Researcher Links Workshop
Eco food supply chains: Exploring industrial ecosystems
to minimize food waste and maximize social benefits
Fundação Getúlio Vargas
São Paulo-SP, Brazil – 24th to 26th August 2015
Workshop Programme
Day 1: Monday, 24/08/2015
TIME
SESSION
09:00-10:00
Registration and networking time – Coffee & biscuits
10:00-10:15
Welcome from coordinators : Ely Paiva and Luciano Batista
10:15-10:30
Welcome from mentors : Luiz Brito and Margaret Bates
10:30-11:00
Event briefing – Workshop thematic domains, objectives and formats of the sessions : Luciano
Batista
11:00-12:00
Keynote lecture – “Environmental management in Brazil: is it a completely competitive
priority?” : Ely Paiva
12:00-12:15
Q&A session for the lecture
12:15-14:00
Lunch buffet and networking
14:00-16:00
Research presentations – Track sessions (12 young researchers split into 3 parallel sessions):
Each young researcher has 30 minutes (20 + 10 Q&A) to present a summary of his/her paper,
abstract or project. Each track session is chaired by a senior academic who will provide
constructive feedback on the paper/ abstract/project presented.
16:00-16:30
Coffee-break
16:30-17:15
Keynote lecture – “Pressing issues concerning the sustainability of logistics and related
packaging systems – implications for the food industry” : Luiz Brito
17:15-17:30
Q&A session for the lecture
19:30-21:00
Networking reception
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Day 2: Tuesday, 25/08/ 2015
TIME
SESSION
09:30-10:00
Networking time – Coffee & biscuits
10:00-10:45
Keynote lecture – “Industrial ecology perspectives of food supply chains – a framework of
analysis” : Luciano Batista
10:45-11:00
Q&A session for the lecture
11:00-11:15
Coffee-break
11:15-12:00
Career development panel : Luiz Brito & Margaret Bates
In this plenary session the panelists (workshop mentors) will provide advice to young
researchers on career development opportunities available in Brazil and in the UK.
12:00-12:30
Q&A session for the panel
12:30-14:00
Lunch buffet and networking
14:00-16:00
Research presentations – Track sessions (12 young researchers split into 3 parallel sessions):
Each young researcher has 30 minutes (20 + 10 Q&A) to present a summary of his/her paper,
abstract or project. Each track session is chaired by a senior academic who will provide
constructive feedback on the paper/ abstract/project presented.
16:00-16:30
Coffee-break
16:30-18:00
Interactive workgroup activity: Coordinators & mentors
In this activity the coordinators and mentors will facilitate a high level of interaction between
the young researchers.
The 36 researchers will be split into 6 groups with 6 people each (3 from Brazil and 3 from the
UK).
The researchers will have 50 minutes to interact within their respective groups. In this part of
the session, each member should introduce herself/himself to the others in the group and
highlight research interests and recent research activity related to the workshop theme.
After introductions the group should produce flip-charts highlighting common interests and
research areas in the group and how they link with the overarching theme of the workshop.
In the next 40 minutes, the interactions will be between groups. In this part of the session,
each group will present their flip-charts to the other groups (6 minutes per group), and in the
end the facilitators will point out the research areas or topics with highest commonalities
between groups. These common research interests and projects will be registered in a
document which will also contain delegate names, affiliations and contact details.
A copy of the document will be handed to all participants.
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Day 3: Wednesday, 26/08/ 2015
TIME
SESSION
09:30-10:00
Networking time – Coffee & biscuits
10:00-10:45
Keynote lecture – “Exemplars waste management initiatives and policies worldwide and
implications for the food sector” : Margaret Bates
10:45-11:00
Q&A session for the lecture
11:00-11:15
Coffee-break
11:15-11:45
British Council funding opportunities: British Council representative
11:45-12:15
Q&A session for the lecture
12:15-14:00
Lunch buffet and networking
14:00-16:00
Research presentations – Track sessions (12 young researchers split into 3 parallel sessions):
Each young researcher has 30 minutes (20 + 10 Q&A) to present a summary of his/her paper,
abstract or project. Each track session is chaired by a senior academic who will provide
constructive feedback on the paper/ abstract/project presented.
16:00-16:30
Coffee-break
16:30-17:00
Social impact – “Transformational food ecosystems: Food Banks and Social Supermarket
models promoting social welfare” : Luciano Batista
17:00-17:30
Wider research collaboration and funding opportunities panel (Ely Paiva, Luciano Batista, Luiz
Brito & Margaret Bates):
In this plenary session the panelists will conclude the workshop by providing an overview of
research councils and bilateral agreements funding international research collaboration
projects in Brazil and the UK.
Opportunities for building international partnerships (consortiums) for wider international
research collaboration projects will also be pointed out.
17:30-17:40
Workshop ends
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