Pre-GAIN24 Event: German – Californian Research Forum

This forum will bring Californian and German research communities together for a morning of discussions and networking.

Agenda

9:00 – Light Breakfast and Networking

9:25 – Welcome with Diego Rivas, Program Manager – San Francisco, Nordamerika Büro DFG

Lightning Talks

9:30 – Regional Ecosystems with Christoph Degen (Hessen State Secretary for Research) and Dr. Theresa Maldonado (Vice President for Research, UCOP)

9:45 – Interdisciplinarity with Prof. Arun Majumdar (Dean, Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability) and Prof. Geraldine Rauch (President, Technische Universität Berlin)

10:00 – Science for the Public Good with Prof. Michael Boutros (Director, Life + Health Science Alliance Heidelberg Mannheim) and Prof. Melanie Ott (Director, Gladstone Institute of Virology)

10:20 – 11:00 Networking

Join the German Research Foundation (DFG) for this Pre-GAIN event with members of the research community from UC Berkeley, Stanford, in addition to the university and research delegations from Germany.

  • Diego Rivas, Program Manager – San Francisco, Nordamerika Büro DFG
  • Christoph Degen, State Secretary for the Hessen Ministry of Research, Science, Art and Culture
  • Dr. Theresa Maldonado, Vice President for Research & Innovation, University of California Office of the President
  • Prof. Dr. Arun Majumdar, Dean of Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability
  • Prof. Dr. Geraldine Rauch, President of the Technische Universität Berlin
  • Prof. Dr. Michael Boutros Scientific Director at Life + Health Science Alliance Heidelberg Mannheim
  • Prof. Dr. Melanie Ott, Director of the Gladstone Institute of Virology

Room: Golden Gate B