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October 7th

Opening Session (39)

Speed Rounds (15)

What's next (16)

Reflection and Closing (15)

Participants and Marketplace Team (3)

October 6th

Welcome, event overview (48)

Meet your partner (40)

Chat Show (33)

President's welcome and address (98)

The book launch by Dr. Reifschneider (53)

Showcasting the work of the brazilian artist Candido Portinari (30)

October 5th

Steering Committee Meeting (19)

Greet and Meet at Hotel (30)

Official Event Photographer: Zineb Benchekchou

Event Agenda

Oct 6th

  • 08:45 – 09:00 (Hotel entrance) Bus departure: Travel to Embrapa Sede
  • 09:30-10:00 (CECAT) Welcome, event overview, and meet your partner
  • 10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break
  • 10:30 – 11:00 (CECAT) Meet your partner (continuation)
  • 11:00 – 12:30 (Embrapa Auditorium) Opening Session and presentation on Embrapa
  • 12:30 – 14:00 Lunch at Embrapa (Cantinho da Terra)
  • 14:00 – 15:30 (Embrapa Auditorium) Supporting agricultural research in 2010 and beyond: A Chat Show
  • 15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break
  • 16:00 – 17:30 (CECAT) The future of agricultural research: An Afro-Brazilian Café
  • 17:30 – 18:30 (CECAT) Research Team Meetings
  • 18:30 – 20:30 (Embrapa Auditorium and Lobby) An Evening of Brazilian Culture

 

Oct 7th

  • 08:15 – 08:30 (Hotel entrance) Bus departure to Embrapa
  • 09:00 – 09:30 (CECAT) Opening Session
  • 09:30 – 11:00 (CECAT) Proposal “Speed” Rounds
  • 11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break
  • 11:30 – 12:30 (CECAT) Proposal and Pre-Proposal Peer Assists (Round 1)
  • 12:30 – 14:00 Lunch at Embrapa (Cantinho da Terra)
  • 14:00 – 15:00 (CECAT) Proposal and Pre-Proposal Peer Assists (Round 2)
  • 15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break
  • 15:30 – 16:00 (CECAT) What’s Next?
  • 16:00 – 17:00 (CECAT) Reflections and Feedback on the Innovation Marketplace and Forum
  • 17:00 – 17:30 (CECAT) Closing Session
  • 17:30 – 17:45 Bus departure to Hotel
  • 19:30 Bus departure: Transport to the dinner venue
  • 20:00 – 23:00 An African-Brazilian Celebration: Dinner at a Churrascaria

Participants' Opinion

I believe the Forum will be a great event! The selected proposals will take place. I wish for the activities to continue in the future!
Adewale Adekunle - FARA

Este Forum é uma grande oportunidade para saber o que aconteceu com a minha proposta. Considero a organização do evento ótima!
This Forum is a great opportunity to learn what happened to my proposal. I consider the organization of the event great!
Quintilia Nicolau - Mozambique