Research2Industry Days

On May 10 and 11, 2022, EnergInno Brazil offered a networking event in São Paulo (Brazil): the Research2Industry Days. The event has been organized by the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft with the support of the Câmara de Comércio e Indústria Brasil-Alemanha de São Paulo. During these two days, the winning German Research-SME-Tandems met the Brazilian winners of the Call for Innovators and further experts of the green energy sector.

Take a look at the short (and beautiful ;) clip that gives you a vivid impression of the event in São Paulo:

Best-of the Research2Industry Days

By activating the video, you agree to the transfer of your data (including IP address, date, time, website) to Google Ireland Limited for the purpose of playing the video. You can deactivate the video at any time by clicking again. More information can be found here.

Visuals - Day 1 of the Research2Industry Days

Have a look at the following pictures of the event in São Paulo. For more information on the featured innovations in Green Hydrogen and Biogas - the winning projects of EnergInno Brazil, please click here.

Seven persons are looking towards the photographer. In the background, the keyvisual of EnergInno Brazil is shown.

Dr. Johann Feckl, Director International Affairs and internal Programs Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, during his speech on the occasion of the Research2Industry Days of EnergInno Brazil.

German Consul Thomas Schmitt adresses his welcoming speech to the participants of the Research2Industry Days of EnergInno Brazil.

Thomas Timm, Executive Vice Prsident AHK Sao Paulo, is holding a speech on the occasion of the Research2Industry Days of EnergInno Brazil.

View to the audience that participated at the Research2Industry Days of EnergInno Brazil in Sao Paulo.

Rachel Martin Enriques, Technical Consultant of the Energy Research Company EPE, during her input at the Researach2Industry Days of EnergInno Brazil.

Bruno Vath Zarpellon, Innovation and Sustainability Director AHK Sao Paulo, moderated the Research2Industry Days of EnergInno Brazil.

First panel of the Research2Industry Days of EnergInno Brazil: (from left to right), Dr. Rodrigo Pastl, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Liaison Office Brazil, João Guillaumon, McKinsey & Partner, and Rachel Martins Henriques, Energy Research Company (EPE),

Second panel discussion of the Research2Industry Days of EnergInno Brazil with André Luis Cassolato Garcia, Siemens Energy, Luiz Antonio Mello, thyssenkrupp, and Raphael Pereira dos Santos, Comgás (from left to right).

Presentation of the project FruitCycle by Profl Isabel Kupperjans (left) and Dr. Simone Krafft on the occasion of the Research2Industry Days of EnergInno Brazil.

The EnergInno Brazil tandem Dr. Fabian Giebner (left) and Natascha Eggers are presenting their project HyPerFerment on the stage of the Research2Industry Days of EnergInno Brazil.

Dr. Matthias Betsch (left) and Prof. Nils Tippkötter are presenting their innovation Bio2H2, winning project of EnergInno Brazil on the stage of the Research2Industry Days in Sao Paulo.

The EnergInno Brazil tandem Marcelo Andrade (left) and Prof. Raimund Brotsack are presenting their common developed project Green Gas on the occasion of the Researach2Industry Days of EnergInno Brazil.

Dr. Markus Sailer and Dr. Andrea Burdack-Freitag during their presentation of their innovation Biogas Sensors on the occasion of the Research2Industry Days of EnergInno Brazil.

Visuals - Day 2 of the Research2Industry Days

Please continue here with the impressions of the EnergInno Brazil event in São Paulo:

Dr. Rodrigo Pastl, Head of the Fraunhofer Liaison Office Brazil, opened the second day of EnergInno Brazil's Research2Industry Days.

Gloria Rose, Director GTAI Brazil, gives a presentation on the scenario of research, development and industry in Germany on the occasion of the Research2Industry Days of EnergInno Brazil.

Rodrigo Orestes, Business Manager at SENAI CIMATEC, holds a presentation on the scenario of RD&I in Brazil.

Panel discussion of the second day of the Research2Industry Days: (from left to right) Julia da Rosa Howat Rodrigues, Innovation and R&D Manager at AES, Gloria Rose, Director Brazil GTAI, and Daniel Gabriel Lopes, Director HYTRON, are discussion about the importance of a green energy transition.

The award ceremony for the Brazilian innovators of EnergInno Brazil was moderated by Dr. Rodrigo Pastl, Fraunhofer Liaison Office Brazil and Carolina Wienand-Sangaré (right), Project Leader EnergInno Brazil at the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft. Here, Prof. Renata Mello Giona (in the center) receives her winner's certificate.

Marcos Simonetti, Senior Industrial Innovation Specialist at EMBRAPII, is presenting the first best practice in projects and RD&I on the occasion of the Research2Industry Days.

Luís Gustavo Delmont, Industrial Development Specialist at SENAI, is presenting another best practice in projects and RD&I.

Caio Klasing Pandolfi, Corporate & Open Innovation Manager at Siemens Energy, during his presentation of R&D best practices in Brazil at EnergInno Brazil's Research2Industry Days.

Dr. Markus Sailer and Dr. Andrea Burdack-Freitag, one of the five Research-SME-Tandems of EnergInno Brazil, at their booth during the Research2Industry Days.

The exhibition as part of the Research2Industry Days of EnergInno Brazil was well frequented and provided an opportunity for professional exchange and networking.

Download of the Agenda of the Research2Industry Days

The two-day program offered a wide range of information on activities in the field of sustainable energy production - especially in the areas of Green Hydrogen and Biogas - in Germany and Brazil.

Download (PDF non-accessible , 2 MB)

Tuesday, May 10

08:00 Accreditation and Covid-19 testing
09:00 Opening and introduction about EnergInno Brazil
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft - Dr. Johann Feckl and Carolina Wienand-Sangaré
German Embassy and Consulates General in Brazil - Consul Thomas Schmitt
Energy Research Company (EPE) - Rachel Martins Henriques (Technical Consultant)
AHK São Paulo – Thomas Timm (Executive Vice President)
09:30 Lecture: Global scenario of the energy sector
McKinsey & Company - João Guillaumon (Partner)
09:45 Panel: Global, German and Brazilian scenario of the energy sector
McKinsey & Company - João Guillaumon (Partner)
Energy Research Company (EPE) - Rachel Martins Henriques (Technical Consultant)
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft - Dr. Rodrigo Pastl (Fraunhofer Liaison Office Brazil)
10:30 Panel: Main trends for the energy market
Comgás - Raphael Pereira dos Santos ( (Business Development)
thyssenkrupp - Luiz Antonio Mello (Head of Sales – Green Hydrogen)
Siemens Energy - André Luis Cassolato Garcia (Head of Energy Assets)
11:15 Break
11:30 Presentation: Innovative German solutions for the energy sector
German Research-SME-Tandems of EnergInno Brazil:
FruitCycle - Prof. Isabel Kuperjans and Dr. Simone Krafft
HyPerFerment - Natascha Eggers and Dr. Fabian Giebner
Bio2H2 - Prof. Nils Tippkötter and Dr. Mathias Betsch
Green Gas - Prof. Raimund Brotsack and Marcelo Andrade
Biogas Sensors - Dr. Andrea Burdack-Freitag and Dr. Markus Sailer
13:00 Networking, Exhibition and Lunch
16:00 Cocktail and Flying Buffet

Wednesday, May 11

08:00 Accreditation and Covid-19 testing
09:00 Opening
AHK São Paulo - Bruno Vath Zarpellon (Innovation and Sustainability Director)
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft - Dr. Rodrigo Pastl (Fraunhofer Liaison Office Brazil)
09:15 Lecture: Scenario of RD&I in Germany
GTAI - Gloria Rose (Director Brazil)
09:30 Lecture: Scenario of RD&I in Brazil
SENAI CIMATEC - Rodrigo Orestes (Business Manager)
09:45 Panel Discussion: The importance of a green energy transition
AES - Julia da Rosa Howat Rodrigues (Innovation and R&D Manager)
SENAI CIMATEC - Rodrigo Orestes (Business Manager)
HYTRON - Daniel Gabriel Lopes (Director)
10:15 Break
10:30 Award Ceremony for Brazilian Innovators - Moderated by Carolina Wienand-Sangaré (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft) and Dr. Rodrigo Pastl (Fraunhofer Liaison Office Brazil)
11:00 Lectures: Best practices in projects and RD&I
EMBRAPII (Brazilian Industustrial Research and Innovation Company) - Marcos Simonetti (Senior Industrial Innovation Specialist)
SENAI (National Service for Industrial Apprenticeship) - Luís Gustavo Delmont (Industrial Development Specialist)
Siemens Energy - Caio Klasing Pandolfi (Corporate & Open Innovation Manager)
11:45 Panel on opportunities and challenges for carrying out RD&I projects in Brazil
EMBRAPII - Marcos Simonetti (Senior Industrial Innovation Specialist)
SENAI - Luís Gustavo Delmont (Industrial Development Specialist)
Siemens Energy - Caio Klasing Pandolfi (Corporate & Open Innovation Manager)
13:00 Networking, Exhibition and Lunch

Recording of Day 1 of the Research2Industry Days (May 10, 2022)

Recording of the Day 2 of the Research2Industry Days (May 11, 2022)

Contact

Research in Germany
Carolina Wienand-Sangaré
research-in-germany@fraunhofer.de
+49 2241 14 1488