InnSciD SP 2021 + TWAS Science Diplomacy LAC Regional Workshop
Online Event, 4-13/8/2021
List of Speakers and Moderators

Wednesday – 4 August

Introduction to Science Diplomacy

Dr Ademar Seabra da Cruz Junior

Minister-Counsellor, Brazilian Embassy in Warsaw Was Head of the Science and Technology Division (DCTEC) at the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (MRE); Special Advisor to...

Prof. Dr Iara Costa Leite

Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil Iara Costa Leite is Associate Professor in the Department of Economics and International Relations of the Federal University of...

Multinational scientific infrastructures

Prof. Dr Xavier Barcons

Diretor Geral, European Southern Observatory (ESO), Chile Xavier Barcons (MA U Barcelona 1981, PhD U Cantabria 1985) is CSIC Research Professor since 2002. First Director...

Prof. Dr Laerte Sodré

Giant Magellan Telescope Brasil (GMTBrO) Laerte Sodré holds a bachelor's degree in Physics from the Instituto de Física da Universidade de São Paulo (USP, 1973), with a...

Prof. Dr Hernan Chaimovich

Institute of Chemistry, University of São Paulo Brazilian, born in Santiago, Chile, 1939. Biochemist, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas e Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Chile (UCh ),...

Thursday – 5 August

The international dimension of Science, Technology and Innovation policies

Prof. Dr Luiz Davidovich

SecretaryGeneral, TWAS, and President, Brazilian Academy of Sciences Luiz Davidovich is Professor of Physics at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. He got his PhD...

Sec. Pedro Ivo Ferraz da Silva

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Brazil Secretary Pedro Ivo Ferraz da Silva is a career diplomat and is the Head of the Science, Technology & Innovation...

Brain Circulation: the importance and challenges to scientific mobility

Prof. Dr Ana Maria Carneiro

NEPP, State University of Campinas Ana Maria Carneiro is a researcher at the Center for Public Policy Studies at the University of Campinas, São Paulo,...

Prof. Dr Elisa Maria da Conceição Pereira Reis

Brazilian Academy of Sciences (ABC) Elisa Reis is Vice-President of the International Science Council and former Vice-President of the International Social Science Council. She earned...

Mr Slaven Misljencevic

Policy Officer, DG Research & Innovation, European Commission Slaven Misljencevic works as Policy Officer in the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation of the European Commission...

Elizabeth Balbachevsky

Associate professor at the Department of Political Science, the University of São Paulo (USP) and fellow at Forum for Strategic Policies, Rectory, State University...

High Level Panel: Science Diplomacy in Latin America and the Caribbean

Mr Tito Crissien Borrero

Minister of Science, Technology & Innovation, Colombia Tito José Crissien Borrero is the minister of Science, Technology and Innovation of Colombia. He is recognized as...

Prof. Dr Marcelo Knobel

Gleb Wataghin Physics Institute, Unicamp Marcelo Knobel was the 12th Rector of the University of Campinas (Unicamp), in Brazil, where he is a Full Professor...

Dr Lídia Brito

Regional Director of Science for LAC Region, UNESCO A forest engineer, with a Master and Doctorate in Forest and Wood Sciences from Colorado State University...

Prof. Dr Raymond Jagessar

President, The Caribbean Academy of Sciences Prof. Raymond C. Jagessar is the president of the Caribbean Academy of Sciences since February 2021. He obtained his...

Dr Marga Gual Soler

Founder, SciDipGLOBAL and Advsior, EU Science Diplomacy Cluster Dr. Marga Gual Soler is a champion of science diplomacy and one of the pioneers in developing...

Friday – 6 August

The Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs

Ambassador Sérgio Duarte

President, Pugwash Conferences Sergio Duarte, Ambassador (ret.) is former United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affairs. A career diplomat, Duarte served the Brazilian Foreign Service...

Janina Onuki

Full Professor and Director of the Institute of International Relations at USP. She is currently coordinator of the International Relations research area of ​​the...

Science in Diplomacy: the role of science in the international climate change regime

Prof. Dr Poveda Jaramillo

National University of Colombia and Member of the IPCC Civil Engineer, M.Sc. and Ph.D in Water Resources Engineering from Universidad Nacional de Colombia, and M.Sc....

Prof Dr Ambuj Sagar

Founding Head, School of Public Policy, India Institute of Technology Delhi Ambuj Sagar is the Vipula and Mahesh Chaturvedi Professor of Policy Studies and the...

Marcella Ohira

Deputy Executive Director, Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) Marcella Ohira is the Deputy Executive Director and Director for Capacity Building at the Inter-...

The role of young scientists in Science Diplomacy (panel)

Dr Sok Ching Cheong

Co-Chair, The TWAS Young Affiliates Network (TYAN) Prof. Cheong heads the Translational Cancer Biology and Digital Health Teams at Cancer Research Malaysia. Her goal is...

Dr Paulina Carmona

Biochemist / Gene regulation in human disease, Genome Center, University of California-Davis Paulina's current research interests focus on using genomic and molecular tools to understand...

Dr Yusuf Baran

President of Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Izmir Technology Development Zone After completing his bachelor’s degree...

Dr. Peter F. McGrath

Co-ordinator, InterAcademy Partnership and the TWAS Science Policy/Science Diplomacy programme Peter McGrath obtained his BSc (honours) in Agricultural Zoology from the University of Glasgow, UK,...

Monday – 9 August

International collaboration among Synchroton Light Sources

Dr Harry Westphal

Director, National Laboratoty of Synchroton Sources, Brazil Harry Westfahl Jr. is the LNLS’ Director since 2020. He also served LNLS as Scientific Director from 2013...

Dr Gihan Kamel

Infrared Beamline Scientist, Synchroton-light project for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East (SESAME) Gihan Kamel is the Principal Infrared Beamline Scientist and Team...

Dr Pedro Fernandes Tavares

Vice Director, MAX IV Laboratory, Sweden Pedro Fernandes Tavares joined the Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory (LNLS) in 1987 and received his PhD in Accelerator Physics...

Ms Subhra Priyadarshini

Chief Editor, Nature India Subhra Priyadarshini is an award winning science journalist and currently the Chief Editor of Nature India, Nature Research Group’s (NRG) India...

Tuesday – 10 August


Science Diplomacy 2.0

Prof. Simone Turchetti

University of Manchester, United Kingdom Simone Turchetti gained his PhD from the University of Manchester in 2003. Simone’s research interests cover twentieth-century science and technology,...

Prof. Roberto Lalli

Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Germany Roberto has been a Research Scholar in Department I since 2013; he also works with The...

Pedro Figueroa

President, Latin American and Caribbean Network of Science Diplomacy President and Co-founder of DiploCientifica, the Science Diplomacy Network for Latin-America and the Caribbean. A diplomacy...

Lessons being learned from the Covid-19 pandemic: the importance of international collaborations

Dr Nisia Trindade Lima

President, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Brazil President of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. She holds a PhD in Sociology (1997) and Master’s degree in Political Science (1989)...

Prof. Dr Salim Abdool Karim

Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University Salim Abdool Karim, MBChB, PhD, FRS is director of the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in...

Prof. Dr Mauro Martins Teixeira

Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) Graduated in medicine from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG, 1990), he completed...

Mr Herton Escobar

Journalist, University of São Paulo Mr Escobar is a professional journalist specialized in science and environment. He currently works at the University of São Paulo,...

Lifting the smokescreen of Science Diplomacy: the political instrumentation of Science and Innovation centres

Ms Elisabeth Epping

University of Luxembourg Elisabeth Epping holds a PhD position at the Institute of Political Science at the University of Luxembourg. Her research is directed towards...

Gabriela Gomes Coelho Ferreira

Gabriela holds a PhD in International Relations from the Institute of International Relations at the University of São Paulo and King's College London (Joint...

Science Diplomacy in Practice: the role of science and technology adviser to the US Dept of State and to the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development

Prof. Dr E. William Colglazier

Editor-in-Chief, Science & Diplomacy, AAAS, and 4th Science and Technology Advisor to the Secretary of State (2011- 2014), USA Dr. E. William Colglazier is Editor-in-Chief...

Prof. Dr Marcos Nogueira Martins

USP Innovation Agency (AUSPIN) Prof. Dr. Marcos Nogueira Martins is Coordinator of the USP Innovation Agency since May 2019. He graduated in Physics in the...

Wednesday – 11 August


The São Paulo Framework of Innovation Diplomacy (panel)

Dr Gabriela Bortz

National University of Quilmes, Argentina Gabriela Bortz is a PhD in Social Sciences (Universidad de Buenos Aires, UBA, Summa Cum Laude), MA in Science, Technology...

B. Chagun Basha

Founding Member, Science Policy Forum Dr. Basha is a founding member of the Science Policy Forum (SPF), an open independent collaborative platform facilitating stakeholder engagement...

Guilherme Ary Plonski

Guilherme Ary Plonski holds master and doctoral degrees in Industrial Engineering, and was a Fulbright Visiting Research Scholarship at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Center for...

Dr Julio Oliveira

CEO, Idea! Electronic Systems R&D executive and team leader with history of innovation, building technology ecosystems to achieve high technology goals at optical communications field....

Andrea Motta

UK-Brazil Tech Hub Director Andrea Motta heads the UK-Brazil Tech Hub, a UK Government initiative that fosters and supports innovation ecosystems in Brazil. She has...

Management and Internationalization of Science Parks

Dr Regis Cabral

Director, Funding for European Projects (FEPRO) Regis is a Swedish historian, a physicist, a specialist in technology and knowledge transfer and evaluations of university -society...

Sec. Pedro Ivo Ferraz da Silva

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Brazil Secretary Pedro Ivo Ferraz da Silva is a career diplomat and is the Head of the Science, Technology & Innovation...

The International IP regime – an academic perspective

Prof. Dr Caroline Ncube

Research Chair in IP, Innovation and Development, Department of Commercial Law, University of Cape Town Caroline Ncube is a Professor and the current and inaugural...

Alberto Pfeifer

Alberto holds a PhD in Human Geography from the Faculty of Philosophy, Letters and Human Sciences of the University of São Paulo (FFLCH-USP), with...

Thursday – 12 August

Internationalization of Latin American technology multinationals

Prof. Dr Lourdes Casanova

Emerging Markets Institute, Cornell University Lourdes Casanova Senior Lecturer and Gail and Rob Cañizares Director Emerging Markets Institute, S.C. Johnson School of Management, Cornell University....

Mr Juliano Seabra

Chief Innovation and Creativity Division, Inter-American Development Bank Juliano Seabra serves as the Chief of the Innovation & Creativity Division within the Inter-American Development Bank’s...

Climbing a High Ladder – Development in the Global Economy

Prof. Dr Otaviano Canuto

George Washington University Otaviano Canuto, based in Washington, D.C, is a senior fellow at the Policy Center for the New South, a nonresident senior fellow...

Moacyr Martucci Júnior

Full professor at the Department of Engineering and Digital Systems of Escola Politécnica of Universidade de São Paulo and the Coordinator of the Institute...

Strategic role of Science and Technology diasporas Minister Luciana Mancini, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Brazil

Dr Fredy Rios Silva

Director, Red Inveca (Network of Chilean Researchers in Germany) Fredy Rios Silva graduated as a Civil Engineer in Computer Science from Universidad Austral de Chile...

Dr Vitor Pamplona

President, SciBr Vitor Pamplona is co-founder and President of the SciBr Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to connecting, mobilizing, and elevating Brazilian academics, investors,...

Dr Binod Khadria

Former Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University Binod Khadria has been a Professor of economics, education and international migration and Chairperson of Zakir Husain Centre for Educational...

Dr Eduardo Couto

Director, LNBR, CNPEM Dr. Eduardo do Couto e Silva, Director, Brazilian Biorrenewables National Laboratory (LNBR/CNPEM). PhD in physics from the University of Indiana (USA), with...

Friday – 13 August

Artificial Intelligence and Global Governance

Minister Eugênio Vargas Garcia

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Brazil Eugenio Vargas Garcia is diplomat, PhD in International Relations, and researcher on artificial intelligence and global governance. Currently Minister-Counsellor and...

Prof. Dr João Paulo Cândia Veiga

Dean of the Department of Political Science and C4AI, USP Graduated in Business Administration in Fundação Getulio Vargas - SP (1983) and in Social Sciences...

Technology Diplomats

Mr Martin Rauchbauer

Austrian Tech Ambassador in Silicon Valley and Consul General of Austria in San Francisco Martin Rauchbauer is the first Austrian Tech Ambassador in Silicon Valley,...

Mr Sebastian Wray

Chief Strategy Officer, Office of Denmark’s Tech Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark Sebastian Damm Wray serves as the Chief Strategy Officer for Denmark’s Tech...

Counsellor Luis Fernando Corrêa da Silva Machado

Head of Division of Technology Promotion I, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Brazil Luis Fernando Machado joined the diplomatic career in 2004 and was appointed Head...