See below the Tentative Agenda.
We look forward to welcoming you to Brasília and Embrapa!

Detailed Tentative Agenda – (as of July 30)

FORUM 2012: Africa-Brazil-LAC Agricultural Innovation Marketplace

1-3 August 2012

Embrapa Studies and Training – CECAT

Brasília, DF – Brazil

Tuesday 31 July

MERCURE LÍDER HOTEL–SETOR HOTELEIRO NORTE QUADRA 5
BLOCO G – ASA NORTE

09:00 – 12:00		Governance Meeting Africa-Brazil Marketplace  (Closed Meeting) – Atenas room
12:00 – 13:45		Business lunch – Steering Committees (Africa – LAC)
14:00 – 16:00		Governance Meeting LAC-Brazil Marketplace (Closed Meeting) – Atenas room
14:00 – 20:00		Forum Registration Hotel mezzanine hall
14:00 – 20:00		Marketplace new website assessment (by invitation only) Hotel mezzanine hall
18:00 – 20:00		Meet and Greet – All Participants Join us for an informal gathering – Hotel mezzanine hall

Wednesday 1 August

08:15 – 08:30		Bus departure Travel to Embrapa Studies and Training – CECAT (note that the last bus will be leaving the Mercure  Hotels Líder and Eixo at 8h30 sharp, from the hotels  parking lot)
08:30 – 09:00		Forum registration for late arrivals CECAT hall
09:00 – 10:00		Welcome remarks Meet-your-partner, dynamic and overview of the agenda –  CECAT hall
10:00 – 10:30		Coffee break
10:30 – 11:10		Introductory  remarks – CECAT hall

11:30 – 12:30		Opening ceremony (main Embrapa Auditorium) Formal opening. Presentation of the AFR Marketplace  video and overview of the IM Initiative. Announcement of  the winners and delivery of the awards
12:30 – 13:45		Return to CECAT hall and Lunch
14:00 – 14:30		Testimonials from 3 Africa-Brazil project leaders (10’ each)   – CECAT hall. The presenters put emphasis on the story of the  implementation, challenges and achievements
14:30 – 15:00		Moderated conversation Conversation with presenters of the testimonials
15:00 - 17:00		Learning events with moderators (according to sign up sheet)   – CECAT meeting rooms a) Enhancing productivity - Katherine Kahn  – (Baru–Buriti room) b) Natural resource management - Daniel Bradley – (Tambaqui–Peixe-Boi room) c) Poverty alleviation targeted technologies - Hardi Vieira – (Pantanal room) d) Policy, institutional strengthening - Willem Janssen – (Pampa room)
17:00–18:00		Cocktail CECAT 1st. floor
17:00 –18:00		Marketplace new website assessment (by invitation only) CECAT meeting room
18:00 –18:15		Bus departure Travel to Mercure Hotel

Thursday, 2 August

08:30 – 08:45		Bus departure: Travel to Embrapa CECAT  (note that the last bus will be leaving the Mercure  Hotels Líder and Eixo at 8h45 sharp, from the  hotels parking lot)
09:00 – 09:15		Welcome – Overview of the agenda CECAT Entry hall
09:15 – 10:30		Learning events – Report back from day 1 CECAT meeting rooms
10:30 –11:00		Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30		Proposal experience sharing I CECAT meeting rooms
12:30 – 13:30		Lunch and return to CECAT entry hall
13:45 – 15:00		Proposal experience sharing II CECAT meeting rooms
15:00 –16:00		Learning events: Project and proposal pair meetings

16:00 – 16:30		Coffee break
16:30 –18:00		What's next, Forum evaluation and Closure CECAT entry hall
16:30 – 18:00		Marketplace new website assessment (by invitation only) CECAT meeting room
18:00 – 18:15		Bus departure Travel to Mercure Hotel
19:30 – 19:45		Bus departure Travel from Mercure Hotel to Churrascaria Porcão
20:00 – 22:30		Dinner hosted by the Marketplace
22:30 – 23:00		Bus departure Travel to Mercure Hotel

Friday, 3 August

08:00 – 08:15		Bus departure Travel to Embrapa CECAT  (note that the last bus will be  leaving the Mercure Hotels Lider and Eixo at 8h15  sharp, from the hotels parking lot)
08:30 – 18:00 08:30 – 12:30		Training session Writing Competitive Research for Development Proposals  Meeting of teams of newly approved projects
09:00 – 11:00		Parallel session Meeting with projects under implementation since 2010
10:45 – 11:00		Coffee break
12:30 – 14:00 14:00 – 18:00		Lunch Training session How to Implement Proposals (for teams with approved  projects)
15:30 – 15:45		Coffee break
18:00–18:15		Bus departure – Travel to Mercure Hotel