Previous Fora / 2011

Programme

  The detailed agenda of the 2011 Forum can be downloaded in pdf

PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE WSF 2011 - Budapest

Wednesday, 16 Nov Thursday, 17 Nov Friday, 18 Nov Saturday, 19 Nov


09:00 OPENING ADDRESSES
09:00 PLENARY SESSION IV. “The Changing Landscape of Science: Policy Implications and Drivers"




09:30 PLENARY SESSION VI. “Parliamentary session”

09:50 UNESCO PRIZE CEREMONY



10:10 PLENARY SESSION I. “The Changing Landscape of Science: Challenges and Opportunities"




COFFEE BREAK




11:15 PRESENTATION AND ENDORSEMENT OF THE DECLARATION

COFFEE BREAK
11:30 PARALLEL THEMATIC SESSION II. Hungarian Academy of Sciences: "Networks"
11:30 PARALLEL THEMATIC SESSION II. AAAS: “Developing a coherent and compatible science enterprise"
11:30 YOUTH-WAYS SESSION on "Scientific collaboration in the changing landscape of science: new generation of science and researchers"
COFFEE BREAK

12:00 PLENARY SESSION II.: “The Changing Landscape of Science: Emerging Powerhouses in Science and Technology”

12:00 CLOSING PLENARY LECTURES


LUNCH BREAK


LUNCH BREAK




14:30 PLENARY SESSION V. FORUM OF GLOBAL FORA: SHARING KNOWLEDGE FOR GLOBAL CHALLENGES
14:30 UNESCO PARALLEL PARLIAMENTARY SESSION


14:45 PLENARY SESSION III.: “The Changing Landscape of Science: “Emerging Fields of Science”
14:45 WORLD FEDERATION OF SCIENCE JOURNALIST BOARD MEETING


16:00 EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING OF AFRICAN PARLIAMENTARY FORUM ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY




COFFEE BREAK
COFFEE BREAK


17:00 PARALLEL THEMATIC SESSION I. UNESCO: "The Changing Landscape of Science: Higher Education's Perspectives, Dynamics and Implications"
17:00 PARALLEL THEMATIC SESSION I. Leopoldina: "Emerging and re-emerging infections"
17:00 G77 MEETING on "South-South Cooperation in Science and Technology"
17:00 PARALLEL THEMATIC SESSION III. ICSU: “Forsight Scenarios: What will international science be like in 2031?"
17:00 PARALLEL THEMATIC SESSION III. Brazil: “Sustainable Food Production”

19:00 OPENING CEREMONY AND CONCERT




19:30 RECEPTION
19:30 RECEPTION

20:00 OPENING RECEPTION



 

16 NOVEMBER 2011

  • 16:00 - 17:00 EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING OF AFRICAN PARLIAMENTARY FORUM ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

    Venue: Council Hall of the Presidium, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
  • This session is for selected audience only
  • 19:00 - 20:00 OPENING CEREMONY AND CONCERT

    Venue: Ceremonial Hall, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
  • Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO
    József Pálinkás, President of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences

    Concert by: Kristóf Baráti and Szilvia Mikó
  • 20:00 - 22:00 OPENING RECEPTION

    Venue: Academy Club and Krúdy Hall, Hungarian Academy of Sciences

 

17 NOVEMBER 2011

  • 09:00 - 09:50 OPENING ADDRESSES

    Venue: Ceremonial Hall, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
  • József Pálinkás, President, HAS; President, WSF
    Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary
    Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations (video message)
    Irina Bokova, Director-General, UNESCO
    Yuan Tseh Lee, President, ICSU
    Alan I. Leshner, Chief Executive Officer, AAAS
    Dominique Ristori, Director-General, Joint Research Centre, European Commission
    Greetings from the International Space Station
  • 09:50 - 10:10 UNESCO PRIZE CEREMONY

    Venue: Ceremonial Hall, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
  • Prize presented by:
    Irina Bokova, Director-General, UNESCO
    Madiha Ahmed Al Shaibani, Minister of Education, Oman; Chairperson, The Oman National Commission for Education, Culture and Science
    Singer:
    Márta Sebestyén, UNESCO Artist for Peace Laureate
  • 10:10 - 11:30 PLENARY SESSION I. “The Changing Landscape of Science: Challenges and Opportunities"

    Venue: Ceremonial Hall, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
  • Chaired by József Pálinkás
    Gretchen Kalonji, Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences, UNESCO on UNESCO Science Report
    William Colglazier, Science and Technology Adviser to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
    Sir Chris Llewellyn Smith FRS, Chair, the Royal Society Advisory Group on Global Science Report
    Sergio Machado Rezende, Former Minister of Science and Technology, Brazil
    Johan Rockström, Executive Director, Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm Resilence Center, member of the ICSU Scientific Overview Committee
  • 11:30 - 12:00 COFFEE BREAK

    Venue: Academy Club and Krúdy Hall, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
  • 12:00 - 13:45 PLENARY SESSION II.: “The Changing Landscape of Science: Emerging Powerhouses in Science and Technology”

    Venue: Ceremonial Hall, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
  • Chair: Jacob Palis, President, Brazilian Academy of Sciences
    HRH Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan, President of El Hassan Science City and the Royal Scientific Society, Jordan
    Vilasrao Deshmukh, Minister of Science and Technology, India
    Daniel Hershkowitz, Minister of Science and Technology, Israel
    Mukhtar Ahmed, Deputy Director General, Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO)
    Gebisa Ejeta, 2009 World Food Prize Laureate, Science Envoy of President Barack Obama
    Romain Murenzi, Executive Director, TWAS
    Kari Raivio, Vice-President for Scientific Planning and Review, ICSU
  • 13:45 - 14:45 LUNCH BREAK

    Venue: Academy Club and Krúdy Hall, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
  • 14:45 - 16:30 PLENARY SESSION III.: “The Changing Landscape of Science: “Emerging Fields of Science”

    Venue: Ceremonial Hall, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
  • Chair: Werner Arber, Nobel Laureate
    Sir Brian Hoskins, Director, Grantham Institute at Imperial College London
    H. Jeff Kimble, Professor, California Institute of Technology
    Vijay Chandru, Chairman, CEO Strand Life Sciences
    Richard A. Mathies, College of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley
    Stanislas Dehaene, Professor, Collège de France
    Peter A. Singer, CEO, Grand Challenges Canada
  • 14:45 - 18:30 WORLD FEDERATION OF SCIENCE JOURNALIST BOARD MEETING

    Venue: Council Hall of the Presidium, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
  • This session is for selected audience only
  • 16:30 - 17:00 COFFEE BREAK

    Venue: Academy Club and Krúdy Hall, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
  • 17:00 - 19:00 PARALLEL THEMATIC SESSION I. UNESCO: "The Changing Landscape of Science: Higher Education's Perspectives, Dynamics and Implications"

    Venue: Ceremonial Hall, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
    Chaired by: Lidia Brito
    Ellen Hazelkorn, Director of Research and Enterprise, and Dean of the Graduate Research School, Dublin Institute of Technology; Head of Higher Education Policy Research Unit
    Teboho Moja, Clinical Professor of Higher Education, School of Education, Department of Administration, Leadership, and Technology at New York University, USA
    Adnan Badran, former Prime Minister of Jordan, President of Petra University, Senator and Chair of Senate Committee on Science, Education and Culture
    Atta-ur-Rahman, FRS, Coordinator General COMSTECH, former Minister of Science and Technology Pakistan and President Pakistan Academy of Sciences
    Francois Taddei, Research Scientist and Founder of Center for Research and Interdisciplinarity, France
  • 17:00 - 19:00 PARALLEL THEMATIC SESSION I. Leopoldina: "Emerging and re-emerging infections"

    Venue: Large Lecture Hall, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
  • Chaired by: Volker ter Meulen
    S.H.E. Kaufmann, Max-Planck-Institute for Infection Biology, Department of Immunology
    Hans D. Klenk, Institute for Virology, University of Marburg 
    Hans-Georg Kräusslich, Department of Infectious Diseases, Virology, University Hospital Heidelberg
    Peter F. Zipfel, Department of Infection Biology, University of Jena
  • 17:00 - 19:00 G77 MEETING on "South-South Cooperation in Science and Technology"

    Venue: Library Conference Hall, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
    This session is for selected audience only.
  • 19:30 - 22:00 RECEPTION

    Venue: Museum of Applied Arts
    Dinner
    Performance of Csillagszemú Folk Dance Academy

    The reception is hosted by István Tarlós, Mayor of Budapest

 

18 NOVEMBER 2011

  • 09:00 - 11:00 PLENARY SESSION IV. “The Changing Landscape of Science: Policy Implications and Drivers"

    Venue: Ceremonial Hall, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
  • Moderated by: Sir Brian Heap, President of European Academies Science Advisory Council and former Foreign Secretary of the Royal Society
    Ruth Arnon, Wolf Prize Laureate, President, Israel Academy of Sciences
    Ricardo Hausmann, Director, Center for International Development, Harvard University
    Volker ter Meulen, Former President, Leopoldina
    AnnaLee Saxenian, Dean, Berkeley School of Information
    Wolfgang Burtscher, Deputy Director-General in charge of Policy and Management of the Framework Programme, DG for Research and Innovation, European Commission
    Jun Xia, Director, Director, Center for Water Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences and President, International Water Resources Association
  • 11:00 - 11:30 COFFEE BREAK

    Venue: Academy Club and Krúdy Hall, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
  • 11:30 - 13:30 PARALLEL THEMATIC SESSION II. Hungarian Academy of Sciences: "Networks"

    Venue: Large Lecture Hall, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
  • Chaired by: E. Sylvester Vizi, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
    László Acsády, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
    Albert László Barabási, Notre Dame University and Harvard University
    Tamás Vicsek, Eötvös Loránd University Budapest
    Eörs Szathmáry, Eötvös Loránd University Budapest
    Kimmo Kaski, Aalto University School of Science
    Guido Caldarelli, University “Sapienza” Roma
  • 11:30 - 13:30 PARALLEL THEMATIC SESSION II. AAAS: “Developing a coherent and compatible science enterprise"

    Venue: Ceremonial Hall, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
  • Chaired by: Vaughan Turekian
    Alan I. Leshner CEO, AAAS, introductory speaker
    Bud Rock CEO, Association of Science and Technology Centers
    Julie Maxton, Executive Director, Royal Society
    Tateo Arimoto, Director General, RISTEX; Deputy Director General, CRDS Japan Science and Technology Agency
    Patrick Cunningham, Chief Science Adviser to the Irish Government
    Cathleen A. Campbell, CRDF
    Tom Wang, reporter to session
  • 11:30 - 13:30 YOUTH-WAYS SESSION on "Scientific collaboration in the changing landscape of science: new generation of science and researchers"

    Venue: Reading Room, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
  • Co-Chairs: Henry Roman and Mandë Holford
    Kevin Govender, Director, Global Office of Astronomy for Development, South Africa;
    Linda Kamau, Ushahidi, Kenya;
    Humphrey Oborah, President, African Council of Gifted and Talented, Kenya;
    Francois Taddei, Research Scientist, INSERM, Paris, France;
    Victor Henning, CEO and founder Mendeley Limited, London, UK;
    Kaitlin Thaney, Manager, External Partnerships, Digital Science, London, UK;
    Peter Csermely, President, Hungarian National Talent Support Council
  • 13:30 - 14:30 LUNCH BREAK

    Venue: Academy Club and Krúdy Hall, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
  • 14:30 - 16:30 PLENARY SESSION V. FORUM OF GLOBAL FORA: SHARING KNOWLEDGE FOR GLOBAL CHALLENGES

    Venue: Ceremonial Hall, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
  • Chaired by: Dong-Pil Min, Honorary Chairman Seoul S&T Forum
    Alan l. Leshner, CEO, AAAS
    Joshua Mandell, World Bank, STI Global Forum
    Stefan Michalowski, OECD Global Science Forum
    Richard O'Kennedy, President, London International Youth Science Forum (LIYSF)
    Tomihiro Taniguchi, Japan STS forum
    Peter Tindemans and Raphaela Kitson-Pantano, ESOF (European Science Open Forum)
    Won-Hoon Park, President, Association of Academies of Sciences in Asia (AASA)
  • 14:30 - 16:30 UNESCO PARALLEL PARLIAMENTARY SESSION

    Venue: Reading Room, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
    This session is for selected audience only.
  • 16:30 - 17:00 COFFEE BREAK

    Venue: Academy Club and Krúdy Hall, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
  • 17:00 - 19:00 PARALLEL THEMATIC SESSION III. ICSU: “Forsight Scenarios: What will international science be like in 2031?"

    Venue: Large Lecture Hall, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
  • Chaired by: Yuan Tseh Lee, President, ICSU, Carthage Smith, Deputy Executive Director, ICSU
    Nebojsa Nakicenovic, Director, Global Energy Assessment
    John Marks, Chair ICSU Taskforce on Foresight
    Francoise Caillods, Senior Managing Editor, World Social Science Report International Social Science Council
    Attila Havas, Senior Research Fellow, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
    Michael Keenan, Country Studies and Outlook Division, Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry, OECD
  • 17:00 - 19:00 PARALLEL THEMATIC SESSION III. Brazil: “Sustainable Food Production”

    Venue: Ceremonial Hall, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
  • Chaired by: Jacob Palis, Elibio Rech
    Roger N. Beachy, Wolf Prize Laureate, Former Director, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, US
    Paul Christou, University of Leida, Spain
    Thorsten Storck, BASF Plant Science Company, Germany
    Dionne Shepherd, University of Cape Town, South Africa
    Elibio Rech, EMBRAPA Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Brazil
    John Ingram, Environmental Change Institute Oxford University, UK
    Fumiko Kasuga, Vice President, Science Council of Japan
  • 19:30 - 22:00 RECEPTION

    Venue: Museum of Fine Arts
  • Concert of Muzsikás Folk Ensemble and Thiago Bertoldi
    Reception

    The reception hosted by Pál Schmitt, President of Hungary

19 NOVEMBER 2011

  • 09:30 - 11:15 PLENARY SESSION VI. “Parliamentary session”

    Venue: The House of Parliament
  • Chair: Balázs Gulyás, Executive Director, World Science Forum
    Tibor Navracsics, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Public Administration and Justice
    Paul Rübig, Chairman, STOA - Science and Technology Options Assessment - European Parliament
    Henry Dzinotyiweyi, Minister - Ministry of Science, Zimbabwe
    Patrick Amuriat Oboi, Member of Parliament, Uganda
    Ulla Burchardt, Chair, Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment, Bundestag, Germany
    Rémi Barré, Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers Recherche (CNAM), France
    Andrew Miller, Chairman, Science and Technology Committee, House of Commons UK
  • 11:15 - 11:30 PRESENTATION AND ENDORSEMENT OF THE DECLARATION

    Venue: The House of Parliament
  • Declaration presented by:
    József Pálinkás, President, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
    Gretchen Kalonji, Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences, UNESCO
    Yuan Tseh Lee, President, ICSU
  • 11:30 - 12:00 COFFEE BREAK

    Venue: The House of Parliament
  • 12:00 - 13:00 CLOSING PLENARY LECTURES

    Venue: The House of Parliament
  • Pál Schmitt, President of Hungary
    Katalin Bogyay, President of the General Conference, UNESCO
    HRH Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan, President of El Hassan Science City and the Royal Scientific Society, Jordan
    Aloizio Mercadante, Minister of Science and Technology, Brazil
    József Pálinkás, President, Hungarian Academy of Sciences