugal Program

Keynote: Jimmy Hsia, Vice Provost for International Programs and Strategy, CMU

Highlight talks

• André Martins, Research Scientist, Priberam Labs
• António Neves Silva, Project Manager – Innovation & Markets, Veolia
• Paulo Vicente, Assistant Professor, Universidade Nova Lisboa; Founder/CEO Bagabaga Studios

Roundtable

• Elsa Henriques, Professor, Instituto Superior Técnico*
• Isabel Rocha, Professor, Universidade do Minho
• Nuno Correia, Professor, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
• Nuno Nunes, President, Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute (M-ITI)

2:10pm – 4:00pm Panel B –

Chair: Sebastião Feyo de Azevedo, Rector of the Universidade do Porto, CRUP Representative in the Board of Directors, CMU Portugal Program

Keynote: Bruce Tidor, Acting Director at MIT, MIT Portugal Program

Highlight talks

• Brian Korgel, Emerging Technologies
• Maria Pereira, Head of Adhesive Technologies, Gecko Biomedical
• Susana Sargento, Co-Founder and VP of Engineering, Veniam’Works

Roundtable

• Adélia Sequeira, Professor, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST)
• Afreen Siddiqi, Research Scientist, MIT
• Paula Vilarinho, Professor, Universidade de Aveiro
• Peter Steenkiste, Professor, CMU

4:20pm – 6:20pm Panel C –

Chair: José Carlos Caldeira, President, Agência Nacional de Inovação (ANI)

Keynote: Gregory Pogue, IC² Institute, UT Austin

Highlight talks

• Aurora Teixeira, UTEN Portugal, Faculdade de Economia da Universidade do Porto
• Gonçalo Amorim, Building Global Innovators
• Pedro Oliveira, Project Leader and Principal Investigator, Patient Innovation
• Pedro Pinto, Founder and CEO, Take the Wind

Roundtable

• Diamantino Lopes, Co-founder and CEO, Metablue
• Jorge Salles Gomes, CEO, Brisa Inovação
• Paulo Marques, Co-founder and CTO, Feedzai
• Priya Narasimhan, Professor, CMU

6:20pm – 7:00pm Closing Session

• James H. Garrett, Dean, CMU’s College of Engineering
• Bernd Widdig, Director of International Affairs, MIT
• Robert Peterson, Associate Vice President for Research, UT Austin
• Pedro Carneiro, Vice President, Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)
• Government Member*

Organizers

Organizing Committee

• João Claro, National Director, CMU Portugal Program
• José M.F. Moura, Director at CMU, CMU Portugal Program
• José M. Mendonça, Scientific Director, UTEN Portugal
• Paulo Ferrão, National Director, MIT Portugal Program
• Bruce Tidor, Acting Director at MIT, MIT Portugal Program
• Fernando Santana, National Director, UT Austin Portugal Program
• Marco Bravo, Director at UT Austin, UT Austin Portugal Program

Executive Directors of the International Partnerships

• Luís Meneses Nazaré, UTEN Portugal
• Miguel Carvalho, MIT Portugal Program
• Pedro Madeira, UT Austin Portugal Program
• Sara Brandão, CMU Portugal Program

Coordination of the Event

• Alexandra Carvalho Vieira, Head of Communications and Events, CMU Portugal Program
• Ana Lopes, Events Support, CMU Portugal Program
• Silvia Castro, Communications Director, MIT Portugal Program

Email: ipartnerships.conference@utenportugal.org