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10 am – 11 am

(UTC-3)

Opening Ceremony

Welcome from conference co-chairs and presentation of authorities

Glaucia Mendes Souza, University of São Paulo and FAPESP Bioenergy Program, Brazil

Luiz A. Horta Nogueira, University of Campinas UNICAMP, Brazil

Interventions from high-level authorities

Ernesto Araújo, Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Brazil

Bento Albuquerque, Minister, Ministry of Mines and Energy, Brazil

Fatih Birol, Executive Director, International Energy Agency (IEA)

Marcos Penido, Secretary of Infrastructure and Environment of the State of São Paulo, Brazil

Marco Antonio Zago, President, FAPESP, Brazil

Sergio Segovia, President, Apex-Brasil, Brazil

Concluding remarks

Renato D.Godinho, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Biofuture Platform Chairperson, Brazil

11 am – 1 pm

(UTC-3)

Mini Policy Forum with Q&A session: The single most important policy for accelerating the Bioeconomy

Introduction

Renato D.Godinho, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Biofuture Platform Chairperson, Brazil

Panel discussion

Moderator: Kees W. Kwant, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate, Netherlands

Paolo Frankl, Head, Renewable Energy Division, IEA

Danielle M.Silva Conde,Deputy Superintendent of Biofuels and Quality of Products, ANP Regulatory Agency, Brazil

Stephanie Batchelor, Vice President of the Industrial and Environmental Section, Biotechnology Innovation Organization, BIO

Zoltán Szabó, Sustainability Consultant, Ethanol Europe

Dr. Sangita M. Kasture, Director, Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India

Q&A