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OVERVIEW - TUESDAY
3 November - WEDNESDAY
4 November - THURSDAY
5 November - FRIDAY
6 November - SATURDAY
7 November
WSF 2015 - Budapest
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09:00 EUROPEAN CONFERENCE FOR SCIENCE JOURNALIST 2015 (EUROPEAN SCIENCE JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION)
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Casimir Vizzini, Organiser, Natural Sciences Sector for UNESCO Adriaan Slob, Senior Researcher, TNO Strategy and Policy Ivan Zavadsky, Executive Secretary of the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR) |
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Doug Gorham, Managing Director, IEEE Educational Activities: IEEE's role in buildingc capacity for Sustainable Development in Engineering Education |
Moderated by: Matt McGrath, Environment Correspondent for BBC |
Moderated by: Clive Cookson, Financial Times Science Editor |
H.E. János Áder, President of Hungary |
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Moderated by: Sir Peter Gluckman, Chief Scientific Advisor to the Prime Minister of New Zealand |
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10.30-11.00 Stackebradt, Erko (Professor, Leibnitz Institute, DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures; Coordinator, MIRRI-Microbial Resource Research Infrastructure, Braunschweig, Germany): Scientists and (their) microbial resources: responsibilities revisited |
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Moderator: Helen Merrideth Robinson, International Coordinating Office; Human Variome Project International Ltd. Melbourne, Australia By invitation only (INGSA, SciCom - Making Sense of Science) |
Moderated by: Philip Campbell, Editor-in-Chief, Nature and the Nature-branded publications |
Moderated by: Alan l. Leshner, CEO Emeritus, AAAS |
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Moderated by: Sir Peter Gluckman, Chief Scientific Advisor to the Prime Minister of New Zealand |
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UNESCO Science Report presented by: |
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This closed session is organized by the InterAcademy Partnership; Global Young Academy (GYA); World Association of Young Scientists (WAYs); International Consortium of Research Staff Associations (ICORSA) |
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László Lovász, President of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and President of World Science Forum |
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H.E. Andan Badran, Jordan's Former Prime Minister & Former Minister of Defense, President of Petra University Invitation only by INGSA / SciCom - Making Sense of Science |
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13:45 Lunch
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13:30 Registration Welcome: Ferenc Friedler (vice president, National Research, Development and Innovation Office, Hungary) |
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Moderated by: Dominique Leglu, editor-in-chief of Sciences et Avenir Moderated by: Heide Hackmann, Executive Director, International Council for Science (ICSU) Moderated by: Jean-Paul Ngome Abiaga, Assisstant Programme Specialist, International Basic Sciences Programme, UNESCO |
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Moderated by: H.E. Ms Katalin Bogyay, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Hungary to the United Nations, New York |
Moderated by: Julian Kinderlerer, President, European Group on Ethics in Science & New Technologies |
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Moderated by: Osman Benchikh, Chief of Section, Innovation and Capacity Building in Science and Engineering, Natural Sciences Sector, UNESCO Moderated by: Toshio Koike, Executive Director of Earth Observation Data and Information Fuison Research Inititative, University of Tokyo
16:30 PARALLEL THEMATIC SESSIONS III. C - SCIENCE GOVERNANCE IN AFRICA: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Moderated by: Mohamed H. A. Hassan, co-chair of IAP, the Global Network of Science Academies |
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Moderated by: Maciej Nalecz, Director, Division of Science Policy and Capacity Building, UNESCO Moderated by: Mary G. Baker, Immediate Past President, European Federation of Neurological Associations Moderated by: Hossam Badrawi, Chairman Nile Badrawi Foundation for Education & Development, former Chairman of the Committee on Education and Scientific Research, Parliament of Egypt |
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László Lovász, President of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and President of World Science Forum |
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MESSAGE FROM THE SOUTH POLE
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Várkert Bazár |
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UNESCO Kalinga Prize |
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Félix Lajkó and his band |
Budapest Gallery in Bálna |
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20:00 OPENING RECEPTION
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WSF 2015 - Budapest
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09:00 - 17:00EUROPEAN CONFERENCE FOR SCIENCE JOURNALIST 2015 (EUROPEAN SCIENCE JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION)
Venue: Ceremonial Hall, Hungarian Academy of Sciences -
10:30 - 13:00"MICROBES AND SOCIETY" SCIENTIFIC SESSION
Venue: Large Lecture Hall, Hungarian Academy of Sciences10.30-11.00 Stackebradt, Erko (Professor, Leibnitz Institute, DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures; Coordinator, MIRRI-Microbial Resource Research Infrastructure, Braunschweig, Germany): Scientists and (their) microbial resources: responsibilities revisited
11.00- 11.30 Balázs, Ervin (Member of HAS, Professor, Director-general, Centre for Agricultural Reserch, Hungarian Academy of Science, Martonvárár, Hungary): Microbes serving agri-food industry
11.30-12.00 Coffee break
12.00-12.30 Nagy, Károly (Professor, Institute of Medical Microbiology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary): How science supports management of emerging infections
12.30-13.00 Rajnavölgyi, Éva (Professor, Department of Immunology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary): Human life in invisible company - The significance of preventive vaccination -
15:00 - 18:00ACADEMIA EUROPEA HUNGARIAN MEMBERS MEETING
Venue: Reading Room, Hungarian Academy of SciencesTervezett program:
15:00-15:05: Welcome speech by László Lovász, President of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
15:05-15:25: Presentation by Sierd Cloetingh, President of Academia Europaea (AE), Vice President of the European Research Council (ERC) , on AE and ERC
15:25-15:40: Presentation by Lynn Kamerlin, President of the Young Academy of Europe (YAE) in 2014-2015 on YAE
15:40-15:50: Presentation by Balázs Gulyás, Member of the Board of Trustees of AE, on the AE-ALLEA Joint Annual Meeting in 2017 in Budapest
15:50-16:20: Lecture by László Csiba (AE: 2015), Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurology, University of Debrecen: When our mind goes blank: contradictions and surprises in the clinical practice and research.
16:20-16:50: Lecture by László Acsády (AE: 2015), Head of the Laboratory of Thalamus Research, KOKI, Hungarian Academy of Sciences: Of sleep and wakefulness
16:50-17:00: Q&A
17:00-18:00: Reception
A rendezvény nyelve az angol.
WSF 2015 - Budapest
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09:00 - 10:30UNESCO SIDE EVENT ON CAMPUSAFRICA: CULTURE, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AT THE SERVICE OF AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT
Venue: Conference Room (2nd floor), Library of the Hungarian Academy of SciencesCasimir Vizzini, Organiser, Natural Sciences Sector for UNESCO
Basilio Valladares Hernández, Co-director of CampusAFRICA, Director of the Canarian Institute of Tropical Diseases and Public Health, University of La Laguna, Tenerife
José S. Gómez Soliño, Co-director of CampusAFRICA, Centre for African Studies, University of La Laguna, Tenerife
Emma Carmelo Pascual, Senior scientist, Canarian Institute of Tropical Diseases and Public Health, University of La Laguna, Tenerife -
09:00 - 10:30UNESCO SIDE EVENT ON KNOWLEDGE BROKERING FOR A BETTER CONNECTION BETWEEN SCIENCE, POLICY AND PRACTICE IN COMPLEX POLICY PROBLEMS
Venue: Dome Hall, Hungarian Academy of SciencesAdriaan Slob, Senior Researcher, TNO Strategy and Policy
Tara Geerdink, Senior Researcher, TNO Strategy and Policy
Piotr Magnuszewski, Scientific Director, Centre for Systems Solutions
Dejan Komatina, Secretary, International Sava River Basin Commission
Fred Heuer, Former Director General in the Dutch Ministry of Transport, Water and infrastructure
Philippe Pypaert, Programme Specialist, UNESCO Venice Office
Samo Grošelj, Deputy Secretary for Protection of Waters and Aquatic Eco-system, International Sava River Basin Commission -
09:00 - 10:30JRC SIDE EVENT ON SCIENCE IN FLUX: HOW SCIENCE SUPPORTS THE MANAGEMENT OF TRANS-NATIONAL RIVER BASINS
Venue: Large Lecture Hall, Hungarian Academy of SciencesIvan Zavadsky, Executive Secretary of the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR)
Henrik Larsen, Senior Water Resources Management Specialist at DHI Water & Environment, former Chief Technical Advisor for the Environment Programme of the Mekong River Commission
Marina Djemaes, Executive Operations Officer, EcoPeace Middle East Amman office
Aram Ngom Ndiaye, Senegal River Basin Development Authority (OMVS)
Cesar Carmona Moreno, Senior Expert, Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Joint Research Centre, European Commission -
09:30 - 11:00IEEE SIDE EVENT ON NEW PARADIGMS FOR INTEGRATING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INTO SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION THROUGH IEEE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
Venue: Vasarely Room (ground floor), Library of the Hungarian Academy of SciencesDoug Gorham, Managing Director, IEEE Educational Activities: IEEE's role in buildingc capacity for Sustainable Development in Engineering Education
Tariq Durrani, 2010-2011 Vice President, IEEE Educational Activities Board: Integrating 'sustainable development' as a graduate attribute - using engineering curricula as a model
Sohaib Qamar, IEEE Region 8 Pre-University Activities Coordinator: IEEE's Work in Building a Pipeline of Future Engineers and Technologists -
11:00 - 12:30WSF STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING
Venue: Bolyai Room, Hungarian Academy of SciencesOn invitation only -
11:30 - 13:00UNESCO SIDE EVENT ON APPLYING NEW HUMAN GENOMICS TECHNIQUES AND MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES
Venue: Conference Room (2nd floor), Library of the Hungarian Academy of SciencesModerator: Helen Merrideth Robinson, International Coordinating Office; Human Variome Project International Ltd. Melbourne, Australia
Panelists: Professor Zifalil Bin Alwi, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Kubang Kerian, Malaysia
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Doctor Carsten Lederer, Cyprus School of Molecular Medicine (CSMM), Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics (CING), Nicosia, Cyprus
Professor Jacques Elion, Paris Diderot Medical School, Paris, France -
11:30 - 12:30INTERNATIONAL NETWORK FOR GOVERNMENT SCIENCE ADVICE (INGSA) DEVELOPMENT GROUP MEETING
Venue: Council Hall of the Presidium, Hungarian Academy of SciencesBy invitation only (INGSA, SciCom - Making Sense of Science)
Chair: Sir Peter Gluckman
Development Group:
John Boright, Jean-Claude Burgleman, Ottmar Edenhoffer, Mr Aidan Gilligan, Heide Hackmann, Yuko Harayama, Mohamed Hassan, Mr Johannes Klumpers, Khotso Mokhele, Martin Kowarsch, Peter Liss, David Mair, Jacqueline McGlade, Mu Rongping, Romain Murenzi, Carlos Nobre, Flavia Schlegel, Carthage Smith, Vaughan Turekian, James Wilsdon, Zakri Hamid -
13:00 - 17:00IAP/WAYS/ICORSA/GYA/UNESCO JOINT SIDE EVENT ON SCOPING THE FUTURE: VIEWS AND IDEAS OF YOUNG SCIENTISTS TO TACKLE GLOBAL CHALLENGES
Venue: Large Lecture Hall, Hungarian Academy of SciencesThis closed session is organized by the InterAcademy Partnership; Global Young Academy (GYA); World Association of Young Scientists (WAYs); International Consortium of Research Staff Associations (ICORSA)
Participants: 50 selected young scientists nominated by national science academies and the Global Young Academy, WAYs and ICORSA.
By invitation only.
The closing plenary from 16.30 - 17.00 hrs is OPEN to WSF delegates. Do join us for the discussions. -
13:30 - 16:30UNESCO/AAS/ACADEMIA EUROPAEA/ISTIC JOINT SIDE EVENT ON GALVANIZING SCIENCE EDUCATION FOR FOSTERING AN INNOVATION CULTURE IN THE ARAB REGION
Venue: Vasarely Room (ground floor), Library of the Hungarian Academy of SciencesH.E. Andan Badran, Jordan's Former Prime Minister & Former Minister of Defense, President of Petra University
Hossam Badrawi, physician, President of the Badrawi Foundation for Education and Development, and the founder and the honorary chairman of the Egyptian Council of Competitiveness (ENCC)
Yee Cheong Lee, Chairman of Governing Board, International Science, Technology and Innovation Centre for South-South Cooperation under the auspices of UNESCO (ISTIC)
Helene de Rode, Professor at the UCL-Mons
Dr. Ghaith H. Fariz, Director of UNESCO Regional Bureau for Sciences in the Arab States; Cluster Office for Egypt, Sudan, and Libya; and UNESCO Representative to Egypt
Omar Fassi-Fehri, Permanent Secretary of the Hassan II Academy of Science and Technology, Morocco
Nazar M. Hassan, UNESCO Senior Specialist for Science and Technology for the Arab States; Director of UNESCONECTAR Network
H.E. Prof. Jo Ritzen, Honorary Professor of Maastrich University Chair and Founder of Empower European Universities and Initiator of the Vibrant Europe Forum
Mahmoud M. Sakr, President of the Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT)
Professor Peter Tindemans, Secretary General, EuroScience -
13:30 - 15:45INVITATIONAL SEMINAR: INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN SCIENCE ADVICE PRACTICES
Venue: Council Hall of the Presidium, Hungarian Academy of SciencesInvitation only by INGSA / SciCom - Making Sense of Science -
14:00 - 17:00ERC SIDE EVENT ON WIDENING EUROPEAN PARTICIPATION
Venue: Hungarian Academy of Sciences13:30 Registration
14:00 Welcome by the Host László Lovász, President, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
14:10 Opening: The ERC's quest to support excellent researchers all over Europe. Eva Kondorosi, Chair, ERC Scientific Council WG on widening European participation
14:25 Hungary's participation in ERC calls - a success story József Pálinkás, President, National Research, Development and Innovation Office of Hungary
14:45 Preparing an ERC application and the evaluation process Alejandro Martin-Hobdey, Head of Call Coordination & Follow-up, ERC Executive Agency. Presentation followed by Q&A session.
15:15 Testimony of an ERC grantee based in Hungary. Csaba Pál, Biological Research Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, ERC StG&CoG
15:30 Sperading research excellence in Europe: Perspectives of Academia Europea. Sierd Cloetingh, President Academia Europea & Vice-President of the ERC Scientific Council
15:40 The ERC: Supporting excellent young scientists across Europe. Lynn Kamerlin, Vice-Chair Young Academy of Europe Board, ERC StG
16:00 Panel discussion: Perspectives on widening European participation in ERC competitions moderated by: Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, President, European Research Council with panellists: Eva Kondorosi, Kostadin Kostadinov, József Pálinkás, Jozef Masarik, Jerzy Duszyński, Ionel Vlad, Pavol Šajgalík, Karel Aim, Konstantin Hadjiivanov , László Kontler, Ionut Epurescu-Pascovici, Monika Dietl Followed by discussion with participants.
17:00 Closing reception: Krudy Hall -
14:00 - 17:00MTA/IPBES SIDE EVENT ON IMPROVING HARMONY BETWEEN PEOPLE AND NATURE THROUGH LINKING SCIENCE AND POLICY
Venue: Conference Room (2nd floor), Library of the Hungarian Academy of SciencesWelcome: Ferenc Friedler (vice president, National Research, Development and Innovation Office, Hungary)
Part A. IPBES in the Sustainable Development Agenda
Thomas Koetz (IPBES Secretariat): IPBES: key functions, structures and an overview of its work programme
Ivar Baste (IPBES Bureau) : IPBES in the broader international governance landscape
followed by a panel discussion with the two speakers and
Jacqueline McGlade (UNEP chief scientist).
Part B. IPBES Work Programme Highlights
Markus Fischer (co-chair): The IPBES Europe and Central Asia Regional Assessment
György Pataki (IPBES MEP): How to conceptualise values and valuation of nature?
Introducing the IPBES guide followed by a panel discussion with Zsolt Molnár (IPBES Indigenous and Local Knowledge Task Force) and András Attila Takács (EU Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services working group). -
15:00 - 16:30ROLE OF SCIENCE IN ADDRESSING CHALLENGES OF GLOBAL MIGRATION
Venue: Ceremonial Hall, Hungarian Academy of SciencesModerated by: H.E. Ms Katalin Bogyay, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Hungary to the United Nations, New York
Welcoming remarks: László Lovász, President of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and President of World Science Forum
Speakers:
Flavia Schlegel, Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences, UNESCO
Vladimir Rakhmanin, Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Europe and Central Asia, FAO
Ádám Török, Secretary-General, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
HRH Sumaya bint El Hassan, President, Royal Scientific Society, Jordan -
16:00 - 17:45FORUM OF GLOBAL FORA RECEPTION: WHERE SCIENCE CONFERENCES MEET
Venue: Academy Club, Hungarian Academy of SciencesBy invitation only
Hosted by: Prof. Luke Georghiou, Vice President Manchester University and Co-Champion of Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF) 2016 Manchester.
Igniting conversations about: Science Agora 2015 Tokyo; Science Forum South Africa 2015 Pretoria; AAAS 2016 Washington DC; ESOF 2016 Manchester; WSF 2017 Jordan -
18:00 - 19:00OPENING CEREMONY
Venue: Ceremonial Hall, Hungarian Academy of SciencesLászló Lovász, President of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and President of World Science Forum
Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations (message presented by Flavia Schlegel)
Tibor Navracsics, EU Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport
Flavia Schlegel, Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences, UNESCO
Gordon McBean, President, ICSU
Rush D. Holt, CEO, AAAS
H.E. Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary -
19:00 - 19:05MESSAGE FROM THE SOUTH POLE
Venue: Ceremonial Hall, Hungarian Academy of Sciences -
19:05 - 19:30UNESCO PRIZE CEREMONY
Venue: Ceremonial Hall, Hungarian Academy of SciencesUNESCO Kalinga Prize
presented by:
Flavia Schlegel, Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences, UNESCO
UNESCO Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Preservation
presented by:
Flavia Schlegel, Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences, UNESCO
Madiha Al Shaibani, Minister of Education, Oman -
19:30 - 20:00CONCERT
Venue: Ceremonial Hall, Hungarian Academy of SciencesFélix Lajkó and his band -
20:00 - 22:00OPENING RECEPTION
Venue: Academy Club and Krúdy Hall, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
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09:30 - 11:00PLENARY SESSION I. “SUSTAINABILITY CHECK 2015"
Venue: Ceremonial Hall, Hungarian Academy of SciencesModerated by: Matt McGrath, Environment Correspondent for BBC
Jacqueline McGlade, Chief Scientist, United Nations Environment Programme
Uri Shamir, Chair, Technical Advisory Committee, United Nations World Water Assessment Program
Bjørn Lomborg, Director, Copenhagen Consensus Center -
11:00 - 11:30COFFEE BREAK
Venue: Hungarian Academy of Sciences -
11:30 - 13:00PLENARY SESSION II. “SCIENCE ENGAGEMENT: COMMUNCATING WITH SOCIETY”
Venue: Ceremonial Hall, Hungarian Academy of SciencesModerated by: Philip Campbell, Editor-in-Chief, Nature and the Nature-branded publications
Günter M. Ziegler, Professor, Freie Universität Berlin
Dame Julia Higgins, former Vice President and Foreign Secretary of the Royal Society
Yee Cheong Lee, Chairman of Governing Board, International Science, Technology and Innovation Centre for South-South Cooperation under the auspices of UNESCO (ISTIC)
Rana Dajani, Associate Professor Hashemite University, Jordan; Visiting Professor, Yale Stem Cell Center and University of Cambridge -
13:00 - 15:00LUNCH BREAK
Venue: Academy Club and Krúdy Hall, Hungarian Academy of Sciences -
13:00 - 15:00Science Diplomacy in Action
Venue: Council Hall of the Presidium, Hungarian Academy of SciencesChair:
Maciej Nalecz, Director of the Division of Science Policy and Capacity Building, Natural Sciences Sector, UNESCO
Moderator:
Leo Trembley, Seconded Expert, Division of Science Policy and Capacity Building, Natural Sciences Sector, UNESCO
Speakers:
Ricardo Cabrera, Chile
María Inés Carabajal, Argentina
Olfa Mahjoub, Tunisia
Linda Njeri Kamau, Kenya
Yessica Elizondo Hidalgo, Costa Rica
Michael Fischer, Germany
Vidushi S Neergheen-Bhujun, Mauritius
Tolu Oni, South-Africa
Ilse Corkery, Ireland
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15:00 - 16:30PLENARY SESSION III. “CONFIDENCE IN SCIENCE”
Venue: Ceremonial Hall, Hungarian Academy of SciencesModerated by: Julian Kinderlerer, President, European Group on Ethics in Science & New Technologies
Emilio Lora-Tamayo, President of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Vice-President of Science Europe
Geoffrey Boulton, Senior Honorary Professorial Fellow, University of Edinburgh; Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
Sir John Burn, Professor of Clinical Genetics, Newcastle University, non-executive director of NHS England
Snežana Krstić, Independent researcher and consultant, Chair of Marie Curie Alumni Association
Huanming Yang, Professor and Chairman, Beijing Genomics Institute, Shenzhen -
16:30 - 17:00COFFEE BREAK
Venue: Hungarian Academy of Sciences -
17:00 - 18:30PARALLEL THEMATIC SESSIONS I. A - SCIENCE FOR PEACE
Venue: Reading Room, Hungarian Academy of SciencesModerated by: Maciej Nalecz, Director, Division of Science Policy and Capacity Building, UNESCO
Sir Christopher Llewellyn Smith, Former DG of CERN, former Chair of ITER Project, President of SESAME Council
Miklós Réthelyi, President, Hungarian National Commission for UNESCO
Zehra Sayers, Sabanci University, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Herwig Schopper, Former DG of CERN
Vaughan Turekian, Science and Technology Adviser to the U.S. Secretary of State -
17:00 - 18:30PARALLEL THEMATIC SESSIONS I. B - MAPPING THE BRAIN, UNLOCKING THE MIND
Venue: Large Lecture Hall, Hungarian Academy of SciencesModerated by: Mary G. Baker, Immediate Past President, European Federation of Neurological Associations
Tamás Freund, Director, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Sean Hill, Co-Director of the Blue Brain Project, Co-Director of Neuroinformatics, Human Brain Project
Wayne C. Drevets, Scientific Vice President at Johnson & Johnson, Inc.
Andres M. Lozano, Senior Scientist, University Health Network, Toronto Western Research Institute -
17:00 - 18:30PARALLEL THEMATIC SESSIONS I. C - HOW TO ENABLE SCIENCE THROUGH PARLIAMENTARY GOVERNANCE
Venue: Ceremonial Hall, Hungarian Academy of SciencesModerated by: Hossam Badrawi, Chairman Nile Badrawi Foundation for Education & Development, former Chairman of the Committee on Education and Scientific Research, Parliament of Egypt
Ernesto Fernandez Polcuch, Senior Programme Specialist Natural Sciences, UNESCO
Aicha Bammoun, Programme Specialist, Science Directorate, ISESCO
Paul Rübig, Chair, European Parliament’s Science and Technology Options Assessment (STOA)
Liliya Hrynevych, Chairperson, Committee on Science and Education, Parliament of Ukraine
Jesus Hurtado, Member of the Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology , Congress of the Republic Peru
Ninlawan Petcharaburanin, Advisor for the Committee on Science Technology National Assembly, Thailand
Rana Dajani, Associate Professor, Hashemite University, Jordan; Visiting Professor, Yale Stem Cell Center and University of Cambridge -
19:30 - 22:00RECEPTION
Venue: Bálna Cultural CentreBudapest Gallery in Bálna
Year of Light event
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09:30 - 11:00PLENARY SESSION IV. “SCIENCE IN THE INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM”
Venue: Ceremonial Hall, Hungarian Academy of SciencesModerated by: Clive Cookson, Financial Times Science Editor
Hiroshi Amano, Nobel Prize Winner, Professor, Nagoya University (Japan)
Axel Flaig, Head of Research & Technology, Airbus, France
Anette Kolmos, Professor, Aalborg Centre of Problem-based Learning in Engineering Science and Sustainability under the auspices of UNESCO
Hayat Sindi, Founder and CEO of i2 Institute for imagination and ingenuity; member of the Advisory Board of the UN Secretary-General; UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for science education in the Middle East; Member of the consultative assembly of Saudi Arabia -
11:00 - 11:30COFFEE BREAK
Venue: Hungarian Academy of Sciences -
11:30 - 13:00PLENARY SESSION V. “CHALLENGES IN GLOBAL COOPERATION: PRACTICES AND PITFALLS”
Venue: Ceremonial Hall, Hungarian Academy of SciencesModerated by: Alan l. Leshner, CEO Emeritus, AAAS
Introduction:
H.E. Sorena Sattari, Vice-President of Iran for Science and Technology, Islamic Republic of Iran
Speakers:
Aldo Malavasi, IAEA Deputy Secretary General, Head of Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications
Gordon McBean, President, ICSU
János Pásztor, Assistant Secretary-General on Climate Change, United Nations -
13:00 - 14:30LUNCH BREAK
Venue: Academy Club and Krúdy Hall, Hungarian Academy of Sciences -
14:30 - 16:00PARALLEL THEMATIC SESSIONS II. A - FIT FOR PURPOSE GLOBAL HEALTH POLICIES
Venue: Ceremonial Hall, Hungarian Academy of SciencesModerated by: Dominique Leglu, editor-in-chief of Sciences et Avenir
Moderated by: Dominique Leglu, editor-in-chief of Sciences et Avenir
Wilson Compton, Deputy Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse
Jean-Paul Gonzalez, senior expert for ID & BSS, at METABIOTA Inc. USA
Michel Kazatchkine, UN SG’s Special Envoy for AIDS, Executive Director of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (2007-2012)
György Thaler, Development Director, Gedeon Richter Plc
Fook Kay Lee, Chief Science and Technology Officer, Ministry of Home Affairs, Singapore
Presenter for Dr Fook Kay Lee: Michelle Yap, Senior Assistant Director, Singapore Government, Ministry of Home Affairs, S&T Assessment Taskforce, Office of the Chief Science and Technology Officer
Thomas Hartung, toxicologist of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health -
14:30 - 16:00PARALLEL THEMATIC SESSIONS II. B - BUILDING RESILIENCE IN A CHANGING WORLD
Venue: Large Lecture Hall, Hungarian Academy of SciencesModerated by: Heide Hackmann, Executive Director, International Council for Science (ICSU)
Introductory presentation and remarks: Gordon McBean, President of the International Council for Science (ICSU)
Panellists:
Stephan Lechner, Director of the Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen (IPSC), DG JRC, European Commission
Eva Alisic, Co-Chair , Global Young Academy
Virginia Murray, Vice-chair UNISDR Scientific and Technical Advisory Group (STAG), Chair of the S&T Organising Committee for the UNISDR Science and Technology Conference on the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030
Closing remarks: Vladimír Šucha, Director General of DG JRC, European Commission -
14:30 - 16:00PARALLEL THEMATIC SESSIONS II. C - INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF LIGHT
Venue: Reading Room, Hungarian Academy of SciencesModerated by: Jean-Paul Ngome Abiaga, Assisstant Programme Specialist, International Basic Sciences Programme, UNESCO
John Dudley, Chairman, International Year of Light Steering Committee
Naomi J Halas, Founding Director of Laboratory for Nanophotonics, Rice University
Claudia Mignone, Astrophysicist, Science Writer and Communicator, Amsterdam
Lecture of Wolfgang Sandner, Director General, ELI-DC International Association, presented by John Dudley
Concluding remarks: Maciej Nalecz, Director, Division of Science policy and Capacity Building, UNESCO -
16:00 - 16:30COFFEE BREAK
Venue: Hungarian Academy of Sciences -
16:30 - 18:00PARALLEL THEMATIC SESSIONS III. A - RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY
Venue: Ceremonial Hall, Hungarian Academy of SciencesModerated by: Osman Benchikh, Chief of Section, Innovation and Capacity Building in Science and Engineering, Natural Sciences Sector, UNESCO
Dominique Campana, Director of International Affairs, ADEME
Cipriano Marín, Secretary General of the UNESCO Centre in the Canary Islands, UNESCOCAN
Said Mouline, Chief Executive Officer, ADEREE
Yury Posysaev, Executive Director, International Sustainable Energy Development Centre under the auspices of UNESCO -
16:30 - 18:00PARALLEL THEMATIC SESSIONS III. B - SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
Venue: Large Lecture Hall, Hungarian Academy of SciencesModerated by: Toshio Koike, Executive Director of Earth Observation Data and Information Fuison Research Inititative, University of Tokyo
Takashi Onishi, President, Science Council Japan
Hugo Romero, Associate Professor, University of Chile
Paul Bates, Head of the School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, UK, Royal Society working group member
Susan Cutter, Distingusihed Professor & Director of the Hazards & Vulnerabilty Research Institute, University of South Carolina (online connection) -
16:30 - 18:00PARALLEL THEMATIC SESSIONS III. C - SCIENCE GOVERNANCE IN AFRICA: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Venue: Reading Room, Hungarian Academy of SciencesModerated by: Mohamed H. A. Hassan, co-chair of IAP, the Global Network of Science Academies
Romain Murenzi, Executive Director TWAS
Francisca Okeke, Laureate from Africa of the L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards
Almamy Konte, African Observatory on STI (AOSTI),
Henry Roman, Director, Department of Science and Technology, South Africa and co-chair of World Association of Young Scientists (WAYS) -
19:00 - 22:00RECEPTION
Venue: Hungarian Academy of SciencesVárkert Bazár
Innovation in Hungary
WSF 2015 - Budapest
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09:30 - 10:15OPENING ADDRESSES
Venue: The House of ParliamentH.E. János Áder, President of Hungary
H.M. King Abdullah II ibn Al-Hussein, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (video message)
H.E. Irina Bokova, Director General, UNESCO (confirmed) -
10:15 - 11:15PLENARY SESSION VI. “PARLIAMENTARY SESSION: SCIENCE IN POLICY MAKING” (PART 1)
Venue: The House of ParliamentModerated by: Sir Peter Gluckman, Chief Scientific Advisor to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
Patrick Cunningham, Professor of Animal Genetics, Trinity College, University of Dublin, Ireland, Former Chief Scientific Adviser to the Irish Government
Zakri Abdul Hamid, Science Adviser to the Prime Minister of Malaysia; Chair, IPBES
Vladimír Šucha, Director-General of the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission
Gordon McBean, President, ICSU -
11:15 - 11:45COFFEE BREAK
Venue: The House of Parliament -
11:45 - 12:45PLENARY SESSION VI. “PARLIAMENTARY SESSION: SCIENCE IN POLICY MAKING” (PART 2)
Venue: The House of ParliamentModerated by: Sir Peter Gluckman, Chief Scientific Advisor to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
H.E. Naledi Pandor, Minister of Science and Technology, South Africa
Koji Omi, Founder and Chairman, STS Forum
Ene Ergma, former President of the Riigikogu (Estonian Parliament)
Rush D Holt, CEO, AAAS -
12:45 - 13:00PRESENTATION OF THE UNESCO SCIENCE REPORT
Venue: The House of ParliamentUNESCO Science Report presented by:
Flavia Schlegel, Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences, UNESCO -
13:00 - 13:45CLOSING CEREMONY AND ENDORSEMENT OF THE DECLARATION
Venue: The House of ParliamentLászló Lovász, President of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and President of World Science Forum
Presentation and Endorsement of the Declaration
István Íjgyártó, Minister of State for Cultural and Science Diplomacy
H.R.H. Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan, President, Royal Scientific Society, Jordan -
13:45 - 14:30Lunch
Venue: The House of Parliament
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