Friday, 13 October 2017
9am - 3pm
The Annual Latin American Colloquium 2017 looked to the future of Australia and Latin American relations and considered approaches and opportunities to a globally relevant and increasingly pertinent issue: energy for a sustainable future.
The Colloquium drew on speakers to offer a range of perspectives relevant to this topic including innovations in global energy solutions, and socio-political and environmental considerations within Australian and Latin American contexts.
Panel sessions
Panel 1: Transforming global energy solutions
This session explored the latest policy, research, development and industry innovations in renewable technologies to deliver cutting-edge solutions and approaches that are transforming the energy sector globally.
Panel 2: Responding to changing global needs
This session considered a range of social, political and environmental issues that are driving the demand for improved energy solutions, and highlight the need for engaging with communities to develop innovations appropriate to the local context. Perspectives were drawn from Australia, Latin America and internationally.
Panel 3: Greater connections, greater power: successes and opportunities
The final session drew together the threads of the previous panels by looking to the future of Australian and Latin American relations. It explored possibilities for building on successful collaborations to date, as well as consider new opportunities to combine knowledge, expertise and resources to deliver solutions and technologies that are mutually beneficial for both regions.
Participating Heads of Missions
Presenters
Director, Dow Centre for Sustainable Engineering Innovation
Program overview
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 9.00am - 9.10am | Welcome address: Professor Peter Høj, President and Vice-Chancellor, UQ |
| 9.10am - 9.20am | Ambassadorial welcome address |
| 9.20am – 10.00am | Plenary speaker followed by Q&A |
| 10.00am – 10.15am | Embassy work experience: student case study |
| 10.15am – 10.45am | Morning tea |
| 10.45am – 11.45am | Panel one: transforming global energy solutions |
| 11.45am – 12.45pm | Panel two: responding to changing global needs |
| 12.45pm – 1.40pm | Networking lunch |
| 1.40pm - 2.40pm | Panel three: greater connections, greater power: successes and opportunities in Latin American-Australian energy collaborations |
| 2.40pm - 2.50pm | Ambassadorial closing remarks |
| 2.50pm - 3.00pm | Closing remarks by Professor Iain Watson, Vice-President and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (External Engagement) |
Resources
Group photo
UQ-Latin America news
Pages
Event contact
For more information about the event or UQ's engagement in Latin America, contact
Ms Victoria Bick, Manager, International Visits and Events, UQ Global Engagement, UQ