VIB Postdoc Day 2022
Program
9:15 – 9:45 Registration and welcome coffee
9:45 – 10:00 Welcome and introduction
Morning session: Communicating your science
10:00 – 10:20 Amy LeBlanc, Biovox
Science Communication 101
10:20 – 10:40 Esther De Smet, Ghent University
Science communication, Calvin and Hobbes Style
10:40 – 11:00 Lucia Smit, Braingain
Personal Branding
11:00 – 11:20 Scicomm Q&A
11:20 – 11:45 Coffee break
11:45 – 12:45 Prof. Luke O’Neill, Trinity College Dublin
12:45 – 13:50 Networking Lunch
Afternoon session: Branding your science
13:50 – 14:10 Pauline de Zeeuw, Droia Ventures
Beyond academia – a scientist in a VC world
14:10 – 14:30 Jiska van der Reest, VIB
Wait but why: finding purpose at work
14:30 – 14:50 Mouna Guerfal, Sciencesupport
A jump in the deep makes everything possible
14:50 – 15:10 Q&A
15:10 – 15:30 Coffee break
15:30 – 16:30 Alok Jha, The Economist
Good/Bad Science Communication
16:30 – 17:00 Panel discussion with speakers
The role of scientists in the era of fake news
17:00 – 17:15 Closing remarks
17:15 – 20:00 Networking reception and walking dinner