1st Max Planck Symposium for Alumni and Early Career Researchers 2016

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1 P R O G R A M M E (preliminary) Sunday, August 21 st Arrivals and Informal Dinner Arrivals at individual hotels, informal dinner: time and place to be announced Monday, August 22 nd 2016 (Goethe Saal, unless indicated otherwise) Registration in the Harnack Lobby Welcome and Opening speech Keynote Speech Speaker: Ferdi Schüth, Vice President of the Max Planck Society, Director MPI for Coal Research Confirmed Speaker: Katherine Edersheim, Senior Director of International Alumni Relations and Global Programs, Association of Yale Alumni "The Power of the Alumni Association in supporting Career Development, Leadership Training, and Life Skills for the Institutional Community" Coffee Break and Networking Session in the Winter Garden :45 Plenary Talk Confirmed Speaker: Reinhard Jahn, Director MPI for Biophysical Chemistry, Head of Presidential Commission for the Promotion of Early Career Scientists 1

2 :00 Plenary Session Invited Speaker: Anke Post, Senior Medical Director at Eli Lilly and Company (Alumna MPI for Psychiatry) "Careers in the Biological Sector" Fingerfood Lunch in the Winter Garden Plenary Session Confirmed Speaker: Sascha Brozek former Vice President of Siemens, now Vice President of KONE (Alumnus MPI AEI), "Careers in Entrepreneurship" Plenary Session Speaker: Jörg Polakiewicz, Director of the Directorate of Legal Advice and Public International Law, Council of Europe (Alumnus MPI for Comparative Public Law and International Law) "Careers in the Humanities" Coffee Break and Networking Session in the Winter Garden Plenary Session Confirmed Speaker: Kamila Markram, Co Founder and CEO of Frontiers, Autism Group Leader at EPFL Lausanne (Alumna MPI for Brain Research) "Careers in the Life Sciences" Networking Sessions Barbeque Dinner in the Harnack House Garden 2

3 Tuesday, August 23 rd 2016 (Goethe Saal, unless indicated otherwise) Opening speech Keynote Speech Speaker: Birgit Adam, Alumn Relations of the Max Planck Society, General Administration (Alumna MPI for marine Microbiology) "The future of lifelong Max Planck connections" Speaker: Filippo Guarnieri, Nordita Institute (Alumnus MPI for Gravitational Physics and Chairman of the Max Planck Alumni Association e.v.) "The Max Planck Alumni Association: bridging the gap between academia and industry." Coffee Break and Networking Session in the Winter Garden :00 Plenary Session Plenary Session Speaker: Luca Spani Molella, OHB System AG (Alumnus MPI for Gravitational Physics) and Dennis Fink, mediomix (Alumnus MPI for Marine Microbiology) "MPAA I: A worldwide network of Max Planck alumns to support innovation and professional growth." Speaker: Albert Presas i Puig, University of Barcelona (Alumnus MPI for the History of Science) and Ali Shahmoradi, Stanford University (Alumnus MPI for experimental Medicine) "MPAA II: Clubs and Groups as geographical and specialized centers for networking, mentoring and career support." Coffee Break and Networking Session in the Winter Garden 3

4 Plenary Discussion Invited Speakers: Jaipreet Virdi Dhesi, University of Toronto (Alumna MPI for the History of Science) and Christa Hausmann Jamin (Alumna MPI for Plasma Physics) "MPAA III. Vision and Mission: alumns and the Max Planck Society in 20 years from now." Fingerfood Lunch in the Winter Garden st Breakout Sessions in individual Workshop rooms Room Change preliminary workshop topics: (please choose your preference during registration and request additional workshop topics to be held) "Professional network: How to grow a professional network, share experience and bridge the gap between industry and academia." Workshop Chair Filippo Guarnieri "Infrastructures and services: Which channels and tools could foster scientific and professional exchange among Max Planck alumns and researchers?" Invited Workshop chairs Jaipreet Virdi Dhesi, University of Toronto (Alumna MPI for the History of Science) and Dennis Fink, mediomix (MPI for marine Microbiology) "Alumn groups as providers of professional support, either based on regions or topics." Albert Presas i Puig, University of Barcelona (Alumnus MPI for the History of Science) and Ali Shahmorari, Stanford University (Alumnus MPI for experimental Medicine) "Career Communities with and for Students a best practice example from Life Science Lab Heidelberg" Invited Workshop Chairs Marius Schwabenland and Thomas Leifeld (Life Science Lab) 4

5 nd Breakout Sessions in individual Workshop rooms preliminary workshop topics: (please choose your preference during registration and request additional workshop topics to be held) "Alumn engagement: How to better commit and engage alumns and researchers in volunteering?" Workshop Chair Kathy Edersheim "Strategic planning and monitoring of research alumni relations instruments" Workshop Chair Barbara Sheldon (Head of Unit Strategic Planning, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation) "Big ideas: Bold ideas to shape tomorrow s alumn programs, science, and society." Workshop Chair Ghazaleh Afshar (Alumna MPI for Dynamics and Selforganization) "Mentoring: A straightforward way for alumns to stay in contact with their former Institute and consult or recruit Max Planck researchers" Workshop Chair Filippo Guarnieri Coffee Break and Networking Session in the Winter Garden :30 3rd Breakout Sessions in indivudal Workshop rooms preliminary workshop topics: (please choose your preference during registration and request additional workshop topics to be held) "Career service: How to promote the entry of alumns and early career researchers into the job market." Workshop Chaired by Norman Gerstner, Isabell Weber (Alumns of the MPI for molecular Cell Biology and Genetics), and Lorenz Pammer (MPI for Brain Research) "Lifelong learning: Scientific and professional training for Max Planck alumns." Invited Workshop Chair Andreas Sorge (Alumnus MPI for Dynamics and Selforganization) "From Idea to Start Up to Finding your Business Angel" Invited Workshop Chair Simon Bungers (Alumnus MPI for experimental Medicine) 5

6 Room Change "Central support of local activities best practices at Helmholtz" Invited Workshop Chair Jennifer Schevardo (Alumni Coordinator Helmholtz Gemeinschaft) Plenary Discussion Moderator: Ghazaleh Afshar, SAP (Alumnai MPI for Dynamics and Selforganization) "MPAA IV: Alumni programs and tomorrow's professional support to Max Planck alumns and researchers." Formal Conference Dinner in the Harnack Restaurant and Jam Session at the Einstein Lounge 6

7 Wednesday, August 24 th Opening Speech Keynote Speech I Invited Speaker: Frank Sander, Head of the Max Planck Digital Library Careers in the Publishing Industry Keynote Speech II Invited Speaker: Lars Cuypers, Senior Patent & Licensing Manager at Max Planck Innovation Careers in Entrepreneurship Expert Workshop Invited Workshop Chair: Ahmed El Hady, Princeton University (Alumnus MPI for Dynamics and Selforganization) "Entrepreneurship and scientific innovation after the Max Planck Society" Career Fair / Networking Sessions / Unconferences Fingerfood Lunch in the Winter Garden Career Fair / Networking Sessions / Unconferences / City Tours Concluding remarks and Festive Opening of the Cultural Running Dinner Thursday, August 25 th Departure 7