Schedule

Program

Two days of knowledge exchange, networking, and celebration of the Zamorano legacy.

XII Symposium of Zamorano Alumni in the United States

Cultivating Connections to Create Leaders of Change

2Oct

Day 12/10/26

12:15 - 3:30

Campus Tour (Optional)

Meet at Reitz Union

3:30 - 5:30

Registration

Chamber

5:30 - 6:15

Opening and Welcome Ceremony

Opening and Welcome ceremony

Renzo Ceme (Symposium Coordinator)

Zamoranos around the US

Issa Diaz (President of AGEAP-USA)

The trajectory of Zamoranos in Florida

Pablo Lamino (AZA-UF Faculty Advisor)

Chamber

6:15 - 7:00

Sponsors presentations

Sunripe Certified Brands (Gold)The HANOR Company (Silver)Zamorano University Foundation (Silver)Bayer CropScience LLC (Silver)AGEAP-USA (Silver)

Chamber

7:00 - 8:00

Transfer to Social Mixer place

8:00 PM

Social Mixer

Swamp Head Brewery

3Oct

Day 23/10/26

8:30 - 9:20

Registration (Overlap morning) and set up of posters

Grand Ballroom

9:20 - 9:30

Welcome and introduction of the program

Renzo Ceme (Symposium Coordinator)

9:30 - 10:00

Keynote: Dean for Research and Executive Director for Academic Affairs, UF

Robert Gilbert

10:00 - 10:30

First Session of Posters and Coffee Break

10:30 - 11:30

1st Session: Global Perspectives in Research and Education

Kevin FoltaGrady RobertsJuan AndradeAl Wysocki

11:30 - 12:15

PANEL: Zamorano Internships at UF

Johan DesaegerPaul FisherGreg MacDonaldHugh Smith

12:15 - 1:15

Lunch

Field and Futuro Project

Pablo Lamino

AGEAP-USA Mentoring Program

Ana Lucia Murray

1:15 - 2:30

Lightning Talks

Auditorium

2:30 - 3:30

2nd Session: Navigating Change with Purpose

Juan MaytaGermán Sandoya-MirandaCynthia MachadoYulie Meneses

3:30 - 4:00

PANEL: Early Career Pathways

Oswaldo MedinaCarlos EsquivelJuan David Jiménez PardoSara Salgado McDonald

4:00 - 4:30

Second Session of Posters and Coffee Break

Grand Ballroom

4:30 - 5:30

3rd Session: Cultivating Connections

Brian E. MyersKeith AndrewsMathews Paret

5:30 - 6:15

Keynote: President of Zamorano University

Jeffery P. Cohen

6:15 - 7:00

Closing Ceremony and Awards

Nelda Hernandez

7:00 - 8:00

Transfer to Social Mixer place

8:00 PM

Social Mixer

Vecinos