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Luigi Fiorentino, President, National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC) &#8211; remote<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>H.E. Elissa Golberg, Ambassador of Canada to Italy &#8211; remote<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>12:30 \u2013 Networking Buffet Lunch<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Co-presenters : <\/strong>Pietro Leo, Executive Architect &amp; CTO, IBM Italia and Ilaria Bortone, Co-founder, APS PLANET<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>14:00 \u2013 Introduction: Why Canada?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Simone Grassi, Senior Trade &amp; Investment Officer, Embassy of Canada to Italy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ruggiera Sarcina, Director \u2013 Italy, Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>14:15 \u2013 Pillars of Bilateral Collaboration<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><\/strong>Key alignment points and results from the Montreal Mission<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Prof. Andrea Galimberti, Professor, University of Milano-Bicocca and Spoke 5 Leader (Urban Biodiversity), NBFC<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prof. Rachele De Giuseppe, Professor, Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition, University of Pavia and NBFC<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prof. Mehrdad Hajibabaei, Professor, Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph; Founder and Chief Scientific Officer, eDNAtec<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>14:30 \u2013 Pillar : Science<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><\/strong>CAN :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Prof. Genevi\u00e8ve Lajoie, Professor of Microbiology, Centre Armand-Frappier Sant\u00e9 Biotechnologies \u00b7 INRS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prof. Fanie Pelletier, Co-director, Qu\u00e9bec Biodiversity Science (QCBS) &#8211; remote<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>NBFC Testimonials and Best-fit synergy cases :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Urban Green Development sector: Prof. Maria Chiara Pastore, Professor, Politecnico di<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Milano and Spoke 5 (Urban Biodiversity) leader of NBFC<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Phytotechnology: Dr. Emily Rose Palm, Assistant Professor, University of Milano-Bicocca and NBFC<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sea Research and Innovation: Prof. Gianluca Sar\u00e0, Professor, University of Palermo and Spoke 1 (Marine Biodiversity) leader of NBFC &#8211; remote<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>15:15 \u2013 Pillar : Innovation and Impact<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>From Lab to Market: The McGill Model \u2013 Dr. Francesco Tordini, Technology Transfer Manager, McGill University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Attracting Talent &amp; 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