| Date: 31 May 2007 |
| Time |
Program |
Chairperson(s)
/Facilitator(s) |
Resource Persons/Speakers |
Locations |
Participants |
| 9:00 – 9:05 am |
Welcome
note and introduction to the Chinese Participants |
Dr. Wei Zhang |
|
Grand Conference Hall (GCH) |
All conference attendants; faculty and students
of TUFE, distinguish guests |
| 9:05 – 9:30 am |
Introduction
to the Workshop and Introduction of the Overseas Participants |
Dr. Wei Zhang |
Prof.
Anil K Gupta |
Grand Conference Hall |
Same as above |
| 9:30 --9:45 am |
Presidential
address |
Dr. Wei Zhang |
Prof. Jianzhong Wang,
Vice-president of Tianjin
University
of Finance and Economics（TUFE） |
Grand Conference Hall |
Same as above |
| 9:45—10:00am |
Key note |
Dr. Wei Zhang |
Mr. Shengzu Gu , Vice-chair of China Federation of Industry &
Commerce |
Grand Conference Hall |
Same as above |
| 10:00-10:20am |
Mayor’s address |
Dr. Wei Zhang |
senior officer from the Administration of Tianjin
Municipal Government |
Grand Conference Hall |
Same as above |
| 10:20 – 10.50 am |
Green Tea for Green Grassroots Innovations
(Grand
Conference Hall Lounge)
(Interaction with the media, VIP Room
of GCH ) |
| 10:50 am – 11:30 am |
Inaugural
Address
|
Prof. Zhengping Gao, Vice-president
of TUFE |
Chinese
Innovator
Mr Wang Heng, an outstanding Farmer Innovator |
Grand Conference Hall |
All conference attendants; faculty and students
of TUFE |
| 11.30-12.30
pm |
Blending excellence in modern science with excellence
in grassroots science: empowering innovators through Fab
labs |
Chair: Dr. Ashok Jhunjhnwala
Co-chair:Prof.Anil Gupta |
Dr. Neil Gershenfeld, MIT,
Boston |
|
All conference attendants; faculty and students
of TUFE |
| 12:30 – 1:30 pm |
Lunch
(University Buffet, Building A, 1st Level) |
| 01:30
– 02:50 pm |
Grassroots
to Global: Evolution and Future Growth of the Honey Bee
Network
|
Chair:Prof. Anil K Gupta
Co-chair:Mr. L Chinzah |
Prof.Anil k Gupta |
Moonlight Hall |
Conference attendants and Student/Faculty Teams |
| 02:50 – 03:10 pm |
Brown Coffee for the Creative Brown Earth
(Moonlight Hall Lounge) |
| 03:10 – 04:10 pm |
Conveyor
Belt for Innovations linking Centre and Periphery: Value
Addition in Grassroots Innovations |
Dr. Ashok Jhunjhnwala
|
Dr. Neil Gershenfeld,
Prof Ezio Manzini,
Mr. Nicolas Gorjestani ,Prof
Ashok
Jhunjhunwala |
Moonlight Hall |
Conference attendants and Student/Faculty Teams |
| 04:10 – 05:20 pm
|
Creating International Networks
for Promoting Grassroots Innovations: Honey Bee Next |
Dr. Stephen Mcgruk
|
Panelists: Mr. Reinie
Biesenbach, Mr. Julian Webb,
Ms Kippy Joseph, Ms.Helen
Lu, Mr. Ariel C Armony, Ms. Zhang Lanying, Dr.Stephen McGruck |
Moonlight Hall |
Conference attendants and Student/Faculty Teams |
| 05:20
– 06.20 pm |
Innovations
and incubation experience in China
and Brazil
|
Dr
Wei Zhang |
Prof.
Liyan Zhang,
Mr. Ma Fengling, Ms.Julia
Zardo |
Moonlight Hall |
Conference attendants and Student/Faculty Teams |
| 07:00
pm |
Banquet speech
& Dinner |
Prof.Anil
K Gupta
Ms.
Yuying Wang_Chanceller of TUFE |
GBL Restaurant
|
Conference attendants |
| Date: 01 June 2007 |
| Time |
Program |
Chairperson(s) |
Resource Persons/Speakers |
Locations |
Participants |
| 09:00 – 10.30 am |
Grassroots
Mind to Global Markets:
Mobilizing
global S and T resources for empowering grassroots innovators
and traditional knowledge
holders |
Mr. Qing Chang : Head of International Bureau National
Science Foundation of China |
Dr.
R A Mashelkar, FRS
Chairperson,
National Innovation Foundation, India,
Indian national Science
Academy, and Global Research Alliance |
Moonlight Hall |
Conference attendants |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| 10:30 – 10:45 am |
Green Tea for Green Grassroots Innovations (Moonlight Hall Lounge) |
| 10:45
am– 12:30 pm |
Role
of National Institutions in promoting Grassroots Innovations
and Traditional Knowledge |
Dr. Neil
Gershenfeld
Dr.A.S.Rao |
Ms. Julia Zardo, Ms. Zhang Lanying, Prof. Zhang Liyan,
Abdul Rahim, Mrs. Hathija Bebe Majeed, Dr. Mat. Rasol
Awang, En Harith, Dr.Khairuddin, Ms Yunita T Winarto, Mr. Boroffice Olusimibo, Ms. Sefora
Masia, Dr A S Rao, Mr.Rajeev Aggarwal ,Mr. Bacondo
Jean Baptiste |
Moonlight Hall |
Conference attendants and Student/Faculty Teams |
| 12:30 – 01:30 pm |
Lunch
(University Buffet, 1st Level, Building A) |
| 01:30 – 03:15 pm |
Role
of National Institutions in promoting Grassroots Innovations
and Traditional Knowledge |
Dr. Neil Gershenfeld
Dr.A.S.Rao |
Ms.
Julia Zardo, Ms. Zhang Lanying, Abdul Rahim, Mrs. Hathija
Bebe Majeed, Dr. Mat. Rasol Awang, En Harith, Dr.Khairuddin,
Ms Yunita T Winarto, Mr. Boroffice Olusimibo, Ms. Sefora
Masia, Dr A S Rao, Mr.Rajeev Aggarwal ,Mr. Bacondo Jean
Baptiste |
Moonlight Hall |
Conference attendants and Student/Faculty Teams |
| 03:15 – 04:00 pm |
Introduction
to incubation platform, critique and avenue for improvement |
Mr.Rajeev karwal
Mr L Chinzah
|
Mr.
Mahesh Patel, Mr Isaac Praveen, Mr Abhas Abhinav, Mr.
L Chinzah, Ms. Aruna Pandey, Mr.Rajeev Karwal |
Moonlight Hall |
Conference attendants and Student/Faculty Teams |
| 04:00 – 04:30 pm |
Brown Coffee for the Nourishing Brown Eearth (Exhibition Area, 4th Level,
Building A) |
| 04:30
– 05:00 pm |
Introduction to Group Discussion
– Value Chain Development
1.
Scouting and Documentation
2.
PIC and IPR
3.
Linkages and Networks for dissemination
4.
Linkage between formal and informal science, technology and design
for value addition and validation
5.Financial support for incubation of grassroots innovations
6. Involvement of rural and urban bodies/social movements in the innovation
movement |
Prof Anil K Gupta |
1. Ms. Hema
Patel, Mr. T J James, Ms. Yunita
T Winarto
2. Dr. Stephen Brush, Mr. David
E. Martin
3. Mr. Julian Webb, Mr. L Chinzah, Dr.Stephen McGruck
4. Mr. Reinie Biesenbach, Dr. Vipin Kumar, Prof. Ezio Manzini,
Dr.Neil Gershenfeld
5. Dr. A.S Rao,
Mr. Mahesh Patel and Dr Ashok Jhunjhunwala
6. Dr. R J Herring,
Prof. Liyan Zhang, Ms. Aruna Pandey |
403 Roundtable Meeting Room, 4th Level,
Building A |
Conference attendants |
| 05:00 – 06:00 pm |
Group
Discussion |
To
be facilitated by above Resource persons for each group |
|
2nd and 3th
Level， Building B( B201、B205、B207、B209、B210、B308) |
Conference attendants |
| 06:00-07:00 pm |
Dinner (University
Buffet, Building A, 1St Level) |
| 07:00-08:00 pm |
Preparation
of Group Presentation for the next day |
Leaders of each
group |
2nd
Level, building B（B210） |
| 08:00-09:00pm |
Road
Show |
Prof. Anil Gupta
and Liyan Zhang |
Library Lounge |
All Participants |
| Date: 02 June 2007 |
| Time |
Program |
Chairperson(s) |
Resource Persons/Speakers |
Locations |
Participants |
| 09:00 – 10:00 am |
Panel
discussion on Traditional Knowledge, Biodiversity conservation
and Lateral learning |
Prof
Yunita T Winarto, Dr. Stephen
Brush |
Panel:
Dr. Stephen Brush, Dr.Ronald
J Herring, Mr Mat Rasol Awang, Mr. T J James, Ms.
Hema Patel |
Moonlight Hall |
Conference attendants and Student/Faculty Teams |
| 10:00 – 10:30 am |
Green Tea for Green Grassroots Innovations (Moonlight Hall Lounge) |
| 10:30 – 12:30 pm |
Group
Presentations for discussions on Mind to Market and Value
Chain Development |
Prof
Anil K Gupta |
Group leaders of the previous day |
Moonlight Hall |
Conference attendants and Student/Faculty Teams |
| 12:30 - 1:30
pm |
Lunch (University Buffet, 1st Level,
Building A) |
| 01:30 – 02:30 pm |
Future
Strategies for post-project follow-up |
Prof Anil K Gupta
Prof. Wei Zhang |
|
403 Rountable Meeting
Room, 4th Level, Building A |
Conference attendants |
| 02:30
– 04:00 pm |
Open
house with students of TUFE – Involvement of youth in
global innovation movement: Evolving and modifying Honey
Bee strategies
1．
Scouting and Documentation
|
