As part of CIIMAR’s 25th anniversary, the “New Horizons” Conference will be held on September 8, 2025.
As part of CIIMAR’s 25th anniversary, the “New Horizons” Conference will be held on September 8, 2025.
This event will celebrate CIIMAR’s contributions and achievements over its 25 years of existence.
The commemorative conference, under the motto “New Horizons”, will bring together members of government, the scientific and academic community, industry, policy-makers and esteemed members of civil society to celebrate the scientific advances made and discuss future challenges in the field of marine and environmental sciences.
| 09h00 | Registration |
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09h30-10h15 |
Opening Session – welcome addresses ● Joana Xavier, Commissioner of CIIMAR 25th Anniversary, Portugal ● Vitor Vasconcelos, CIIMAR director, Portugal ● Pedro Rodrigues, Vice-dean for Research and Innovation of the University of Porto, Portugal ● Madalena Alves, President of the Board of Directors of the Foundation for Science and Technology ● Salvador Malheiro, Secretary of State for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, Portugal
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| 10h15-11h00 |
Roots of Knowledge: a 25 years’ journey | moderated by Filipe Castro
● Vitor Vasconcelos, CIIMAR director, Portugal ● Emídio Gomes, Rector of the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal ● Assunção Cristas, Professor at NOVA School of Law, Portugal ● João Coimbra, Emeritus Professor and founding member of CIIMAR, Portugal
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| 11h00-11h30 | Coffee-break |
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11h30-13h00 |
Science for Society: transforming the present | moderated by Pedro Leão ● Lighting up the abyss: Gathering knowledge to understand, protect and restore the deep ocean – Alex Rogers, Deputy Director Strategic Science Programmes and Partnerships, National Oceanography Centre, United Kingdom ● Novel tools for preventing and mitigating climate change effects in aquaculture – Benjamin Costas, Principal Investigator at CIIMAR, Portugal ● Ancient DNA: Unlocking the history of marine resource exploitation – Paula Campos, Principal Investigator at CIIMAR, Portugal ● Scaling Ocean Science: From spin-off to global impact – Helena Amaro, R&D Lab Manager at Ínclita Seaweed Solutions ● Unlocking Microbial Chemistry to Tackle Global Challenges – Dora Ferreira, MSCA fellow, Naicons SRL, Italy
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| 13h00-14h30 | Lunch |
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14h30-16h00 |
New Horizons: envisioning the future | moderated by Joana Xavier
● Addressing the Three Grand Challenges in Ocean Research: Achieving Net Zero, Protecting Biodiversity and Sustaining Bioresources – Anya Waite, CEO and Scientific Director of the Ocean Frontier Institute, Canada ● CIIMAR 2050 – Looking beyond our blue horizon – Vitor Vasconcelos, CIIMAR director, Portugal ● UN Ocean Decade scientific challenges – Telmo Carvalho, Deputy director of the Portuguese Ocean Decade National Committee, Portugal ● The role of the European Marine Board in supporting Ocean Science and Policy – Fiona Grant, Chair of the European Marine Board, Ireland ● Panel discussion
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| 16h00-16h30 | Closing addresses
● António M. Cunha, President of the Norte Portugal Regional Coordination and Development Commission (CCDR-N), Portugal ● Marta Pontes, Councillor of Matosinhos City Hall, Portugal. ● Luísa Valente, Member of the Board of Directors at CIIMAR CIIMAR, Portugal. |
| 16h30-18h00 | Cocktail |
