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FAPESP Week London

FAPESP Week London Program

DAY I: June 2nd, Tuesday
 

12:30 - 13:30
Welcome / Registration 

13:30 - 14:00
OPENING CEREMONY
Shri Mukundagiri, Deputy Chief Executive, Science Museum
Marco Antonio Zago, President, FAPESP
Frances Wood, International Director UKRI
Marcio de Castro Silva Filho, Scientific Director, FAPESP
Alexandre Brasil da Silva, Minister-Counsellor, Embassy of Brazil in London
Vahan Agopyan, Secretary of Secretariat of Science, Technology and Innovation of State of São Paulo 
Raul Machado Neto, Head of Institutional Relations and FAPESP Week Coordinator, FAPESP

14:00 - 15:45
SCIENTIFIC SESSION 1: ENERGY TRANSITION
Chairs: Julio Meneghini, University of São Paulo (USP) 
Fernando LandgrafUniversity of São Paulo (USP)
Jeremy Woods, Imperial College 
Edgar Dutra Zanotto, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCAR)
Godswill Agbaitoro, University of Essex
Victor Leitão - Forza (PIPE FAPESP Startup)
Q&A/Discussion

15:45 - 16:15 
Coffee Break

16:15 – 17:30
SCIENTIFIC SESSION 2: HEALTH DATA AND PRECISION MEDICINE
Chairs: Niels Olsen, University of São Paulo (USP)
Tim Elliot, University of Oxford
Maria Vitória Lopes Badra BentleyUniversity of São Paulo (USP)
Alison Holmes, Flemming Initiative, Imperial College and University of Liverpool
Michel Satya Naslavsky, University of São Paulo (USP)
Taane Clark, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Julia Vallim - SleepUp (PIPE FAPESP Startup)
Q&A/Discussions

18:00
EVENING RECEPTION

20:00
END OF DAY I

 

DAY II: June 3rd, Wednesday

08:30 - 09:00
Welcome and Registration

09:00 - 10:00
PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH FUNDING SESSION
Chair: Niels Olsen FAPESP
Ana Paula Yokosawa, Head of Research Collaborations, FAPESP
Damien Jefferies, Portfolio Manager, EPSRC International UKRI
Q&A/Discussion

10:00 - 10:30
Coffee Break

10:30- 12:15
SCIENTIFIC SESSION 3: AI AND DATA FOR SOCIETY
Chairs: Osvaldo Novais de Oliveira JuniorUniversity of São Paulo (USP) and Cosmina Dorobantu, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Andre Ponce de Leon, University of São Paulo (USP) 
Fabiana Anselmo, University of Nottingham 
Anderson de Rezende RochaUniversity of Campinas (UNICAMP)
Thea Pitman, University of Leeds
Carlos Beluzo – Inovia (Startup)
Q&A/Discussion

12:15 - 13:15 
Lunch Break

13:15 – 15:00
SCIENTIFIC SESSION 4: MUSEUMS, HERITAGE AND SOCIETY
Chairs: Renata Motta, Museum of Portuguese Language and Helen Jones, Science Museum
Suzana Cesar Gouveia Fernandes and Erika Hingst ZaherInstituto Butantan 
Oliver Cox, Victoria and Albert Museum 
Beatriz KuhlUniversity of São Paulo (USP)
Johanna Zetterstrom Sharp, University College London (UCL)
Mayla Valenti – Fubá Environmental Education (PIPE FAPESP Startup)
Q&A/Discussion

15:10
END OF DAY II

 

DAY III: June 4th, Thursday

08:30 - 09:00
Welcome and Registration

09:00 - 10:45
SCIENTIFIC SESSION 5: SUSTAINABLE USES OF RESOURCES 
Chairs: Marcio de Castro Silva Filho, FAPESP and Bianca Forte, SugarOX
Lenira El Faro Zadra, Institute of Animal Science  
Nicholas Girkin, University of Nottingham
José Bento Sterman FerrazUniversity of São Paulo (USP)
Jamie Hannaford, UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
Marcos Debatin Iguma - @Tech (PIPE FAPESP Startup)
Q&A/Discussion

10:45 - 11:15
Coffee Break

11:15 - 13:00 
SCIENTIFIC SESSION 6: BIODIVERSITY, BIOECONOMY, CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Chairs: Antônio Márcio Buainain, University of Campinas (UNICAMP) and Vjera Magdalenic-Moussavi, Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew Gardens)
Aldo Roberto Ometto, University of São Paulo (USP) 
David Moreno Mateos, University of Oxford 
Janaina Mascarenhas Hornos da Costa, São Carlos School of Engineering (EESC, USP)
Sandra Knapp, Natural History Museum
Amanda Martins da Silva - Ciclou (PIPE FAPESP Startup)
Q&A/Discussion


13:00 – 13:15 
WRAP-UP AND FINAL REMARKS
Raul Machado Neto, Head of Institutional Relations and FAPESP Week Coordinator, FAPESP
Tim Willis, Head of International Relations, BBSRC/UKRI

13:30
END OF DAY III

 


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