Conference Program
KCWS 2022 Program (Preliminary) – Actionable Knowledge for the Anthropocene
16–18th November 2022 (All times in UTC-4)
Day 1 – Wednesday, November 16 – Climate and planetary emergencies | |
| 8:00 – 9:00 am | Registration |
Morning Session 9:00 – 10:30 am | Welcome & Opening Remarks Master of Ceremony (MC): Eliut Flores Francisco Javier Carrillo, WCI; Eliut Flores, conference chair; UPR representatives Plenary: Climate Crises and their Consequences Keynote Speaker: David Dodman, IIED and IPCC coauthor |
| 10:30 – 11:30 am | Panel Discussion: Climate Crises: Knowledge in Action Moderator: Cathy Garner Panelists:
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| 11:30 – 11:45 am | Break |
| 11:45 – 1:00 pm | Breakout Sessions |
| 1:00 – 2:00 pm | Lunch Break / Receso de Almuerzo |
Afternoon Session [Spanish] Sesión Vespertina 2:00 – 3:30 pm | Plenaria: Ciudadanía, ¿en causa común o en guerra con el medioambiente? MC: Ana Cristina Fachinelli Conferencia magistral: Prof. Daniel Orellana (Ecuador) |
| 3:30 – 4:30 pm | Panel: Soluciones científicas para mitigación y adaptación al cambio climático Moderador: Eliut Flores Panelistas:
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| 4:30 – 4:45 pm | Receso |
| 4:45 – 6:00 pm | Sesiones paralelas:
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| 6:00 – 8:00 pm | Press Conference and Cocktail |
Day 2–Thursday, November 17: Islands embracing knowledge ventures beyond the tourism economy | |
| 8:00 – 9:00 am | Break |
Morning Session 9:00 – 10:30 am | Welcome & Opening Remarks MC: Guenter Koch Plenary: Island-nations taking control of their economy through knowledge and innovation Keynote Speaker: James Ellsmoor, Islands Innovation leader |
| 10:30 – 11:30 am | Panel Discussion: Building the knowledge economy ecosystem on Islands Moderator: Eliut Flores Panelists:
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| 11:30 – 11:45 am | Break |
| 12:15pm-1:30pm | Breakout Sessions |
| 1:30 – 2:00 pm | Lunch Break / Receso de Almuerzo |
Afternoon Session [Spanish] Sesión Vespertina 2:00 – 3:30 pm | Plenaria: Lecciones aprendidas de programas gubernamentales y privados para crecer la economía del conocimiento en mercados pequeños MC: Blanca García Conferencia magistral: Andreica Maldonado, Director of Grants Program of the PR Science and Technology Trust: Modelo y Resultados del Fideicomiso |
| 3:30 – 4:30 pm | Panel: Papel del sector educación en el desarrollo del ecosistema de innovación Moderador: Eliut Flores Panelistas:
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| 4:30 – 4:45 pm | Receso |
| 4:45 – 6:00 pm | Sesiones paralelas |
Day 3 – Friday, November 18: Post-truth society and the dissolution of the social fabric | |
8:00 – 9:00 am | Registration |
Morning Session 9:00 – 10:30 am | Welcome & Opening Remarks MC: Francisco Javier Carrillo Moderator: Cathy Garner Plenary: New Club of Paris and World Capital Institute: Meeting the challenges of holistic socioeconomic development in the 2nd Quarter of the 21st Century NCP-WCI: Stefan Gueldenberg and Guenter Koch |
10:30 – 11:30 am | Panel Discussion: Picking the brain of NCP and WCI scholars on committing to facts-based economic development in a world increasingly seduced by post-truth noise Moderator: Francisco Javier Carrillo |
11:30 – 11:45 am | Break |
11:45 – 1:00 pm | Breakout Sessions |
1:00 – 2:00 pm | Lunch Break / Receso de Almuerzo |
Afternoon Session [Spanish] Sesión Vespertina 2:00 – 3:30 pm | Plenaria: Estrategias para superar la descomposición social propiciada por la influencia de la post-verdad MC: Sandra Cristina Riascos Conferencia Magistral: [Por confirmar] |
3:30 – 4:30 pm | Panel: Perspectivas iberoamericanas de la post-verdad y el deterioro social Moderador: Eliut Flores Panelistas:
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4:30 – 4:45 pm | Receso |
4:45 – 6:00 pm | Sesiones paralelas |
6:00 – 6:30 pm | KCWS 2022 closing and announcement of next venue |