| 9:00 - 9:10 |
Welcome – David Garza, Executive President of Tecnológico de Monterrey |
| 9:10 - 9:20 |
Opening remarks – Javier Guzmán, Executive Vice President for Research, Tecnológico de Monterrey. |
| 9:20 - 10:20 |
Keynote Lecture: Vaccines for All: Accelerated Research in the Service of Humanity
Speaker: María Elena Bottazzi, Honduran scientist and leader in the development of accessible vaccines.
Presenter: To be confirmed. |
| 10:20 - 10:35 |
Coffee Break |
| 10:35 - 11:30 |
Thematic Panel: Medical Innovation for Social Well-being
Coordinator: Gerardo García-Rivas, Director of Translational Research, EMCS.
- Lena Ruiz Azuara, Emeritus Researcher, UNAM.
- Gerardo García-Rivas, Director of Translational Research, TecSalud.
- Jorge Domínguez, Director of Research, Farmacéutica Mexicana Silanes.
Moderator: Ana Carla Cepeda López, Research Professor, Tecnológico de Monterrey. |
| 12:00 - 13:30 |
Rómulo Garza Research and Innovation Award |
| 13:45 - 14:40 |
Thematic Panel: From Research to Action: Cities and Communities Facing Climate Change
Coordinator: José Antonio Torre, Director of the Center for the Future of Cities.
Panelists:
- Francisco Benita, Research Professor, School of Engineering and Sciences, Tecnológico de Monterrey.
- Sarah Billington, Center for Sustainable Cities.
- Claudia Acuña, New Story, Housing and Community Development.
- Eugen Reséndiz, Researcher, Center for the Future of Cities, Tecnológico de Monterrey.
Moderator: Ryan Whitney, Professor of School of Architecture, Art and Design, Tecnológico de Monterrey. |
| 14:45 - 15:40 |
Thematic Panel: Research for Industry 4.0 and Sustainable Economic Development
Coordinator: Rita Fuentes, Director of the Institute of Advanced Materials for Sustainable Manufacturing.
Panelists:
- José Ignacio Aguado, Ministry of Economy, General Directorate of Innovation and Domestic Trade.
- Roger Guerrero, Factory Automation Business Unit & Motion Control Business Units, Siemens.
- Mariel Alfaro, Research Professor, Institute of Advanced Materials for Sustainable Manufacturing.
Moderator: Rita Fuentes, Director of the Institute of Advanced Materials for Sustainable Manufacturing. |
| 15:45 - 16:45 |
Tec Talks: Inspiring the Future of Science and Innovation. Women in Action
Dynamic presentations by researchers from Tecnológico de Monterrey in health, climate and sustainability, industrial transformation, and future cities.
Coordinator: Carolina Senés, Head of the SHE-STEM Chair.
- Circular biotechnology applied to the valorization of agro-industrial waste and food effluents
Speaker: Danay Carrillo
- Seeds of Change: Reimagining Food Systems
Speaker: Abril Campos
- CaseBusters: AI to Predict and Prevent Gender-Based Violence Recidivism in Zacatecas
Speaker: María Fernanda Sobrino Macías
Moderator: Carolina Senés, Head of the SHE-STEM Chair.
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| 16:50 - 17:45 |
Closing Keynote and Conversation with Javier Guzmán, Executive Vice President for Research at Tecnológico de Monterrey. |
| 17:45 - 17:55 |
Closing remarks -
Javier Guzmán, Executive Vice President for Research, Tecnológico de Monterrey. |