Lemann Dialogue 2017

Turning Points

Date:

Thursday, November 16, 2017 - 12:00am to Friday, November 17, 2017 - 12:00am

Location:

ALice B. Campbell Alumni Center, University of Illinois

The 2017 Lemann Dialogue explores Turning Points in different areas of Brazilian public policy, as well as politics, the economy, and entrepreneurship. Presenters will explore pathways for navigating challenges and opportunities that Brazil faces. The Lemann Dialogue is an annual conference on Brazil, collaboratively organized between four universities with Brazil Centers endowed by Jorge Paulo Lemann (at the University of Illinois, Columbia University, Harvard University, and Stanford University), and in collaboration with the Lemann Foundation. The Dialogue's themes vary each year, but focus on contemporary social, economic, and political challenges in Brazil. Speakers at these conferences include faculty from the four collaborating institutions, as well as scholars, policymakers, and other experts from Brazil. The conference showcases innovative research on Brazil, builds connections between academic institutions, and connects scholars and public policy experts. Source: http://lemann.illinois.edu/dialogue.aspx

http://lemann.illinois.edu/dialogue.aspx

Schedule

Thursday, November 16

8:30-9:00 AM: Welcome & Introduction
9:00-10:00 AM: Keynote Address: Education as the Vector of the 'Turning Point': Why and How Cristovam Buarque, Brazilian Senate
10:00-10:15 AM: Coffee Break
10:15-12:00 PM Session I: Entrepreneurship

Juliano Seabra, Director General, Endeavor Brasil
Madhu Viswanathan, University of Illinois
Noam Wasserman USC Marshall School
Albert Fishlow, Columbia University
Moderator & Discussant: Thomas Trebat, Columbia University

12:00-1:00 PM: Lunch
1:00-3:00 PM Session II: Education: The State of Education and Inequality

Camila Pereira, Project Director in Education, Fundação Lemann
José Clodoveu de Arruda, Visiting Professional Fellow, Columbia University
David Plank, Stanford University
Vera Cabral, Columbia Teacher's College
Paulo Blikstein, Stanford University
Moderator & Discussant: Chris Span, University of Illinois

3:00-3:15 PM: Coffee Break
3:15-5:15 PM Session III: Public Health

Nisia Trinidade Lima, President, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz)
Guilherme Franco Netto, Coordinator for Environment and Health, Fiocruz
Kia Caldwell, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Leticia Marteleto, University of Texas at Austin
Moderator & Discussant: Jerry Dávila, University of Illinois

5:30-7:00 PM: Reception & Book Launch

E agora Werner?... - Cristovam Buarque
Brazil's Economy: An Institutional and Sectoral Approach - Werner Baer, Jerry Dávila, André Modenesi, Maria da Graça Fonseca and Jaques Kerstenetzky, eds.

7:00-8:30PM: Gathering of the Lemann Fellows

Friday, November 17

8:30-10:30 AM Session IV: The Brazilian Public Sector

Martin Carnoy, Director, Lemann Center, Stanford University
Francisco Gaetani, Director, National School for Public Administration
Juliana Mozachi, Director, University of the Central Bank of Brazil
Claudio Beato, Federal University of Minas Gerais
Moderator & Discussant: John Karam, University of Illinois

10:30-10:45 AM: Coffee Break
10:45-12:45 PM Session V: Turning Points in Brazilian Politics

Fran Hagopian, Faculty Co-Chair, Brazil Studies Program, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University
Gisela Sin, University of Illinois
Ben Ross Schneider, Massachussetts Institute of Technology
Alessandro Molon, Federal Deputy for Rio de Janeiro
Moderator & Discussant: Gustavo Azenha, Columbia University

12:45-2:00 PM: Lunch
12:45-2:00 PM: Poster Session
2:00-3:45 PM Session VI: The Brazilian Economy