The science that creates the future and transforms the economy
Guest country: France
Ciência 2021, the annual meeting of science, technology and innovation in Portugal, takes place from 28 to 30 June 2021, with the theme “The Science that creates the Future and transforms the Economy”.
The event is promoted by the Foundation for Science and Technology in collaboration with Ciência Viva and the Parliamentary Committee for Education, Science, Youth and Sports, and also has the institutional support of the Portuguese Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education.
Like its previous editions, Ciência 2021 will address the main issues and challenges of the science being made in Portugal, setting the tone for interaction and dialogue between researchers, business and industry, and the public.
The participation of Portuguese R&D institutions will be particularly active online through communications and demonstrations of R&D activities and posters of PhD students with scholarships funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology.
This year’s guest country is France, which will actively participate in the agenda of the event.
Comissioners
David Braga Malta
Founder of LiMM, Cell2B and BoostPharma
Marta Oliveira
Expert in launcher safety at at the European Spaceport
with Vitrociset
Paula M. Alves
CEO of iBET and professor at NOVA University
(ITQB and FCT-NOVA)
Day 1: Monday , 28 June
9am-11am: Plenary session 1 - Opening: Science and innovation - an articulated continuum
Opening:
- Paula Alves , IBET
- David Braga Malta , P-Bio
- Marta Oliveira , ESQS, FR
Opening speech
- Manuel Heitor , Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Portugal
- Frédérique Vidal (remote), Minister of Science and Higher Education, France
Guest speakers:
- Sangeeta Bhatia (remote), MIT
- Véronique Perdereau (remote), Faculty Science & Engineering of Sorbonne University
- John Gordon (remote) , Senior Director, Innovation Lab Lead, IDM Pfizer
- Henrique Veiga-Fernandes , Champalimaud Foundation
Moderator: David Braga Malta, P-BIO
Closing:
- António Costa (video) , Prime Minister
- Awarding of scientific merit medals
- Mariana Vieira da Silva , Minister State for the Presidency
5.30pm-7pm: Plenary session 2 - Science, the future of employment and territorial cohesion
Guest speakers:
- Paulo Marques , Chief Technology Officer of Feedzai
- Manuel Carvalho da Silva , Coordinator of CoLABOR
- Olivier Crouzet, Head of Pedagogy, 42 Born to code (Escola42)
- Pierre Dubuc , CEO & Alexis Boudard , Directeur Programmes régionaux vers l'emploi, OpenClassrooms (video)
Moderator: Helena Pereira, President of FCT
Closing:
- Ana Abrunhosa, Minister of Territorial Cohesion
- Ana Mendes Godinho , Minister for Labour, Social Security and Solidarity
Day 2: Tuesday, 29 June
9am-11am: Plenary session 3 - Science and the economy: recovery and resilience 2021-2027
Opening:
- Elvira Fortunato , I3N, NOVA University
Guest speakers:
- Lars Montelius (remote) , director of the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory
- Guy Villax , President of Hovione; President off the advisory board of ANI
- Maria Mota , Director of IMM
- Isabel Furtado , CEO of TMG; President of Board of CEIIA; President of COTEC
Moderator: Joana Mendonça, President of ANI
Closing:
- Pedro Siza Vieira , Minister of State, Economy and Digital Transition
5.30pm-19pm: Plenary session 4 - Science and the new challenges of space-climate interaction: from Earth observation to space weather
Opening:
- Marta Oliveira , ESQS, FR
- Rodrigo da Costa (remote), Executive Director of EUSPA
Guest speakers:
- Jean-Jacques Favier, astronaut
- Zita Martins, Instituto Superior Técnico
- João Pinelo e Pedro Silva , AIR Centre
- Tiago Oliveira , President of AGIF
Moderator: Ricardo Conde, President of the Portuguese Space Agency, PT Space
Closing:
- Signature of agreement between Fundo Ambiental, Minho Advanced Computing Center - MACC da FCT
- Rui Oliveira, scientific director of MACC (INESC TEC)
- João Matos Fernandes , Minister of Environment and Climate Action
Day 3: Wednesday, 30 June
9am-11am: Plenary session 5 - Science, agriculture and food: challenges for ecological transition
- Isabel Ferreira , Secretary of State for the Development of Inland Regions
Guest speakers:
- Vitor Espírito Santo , Eat Just, San Francisco
- James Taylor , INRAE Montpelier
- Teresa Pinto Correia , CHANGE, University of Évora;
- Gabriel Marais , BIOPOLIS
- Carlos Faro , BIOCANT
Moderator: Rosalia Vargas, President of Ciência Viva
Closing
- Maria do Céu Antunes, Minister of Agriculture
5.30pm-19pm: Plenary 6 - Science heals: challenges and opportunities of science-health interaction
Opening:
- Paula Alves , IBET
- Marta Temido , Minister of Health
Guest speakers:
- Kathrin Jansen (remote) , Senior Vice-President, Pfizer
- Christophe Gregoire , Global Medical Expert, Sanofi-Pasteur
- José Otero, CSO, TurnStone
- Rui Henrique , Director, IPO Porto, Porto Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Miguel Garcia , CEO, Technophage
Moderators: Catarina Resende Oliveira and Patrícia Calado, AICIB
Arquivo.pt 2021 FCT Awards
Closing:
- Firmino Marques, President of the Comission for Education, Science, Youth and Sports of the Portuguese Parliament
- Florence Mangin , ambassador of France
- Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa , President of the Portuguese Republic
Centro de Congressos de Lisboa, Junqueira
Address:
Praça das Indústrias, nº1 | 1300-307Lisboa - Portugal
