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WSF 2011 - Budapest

Wednesday, 16 Nov Thursday, 17 Nov Friday, 18 Nov Saturday, 19 Nov
09:00 OPENING ADDRESSES

József Pálinkás, President, HAS; President, WSF (confirmed)
Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary (confirmed)
Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations (video message)
Irina Bokova, Director-General, UNESCO (confirmed)
Yuan Tseh Lee, President, ICSU (confirmed)
Alan I. Leshner, Chief Executive Officer, AAAS (confirmed)
Dominique Ristori, Director-General, Joint Research Centre, European Commission (confirmed)
Greetings from the International Space Station
09:00 PLENARY SESSION IV. “The Changing Landscape of Science: Policy Implications and Drivers"

Moderated by: Sir Brian Heap, President of European Academies Science Advisory Council and former Foreign Secretary of the Royal Society (confirmed)
Ruth Arnon, Wolf Prize Laureate, President, Israel Academy of Sciences (confirmed)
Ricardo Hausmann, Director, Center for International Development, Harvard University (confirmed)
Volker ter Meulen, Former President, Leopoldina (confirmed)
AnnaLee Saxenian, Dean, Berkeley School of Information (confirmed)
Wolfgang Burtscher, Deputy Director-General in charge of Policy and Management of the Framework Programme, DG for Research and Innovation, European Commission (confirmed)
Jun Xia, Director, Director, Center for Water Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences and President, International Water Resources Association (confirmed)
09:30 PLENARY SESSION VI. “Parliamentary session”

Chair: Balázs Gulyás, Executive Director, World Science Forum
Tibor Navracsics, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Public Administration and Justice (confirmed)
Paul Rübig, Chairman, STOA - Science and Technology Options Assessment - European Parliament (confirmed)
Patrick Amuriat Oboi, Member of Parliament, Uganda (confirmed)
Ulla Burchardt, Chair, Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment, Bundestag, Germany (confirmed)
Rémi Barré, Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers Recherche (CNAM), France (confirmed)
Andrew Miller, Chairman, Science and Technology Committee, House of Commons UK (confirmed)
09:50 UNESCO PRIZE CEREMONY

Prize presented by:
Irina Bokova, Director-General, UNESCO (confirmed)
Madiha Ahmed Al Shaibani, Minister of Education, Oman; Chairperson, The Oman National Commission for Education, Culture and Science (confirmed)
Singer:
Márta Sebestyén, UNESCO Artist for Peace Laureate
10:10 PLENARY SESSION I. “The Changing Landscape of Science: Challenges and Opportunities"

Chaired by József Pálinkás (confirmed)
Gretchen Kalonji, Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences, UNESCO on UNESCO Science Report (confirmed)
William Colglazier, Science and Technology Adviser to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (confirmed)
Sir Chris Llewellyn Smith FRS, Chair, the Royal Society Advisory Group on Global Science Report (confirmed)
Sergio Machado Rezende, Former Minister of Science and Technology, Brazil (confirmed)
Johan Rockström, Executive Director, Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm Resilence Center, member of the ICSU Scientific Overview Committee (confirmed)
COFFEE BREAK
11:15 PRESENTATION AND ENDORSEMENT OF THE DECLARATION

Declaration presented by:
József Pálinkás, President, Hungarian Academy of Sciences (confirmed)
Gretchen Kalonji, Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences, UNESCO (confirmed)
Yuan Tseh Lee, President, ICSU
COFFEE BREAK
11:30 PARALLEL THEMATIC SESSION II. Hungarian Academy of Sciences: "Networks"

Chaired by: E. Sylvester Vizi, Hungarian Academy of Sciences (confirmed)
László Acsády, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Hungarian Academy of Sciences (confirmed);
Albert László Barabási, Notre Dame University and Harvard University (confirmed);
Tamás Vicsek, Eötvös Loránd University Budapest (confirmed)
Eörs Szathmáry, Eötvös Loránd University Budapest (confirmed)
Kimmo Kaski, Aalto University School of Science
Guido Caldarelli, University “Sapienza” Roma

11:30 PARALLEL THEMATIC SESSION II. AAAS: “Developing a coherent and compatible science enterprise"

Chaired by: Vaughan Turekian (confirmed)
Alan I. Leshner CEO, AAAS, introductory speaker (confirmed)
Bud Rock CEO, Association of Science and Technology Centers (confirmed)
Julie Maxton, Executive Director, Royal Society
Tateo Arimoto, Director General, RISTEX; Deputy Director General, CRDS Japan Science and Technology Agency (confirmed)
Patrick Cunningham, Chief Science Adviser to the Irish Government (confirmed)
Cathleen A. Campbell, CRDF (confirmed)
Tom Wang, reporter to session

11:30 YOUTH-WAYS SESSION on "Scientific collaboration in the changing landscape of science: new generation of science and researchers"

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

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

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 (confirmed)
Vilasrao Deshmukh, Minister of Science and Technology, India (confirmed)
Daniel Hershkowitz, Minister of Science and Technology, Israel (confirmed)
Mukhtar Ahmed, Deputy Director General, Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) (confirmed)
Gebisa Ejeta, 2009 World Food Prize Laureate, Science Envoy of President Barack Obama (confirmed)
Romain Murenzi, Executive Director, TWAS (confirmed)
Kari Raivio, Vice-President for Scientific Planning and Review, ICSU (confirmed)
12:00 CLOSING PLENARY LECTURES

Pál Schmitt, President of Hungary (confirmed)
Katalin Bogyay, President of the General Conference, UNESCO (confirmed)
HRH Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan, President of El Hassan Science City and the Royal Scientific Society, Jordan (confirmed)
Ahmed Zewail, Nobel Laureate, California Institute of Technology (confirmed)
Aloizio Mercadante, Minister of Science and Technology, Brazil (confirmed)
József Pálinkás, President, Hungarian Academy of Sciences (confirmed)
LUNCH BREAK
LUNCH BREAK
14:30 PLENARY SESSION V. FORUM OF GLOBAL FORA: SHARING KNOWLEDGE FOR GLOBAL CHALLENGES

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

14:30 UNESCO PARALLEL PARLIAMENTARY SESSION

This session is for selected audience only.
14:45 PLENARY SESSION III.: “The Changing Landscape of Science: “Emerging Fields of Science”

Chair: Werner Arber, Nobel Laureate
Sir Brian Hoskins, Director, Grantham Institute at Imperial College London (confirmed)
H. Jeff Kimble, Professor, California Institute of Technology (confirmed)
Vijay Chandru, Chairman, CEO Strand Life Sciences (confirmed)
Richard A. Mathies, College of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley (confirmed)
Stanislas Dehaene, Professor, Collège de France (confirmed)
Peter A. Singer, CEO, Grand Challenges Canada (confirmed)

14:45 WORLD FEDERATION OF SCIENCE JOURNALIST BOARD MEETING

This session is for selected audience only
16:00 EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING OF AFRICAN PARLIAMENTARY FORUM ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

This session is for selected audience only
COFFEE BREAK
COFFEE BREAK
17:00 PARALLEL THEMATIC SESSION I. UNESCO: "The Changing Landscape of Science: Higher Education's Perspectives, Dynamics and Implications"

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 PARALLEL THEMATIC SESSION I. Leopoldina: "Emerging and re-emerging infections"

Chaired by: Volker ter Meulen (confirmed)
S.H.E. Kaufmann, Max-Planck-Institute for Infection Biology, Department of Immunology (confirmed)
Hans D. Klenk, Institute for Virology, University of Marburg (confirmed)
Hans-Georg Kräusslich, Department of Infectious Diseases, Virology, University Hospital Heidelberg (confirmed)
Peter F. Zipfel, Department of Infection Biology, University of Jena (confirmed)

17:00 G77 MEETING on "South-South Cooperation in Science and Technology"

This session is for selected audience only.
17:00 PARALLEL THEMATIC SESSION III. ICSU: “Forsight Scenarios: What will international science be like in 2031?"

Chaired by: Yuan Tseh Lee, President, ICSU, Carthage Smith, Deputy Executive Director, ICSU (confirmed)
Nebojsa Nakicenovic, Director, Global Energy Assessment
John Marks, Chair ICSU Taskforce on Foresight (confirmed)
Francoise Caillods, Senior Managing Editor, World Social Science Report International Social Science Council (confirmed)
Attila Havas, Senior Research Fellow, Hungarian Academy of Sciences (confirmed)
Michael Keenan, Country Studies and Outlook Division, Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry, OECD (confirmed)

17:00 PARALLEL THEMATIC SESSION III. Brazil: “Sustainable Food Production”

Chaired by: Jacob Palis, Elibio Rech
Roger N. Beachy, Wolf Prize Laureate, Former Director, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, US (confirmed)
Paul Christou, University of Leida, Spain (confirmed)
Thorsten Storck, BASF Plant Science Company, Germany (confirmed)
Dionne Shepherd, University of Cape Town, South Africa (confirmed)
Elibio Rech, EMBRAPA Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Brazil (confirmed)
John Ingram, Environmental Change Institute Oxford University, UK (confirmed)
Fumiko Kasuga, Vice President, Science Council of Japan (confirmed)
19:00 OPENING CEREMONY AND CONCERT

Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO
József Pálinkás, President of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Concert by: Kristóf Baráti and Szilvia Mikó
19:30 RECEPTION

Dinner
Performance of Csillagszemú Folk Dance Academy

The reception is hosted by István Tarlós, Mayor of Budapest
19:30 RECEPTION

Concert of Muzsikás Folk Ensemble and Thiago Bertoldi
Reception

The reception hosted by Pál Schmitt, President of Hungary
20:00 OPENING RECEPTION

WSF 2011 - Budapest

  • 16:00 - 17:00EXECUTIVE 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 - 20:00OPENING 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 - 22:00OPENING RECEPTION

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

WSF 2011 - Budapest

  • 09:00 - 09:50OPENING ADDRESSES

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

  • 09:50 - 10:10UNESCO PRIZE CEREMONY

    Venue: Ceremonial Hall, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
    Prize presented by:
    Irina Bokova, Director-General, UNESCO (confirmed)
    Madiha Ahmed Al Shaibani, Minister of Education, Oman; Chairperson, The Oman National Commission for Education, Culture and Science (confirmed)
    Singer:
    Márta Sebestyén, UNESCO Artist for Peace Laureate

  • 10:10 - 11:30PLENARY SESSION I. “The Changing Landscape of Science: Challenges and Opportunities"

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

  • 11:30 - 12:00COFFEE BREAK

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

  • 12:00 - 13:45PLENARY 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 (confirmed)
    Vilasrao Deshmukh, Minister of Science and Technology, India (confirmed)
    Daniel Hershkowitz, Minister of Science and Technology, Israel (confirmed)
    Mukhtar Ahmed, Deputy Director General, Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) (confirmed)
    Gebisa Ejeta, 2009 World Food Prize Laureate, Science Envoy of President Barack Obama (confirmed)
    Romain Murenzi, Executive Director, TWAS (confirmed)
    Kari Raivio, Vice-President for Scientific Planning and Review, ICSU (confirmed)

  • 13:45 - 14:45LUNCH BREAK

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

  • 14:45 - 16:30PLENARY 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 (confirmed)
    H. Jeff Kimble, Professor, California Institute of Technology (confirmed)
    Vijay Chandru, Chairman, CEO Strand Life Sciences (confirmed)
    Richard A. Mathies, College of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley (confirmed)
    Stanislas Dehaene, Professor, Collège de France (confirmed)
    Peter A. Singer, CEO, Grand Challenges Canada (confirmed)

  • 14:45 - 18:30WORLD 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 - 17:00COFFEE BREAK

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

  • 17:00 - 19:00PARALLEL 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 - 19:00PARALLEL THEMATIC SESSION I. Leopoldina: "Emerging and re-emerging infections"

    Venue: Large Lecture Hall, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
    Chaired by: Volker ter Meulen (confirmed)
    S.H.E. Kaufmann, Max-Planck-Institute for Infection Biology, Department of Immunology (confirmed)
    Hans D. Klenk, Institute for Virology, University of Marburg (confirmed)
    Hans-Georg Kräusslich, Department of Infectious Diseases, Virology, University Hospital Heidelberg (confirmed)
    Peter F. Zipfel, Department of Infection Biology, University of Jena (confirmed)

  • 17:00 - 19:00G77 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 - 22:00RECEPTION

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

    The reception is hosted by István Tarlós, Mayor of Budapest

WSF 2011 - Budapest

  • 09:00 - 11:00PLENARY 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 (confirmed)
    Ruth Arnon, Wolf Prize Laureate, President, Israel Academy of Sciences (confirmed)
    Ricardo Hausmann, Director, Center for International Development, Harvard University (confirmed)
    Volker ter Meulen, Former President, Leopoldina (confirmed)
    AnnaLee Saxenian, Dean, Berkeley School of Information (confirmed)
    Wolfgang Burtscher, Deputy Director-General in charge of Policy and Management of the Framework Programme, DG for Research and Innovation, European Commission (confirmed)
    Jun Xia, Director, Director, Center for Water Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences and President, International Water Resources Association (confirmed)

  • 11:00 - 11:30COFFEE BREAK

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

  • 11:30 - 13:30PARALLEL 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 (confirmed)
    László Acsády, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Hungarian Academy of Sciences (confirmed);
    Albert László Barabási, Notre Dame University and Harvard University (confirmed);
    Tamás Vicsek, Eötvös Loránd University Budapest (confirmed)
    Eörs Szathmáry, Eötvös Loránd University Budapest (confirmed)
    Kimmo Kaski, Aalto University School of Science
    Guido Caldarelli, University “Sapienza” Roma

  • 11:30 - 13:30PARALLEL THEMATIC SESSION II. AAAS: “Developing a coherent and compatible science enterprise"

    Venue: Ceremonial Hall, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
    Chaired by: Vaughan Turekian (confirmed)
    Alan I. Leshner CEO, AAAS, introductory speaker (confirmed)
    Bud Rock CEO, Association of Science and Technology Centers (confirmed)
    Julie Maxton, Executive Director, Royal Society
    Tateo Arimoto, Director General, RISTEX; Deputy Director General, CRDS Japan Science and Technology Agency (confirmed)
    Patrick Cunningham, Chief Science Adviser to the Irish Government (confirmed)
    Cathleen A. Campbell, CRDF (confirmed)
    Tom Wang, reporter to session

  • 11:30 - 13:30YOUTH-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 - 14:30LUNCH BREAK

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

  • 14:30 - 16:30PLENARY 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 (confirmed)
    Alan l. Leshner, CEO, AAAS (confirmed)
    Joshua Mandell, World Bank, STI Global Forum (confirmed)
    Stefan Michalowski, OECD Global Science Forum (confirmed)
    Richard O'Kennedy, President, London International Youth Science Forum (LIYSF) (confirmed)
    Tomihiro Taniguchi, Japan STS forum (confirmed)
    Peter Tindemans and Raphaela Kitson-Pantano, ESOF (European Science Open Forum) (confirmed)
    Won-Hoon Park, President, Association of Academies of Sciences in Asia (AASA) (confirmed)

  • 14:30 - 16:30UNESCO PARALLEL PARLIAMENTARY SESSION

    Venue: Reading Room, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
    This session is for selected audience only.

  • 16:30 - 17:00COFFEE BREAK

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

  • 17:00 - 19:00PARALLEL 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 (confirmed)
    Nebojsa Nakicenovic, Director, Global Energy Assessment
    John Marks, Chair ICSU Taskforce on Foresight (confirmed)
    Francoise Caillods, Senior Managing Editor, World Social Science Report International Social Science Council (confirmed)
    Attila Havas, Senior Research Fellow, Hungarian Academy of Sciences (confirmed)
    Michael Keenan, Country Studies and Outlook Division, Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry, OECD (confirmed)

  • 17:00 - 19:00PARALLEL 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 (confirmed)
    Paul Christou, University of Leida, Spain (confirmed)
    Thorsten Storck, BASF Plant Science Company, Germany (confirmed)
    Dionne Shepherd, University of Cape Town, South Africa (confirmed)
    Elibio Rech, EMBRAPA Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Brazil (confirmed)
    John Ingram, Environmental Change Institute Oxford University, UK (confirmed)
    Fumiko Kasuga, Vice President, Science Council of Japan (confirmed)

  • 19:30 - 22:00RECEPTION

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

    The reception hosted by Pál Schmitt, President of Hungary

WSF 2011 - Budapest

  • 09:30 - 11:15PLENARY 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 (confirmed)
    Paul Rübig, Chairman, STOA - Science and Technology Options Assessment - European Parliament (confirmed)
    Patrick Amuriat Oboi, Member of Parliament, Uganda (confirmed)
    Ulla Burchardt, Chair, Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment, Bundestag, Germany (confirmed)
    Rémi Barré, Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers Recherche (CNAM), France (confirmed)
    Andrew Miller, Chairman, Science and Technology Committee, House of Commons UK (confirmed)

  • 11:15 - 11:30PRESENTATION AND ENDORSEMENT OF THE DECLARATION

    Venue: The House of Parliament
    Declaration presented by:
    József Pálinkás, President, Hungarian Academy of Sciences (confirmed)
    Gretchen Kalonji, Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences, UNESCO (confirmed)
    Yuan Tseh Lee, President, ICSU

  • 11:30 - 12:00COFFEE BREAK

    Venue: The House of Parliament

  • 12:00 - 13:00CLOSING PLENARY LECTURES

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