These sessions are a space of debate, idea's exchange and/or source of information.

They are composed at least by one speaker and are open to everyone interested in the theme. The audience is strongly encouraged to participate with questions and comments which will enhance the debate.

08:30 – 09:10 Open Session 1 – Opening and Welcoming – Auditorium

• Prof. Marco Antonio Zago – Dean of the University of São Paulo
• Dra. Helena Scheidt - ELAN Project Manager
• Embaixador João Cravinho - União Européia
• Prof. Jose Eduardo Krieger - USP Research pro rector
• Prof. Vanderlei Bagnato – Coordinator of Bin@ Network Brazil and Coordinator of USP Innovation Agency - MODERATOR
• Prof. Sénen Barro – Director of RedEmprendia

09:15 – 10:10: Open Session 2 - FAPESP, CIETEC, FIPASE – Auditorium 

• Prof. Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz – Scientific Director of FAPESP - São Paulo Research Foundation
• Prof. Douglas Zampieri – Coordinator Assistant – Colaborator in Research Coordination of Field – Research for Innovation – Project results of PIPE-FAPESP
• Dr. Sergio W. Risola – Executive Director of CIETEC - Center of Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Technology
• Prof. Antonio Adilton Oliveira Carneiro – President Director of FIPASE - Innovation and Technologic Park of Ribeirão Preto -  MODERATOR
• 10:30 –11:10: Open Session 3 - INCOBRA – FAPESP – ANPROTEC  – Auditorium 
• Dr. André Barbosa – Consultant of Portuguese Society of Innovation – INCOBRA Project - MODERATOR
• Prof. Sérgio Robles Reis de Queiroz, - Coordinator Assistant – Research for Innovation, Scientific Directory of FAPESP
• Prof. Jorge Audy - Presidente da ANPROTEC

11:15 – 12:00: Open Session 4 – ELAN, CRIATEC, Investe SP and Wallonie – Auditorium 

• Prof. Fernando J. Díaz López – Coordinator of ELAN Network Caribbean
• Prof. Jairo Margatho -  Regional Manager of CRIATEC in São Paulo
• Prof. Ermínio Olivi Lucci – Director of Projects and Investments of InvesteSP
• Srta. Julie Dumont – Scientific Liaison Officer at Wallonie Bruxelles International - MODERATOR
• Miss Flávia Prado - AUSPIN - MODERATOR

14:20 – 16:00: Open Session 5 – Announcement of the 48 hour Challenge “Opportunities for Active Aging” – Main Auditorium

• Dr. Fernando Cembranelli – CEO of Berrini Ventures Health Accelerator - MODERATOR
• Dr. Carlos André Uehara - Vice-President of the Brazilian Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology
• Dr. Antonio Leitão – Institutional Manager of Longevit Institute -   Mongeral Aegon
• Eng. Clara Gonçalves – Executive Director of UPTEC – University of Porto – Portugal
• Ms. Maria Aparecida de Souza –  Director of Intellectual Property Office of USP Innovation Agency
• Dr. Wilson Jacob Filho – Geriatrics specialist from Hospital das Clínicas FMUSP.
• Prof. Alexandre Kalache – President of the International Center for Longevity in Brazil.
• Dr. Claudio Terra - Director of Innovation and Knowledge Management - Albert Einstein Hospital

16:20 - 18:20: Open Session 6 - “Inserting small and medium enterprises into the productive chain  of eolic and photovoltaic solar energy”   

• SEBRAE Nacional  -Serviço Brasileiro de Apoio à Micro e Pequena Empresa
• ABDI  - Agência Brasileira de Desenvolvimento Industrial
• OEI  - Organização dos Estados ibero Americanos
• Abeólica - Assoc. Brasileira de Energia Eólica
• Absolar - Assoc. Brasileira de Energia Solar

08:30 – 09:10 – Open Session 7 – AUSPIN, UNICAMP, UFRJ and UFMG – Auditorium  

• Profa. Luciane Ortega – Vice Coordinator of USP Innovation Agency - MODERATOR
• Prof. Milton Mori – Executive Director of Inova Unicamp
• Prof. Ricardo Pereira – Coordinator of UFRJ
• Prof. Gilberto Medeiros – Director of CTIT - UFMG

09:15 – 10:00 - Open Session 8 – NATURA, ANPROTEC -  Auditorium

• Prof. Gerson Valença Pinto – Vice-President of Innovation of NATURA
• Prof. Jorge Audy – President of ANPROTEC- MODERATOR

10:30 – 12:00 - Open Session 9 – STARTUPS SCHOOL – UPTEC / Israelit Hospital Albert Einstein, ELAN, MOLA – Auditorium

• Dra. Fátima São Simão – Director of Development at UPTEC - MODERATOR
• Prof. Rômulo Oliveira – Executive Director of ELAN
• Prof. Claudio Terra – Director of Innovation and Knowledge Management - Albert Einstein Hospital
• Crowdfunding Centre UK
• Mr. Marcio Siqueira de Oliveira - MOLA Structural Model presentation

12:00 – 13:30 -  LUNCH - Food Trucks on CDI’s Parking yard

13:30 – 14:00 Auditorium – Coral USP

14:10 – 16:30 - Open Session 10 - Crowdfunding - The new funding seed for startups - A global overview of crowdfunding as an entrepreneur-centric funding mechanism - Auditorium       

• Miss. Kathleen Minogue - Founder of Crowdfund Better - MODERATOR
• Mr. Diego Reeberg - Catarse.me Brazil

16:40 - 18:40 - Open Session 11 - “Funding Maps to the Low Carbon Sector” - LCBA Brazil & Sebrae

• Gustavo Pimentel – Specialist LCBA Brazil - Low Carbon Business Action Brazil

08:30 – 09:20 – Open Session 12 – SHEFFIELD/USACH –Innovation Ecosystem, collaboration strategies in technology transfer, the case of  “ the Andes Pacific Technology Transfer HUB” , from Chile to the world - Auditorium.

• Osvaldo Quiroz Leyton- USACH University KT International Manager - MODERATOR

09:20 – 10:10 – Open Session 13 - Universities – FAAP – MACKENZIE - Auditorium

• Dr. Antônio Bias Bueno Guillon – Senior CEO - Armando Alvares Penteado Fundation – FAAP           
• Prof. Benedito Guimarães Aguiar Neto – Dean – Presbritarian University Mackenzie

10:10 – 10:30 Coffee-poster & Network – Entrance Hall

• Companies poster display, institutions and researchers, introducing new technologies, projects and products / services.

10:30 – 11:10 – Open Session 14 – National NIT (Core of Technological Innovation) – USP – UNICAMP – UNESP – UFMG – UFRJ – FIOCRUZ – Auditorium.

• Prof. Vanderlei S. Bagnato – Coordinator of USP Inovation Agency - MODERATOR
• Prof. Milton Mori – Inova’s CEO – UNICAMP
• Profa. Vanderlan Bolzani - UNESP Innovation Agency Director Manager
• Prof. Ricardo Pereira – Coordinator - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ      
• Profa. Maria Celeste Emerick – Gestec - NIT Coordinator – FIOCRUZ          

11:15 – 12:00 – Open Session 15 – International NIT (Core of Technological Innovation) - Education for Entrepreneurship & Innovation - UPorto, Auspin - Auditorium

• Mr. Eduardo Brito - AUSPIN
• Prof. Carlos André Martins Neves - EESC/USP
• Prof. Matheus Silva Lima - EESC/USP
• Prof. Nuno Bernardes Barcellos - EESC/USP
• Ms. Laís Canniatti Brazaca -IFSC/USP
• Kate Penney - Lean Startup & EU projects in Digital Entrepreneurship
• Prof. Jonas de Carvalho - EESC/USP - MODERATOR

14:20 – 16:00 – Open Session 16 – Final Contestants Announcement from the 48 hours Challenge “Opportunities for Active Aging” – Main Auditorium

• Prof. Vanderlei S. Bagnato – Coordinator of USP Inovation Agency - MODERATOR
• Dr. Carlos Zago – Berrini Ventures Health Accelerator – Representative Doctor of the International Student Congress of Medical Sciences from University of Groningen – Holland
• Dr. Alessandra Gallo P. Tateyama, specialist in Hospital Health Sistems-Getúlio Vargas Foundation–FGV
• Eng. Clara Gonçalves –UPTEC’s CEO – Porto University – Portugal
• Mr. Gustavo Comitre – Entrepreneurship and Startups at Health Business, CPO-Chief Product Officer at Dr. CUCO
• Mr. Ricardo Soares - Brasil Senior Living CEO’s – Senior Representative of Cora’s Elder Residential
• Miss Gabriela Vasconcelos – Gereontologist and PROHASA MBA student from the Program of Advanced Studies in Hospital Administration  - HCFMUSP
• Prof. Luiz Antonio Oliveira – MMO’s President

16:20 – 17:20 - Open Session 17 – SPCine Leia and the challenges for the audio-visual Hub of São Paulo - Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communications

• Mr. Thiago Taboada – Senior Executive on Innovation, Creativity SP-CINE’s access. MODERATOR
• Profa. Dr. Aletéia Selonk - Coordinator | TECNA – RS Audiovisual Technological Centre 
• Mr. Marcos André de Carvalho - Advisor Special | Rio Criativo
• Miss Beatriz Luz Exchange 4 Change Brasil (Circular Economy)
  

17:25 – 18:00 – Open Session 18 - Closure and next BIN@SHEFFIELD announcement

• Prof. Vanderlei S. Bagnato – Coordinator of USP Innovation Agency - MODERATOR
• Prof. Mark Sanderson – University of Sheffield – United Kingdom
• Mr. Lee Viney - Sheffield City Region: introduction to Sheffield, the City Region and the Northern Powerhouse