Program, Venues and Keynote Speakers

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Program, Venues
and Keynote
Speakers
Updated:September22nd,2016
Table of Content
I.
Congress Program ................................................. 2
General Program (Last week of September 2016) ................................. 2
Previous Activities (September 25-27, 2016) .......................................... 2
Congress Program (September 28-29, 2016)........................................... 4
Networking Activities (September 30, October 1, 2016) ...................... 7
II.
Keynote Speakers .................................................. 7
Congress Program
Below is shown both the general plan of activities as well as the detailed program of specialized activities of the 23rd
WAITRO Biennial Congress.
General Program (Last week of September 2016)
Congress Dinner
WAITRO Innovation
Award Ceremony and
Collaboration
Matchmaking Results
(F4D)
Optional Shopping Tour
EPM Networking Visit
(Energy. Water, Waste)
Saturday
1
City Tour for Attendants to
EPM Networking Visit
Success Stories from
Industry and RTOs
Optional Sightseeing Tour
CEOs Roundtable
Friday
30
23rd WAITRO
General Assembly
RTOs and R&D Units Exhibition
Activities between speakers,
sponsors and WAITRO
Public Officials
Workshop
Conferences for
RTOs and Industry
RTOs and R&D Units Exhibition
Opening,
Authorities
& General
Interest Speeches
(Plenaries)
Congress Welcome
Reception
Networking
Activities
Day 2
Thursday 29
Conferences for
RTOs and Industry
Day 1
Wednesday 28
Activities between Keynote Speakers, WAITRO and Sponsors
18th
WAITRO
Board and
Regional Focal
Points Meeting
Fraunhofer for
Development (F4D)
(WAITRO
Pre-Board
Meeting:
Afternoon
Sunday 25)
Tuesday
27
WAITRO Innovation Award
Elevator Pitch
77th
WAITRO
Board Meeting
evening
afternoon
morning
Monday
26
23rd WAITRO Biennial Congress
and General Assembly
Activities between
speakers, sponsors
and WAITRO
Previous
Activities
Private Dinner for Keynote
Speakers and WAITRO
Congress Attendees
Representatives of WAITRO Members
Participants of the WAITRO Innovation Award and F4D
Board / RFP / WAITRO Secretariat
Limited Seating Events (only by invitation)
WAITRO, Sponsors and Keynote Speakers
Previous Activities (September 25-27, 2016)
SUNDAY 25
Day
Event
WAITRO Pre-Board
Meeting
Date and Time
25th,
September
2016
3:00 p.m. to 5:30
p.m.
Site
Participants
VIP Meeting Room
(Ground Floor),
“Estelar Milla de
Oro” Hotel1
WAITRO President, Vice Presidents
1 & 2, WAITRO Secretariat
(Secretary-General, Program
Manager, Financial Officer and
Communications Officer)
“Estelar Milla de Oro” Hotel: Calle 3 Sur #43A-64, Medellín, Colombia. WAZE: https://waze.to/lr/hd34722c5y |
GOOGLE MAPS: https://goo.gl/maps/5bwDuqXKYv32
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PROGRAM, VENUES AND KEYNOTE SPEAKERS – AUGUST 2016
2
Event
TUESDAY 27
Date and Time
26th, 2016
Site
Participants
Fraunhofer for
Development (F4D)
Pre-Meeting
September
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
“Milla de Oro”
Meeting Room
(Second Floor),
“Estelar Milla de
Oro” Hotel1
Representatives of the F4D
Finalists. Further Information with
Mr. Dominik Reinertz
([email protected])
Bilateral Meetings
September 26th, 2016
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
VIP Meeting Room
(Ground Floor),
“Estelar Milla de
Oro” Hotel1
Private meetings between sponsors,
WAITRO and speakers. Further
information with Mr. Diego
Galeano ([email protected])
77th WAITRO Board
Meeting
September 26th, 2016
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
“Estelar” Meeting
Room (Second
Floor), “Estelar Milla
de Oro” Hotel1
WAITRO Board 2015-2016,
WAITRO Secretariat (SecretaryGeneral, Program Manager,
Financial Officer and
Communications Officer)
Lunch
September 26th, 2016
1:00 p.m. to 2:00
p.m.
“Ocre” Restaurant
(Third Floor),
“Estelar Milla de
Oro” Hotel1
WAITRO Board 2015-2016,
WAITRO Regional Focal Points,
WAITRO Secretariat (SecretaryGeneral, Program Manager,
Financial Officer and
Communications Officer), Speakers
staying at the “Estelar Milla de Oro”
Hotel
18th WAITRO Board
and Regional Focal
Points Meeting
September 2016
2:00 p.m. to 6:00
p.m.
“Estelar” Meeting
Room (Second
Floor), “Estelar Milla
de Oro” Hotel1
WAITRO Board 2015-2016,
WAITRO Regional Focal Points,
WAITRO Secretariat (SecretaryGeneral, Program Manager,
Financial Officer and
Communications Officer)
Dinner
26 September 2016
6:00 p.m. to 8:00
p.m.
Terrace (Third
Floor), “Estelar Milla
de Oro” Hotel1
WAITRO Board 2015-2016,
WAITRO Regional Focal Points,
WAITRO Secretariat (SecretaryGeneral, Program Manager,
Financial Officer and
Communications Officer), Speakers
staying at the “Estelar Milla de Oro”
Hotel
Bilateral Meetings
September 27th, 2016
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
VIP Meeting Room
(Ground Floor),
“Estelar Milla de
Oro” Hotel1
Private meetings between sponsors,
WAITRO and speakers. Further
information with Mr. Diego
Galeano ([email protected])
Presentation of some
of the Finalists
Proposals of the
Fraunhofer for
Development (F4D)
September 27th, 2016
10:30 a.m. to 12:00
m.*
“Estelar” Meeting
Room (Second
Floor), “Estelar Milla
de Oro” Hotel1
Fraunhofer, CAF, IADB, UNIDO,
UNESCO, WAITRO Board 20152016, Regional Focal Points,
WAITRO Secretariat and
Representatives of the F4D Finalists
(They wait their call for presentation
at the “Milla de Oro” Meeting
Room, Second Floor)
Lunch
September 27th, 2016
12:30 p.m. to 1:30
p.m.
“Ocre” Restaurant
(Third Floor),
“Estelar Milla de
Oro” Hotel1
WAITRO Board 2015-2016,
WAITRO Regional Focal Points,
WAITRO Secretariat, Speakers
staying at the “Estelar Milla de Oro”
Hotel
MONDAY 26
Day
* Each finalist will have 10
minutes of presentation
plus 5 minutes of
questions from the
audience
PROGRAM, VENUES AND KEYNOTE SPEAKERS – AUGUST 2016
3
Day
Event
Date and Time
27th,
Site
Participants
Meeting INNO4SD
and WAITRO
September
2016
2:00 p.m. to 3:00
p.m.
“Estelar” Meeting
Room (Second
Floor), “Estelar Milla
de Oro” Hotel1
INNO4SD, WAITRO Board 20152016, WAITRO Regional Focal
Points, WAITRO Secretariat
Presentation of
Finalists Proposals of
the WAITRO
Innovation Award
September 27th, 2016
3:00 p.m. to 6:00
p.m.*
“Estelar” Meeting
Room (Second
Floor), “Estelar Milla
de Oro” Hotel1
WAITRO Board 2015-2016,
WAITRO Secretary-General,
WAITRO Award Secretariat
(CIDET) and Representatives of the
Finalists (They wait their call for
presentation at the “Milla de Oro”
Meeting Room, Second Floor)
Congress Welcome
Reception (Cocktail)
September 27th, 2016
6:00 p.m. to 8:00
p.m.
Terrace (Third
Floor), “Estelar Milla
de Oro” Hotel1
WAITRO Board 2015-2016,
Regional Focal Points, WAITRO
Secretariat, Inscribed Attendees,
CIDET Board and Executive
Committee, Speakers
* Each of the six (6)
finalist will have of 10
minutes of presentation
plus 5 minutes of
questions from the Jury
(Board of Directors and
WAITRO General
Secretariat)
Congress Program (September 28-29, 2016)
Wednesday, September 28th, 2016, “La Enseñanza” Auditorium2
Time
7:30 – 8:00 Sharp
Topic
Transportation3 from “Estelar Milla de Oro” Hotel to “La Enseñanza” Auditorium
La Enseñanza Auditorium: Carrera 43 with Calle 9 Sur, Medellín, Colombia (in front of the “BH El Poblado”
Hotel). WAZE: https://waze.to/lr/hd3470pzbt | GOOGLE MAPS: https://goo.gl/maps/g1tvgCv95Q82.
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There is a parking agreement with “Santafé” Shopping Mall: WAZE: https://waze.to/lr/hd347220f5 | GOOGLE
MAPS: https://goo.gl/maps/QPt78rgh4852.
To go from the Hotel to the auditorium will always be available a shuttle, however, you can walk the distance between
them (800 meters, 10 minutes):
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PROGRAM, VENUES AND KEYNOTE SPEAKERS – AUGUST 2016
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Time
Topic
(Lobby of the “Estelar Milla de Oro” Hotel1)
7:30 – 8:30
Registration (Hall of the “La Enseñanza” Auditorium2)
8:30 – 8:40
Welcome, Carlos A. Naranjo, CEO of CIDET (Host of the Congress)
8:40 – 8:50
Opening Remarks, Prof. Charles Kwesiga (Uganda), WAITRO President
8:50 – 9:10
Research and Technology Organizations (RTOs) and Economic Sustainable
Development
Bernardo Calzadilla (Bolivia), UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization),
Director of the Department of Trade, Investment and Innovation
9:10 - 9:30
Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) for Innovation in America: A Path to Prosperity
Alejandra Botero (Colombia), CAF - Development Bank of Latin America, Principal Officer,
Public Policy and Competitiveness,
9:30 – 10:00
Coffee Break (“La Enseñanza” Auditorium Hall2)
10:00 – 10:40*
PPPs and Inclusive Innovation
Dr. Raghunath Mashelkar (India), President, Global Research Alliance
(http://www.theglobalresearchalliance.org)
10:40 – 11:20*
PPPs to Forge New and Stronger Innovation Paths
Knud Erik Hilding-Hamann (Denmark), DTI – Danish Institute of Technology, Director of
Centre for Ideas and Growth
11:20 – 12:00*
PPPs in Europe for the Digitization of the Manufacturing Industry
Govert Gijsbers (Netherlands), TNO (Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific
Research), Senior Researcher of the Innovation Policy and Strategy Group
12:00 – 14:00
Lunch for Registered Attendees (Low Level of the “La Enseñanza” Auditorium2)
14:00 – 15:40
Dialogue between High Officer of
World/Multilateral Institutions:
“Innovation: Fueled by Government or
Firms?”
Moderator: Lidia Brito (UNESCO)
Panelists: Ana M. Botero (CAF), Julian
Pontón (COLCIENCIAS), Sergio Escobar
(ACI), Juan C. Quintero (ANDI), Rafael
Puyana (CPC)
14:00 to 14:20 Sharp | Transportation3 from
“La Enseñanza” Auditorium to the “Estelar
Milla de Oro” Hotel (Only for the workshop
attendees)
15:40 – 16:10
Coffee Break
(“La Enseñanza” Auditorium Hall2)
16:10 – 17:40
Discussion Panel: “What are (and how to
overcome) the challenges that RTOs are
facing to be the key instrument for the
innovation PPPs considering current
necessities of industry and society?”
Moderator: Rohani Hashim (WAITRO)
Panelists:
- DTI (Europa): Davit Tveit
- TISTR (Asia): Chantara Phoonsiri
- RSS (MENA): Tareq Hasan
- RMRDC (Africa): Zainab Hammanga
- RED (Colombia): Luz E. Castrillón
Facilitator: Dr. Carlos Montalvo (Germany),
Strategy & Policy Research Group, TNO
Attendees (Only with Sponsors Invitation):
14:30 – 17:30 | Private Workshop: “Key
Elements for an Effective Innovation
Policy”
“Estelar” Meeting Room (Second Floor),
“Estelar Milla de Oro” Hotel1 (Private Event)
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DNP
COLCIENCIAS
INNPULSA
MCIT
PTP
Ruta N
Secretaría de Desarrollo Económico del
Municipio Medellín
Secretaría de Productividad y
Competitividad del Departamento de
Antioquia
Ministerio Consejero de Gobierno y Sector
Privado
Alta Consejería para la Competitividad e
Innovación, etc.
17:40 – 18:00
Transportation3 from “La Enseñanza”
Auditorium to the “Estelar Milla de Oro”
Hotel
19:00 Sharp
Transportation from the “Estelar Milla de Oro” Hotel to the “Angus Brangus” Restaurant
PROGRAM, VENUES AND KEYNOTE SPEAKERS – AUGUST 2016
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Time
Topic
19:30 – 21:00
Congress Dinner for Registered Attendees, “Angus Brangus” Restaurant4.
21:00
Transportation from the “Angus Brangus” Restaturat to the “Estelar Milla de Oro”
Hotel.
* 30 minutes’ presentations plus 10 minutes for questions from the audience.
Simultaneously to the Congress plenary, an RTOs and R&D Units Exhibition will be held at the “La Enseñanza”
Auditorium Hall2 . Additionally, there is going to be held several bilateral meeting between speakers, WAITRO and
sponsors in both the Lounge at the Hall of the Auditorium and the Private Meeting Room at the Mezzanine
Floor of the Auditorium.
Thursday, September 29th, 2016, “La Enseñanza” Auditorium2
Time
8:15 – 8:45 Sharp
Topic
Transportation3
from the “Estelar Milla de Oro” Hotel to “La Enseñanza” Auditorium
(Lobby of the “Estelar Milla de Oro” Hotel1)
9:00 – 9:10
Opening Session, Rubén D. Cruz (Colombia), CINO of CIDET (Host of the Congress)
9:10 – 9:50*
The future of RTOs and Business R&D Units: a few likely scenarios
Jos Leijten (The Netherlands), Senior Policy Advisor, Join Institute for Innovation Policy (JIIP)
9:50 – 10:30*
RTOs as governmental instrumentally to develop innovation capabilities in private firms:
The Experience of SIRIM in Malaysia.
Dr. Zanariah Ujang (Malaysia), Senior Director, Energy & Environment Flagship, SIRIM
Industrial Research, Malaysia.
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee Break
(“La Enseñanza” Auditorium Hall2)
10:30 Sharp |Transportation3 from “La
Enseñanza” Auditorium to the “Estelar
Milla de Oro” Hotel (Only for CEOs invited to
the Roundtable by Sponsors)
11:00 – 11:40*
Impact Assessment of STI Policies on a
Basis of Systematically Collected
Innovation Data
Torsti Loikkanen (Finland), Principal Scientist,
VTT Innovations, Economy & Policy, VTT
(Technical Research Centre of Finland)
10:40 – 12:40 |CEOs Roundtable: “Best
Practices for the Management of RTO and
R&D Units”
Success Stories about Public-Private
Innovation Alliances in Colombia
• David Grier, Innovation Saskatchewan
(Canada)
• David Tveit, Danish Technological Institute
(Denmark)
11:40 – 12:40
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•
ICIPC (Colombia), Dr. María del Pilar
Noriega
CTA (Colombia), Mr. Santiago
Echavarría
“Estelar”·Meeting Room (Second Floor),
“Estelar Milla de Oro” Hotel (Private Event)
Facilitators:
Attendants:
CEOS of RTOs and R&D Units with invitation
from Congress Sponsors
12:40 – 12:50 Sharp | Transportation3 from
the “Estelar Milla de Oro” Hotel to “La
Enseñanza” Auditorium (Only for attendees
of the CEOs Roundtable)
12:40 – 14:00
Lunch for Registered Attendees (Low Level of the “La Enseñanza” Auditorium2)
14:00 – 15:00
WAITRO Innovation Award Ceremony and Collaboration Matchmaking Results
(Fraunhofer for Development – F4D)
“Angus Brangus” Restaurant, Carrera 42 #34-15, km 1Vía las Palmas, Medellín, Colombia
(www.angusbrangus.com.co). WAZE: https://waze.to/lr/hd3472qv69 | GOOGLE MAPS:
https://goo.gl/maps/J9g1SmAWT6J2
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PROGRAM, VENUES AND KEYNOTE SPEAKERS – AUGUST 2016
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Time
Topic
15:00 – 15:15
Closure Ceremony, President of WAITRO, Prof. Charles Kwesiga (Uganda)
15:15 – 15:40
Coffee Break (“La Enseñanza” Auditorium Hall2)
15:40 – 15:50 Sharp
Transportation3 from “La Enseñanza” Auditorium to the “Estelar Milla de Oro” Hotel
16:00 – 19:00
23rd WAITRO General Assembly
“Estelar” Meeting Room, Second Floor, “Estelar Milla de Oro” Hotel1
Event only for the official representatives of the WAITRO members.
* 30 minutes’ presentations plus 10 minutes for questions from the audience.
Simultaneously to the Congress plenary, an RTOs and R&D Units Exhibition will be held at the “La Enseñanza”
Auditorium Hall2 . Additionally, there is going to be held several bilateral meeting between speakers, WAITRO and
sponsors in both the Lounge at the Hall of the Auditorium and the Private Meeting Room at the Mezzanine
Floor of the Auditorium.
At the end of the day (7:30 p.m.) it will be held a private dinner with keynote speakers and WAITRO at “Ocre”
Restaurant (Third Floor) of the “Estelar Milla de Oro” Hotel, after the 23rd WAITRO General Assembly.
Networking Activities (September 30, October 1, 2016)
Friday, September 30th, 2016
•
Optional Sightseeing Tour, 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Arví Park.
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Energy, Water and Waste Networking Visit (Private Event), 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 m., EPM (Empresas Públicas de
Medellín), Carrera 58 #42-125, Medellín, Colombia. WAZE: https://waze.to/lr/hd34780vxu | GOOGLE MAPS:
https://goo.gl/maps/vBwBKPcF4sL2.
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City Tour (Exclusive of the EPM Networking Visit Attendees), 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 1st, 2016
•
Optional Shopping Tour, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Keynote Speakers
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NAME
TALK
INSTITUTION
POSITION
COUNTRY*
1
Dr. Bernardo
Calzadilla
Sarmiento
Research and
Technology
Organizations and
Sustainable Economic
Development
UNIDO
United Nations
Industrial
Development
Organization
Director,
Department of
Trade,
Investment and
Innovation
Bolivia
2
Mrs. Alejandra C.
Botero
Public-Private
Partnerships (PPPs) for
Innovation in America:
A Path to Prosperity
CAF
Development
Bank of Latin
America
Principal Officer
of Public Policy
and
Competitiveness
Colombia
3
Dr. Carlos
Montalvo
Private Workshop: “Key
Elements for an
TNO
The Netherlands
Organization for
Senior Research
Scientist on
Strategy and
Germany
PROGRAM, VENUES AND KEYNOTE SPEAKERS – AUGUST 2016
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#
NAME
TALK
INSTITUTION
POSITION
COUNTRY*
Effective Innovation
Policy”
Applied Scientific
Research
Innovation
Intelligence
Dr. David Grier
Facilitator of the CEOs
Roundtable: “Best
Practices for the
Management of RTO
and R&D Units”
Innovation
Saskatchewan
Chief Strategist
Canada
5
Dr. Govert
Gijsbers
PPPs in Europe for the
Digitization of the
Manufacturing Industry
TNO
The Netherlands
Organization for
Applied Scientific
Research
Senior
Researcher
Netherlands
6
Mrs. Ana Mercedes
Botero
Panel: “Innovation:
Fueled by Government
or Firms?”
CAF
Development
Bank of Latin
America
Chief Social
Innovation
Officer
Colombia
7
Dr. Jos Leijten
The future of RTOs and
Business R&D Units: a
few likely scenarios
JIIP Join Institute
for Innovation
Policy
Senior Policy
Advisor
Netherlands
Dr. Knud Erik
Hilding-Hamann
Public-Private
Partnerships (PPPs) to
Forge New and
Stronger Innovation
Paths
DTI
Danish Institute of
Technology
Director of
DTI’s Centre for
Ideas and
Growth
Denmark
Dr. Lidia Brito
Panel: “Innovation:
Fueled by Government
or Firms?”
UNESCO
United Nations
Educational,
Scientific and
Cultural
Organization
Director of the
Regional Bureau
for Sciences in
Latin America
and the
Caribbean
Mozambique
Dr. Torsti
Loikkanen
Impact Assessment of
STI Policies on a Basis
of Systematically
Collected Innovation
Data
VTT
Technical
Research Center
of Finland
Senior Research
Scientist,
Research
Coordinator
Finland
11
Dr. Zanariah Ujang
RTOs as governmental
instrumentally to
develop innovation
capabilities in private
firms: The Experience
of SIRIM in Malaysia
SIRIM Industrial
Research
Senior Director
Energy &
Environment
Flagship
Malaysia
12
Dr. Rohani Hashim
WAITRO
SecretaryGeneral
Malaysia
DTI
Danish
Technological
Institute
Vice President
Energy and
Climate
Denmark
4
8
9
10
13
Mr. David Tveit
Panel: “Research &
Technology
Organizations (RTOs)
and Public-Private
Parnerships (PPPs)”
PROGRAM, VENUES AND KEYNOTE SPEAKERS – AUGUST 2016
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#
NAME
TALK
INSTITUTION
POSITION
COUNTRY*
14
Mr. Tareq Hasan
Royal Scientific
Society of Jordan
Chief Technical
Officer
Jordan
15
Mrs. Luz Elena
Castrillón
Antioquia RTOs
Network
Executive
Director
Colombia
Dr. Zainab
Hammanga
RMRDC
Raw Materials
Research and
Development
Council
Director of
Planning and
Information
Services
Nigeria
17
Mrs. Chantara
Phoonsiri
TISTR
Thailand Institute
of Scientific and
Technological
Research
Deputy
Governor BioIndustries
Thailand
18
Dr. Raghunath
Mashelkar
Global Research
Alliance
President
India
19
Mr. Rafael Puyana
CPC
Private Council on
Competitiveness
Vice-President
Colombia
Mr. Julian Pontón
COLCIENCIAS
Colombian
National Agency
of Science,
Technology and
Innovation
Director of
Technological
Development
and Innovation
Colombia
Mr. Sergio Escobar
ACI
Cooperation and
Investment
Agency of
Medellin and
Metropolitan Area
Executive
Director
Colombia
Mr. Juan Camilo
Quintero
ANDI
National
Association of
Industrial
Producers of
Colombia
Director of
Innovation and
Entrepreneurship
Colombia
23
Dr. María del Pilar
Noriega
ICIPC’s Success Story
ICIPC
Institute for the
Plastic and Rubber
Research and
Training
Executive
Director
Colombia
24
Mr. Santiago
Echavarría
CTA’s Success Story
CTA
Antioquia Center
of Science and
Technology
Executive
Director
Colombia
16
20
PPPs and Inclusive
Innovation
Panel: “Innovation:
Fueled by Government
or Firms?”
21
22
* Speaker nationality.
PROGRAM, VENUES AND KEYNOTE SPEAKERS – AUGUST 2016
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