Conference Program

KCWS 2022 Program – Actionable Knowledge for the Anthropocene

16–18th November 2022 (All times in UTC-4)

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KCWS 2022 Program – Actionable Knowledge – 16th – 18th November 2022
Day 1 – Wed. 16 Nov. – Climate and planetary emergencies
UTC Time	UTC-4 Time / Puerto Rico	Session Content and Speakers	Webinar Links:
12:00 – 13:00	8:00 – 9:00 am	Registration / Meet and Greet Join us in the lobby to say hello to old and new friends before the conference begins	https://tinyurl.com/KCWSD1S1MG
Morning Session 13:00 – 14:30	Morning Session 9:00 – 10:30 am	Welcome & Opening Remarks Master of Ceremony & Session Chair: Dr. Eliut Flores Dr. Jorge Santiago Pintor, FACI Dean Plenary: Climate Crises and their Consequences Keynote Speaker: Dr. David Dodman, Director of the Institute for housing and urban development studies, IPCC report author	https://tinyurl.com/KCWSD1S1
14:30 – 15:30	10:30 – 11:30 am	Panel Discussion: Climate Crises: Knowledge in Action Session Chair: Dr. Cathy Garner Panelists: Prof. Sirkku Juhola: Climate Change Adaptation in Coastal Cities Immaculata Omojola: CPCC Chapter 20 – Relocation and climate migration Dr. Beth Caniglia, Editor in Chief, The Solutions Journal: Regenerative Urban Development	https://tinyurl.com/KCWSD1S2
15:30 – 15:45	11:30 – 11:45 am	Break
15:45 – 17:00	11:45am – 1:00 pm	Breakout session A: Urban challenges for the Anthropocene Session Chair: Dr. Blanca García Panelists: Mrs. Kemi Ayanda, Office of Economic Development: NEOM, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Prof. Güenter Koch: Model Cities Dr. Cathy Garner: Future Cities: Learning from the Past Prof. Francisco Javier Carrillo: Stop living in the Holocene!	https://tinyurl.com/KCWSD1S3
15:45 – 17:00	11:45am – 1:00 pm	Breakout session B: Sustainability through knowledge-based planning to mitigate climate change challenges Session Chair: PhD Candidate Tatiana Schreiner Panelists: Dr. Joseph Mohorčich: Can adding housing slow climate change? Ethical and empirical considerations Hannes Matt: Identifying general methodological and conceptual conflicts in the field of corporate sustainability management standards. A critical Literature review. Rafael de Lucena Perini: Knowledge-based planning for industrial cities in transformation: A case study from the city of Detroit, United States (Paper co-authored by: Ana Cristina Fachinelli)	https://tinyurl.com/KCWSD1S4
17:00 – 18:00	1:00 – 2:00 pm	Lunch Break
Afternoon Session [Spanish] 18:00 – 19:30	Afternoon Session [Spanish] 2:00 – 3:30 pm	Plenaria: Ciudadanía, ¿en causa común o en guerra con el medioambiente? Session Chair: Dr. Ana Cristina Fachinelli Keynote Speaker: Prof. Daniel Orellana	https://tinyurl.com/KCWSD1S5
19:30 – 20:30	3:30 – 4:30 pm	Panel: Soluciones científicas para mitigación y adaptación al cambio climático: Impresión de corales 3D como herramienta para la restauración Moderador: Dr. Eliut Flores Panelistas: Dr. Edwin Hernández, UPRRP, Senior Scientist de Sociedad Ambiente Marino Luis Armando Torres, Engine4 Samuel E. Suleiman Ramos, Fundador y Director Ejecutivo Sociedad Ambiente Marino	https://tinyurl.com/KCWSD1S6
20:30 – 20:45	4:30 – 4:45 pm	Receso
20:45 – 22:00	4:45 – 6:00 pm	Sesión paralela A: Soluciones sociales para la sustentabilidad, bioeconomía y ciudades Moderador: Mayron Dalla Santa, City Living Lab Panelistas: Dr. Vania Elisabete Schneider, Universidad de Caxias Do Sul Daniel Chang, Sustainability Knowledge Broker	https://tinyurl.com/KCWSD1S7
20:45 – 22:00	4:45 – 6:00 pm	Sesión paralela B: Estrategias para mitigar problemas sociales: COVID-19 y el cambio climático Moderadora: Dra. Blanca García Panelistas: Omar Díaz Fragoso: Ciencia Abierta y su papel durante la pandemia de COVID-19 (Paper co-authored by: Gabriela María Luisa Riquelme Alcantar, Gibrán Rivera González) María Catalina Sáenz Higuera: Ciudadanía: Engranaje en las estrategias de mitigación y adaptación al cambio climático	https://tinyurl.com/KCWSD1S8

KCWS 2022 Program – Actionable Knowledge – 16th – 18th November 2022
Day 2 – Thu. 17 Nov. – Islands turning towards knowledge ventures beyond the tourism economy
UTC Time	UTC-4 Time / Puerto Rico	Session Content and Speakers	Webinar Links
12:00 – 13:00	8:00 – 9:00 am	Registration / Meet and Greet Join us in the lobby to say hello to old and new friends before the conference begins	https://tinyurl.com/KCWSD2S1MG
Morning Session 13:00 – 14:30	Morning Session 9:00 – 10:30 am	Welcome & Opening Remarks Plenary: Island-nations taking control of their economy through knowledge and innovation Session Chair: Prof. Güenter Koch Keynote Speaker: James Ellsmoor, Islands Innovation leader	https://tinyurl.com/KCWSD2S1
14:30 – 15:30	10:30 – 11:30 am	Panel Discussion: Building the knowledge economy ecosystem on Islands Session Chair: Dr. Eliut Flores Panelists: Héctor Jirau, Director de Operaciones de Parallel18 Sylvain Cottong, Economist & Futurist Marcos Lichtblau, Superintendent of Science, Technology, and Innovation Florianopolis City Hall	https://tinyurl.com/KCWSD2S2
15:30 – 15:45	11:30 – 11:45 am	Break
15:45 – 17:00	11:45am – 1:00pm	Breakout session A: Enabling knowledge sharing and the use of artificial intelligence in knowledge ventures Session Chair: Priscilla Nesello Panelists: Paulo David Soasti Bareta: El uso de inteligencia artificial en el diseño de productos Lucía Alejandra Rodríguez Aceves: Enabling Knowledge Sharing Through Relational Capital in a Family Business Context (Paper co-authored by: Bárbara I. Mojarro-Durán, Angel Eustorgio Rivera) Angel Eustorgio Rivera González: Enabling knowledge sharing through psychological safety in inter-organizational arrangements (Paper co-authored by: Lucía Rodríguez-Aceves, Barbara I. Mojarro-Duran)	https://tinyurl.com/KCWSD2S3
15:45 – 17:00	11:45am – 1:00pm	Breakout session B: Emerging and innovative knowledge-based ventures Session Chair: Rafael de Lucena Perini Panelists: Luis Rosario-Albert: Digital Equity in Loíza, Puerto Rico. The Puente a Puente Initiative Dra. Blanca C. García Quíroz: e-Merging Networks for Innovators, Entrepreneurs and Knowmads in Knowledge Islands. (Paper co-authored by: Dr. José Antonio Torres Reyes)	https://tinyurl.com/KCWSD2S4
17:00 – 18:00	1:00 – 2:00 pm	Lunch Break
Afternoon Session [Spanish] 18:00 – 19:30	Afternoon Session [Spanish] 2:00 – 3:30 pm	Plenaria: Mejores prácticas de organizaciones locales para crecer la economía del conocimiento en mercados pequeños Moderadora: Nataly M. Altagracia Jiménez Conferencia magistral: Andreica Maldonado, Director of Grants Program of the PR Science and Technology Trust: Modelo y Resultados del Fideicomiso Panelistas: Carlos A. Báez-Pagán, Phd, MBA, RTTP, Technology Manager Héctor Jirau, PhD, MScFE, Operations & Investments Director, Parallel 18	https://tinyurl.com/KCWSD2S5
19:30 – 20:30	3:30 – 4:30 pm	Panel: Papel del sector educación en el desarrollo del ecosistema de innovación Moderador: Dr. Eliut Flores Panelistas: Dr. Jordi Maura, Business Development at Molecular Science Research Building (MSRC) / Co-Director at UPR i+c Labs (UPR Business Incubator) Dr. Jamile Sabatini Marques, Incentives and Innovation Director, ABES – Associação Brasileira das Empresas de Software Dr. Glenn Arce Larrea, UNSA Dr. Cíntia Paese Giacomello, Observatorio UCS	https://tinyurl.com/KCWSD2S6
20:30 – 20:45	4:30 – 4:45 pm	Break
20:45 – 22:00	4:45 – 6:00 pm	Sesión Paralela: Turismo científico: desarrollando modelos económicos basados en el conocimiento Moderadora: Nashaly N. Cima de Villa Seda Panelistas: Michel Bregolin, Professor at UCS, City Living Lab Ivan Lugo, Executive Director INDUNIV: The Puerto Rico Bioscience Knowledge Economy Model Dr. Rodrigo Trujillo, Profesor e Investigador en la Universidad de la Laguna	https://tinyurl.com/KCWSD2S7

KCWS 2022 Program – Actionable Knowledge – 16th – 18th November 2022
Day 3 – Fri. 18 Nov. – Knowledge based urban development and the post-truth society
UTC Time	UTC-4 Time / Puerto Rico	Session Content and Speakers	Webinar Links
12:00 – 13:00	8:00 – 9:00 am	Registration & Meet and Greet Join us in the lobby to say hello to old and new friends before the conference begins	https://tinyurl.com/KCWSD3S1MG
Morning Session 13:00 – 14:30	Morning Session 9:00 – 10:30 am	Welcome & Opening Remarks Plenary: The future of knowledge based Urban Development Issues Session Chair: Dr. Cathy Garner Panelists: Prof. Noboru Konno, Professor, Tama Graduate School of Business Board member of the New Club of Paris Gareth Presch, World Health Innovation Summit Dr. Jose Carlos Ramos, World Capital Institute	https://tinyurl.com/KCWSD3S1
14:30 – 15:30	10:30 – 11:30 am	Panel Discussion: Post-truth society and the dissolution of the social fabric Session Chair: Prof. Francisco Javier Carrillo Panelists: Carlos García, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico Dr. Irina Feygina Dr. Velina Petrova, Oxfam International, Knowledge for Impact Director	https://tinyurl.com/KCWSD3S2
15:30 – 15:45	11:30 – 11:45 am	Break
15:45 – 17:00	11:45 – 1:00 pm	Breakout session A: Cities in the post-truth age: fakes against facts Session Chair: Prof. Güenter Koch Panelists: Dr. Markus Kommenda, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Strategic Partnerships Manager Anna Katharina Meyer Hannes Matt Roland Schatz	https://tinyurl.com/KCWSD3S3
15:45 – 17:00	11:45 – 1:00 pm	Breakout session B: The benefits of knowledge-based services and the effects of the digital landscape on society Session Chair: José Ignacio Icaza Panelists: Suélen Bebber: Knowledge-based public services: a proposition based on transport services (Paper co-authored by: [Ana Cristina Fachinelli]) Rubén Ramírez-Sánchez: Non-referential Climate Catastrophe: Hyperreal CGI and Representations of Climate Change Lourdes Lugo-Ortiz: Las alertas periodísticas: micronarrativas relevantes, noticiosas e inexactas] (Paper co-authored by: Israel Rodríguez Sánchez)	https://tinyurl.com/KCWSD3S4
17:00 – 18:00	1:00 – 2:00 pm	Lunch Break
Afternoon Session [Spanish] 18:00 – 19:30	Afternoon Session [Spanish] 2:00 – 3:30 pm	Plenaria: Distorsiones deliberadas: Estrategias para superar la descomposición social propiciada por la influencia de la post-verdad Moderador: Dr. Eliut Flores Conferencia magistral: Dr. Elidio Latorre, UPR	https://tinyurl.com/KCWSD3S5
19:30 – 20:30	3:30 – 4:30 pm	Panel: Perspectivas latinoamericanas de la post-verdad y el deterioro social Moderadora: Prof. Sandra Cristina Riascos Erazo Panelistas: Prof. Wladimir Alberto Perez Parra, Profesor investigador en la Universidad Politécnica Estatal del Carchi del Ecuador. Politólogo y Doctor en Ciencias Políticas, Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida-Venezuela Bairon Otalvaro, Docente e investigador del Departamento de Administración y Organizaciones de la Facultad de Ciencias de Administración de la Universidad del Valle Carlos Petrella	https://tinyurl.com/KCWSD3S6
20:30 – 20:45	4:30 – 4:45 pm	Break
20:45 – 22:00	4:45 – 6:00 pm	Closing Ceremony Dr. Eliut Flores, Acknowledgments Dr. Cathy Garner, English Session Summary Dr. Blanca García, Spanish Sessions Remarks Prof. Francisco Javier Carrillo, Closing Remarks	https://tinyurl.com/KCWSD3S7