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16 March 2020
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UAEU 08:00 am - 09:00 am Registration      
UAEU 09:00 am - 09:10 am Welcome Message   H.E Saeed Ahmed Ghobash, Chancellor of UAEU Opening Speeches
Prof. Omar M. Yaghi 09:10 am - 09:25 am Welcome Message   Prof. Omar M. Yaghi, University of California, Berkeley,USA Opening Speeches
H.E. Sarah bint Yousif Al Amiri 09:20 am - 09:50 am Vision of Science and Technology in United Arab Emirates Link H.E. Sarah Al Amiri Minister of State for Advanced Sciences
H.E. Dr. Ahmad bin Abdullah Humaid Belhoul Al Falasi 09:50 Am - 10:20 Am Science for Peace and Prosperity - The Global Trends   H.E. Dr. Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi Cabinet Member and Minister of State for Higher Education and Advanced Skills
H.E. Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi 10:20 Am - 10:50 Am Climate Change   H.E. Dr. Thani Al Zeyoudi Minister of Climate Change and Environment
UAEU 10:50 am - 11:10 am Coffee Break      
UAEU 11:10 am - 14:00 pm Frontiers in Scientific Research   Session 1: Energy and Environment  Session Chair: Prof. Mohamed Eddaoudi
Prof. Jean-Marie Lehn 11:10 am - 11:40 am Steps Towards Life: Chemistry!   Prof. Jean-Marie Lehn (Nobel Laureate, 1987) Professor, University of Strasbourg institute of Advanced Study(USIAS), Chair of Chemistry of Complex System
Prof. Adnan A. Shihab-Eldin 11:40 am - 12:00 pm The Joy of blessings and fortunes of research collaboration across scientific disciplines international institutions and multiple careers; Anthralling personal journey over a half century.    Prof. Adnan A. Shihab-Eldin Director General of the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences, Kuwait
Prof. Peidong Yang 12:00 pm - 12:20 pm Liquid Sunlight: The Evolution of Photosynthetic Biohybrid Systems   Prof. Peidong Yang S.K. and Angela Chan Distinguished Chair Professor in Energy, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Prof. Laura Gagliardi 12:20 pm - 12:40 pm Combining theory and Experiment to Model Sustainable Energies   Prof. Laura Gagliardi McKnight Presidential Endowed Chair and Director of Energy Frontier Research Center, Inorganometallic Catalyst Design Center, University of Minnesota, USA
University of Liverpool, UK 12:40 pm - 13:00 pm Design of Advanced Materials?    Prof. Mathhew Rosseinsky  University of Liverpool, UK
UAEU 13:00 pm - 14:00 pm Lunch      
UAEU 14:00 pm - 16:20 pm Frontiers in Scientific Research   Session 2: Water Session Chair: Prof. Ala Aldahan
Prof. Omar M. Yaghi 14:00 pm - 14:30 pm Metal-Organic Frameworks for Practical Water Harvesting From Desert Air Link Prof. Omar M. Yaghi James and Neeltje Tretter Chair Professor of Chemistry, UC Berkeley
Prof. Geraldine Richmond 14:30 pm - 14:50 pm The Surface of Water: Understanding its Role in Globally Important Environmental Processes   Prof. Geraldine Richmond University of Oregon, USA
Prof. Zhongbo Yu 14:50 pm - 15:10 pm Water Security and Sustainability (with a focus of global change impact on hydrologic cycle and water resources)   Prof. Zhongbo Yu Director of the State Key Laboratory of Hydrology-Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering at Hohai University, China
Prof. Pantelis N. Trikalitis 15:10 pm - 15:30 pm Reticular Chemistry and Beyond: Advanced Metal Organic Frameworks with Intriguing Structures for Energy and Environmental Related Applications   Prof. Pantelis N. Trikalitis University of Crete, Greece
Prof. Biman Bagchi 15:30 pm - 15:50 pm Water - A unique solvent - both in the bulk and under nanoconfinement   Prof. Biman Bagchi  Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
UAEU 15:50 pm - 16:20 pm Poster Session #1      
UAEU 16:20 pm - 16:30 pm Coffee Break      
UAEU 16:30 pm - 21:30 pm Frontiers in Scientific Research   Session 3: Health Session Chair: Prof. Yasser Afifi
Prof. Rocky S. Tuan 16:30 pm - 17:00 pm Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering Technologies for Orthopedic Applications - Online   Prof. Rocky S. Tuan Vice Chancellor and President, Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
Prof. Jackie Y. Ying 17:00 pm - 17:20 pm  Nanomaterials and Nanosystems for Catalytic, Energy and Biomedical Applications   Prof. Jackie Y. Ying Nano Bio Lab, Singapore
Prof. Lena Ruiz-Azuara 17:20 pm - 17:40 pm The Novo Metallodrugs Development for Cancer, Diabetes and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD)   Prof. Lena Ruiz-Azuara National University of Mexico (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM)
Dr. Niveen Khanshab 17:40 pm - 18:00 pm Delivery of CRISPR/Cas9 by Nanoscale Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks for Personalized Medicine   Dr. Niveen Khanshab King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
UAEU 18:00 pm - 18:10 pm Discussion - Q&A      
UAEU 19:30 pm - 21:30 pm End of Day 1 - Gala Dinner      
17 March 2020
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H.E. Eng. Suhail Mohamed Almazrouei 09:00 am - 09:30 am Leading Speaker  Link H.E. Eng. Suhail Almazrouei Minister of Energy and Industry
H.E. Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo 09:30 am - 10:00 am Technology, Sustainability and the Energy Transition Link H.E. Mohammad Barkindo Secretary General, OPEC
H.E. Prof. Chunli Bai 10:00 am - 10:30 am Advancing Science through International Cooperation Link H.E. Prof. Chunli Bai President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
UAEU 10:30 am - 10:50 am Coffee Break      
UAEU 10:50 am - 14:20 am Science for Peace and Prosperity   Session 1: Science Diplomat Perspective Session Chair: Dr. Saeed Alhkhazraji
H.E. Ludovic Pouille 10:50 am - 11:20 am  United Arab Emirates and France: Long-term allies for sustainable development  Link H.E. Ludovic Pouille  Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France to the United Arab Emirates 
H.E. Ernst Peter Fischer 11:20 am - 11:50 am   Science & Peace - What a Diplomat has to say about it?  Link H.E. Ernst Peter Fischer Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Arab Emirates
H.E. Massimo Baggi  11:50 am - 12:20 pm  How can water support the transition towards renewable energy? Link H.E. Massimo Baggi  Ambassador of Switzerland to the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain 
Prof. Ben L. Feringa  12:20 pm - 12:50 pm  Molecular Nanotechnology - Designing Our Future Link
 Prof. Ben L. Feringa (Nobel Laureate, 2016) Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen 
UAEU 12:50 pm - 13:20 pm  Poster Session#2      
UAEU 13:20 pm - 14:20 pm  Lunch      
UAEU 14:20 pm - 16:30 pm Science for Peace and Prosperity   Session 2: Global Science (Scientist's Perspective) Session Chair: Dr. Ahmed Hassan Al-Marzouqi
Prof. Christopher J. Cramer 14:20 pm - 14:50 pm  Advancing Global Science with International Partnerships   Prof. Christopher J. Cramer Vice President for Research, University of Minnesota, USA
Dr. Charles Dunlap 14:50 pm - 15:10 pm Strengthening Capacity in Gulf Region STEM Ecosystems    Prof. Charles E. Dunlap Program Director, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Prof. Rana Dajani 15:10 pm - 15:30 pm To see what everybody sees but to think what no one has thought   Prof. Rana Dajani Hashemite University, Jordan
Prof. David Sheehan 15:30 pm - 15:50 pm Telling the Truth in a Fact-free World: The Role of science in a Changing Public Discourse   Prof. David Sheehan Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, Khalifa, UAE
Dr. Saad Lotfey 15:50 pm - 16:10 pm Getting There: Why to Publicize Your Research? and How to do that?   Dr. Saad Lotfey Editor in Chief of Popular Science Arabia
UAEU 16:10 pm - 16:30 pm Coffee Break       
UAEU 16:30 pm - 18:00 pm Frontiers in Scientific Research   Session 3: Energy and Environment Session Chair: Prof. Yasser Afifi
Prof. Ting Xu 16:30 pm - 16:50 pm Toward Bioactive Plastics   Dr. Ting Xu University of California, Berkeley, USA
Dr. Sihai Yang 16:50 pm - 17:10 pm Porous Materials for Clean Air and Sustainable Energy Supply   Dr. Sihai Yang University of Manchester, UK
Prof. Mohamed Eddaoudi 17:10 pm - 17:30 pm Design Strategies for the design of Metal-Organic Frameworks   Prof. Mohamed Eddaoudi King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
UAEU 17:30 pm - 18:00 pm Discussion - Q&A      
UAEU 18:00 End Of Day 2      
18 March 2020 
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H.E. Ahmed Al Kaabi 09:00 am - 09:30 am Big Data and Smarter Life - Nature Credit Card for Carbon Footprint Reduction Link H.E. Ahmed Al Kaabi Ministry of Energy and Industry, Assistant Under-Secretary for Oil, Gas and Mineral Resources
Prof. Mei-Po Kwan 09:30 am - 10:00 am Integrating Geospatial Technologies, Environmental Science, and Health Research - Online Link Prof. Mei-Po Kwan Director, Institute of Earth and Space Information Science, Choh-Ming Li Professor of Geography and Resource Management, Chinese University of Hong Kong
UAEU 10:00 am - 10:30 am Coffee Break  Link    
UAEU 10:30 am - 13:30 pm Frontiers in Scientific Research   Session 1: Energy and Environment Session Chair: Dr. Ahmed Alzamly
Prof. Kim Renée Dunbar 10:30 am - 10:50 am Engendering Bistability in Molecular Nanomagnets and Conductors   Prof. Kim Renée Dunbar  Distinguished Professor and Davidson Chair of Science in the Chemistry Department, Texas A&M University, USA
Prof. Daniel Maspoch 10:50 am - 11:10 am Metal/Covalent-Organic Frameworks and related Composites for Energy and Environmental Applications   Prof. Daniel Maspoch  Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Barcelona, Spain
Prof. Vladislav A. Blatov 11:10 am - 11:30 am New Materials for Energy Storage: Modeling and Prediction   Prof. Vladislav A. Blatov  Samara State Technical University, Samara, Russia
Prof. Matthew R. Hill 11:30 am - 11:50 am Porous Materials and their Role in the Global Challenge of Energy Storage   Prof. Matthew R. Hill  CSIRO and Monash University, Australia
UAEU 11:50 am - 12:30 pm Poster Session#3      
UAEU 12:30 pm - 13:30 pm Lunch      
UAEU 13:30 pm - 14:10 pm Emerging Global Scholars   Session 2: Global Science Institute Session Chair: Dr. Charles Dunlap
Prof. F. Dean Toste 13:30 pm - 13:50 pm Concepts and Catalysts for Selective Transformations   Prof. F. Dean Toste University of California, Berkeley, USA
Prof. Stefan Wuttke 13:50 pm - 14:10 pm Augmented Reticular Chemistry   Prof. Stefan Wuttke  Basque Center for Materials, Applications and Nanostructures (BC Materials), Bilbao, Spain
UAEU 14:10 pm - 16:00 pm Emerging Global Scholars   Session 3: United Arab Emirates Session Chair: Dr. Charles Dunlap
Dr. Saeed Alhassan Alkhazraji 14:10 pm - 14:30 pm Elemental Sulfur in United Arab Emirates: Challenges; Research and Opportunities   Dr. Saeed Alhassan Alkhazraji Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Ahmed Alzamly 14:30 pm - 14:50 pm Heterogeneous Semiconductor Nanomaterials for Artificial Photosynthesis   Dr. Ahmed Alzamly  Chemistry Department, United Arab Emirates University
Dr. Ahmed H. Al-Marzouqi 14:50 pm - 15:10 pm Protein Complexes that Modify Chromatin for Transcription and DNA Repair   Dr. Ahmed H. Al-Marzouqi  College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University
Prof. Ala Aldahan 15:10 pm - 15:30 pm Chemistry of Groundwater in the UAE and Environmental Significance   Prof. Ala Aldahan  Geology Department, United Arab Emirates University
UAEU 15:30 pm - 16:00 pm
 Coffee Break       
UAEU 16:00 pm - 17:30 pm Emerging Global Scholars   Session 4: Berkeley Global Science Institute Session Chair: Prof. Ala Aldahan
Prof. Felipe Gándara 16:00 pm - 16:20 pm Encoding Metal-cation Arrangements in Metal-organic Frameworks for Programing Catalytically Active Materials   Materials Science Institute of Madrid - CSIC Prof. Felipe Gándara 
Dr. Stefano Canossa 16:20 pm - 16:40 pm Understanding Framework Materials beyond their Average Structure by Single-Crystal Diffuse Scattering Analysis   Dr. Stefano Canossa  EMAT, Department of Physics, University of Antwerp, Belgium
Prof. Markus J. Kalmutzki 16:40 pm - 17:00 pm The Development of Atmospheric Water Harvesting   Prof. Markus J. Kalmutzki  Product manager, Anton Paar Germany GmbH
UAEU 17:00 pm - 17:30 pm Discussion - Q&A      
UAEU 17:30 pm End of Day 3      

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