Workshop on "Move from Research to Business" 08:00 Participants Registration 09:00 Welcome Address Paulo Martins, IST President of the Scientific Board Isaltino Morais, Mayor of Oeiras Rui Cruz, IEEE Portugal Section Chair 09:15 SESSION 1: Portuguese Innovation and Scientific Economy Session Chair and Moderator: Rui Santos Cruz, IEEE Portugal Section Chair Invited Speakers: “Oeiras Valley” Luís Todo Bom, AITEC Oeiras “Knowledge–based Economy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Portugal” Luís Mira Amaral, Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação “MIT-Portugal Program: The Competitive Advantage of Engineering Systems Thinking” Joaquim Sampaio Cabral, MIT Portugal “Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurship at IST” Luís Caldas de Oliveira, IST 10:30 Discussion 11:00 Coffee Break 11:30 Move from Research to Business: Daring the launch of IEEE Region-8 ideas for multinational start up companies Discussion, moderated by Paulo Mendes, IEEE EMB Chapter Vice-Chair Panellists: Fanny Klett, IEEE Computer Society GUO Committee, Fraunhofer IDMT Augusto Ferreira, TEC Minho, (Portuguese Agency for Development of New Businesses) Rita Seabra, IAPMEI (Portuguese Agency for supporting new Businesses) Artur Ferreira da Silva, IST 12:30 Discussion 13:00 Lunch 14:15 SESSION 2: Global Case Studies Session Chair and Moderator: Beatriz Borges, IEEE IAS/PELS/IES Chapter Chair Panellists: Epifâneo da Franca, IEEE Fellow, IST Diamantino Costa, Critical Software, CEO Julio Viana, Critical Materials, CEO Gudrun Zahlmann, Roche Diagnostics CEO Renato Morgado, EFACEC Researcher 15:45 Discussion 16:15 Coffee Break 16:30 SESSION 3: The New Demands in Technologies Session Chair and Moderator: Jorge Miranda Dias, IEEE RA Chapter Chair Panellists: José Principe, IEEE EMBS, University of Florida Elvira Fortunato, Distinguished Researcher in New materials at New University of Lisbon [TBC] Helena Vieira, BioAlvo, CEO José Figueiredo, IST 18:00 Discussion 18:30 Closing Remarks Guilherme Arroz, IST Rui Santos Cruz, IEEE Portugal Section Chair 19:00 Gala Dinner |
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