– Opening Ceremony
• José Cassiolato (RedeSist, Brazil) –
"Comparative Study of The National Innovation Systems of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (Brics)"
– Session I: National Systems of Innovation of China and South Africa: findings of the BRICS Project
• Liu Xielin(Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
"Innovation system of China: past and future"
• Liu Xielin (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
"Thematic topics of innovation in China"
• Rasigan Maharajh (Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa)
"Transforming SA's NSI for Accelerated and Shared Growth and Development "
– Session II: National Systems of Innovation of Russia, India and Brazil: findings of the BRICS Project
• Alexander Sokolov (Moscow School of Economics, Russia)
"National System of Innovation in Russia: Findings of the BRICS Project"
• KJ Joseph (Centre for Development Studies, India)
"BRICS Project India's Contribution"
• D. Abrol (NISTADS, India)
"India's National System of Innovation: Some selected themes"
• José Cassiolato (RedeSist, IE/UFRJ, Brazil)
"The Brazilian National Innovation System"
– Session III: Impacts of the Global Crisis on Systems of Innovation of BRICS
• Luciano Coutinho (President of BNDES)
"Post-Crisis Development Challenges: perspectives for Brazil and other BRICSs"
• Liu Xielin (Chinese Academy of Science, China)
"Financial Crisis, Innovation and China"
• Alexander Sokolov (Moscow School of Economics, Russia)
"Impact of the Global Crisis on NSI in Russia"
• KJ Joseph (Centre for Development Studies, India)
"Consult Schumpeter and Freeman" Says Keynes Global Crisis and India's Innovation System
• Rasigan Maharajh and Mario Scerri (Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa)
"Global Crisis' & National Systems of Innovation: South Africa"
• José Cassiolato (RedeSist/UFRJ, Brazil)
"Brazil, the Global (Financial) Crisis and Innovation"
– Session IV: A New Research Agenda to BRICS: Sustainability. The Innovative South and the Role of Local Systems of Innovation
• Liu Xielin(Chinese Academy of Science, China)
"Innovation system and Sustainable Development of China"
• KJ Joseph (Centre for Development Studies, India) and D. Abrol (NISTADS, India)
"Towards a new research agenda for the BRICS to achieve sustainability: Through the innovative south & local productive systems"
• Rasigan Maharajh and Michael Kahn (Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa)
"BRICS, Sustainability, The Innovative South and Local Innovation Systems"
• Maria Clara Soares (RedeSist/UFRJ, Brazil)
"A New Research Agenda for BRICS: Sustainability, The Innovative South and the Role of Local Innovation Systems"