Haddad Distinguished Lecture: Helena Nader on Prioritizing Strategic Investments in Science, Technology, and Innovation for Brazil's Sustainable Future

The Haddad Distinguished Lecture was established in honor of Claudio Haddad, Chair of the DRCLAS Brazil Office Advisory Group since 2006, and President and founder of Insper, a leading not-for-profit business and economics school in Brazil. The 2024 lecture will be delivered by Helena Nader, a renowned Brazilian scientist and the President of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences.

Dr. Nader will present on the critical topic, "Why Brazil Must Prioritize Strategic Investments in Science, Technology, and Innovation for a Sustainable Future," highlighting the importance of these investments for the country's development.

Following the lecture, attendees are invited to join a reception with food and drinks.

This event will be livestreamed on our YouTube channel.

Speaker: Helena B. Nader is Professor Emeritus at the Escola Paulista de Medicina of the Federal University of São Paulo (Unifesp). She obtained her PhD at Unifesp and post-doctoral training as a Fogarty (NIH) fellow at the University of Southern California. Since 1985, she is a 1A (highest level) research fellow of the National Research Council for the Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq). She serves as president of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences (ABC), co-chair of the Inter-American Network of Academies of Sciences (IANAS), vice-president for the Latin America and the Caribbean of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), vice-president of the Alliance of National and International Science Organizations for the Belt and Road Regions (ANSO), Governing Board member of the International Science Council (ISC), Advisory Committee member of the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP), and Strategic Committee member of the Science Panel for the Amazon (SPA). In 2024 she chairs the Science20, which is the Engagement Group for S&T of the G20. She is member of the ABC, TWAS, and the Latin America Academy of Sciences (ACAL). Former president of the Brazilian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, she is honorary president, former vice-president and former president of the Brazilian Society for the Advancement of Science (SBPC).