I International Forum on Environment and Blue Economy
Promoting Innovation Networks in the Brazilian Northeast
- DATEAugust 14-15, 2019
- VenueSENAI-CIMATEC
Av. Orlando Gomes, 1845, Piatã
Salvador, BA 41650-010, Brazil
- Organizers› SEMA BA
› AIR Centre
› INEMA BA
The Secretariat of Environment (SEMA) and the Institute of Environment and Water Resources (INEMA) are pleased to invite you to the First International Forum on Environment and Blue Economy: Promoting Innovation Networks in the Brazilian Northeast. Organized in partnership with the Atlantic International Research Centre (AIR Centre). The Forum will bring together research institutions, companies and public agencies from various countries to exchanges ideas and experiences on innovation and the Blue Economy
The promotion of Innovation Networks to preserve the environment and to foster the Blue Economy in the Atlantic Ocean and coasts is the main theme of this event that will take place on Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, on August 14-15, 2019 It will provide an open forum for international scientific and technology collaboration between Brazil, Africa, Europe and the United States of America. The objective is to mobilise local and regional governments, researchers, entrepreneurs and civil society for the discussion of common policies and establishment of a common scientific agenda as well as the strengthening of local capacity and development of joint projects, aligning local priorities and global challenges, such as the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030), the Paris Agreement and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
PROGRAMME
Final programme will be soon posted.
August 14, 2019
- 08:30 – 09:00 Registration
- 09:00 – 09:30 Welcome Message and Opening Remarks
- 09:30 – 11:00 Blue Economy in the Brazilian Northeast: Challenges and Opportunities within the context of Climate Change and Global Competitiveness
- 11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break
- 11:30 – 13:30 Parallel Workshops Session #1
- Earth observation for sustainable fisheries and marine aquaculture
- Entrepreneurship and business development in the Blue Economy
- Mitigating climate change impacts in coastal ecosystems
- 13:30 – 14:30 Lunch break
- 14:30 – 16:30 Parallel Workshops Session #2
- Earth observation for biodiversity and marine spatial planning
- Mapping and monitoring sources and distribution of marine litter
- Data science and artificial intelligence for sustainable development
- 16:30 – 17:00 1st day Closing Remarks
- 17:00 – 18:30 Inauguration of the AIR Centre | Bahia
August 15, 2019
- 08:30 – 09:00 Registration
- 09:00 – 11:00 Job Creation and Poverty Eradication: The Inclusive Blue Economy
- 11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break
- 11:30 – 13:30 Marine and coastal ecosystems preservation and restoration: The sustainable Blue Economy
- 13:30 – 14:30 Lunch break
- 14:30 – 16:30 Fostering innovation networks: The Collaborative Blue Economy
- 16:30 – 17:00 Conclusions from the session
- 17:00 – 17:30 Closure: The Way Forward
LIST OF CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
More than 60 speakers already confirmed:
- Rui Costa, Governor of Bahia State
- João Carlos Oliveira da Silva, Secretary of Environment, Bahia State
- Manuel Heitor, Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Portugal
- Adélia Pinheiro, Secretary of Science and Technology, Bahia State
- Fausto Franco, Secretary of Tourism, Bahia State
- Inácio Arruda, Secretary of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Ceará State
- João Carlos Salles Pires da Silva, Rector, UFBA
- Márcio Gilberto, Director-General, FAPESB
- Antonio Ricardo Alban, President, FIEB
- Olívia Oliveira, Director, IGEO/UFBA
- Sampaio Filho, President, COINTEC/FIEC
- Ozilea Menezes, LABOMAR
- Jorge del Rio Vera, UNOOSA
- Leone Andrade, Rector, SENAI-CIMATEC / BA
- José Carlos Pinto, Executive Director, UFRJ Technology Park
- André Beirão, Maritime Policy Observatory
- Stewart Bernard, CSIR, South Africa
- Kwame Agyekum, University og Ghana, Ghana
- José Pantaleão, Bahia Pesca
- Nuno Grosso, DEIMOS, Portugal
- Samuel Façanha, IDESCO
- Marcello Reis, Meteora
- Wilsa Atella, MONIPORT
- Julio Pellegrini, ProOceano
- Vinicius Rego, PWC
- Greg Jenkins, Penn State University, USA
- Eduardo Topázio, INEMA/BA
- Tiago Miranda, IB-S, Portugal
- Alexandre Fernandes, UERJ
- Carina Böck, UFRJ
- Marcelo Soares, LABOMAR
- Milton Kampel, INPE
- Ricardo Meireles, UFBA
- Ícaro Moreira, UFBA
- Luiz Paulo Assad, UFRJ
- Eduardo Silva, INESTEC, Portugal
- Ramiro Neves, MARETEC, Portugal
- Marcelo Rollnic, UFPA, Portugal
- Fabrício Oliveira, FURG
- Raimundo Macedo, UFBA
- Augusto Loreiro, UFBA
- Francisco Brasileiro, UFCG
- Jefferson Souza, UECE
- Jerry Miller, Science for Decisions, USA
- Paulo Pietrobon, Startup Association of the State of Bahia
- D.K. Osseo-Asare, Penn State University, USA
- Valéria Rocha, TAMAR Project / Pró TAMAR Foundation
- Clarissa Amaral, SEMA-BA
- Kassia Rios, UFRB
- Lázaro Cunha, FAPESB
- Alcides dos Santos Caldas, UFBA
- Simone Souza de Moraes, UFBA
- Antônio Fernando de Souza Queiroz, UFBA
- Miguel Calmón, WRI
- Alessandra Gomes, INPE (TBC)
- Foster Mensah, CERSGIS, Ghana
- Telmo Morato, University of Azores, Portugal (TBC)
- Ailton Cardozo, PGE/BA
- George Wiafe, ECOWAS MESA, University of Ghana, Ghana
- José Ângelo dos Anjos, UFBA
- Bruno Pacheco, Azores Regional Government
- Joaquin Brito, AIR Centre