Agenda

2nd U.S.-Brazil Innovation Summit

Monday, 20 September / Georgetown University

The Council on Competitiveness, the Brazilian Competitiveness Movement, the Brazilian Agency for Industrial Development, Georgetown University – with the participation of several partner institutions – hosted a series of “Mini-Innovation Learning Laboratories” and strategic meetings for Summit participants.

2:00 - 4:30pm	A series of concurrent “Mini-Innovation Learning Laboratories” and strategic meetings for Summit participants
	Accelerating Innovation: Technology Transfer & Commercialization
	Brazil Diaspora
	Innovation, Law and Development Symposium
	Business/Technology Roundtable: Energy and Smart Grids
	Business/Technology Roundtable: Investment and Risk Climate for Innovation
6:00pm	2nd U.S.-Brazil Innovation Summit Welcome Reception
7:00pm	2nd U.S.-Brazil Innovation Summit Opening Dinner

2nd U.S.-Brazil Innovation Summit

Tuesday, 21 September / Georgetown University Conference Center

7:30am	Good Morning – Registration and Networking Breakfast
8:00am	Opening Remarks
8:30am	Where We Have Been – and Where We Are Going.
9:00am	Energy and Water Are Everything: How Do We Meet Global Demand and Manage Critical Resources? Mr. Djamil de Holanda Barbosa - Technology Advisor, Electrobrás S.A. Mr. Carlos Tadeu da Costa Fraga - Research & Development Center General Director, Petrobras, Petroleo Brasileiro S.A Mr. Billy M. Glover - Managing Director, Environmental Strategy Boeing Commercial Airplanes, The Boeing Company Dr. Ray O. Johnson - Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Lockheed Martin Corporation Mr. James B. Milliken - President, University of Nebraska Mr. James Pessoa - CEO, VSE – Vale Soluções em Energia Dr. Alan Shaw - President and CEO, Codexis, Inc.
10:30am	Break
11:00am	Hunger and Health: How Do We Feed the World and Innovate at the Frontier of Biosciences? Mr. Tiago Maranhão Alves (Commentator) - CEO, Csem Brasil Dr. Francelino José Lamy de Miranda (Commentator) -
12:00pm	Leadership Dialogue
12:30pm	Luncheon Keynote
1:45pm	Smart Places: How Do We Foster Creativity and Innovation in a World of Rapid Urbanization?
2:45pm	Leadership Dialogue: The New, Innovation-Based U.S.-Brazil Commercial Dialogue
3:15pm	Break
3:30pm	Afternoon Perspective: Financing Innovation in Brazil
3:45pm	Smart Infrastructure for Innovation: What Is in the 21st Century Toolbox?
4:45pm	Making Things: What Does Manufacturing Look Like in the 21st Century – and How Can the United States and Brazil Lead?
5:45pm	The Next Chapter in the U.S.-Brazil Innovation Journey: 2011 and Beyond

Partners

About the Summit

The 2nd U.S.-Brazil Innovation Summit engaged leaders in creating a new model for innovation-driven growth at the heart of 21st century prosperity and hemispheric integration.