Brazil and Latin America in a Fast Changing World:
Society, Environment and Technology for the 21st Century
Monday 11 March 2013 09.00 - 17.00
Centro Brasileiro Britânico Rua Ferreira de Araújo, 741 - Pinheiros, São Paulo
You are cordially invited to attend one day symposium and official evening reception hosted by
the University of Edinburgh (U.K.), FAPESP and the British Consulate General Sao Paulo at the
Centro Brasileiro Britanico.
The evening reception will be attended by the Secretary of State for Scotland, Deputy Consul
General of the British Consulate General Sao Paulo and Principal and the Principal and Vice
Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh.
This exciting one day symposium brings together leading experts from Brazil and the United
Kingdom to focus on the management of energy resources, ecosystems and innovative
responses to climate change. Discussions and presentations from leading academics will
address leading edge research, emerging scientific demands and the responsibility of the
academic community towards global environment and society issues within the context of NorthSouth collaboration and interdisciplinary research.
To register for the symposium and official reception please RSVP: [email protected]
Programme Monday 11 March 2013
09.00-09.30Registration
09.30-10.00
Welcome and Opening Address
• Professor Principal Sir Timothy O’Shea
Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of Edinburgh
• Mr John Doddrell, British Consul General in Sao Paulo and Director of UK Trade &
Investment
• Professor Brito Cruz, Scientific Director, FAPESP
10.00-11.10
Session One: Energy
• Professor Rachel Wood, University of Edinburgh
• Petrobras, TBC
11.10-11.30 Coffee and networking
11.30-12.40
Session Two: Water and Ecosystems
• Chair: Ricardo Hirata, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Geosciences
• Dr Antonio Ioris, University of Edinburgh
Water, politics and socioeconomic Disputes
• Dr João Iganci, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil (UFSC)
Grassland conservation through Brazil-Scotland collaboration
• Dr Arnaud Desbiez, Royal Zoological Society of Scotland
Conservation of the South American Pantanal
• Ricardo Hirata, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Geosciences
12.40-14.00 Lunch
14.00-15.10
Session Three: Forests and Carbon Markets
• Chair: Professor Ian Clarke, Dean of University of Edinburgh Business School
• Mr Francisco Ascui, Director, Centre for Business and Climate Change,
University of Edinburgh Business School
Carbon markets research at the University of Edinburgh
• Dr Pedro Moura Costa, CEO, BVRio
The emerging market for forest reserve credits in Brazil
• Speaker TBC, Centre for Sustainability Studies, Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV)
The São Paulo carbon market and research at FGV
15.10-16.45 Session Four: Review Panel
• Dr Fiona Conroy, Director Science and Innovation, British Embassy, Brasilia
• Carlos Joly, Coordinator, BIOTA 16.45-17.30
Coffee and networking
18.00-20.00 Evening Reception