THURSDAY APRIL 14
| “Brazil has established a remarkable reputation as a science and technology leader in Latin America. As we tackle the great global problems of our time, we look forward to collaborating with Brazil’s most innovative thinkers.” - Susan Hockfield, President of MIT
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| 7:30 AM | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30 AM | Welcome Susan Hockfield, President of MIT Jorge Morán, President and CEO, Sovereign Bank; Country Head, Santander U.S. |
| 9:00 AM | Energy Chair: Ernest Moniz, Cecil and Ida Green Distinguished Professor of Physics; Director, MIT Energy Initiative Clean Energy and Economic Growth Panelists: Ernest Moniz, Cecil and Ida Green Distinguished Professor of Physics; Director, MIT Energy Initiative Persio Arida, former Central Bank governor, Brazil; Chairman of the Asset Management and Board Member of BTG Pactual |
| 9:55 AM | Biofuels Panelists: José Goldemberg, former Minister of Education, Brazil; former president and Professor Emeritus, Physical Science, University of São Paulo Biofuels in Brazil: Past, present and future perspectives Gregory Stephanopoulos, Willard Henry Dow Professor of Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering, MIT Perspectives on advanced biofuel production |
| 10:50 AM | Frontiers of Hydrocarbon Production Panelists: Solange Guedes, Executive Manager, Exploration and Production, Petrobras Opening new frontiers in hydrocarbon production Michael Triantafyllou, William I. Koch Professor of Marine Technology; Professor of Mechanical and Ocean Engineering; Associate Head for Ocean Engineering, MIT Challenges of Deepwater Enabling Technologies Susan Avery, President and Director, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Ocean science and industry: A deep-sea partnership |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch and Keynote Address Brazil: A new momentum Pedro Moreira Salles, Chairman of the Board, Itaú Unibanco Holding Introduced by John Reed, Chairman, MIT Corporation; former Chairman and CEO, Citigroup |
| 2:00 PM | Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Economic Growth Chair: Richard Locke, Class of 1922 Professor of Political Science and Management; Head, Political Science Department; Co-Director, MIT-Brazil Program Panelists: Charles Cooney, Robert T. Haslam Professor of Chemical Engineering; Faculty Director, Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation, MIT Edward Roberts, David Sarnoff Professor of Management Technology; Professor of Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management; Chair, MIT Entrepreneurship Center University Entrepreneurial Impact: A Partial Case Study of MIT Lita Nelsen, Director, MIT Technology Licensing Office Technology Transfer at MIT |
| 3:30 PM | Break |
| 4:00 PM | Being an Entrepreneur in Brazil: Opportunities and Challenges Chair: Richard Locke, Class of 1922 Professor of Political Science and Management; Head, Political Science Department; Co-Director, MIT-Brazil Program Panelists: Leila Velez, Founder and CEO, Instituto Beleza Natural Gustavo Caetano, Founder and CEO, SambaTech SambaTech Mario Chady, Founder and CEO, Spoleto Grupo Umbria |
| 5:30 PM | Closing Remarks L. Rafael Reif, MIT Provost |
| 6:15 PM | Dinner and Keynote Address (by invitation only) Marina Silva, former Senator; former Minister of the Environment, Brazil Introduced by Lawrence K. Fish, member, MIT Corporation; former Chairman and CEO, Citizens Financial Group |
