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TWAS/BVA 2012.NXT Program

Saturday, 21 April 2012
Small Theater
9:00-10:30 Registration
10:30-11:00

Opening Session and Keynote Speeches

Chair: Ehsan Masood, Editor, Research Fortnight and Research Europe, UK

  • Yehia Zaky, Head, Academic and Cultural Affairs Sector, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt
  • Romain Murenzi, Executive Director, The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS), Italy
11:00-11:30 Coffee Break
11:30-13:00

Session 1: Status, Obstacles and Future of Innovative Scientific Research in Developing Countries

Chair: Ehsan Masood, Editor, Research Fortnight and Research Europe, UK
Rapporteur: Zoe Quan, President of Qingchu Thinking, LLC, USA

  • Daniel Pagliano, Director, Institute of Applied Biosciences, Uruguay
  • Maged El Sherbiny, President, The Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, Egypt
  • Susantha Goonatilake, President, Royal Asiatic Society, Sri Lanka
13:00-14:00 Lunch Break
14:00-15:30

Session 2: How to Promote Creativity and Innovation

Chair: Ramy Aziz, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Egypt
Rapporteur: Zoe Quan, President of Qingchu Thinking, LLC, USA

  • Abdelhamid El-Zoheiry, Coordinator of the International Cooperation, Executive Director of the RDI Programme, Ministry of Scientific Research, Egypt
  • Amir Assadi, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA
  • Ramy Aziz, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Egypt
15:30-16:00 Coffee Break
16:00-17:00

Roundtable Discussion: Sharing Experiences, Multipurpose Hall

Moderator: Representatives of BioVisionAlexandria NXT participants

  • Speakers: BioVisionAlexandria NXT Participants
Sunday, 22 April 2012
Small Theater
9:30-11:30

Session 3: Importance and Ethics of Innovation

Chair: Sherif Kandil, Professor of Material Science, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, Egypt
Rapporteur: Zoe Quan, President of Qingchu Thinking, LLC, USA

  •  Hebatallah Gamal, Senior Manager, International Partnerships Europe/Middle East/Africa, TechSoup Global Network, Poland
  •  Hassan Azzazy, Chairman, Department of Chemistry, American University in Cairo, Egypt
  •  Tarek Khalil, President and Provost, Nile University, Egypt
11:30-12:00 Coffee Break
12:00-13:30

Closing: Strategies to Facilitate the Creation and Marketing of New Innovative Products and Services in Promising Areas

Moderatror: Ehsan Masood, Editor, Research Fortnight and Research Europe, UK
Rapporteur:Zoe Quan, President of Qingchu Thinking, LLC, USA


  •  Abdallah Daar, Chief Scientist, Grand Challenges Canada; Professor of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto, Canada
  •  Sherif Kandil, Professor of Material Science, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, Egypt
  •  Zoe Quan, President of Qingchu Thinking, LLC, USA
13:30-13:30 Group Photo
13:45-15:30 BA Tour
15:30-16:30 Lunch Break

 


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