Speakers
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Dr. Teresa Garcia-Milà
Vice-rector for Science Policy, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona
09:30 to 10:00
Welcome and introduction
Welcome and introduction
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Ms. Montserrat Torné
Director General for International Cooperation and Institutional Relations, Ministry of Science and Innovation, Spain
09:30 to 10:00
Welcome and introduction
Welcome and introduction
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Mr. Greggory D. Crouch
Consul General of the United States of America in Barcelona
09:30 to 10:00
Welcome and introduction
Welcome and introduction
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Ms. Máire Geoghegan-Quinn
European Union Commisioner for Research and Innovation
09:30 to 10:00
Welcome and introduction
Welcome and introduction
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Rudolf W. Strohmeier
Deputy Director General Scientific Advances (DG Research), European Commission
09:30 to 10:00
Welcome and introduction
Welcome and introduction
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Ms. Maive Rute
EC Co-Chair of the EC US Task Force
10:00 to 10:45
Conference
The Impacts of the EC-US Task Force on Biotechnology Research
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11:00 to 11:30
Science Talks
A Systems Approach Identifies Regulatory Networks Affecting Plant Growth And Development
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Ms. Shirley Pomponi
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Florida Atlantic University, USA
12:00 to 12:30
Science Talks
Marine Biotechnology in the 21st Century
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15:00 to 15:30
What's in Our Future?
Nudging Consumers Into More Sustainable Lifestyles: Some Lessons From Behavioural Economics
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Ms. Ilaria Capua
OIE and National Reference Laboratory for Newcastle Disease and Avian Influenza, Italy
15:30 to 16:00
What's in Our Future?
Infections Emerging From the Animal Reservoir – a Neverending Threat for Human Health
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16:00 to 16:30
What's in Our Future?
Finding Alternatives to Fossil Fuels; Thinking Outside of the Lunch Box for Solutions from Plants
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Mr. Vladimir de Semir
Science Communication Observatory, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona. With the participation of speakers from Session 1 and Session 2
17:00 to 18:00
Round Table
Round Table Discussion
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By representatives from the European Commission and US Office of Science and Technology Policy
18:00 to 18:30
Closing remarks
Closing session




