INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR Strengthening innovation for productivity growth in Brazil – Towards a renewed agenda of policies for innovation Programming - Day 1 (July 1) Brasília-DF Centro de Eventos Brasil 21, SHS Quadra 06, Lote 01, Conjunto A, Setor Hoteleiro Sul Support: Organization: Ministries (to be confirmed): - Joaquim Levy (Finance); - Armando Monteiro (Industry and Foreign Trade) - Aldo Rebelo (Science, Technology and Innovation) Organizing institutions: - Jessé Souza (Ipea) - Alessandro Teixeira (ABDI) - Luis Fernandes (FINEP) – to be confirmed - Deborah Wetzel (World Bank) - Martin Raiser (World Bank) - Dirk Pilat (OECD) Chair: - Fernanda De Negri (Ipea) Speakers: - Dirk Pilat (OECD) - Mark Dutz (World Bank) - Eric Verhoogen (Columbia University) 09:00 – 10:00 Opening session The role of incentives and capabilities in fostering innovation and productivity: what have we learned? 10:00 – 12:00 14:00 – 16:00 16:30 – 18:30 12:00 – 14:00 Lunch Innovation and industrial policies in Brazil: what can be learned from recent policy experiments? 16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break Framework conditions for innovation: education and skills, a pro-productivity business environment, and global learning spillovers Chair: - Mark Dutz (World Bank) Speakers: - João Ferraz (BNDES) - João A. De Negri (Ipea) - Samuel Pessoa (FGV) Chair: - Dirk Pilat (OECD) Speakers: - Mario Salerno (USP) - Cláudio Frischtak (Inter.B) - Kirsten Bound (NESTA) - Ricardo Paes de Barros (Insper)