Annual Conference: Program
UTEN Annual Conference 2011
14 November 2024
FEUP, University of Porto, Portugal
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Conference Program
The role of Science and Technology in transforming the economic fabric - emerging challenges and opportunities for global technology transfer and commercialization
Morning sessions and closing session will be held jointly with the Iberian Expert Workshop: Strategic Approaches for Knowledge Transfer and Intellectual Property Management from Universities and Public Research Organisations.
Joint morning sessions
9:00 – Registration
9:30 – Opening Session
• José Manuel Mendonça, UTEN Scientific Director, President of INESC Porto
• Sebastião Feyo de Azevedo, Director of the School of Engineering, University of Porto
• João Guerreiro, Rector, University of Algarve
• Robert Peterson, Associate Vice-President for Research, University of Texas at Austin
• Francisco Larios Santos, Deputy General Director for European Programs, Ministry of Science and Innovation (Madrid, Spain)
• Jose Carlos Marques dos Santos, Rector, University of Porto
• Antonio Rendas, President of CRUP
• João Sentieiro, President of the Foundation for Science and Technology
10:00 – Panel I – Emerging challenges in technology transfer and commercialization
Moderator: João Guerreiro, Rector, University of Algarve
Keynote speaker: Rick McCullough, Vice-President of Research and Lord Professorship of Chemistry at Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Discussants:
• José Mendes, Vice-Rector of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, University of Minho
• David Gibson, Associate Director of the IC² Institute, University of Texas at Austin
• Luis Mira, President of Inovisa, Technical University of Lisbon
11:00 – Coffee break
11:30 – Panel II – Professionalizing technology transfer and commercialization: challenges and opportunities for career development
Moderator: Robert Peterson, Associate Vice President for Research, University of Texas at Austin
Keynote speaker: Søren Hellener, Director of Research & Innovation at Denmark’s Technical University
Discussants:
• José Ricardo Aguilar, TTO, IPN and University of Coimbra
• Nuno Silva, TTO, ULInovar, University of Lisbon
• Aurora Teixeira, Professor at the School of Economics, University of Porto
12:15 – Round Table discussion: career development in technology transfer and commercialization in Portugal
Moderator: José Mendonça, UTEN Scientific Director, President of INESC Porto
Brief testimonies:
• Maria Oliveira, UPIN (Internship at MIT/Boston University)
• Pedro Silva, TecMinho (Internship at University of Texas at Austin)
• Ana Rita Remígio, UATEC (Internship at South Texas Technology Management)
• Sofia Vairinho, CRIA, University of Algarve (Internship at CMU/Cambridge Enterprise, UK)
• Luís Serina, FCT (Internship at European Space Agency)
• João Simões, UC (Internship at Carnegie Mellon University)
13:00 Lunch
Parallel afternoon sessions: UTEN
14:15 – Panel III: Skills for science-based innovation
Moderator: João Queiroz, Rector University of Beira Interior
Keynote speaker: Manuel Cendoya, Founder of San Sebastian Technology Park, Spain
Case for discussion:
• Enrique Barba Ibañez, General Manager, B2B Division of CIRSA
• Helena Vieira, CEO and co-founder Bioalvo
Discussants:
• Miguel Amaral, Professor, IST/IN+, Technical University of Lisbon
• Jorge Figueira, TTO, University of Coimbra
• Marta Catarino, TTO, TecMinho
15:15 – Panel IV: The challenge of the first round of investments
Moderator: Carlos Pascoal Neto, University of Aveiro
Keynote speaker: Tara Brandstat, Associate Director at the Center for Technology Transfer and Enterprise Creation (CTTEC), Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Case for discussion: Pedro Araújo, Advanced Cyclon Systems
Discussants:
• Daniel Bessa, General Director, COTEC
• Celso de Carvalho, Director of the Business Incubator of the University of Aveiro - IEUA
• Carla Mascarenhas, TTO, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro
16:00 – Coffee break
16:15 – Panel V: Designing and promoting exit strategies for technology based firms
Sebastião Feyo de Azevedo, Director of the School of Engineering, UP
Keynote speaker: José Epifânio da Franca, IST, Founder and CEO of Chipidea
Discussants:
• João Paulo Alpendre, CFO, BES Investimento
• Alexandra Xavier, TTO, INESC Porto
Parallel afternoon sessions: Iberian Expert Workshop (room B032)
14:30 - Introduction
• Belmiro Martins, European Commission, DG Research and Innovation: the EC Recommendation and Code of Practice on Knowledge Transfer
• Dr. Stefan Lilischkis, Senior Consultant, empirica GmbH (Bonn, Germany): First findings from the Knowledge Transfer Study
15:00 - Country profiles
Knowledge transfer and IP management at universities and public research organisations: current situation, good practice and challenges
• Spain: Fernando Conesa, Director Adjunto del CTT, Centro de Apoyo a la Innovación, la Investigación y la Transferencia de Tecnología, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia (Spain) (to be invited)
• Portugal: Aurora Teixeira, Faculty of Economics, University of Porto (Portugal)
Discussion after each presentation
16:15 - Coffee break
16:30 - Panel discussion
Professionalising knowledge transfer and intellectual property management in Portugal and Spain: policy implications
• A university’s view: Marta Catarino, TecMinho, University of Minho (Braga, Portugal)
• A governmental view: María Luis Castaño Marín, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Science and Innovation (Madrid, Spain)
• An IP policy view from Portugal: José Maurício, Marketing Director, Portuguese Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) (Lisbon, Portugal)
• An IP policy view from Spain: Gerardo Penas, Technical Adviser for Quality, Spanish Patent and Trademark Office, (Madrid, Spain)
17:15-17:30 - Conclusions
• Belmiro Martins, European Commission, DG Research and Innovation
Moderation: Dr. Stefan Lilischkis, empirica, Bonn
Joint closing session
17:30–18:30 - Closing Session
Moderator: David Gibson, Associate Director of the IC² Institute, University of Texas at Austin
Keynote speaker: Tony Boccanfuso, Director, University Industry Demonstration Partnership, US
Discussants:
• Emídio Gomes, Director of the School of Biotechnology of the Portuguese Catholic University
• José Bulas da Cruz, President of School of Science and Technology, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro
Closure:
• José Manuel Mendonça, UTEN Scientific Director, President of INESC Porto
• David Gibson, Associate Director of the IC² Institute, University of Texas at Austin
• Belmiro Martins, Policy Officer of Research and Innovation, European Commission
• António M. Cunha, Rector, University of Minho
