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Inaugural Symposium Carnegie Mellon Portugal: An Entrepreneurial University-Industry Ecosystem in ICT

Inaugural Symposium “Carnegie Mellon Portugal: An Entrepreneurial University-Industry Ecosystem in ICT”
Date: Monday, January 21, 2013
Venue: Salão Nobre, Instituto Superior Técnico of the Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Portugal (Alameda Campus; http://www.ist.utl.pt/en/about-IST/location/)

Agenda

09:30 – 10:00 Welcome Coffee and Registration

10:00 – 11:15 Opening Session
Welcome:
António Cruz Serra, Rector, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa

Chairs:
José Marques dos Santos, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the
Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program and Rector of the Universidade do Porto
James H. Garrett Jr., Dean of the College of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University

Roadmap for Phase II:
“ICT Portugal: An Entrepreneurial Research Initiative”
João Claro, National Director, Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program

Keynote:
Duplex Characteristics of Shared Vision and Understanding in the
Research Business
Sir John O’Reilly, Chairman of the External Review Committee of the
Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program and Vice-Chancellor of the Cranfield University

Miguel Seabra, President, Foundation for Science and Technology
Leonor Parreira, Secretary of State for Science

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11:15 – 11:30 Coffee-Break with Demos and Posters
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11:30 – 13:00 Towards an Environment for Creative Science and High-Growth Ventures
Chair: Luigia Aiello, Università di Roma “La Sapienza”
Moderator: João Barros, Faculdade de Engenharia of the Universidade do Porto
Speakers:
Henrique Madeira, Vice-Rector, Universidade de Coimbra
Francisco Veloso, Dean, Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics
Rogério Carapuça, Chairman, Novabase
Priya Narasimhan, Carnegie Mellon University
José Epifânio da Franca, Chairman and CEO, Portugal Ventures
Paulo Marques, CTO, Feedzai

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13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
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14:00 – 15:00 Case Studies of Entrepreneurial Research Initiatives
Moderator: Ed Schlesinger, Carnegie Mellon University
Speakers:
João Paulo Cunha, Faculdade de Engenharia of the Universidade do Porto
Frank Pfenning, Carnegie Mellon University
João Paulo Costeira, Instituto Superior Técnico of the Universidade Técnica de Lisboa
David Garlan, Carnegie Mellon University
15:00 – 16:30 Engaging Sessions

I) Bridging Science and Market
Venue: Amphitheater VA4
II) Building and Exploiting
Test Beds
Venue: Amphitheater VA1
III) Fostering Inter-Disciplinary Research
Venue: Amphitheater VA2
Coordinator and Rapporteur:
Mário Zenha-Rela, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia of the Universidade de Coimbra

Pedro Oliveira, Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics

Hugo Vieira, Faculdade de Ciências of the Universidade de Lisboa

Bernardo Motta, Founder and Manager, Observit

Pedro Ferreira, Carnegie Mellon University

José Mendonça, President, INESC Porto

Coordinator and Rapporteur:
Peter Steenkiste, Carnegie Mellon University

Manuela Veloso, Carnegie Mellon University

Rui Avelãs Nunes, Business Development Manager for Energy & Mobility, Critical Software

Rui Meireles, Ph.D. Student in Computer Science (Universidade do Porto and Carnegie Mellon University)

Michel Ferreira, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto

Paulo Ferrão, Instituto Superior Técnico of the Universidade Técnica de Lisboa (IST/UTL), Director of the MIT Portugal Program

Coordinator and Rapporteur: Nuno Nunes, Universidade da Madeira

Marija Ilic, Carnegie Mellon University

Paulo Luz, Energy & Utilities Sector Managing Director in Portugal, CGI

Ana Venâncio, Alumna in Technological Change and Entrepreneurship (Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Católica-Lisbon, and Carnegie Mellon University)

Maria Gil, Managing Director, Novabase Capital

Valentina Nisi, Universidade da Madeira

Nuno Correia, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FCTUNL), Director of the UT Austin Portugal Program

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16:30 – 16:45 Coffee-Break
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16:45 – 17:30 Wrap-up of the Engaging Sessions
Chairs: Joel Moses, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and
Tariq Durrani, University of Strathclyde
Rapporteurs:
Nuno Nunes, Universidade da Madeira
Peter Steenkiste, Carnegie Mellon University
Mário Zenha-Rela, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia of the Universidade de Coimbra

17:30 – 18:00 Closing Session
Arlindo Oliveira, President, Instituto Superior Técnico of the
Universidade Técnica de Lisboa
James H. Garrett Jr., Dean of the College of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
Sir John O’Reilly, Chairman of the External Review Committee of the
Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program and Vice-Chancellor of the Cranfield University
José M.F. Moura, Director at CMU, Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program
Carlos Oliveira, Secretary of State for Entrepreneurship, Competitiveness
and Innovation

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About Lisbon: http://www.visitlisboa.com/Home_UK.aspx .
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Article about the Symposium: https://cmuportugal.org/tiercontent.aspx?id=4626