VENICE, SEPTEMBER 21-23, 2005
With the Patronage of the President of the Italian Republic
With the Patronage of the President of the italian Council of Minister
Under the auspices of UNESCO
PROGRAM
Organised by
Fondazione
Silvio Tronchetti Provera
CONFERENCE COMMITTEES
PRESIDENT
HONORARY COMMITTEE
Umberto Veronesi
Giovanni Bazoli
Viktor Chernomyrdin
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend
Federico Mayor
Shimon Peres
Marco Tronchetti Provera
SECRETARY GENERAL
Chiara Tonelli
ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Pasquale Gagliardi
Pier Giuseppe Pelicci
Armando Peres
Lucio Pinto
Stefano Zurrida
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Zhores J. Alferov
Jacques Bernier
J. Michael Bishop
Claudio Bordignon
Luciano Caglioti
Claude Cohen-Tannoudji
Renato Dulbecco
Aron Goldhirsch
Margherita Hack
Luc Montagnier
Rita Levi Montalcini
Paul Nurse
Gianfranco Ravasi
Gian Tommaso Scarascia Mugnozza
Luigi Zingales
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Giuliano Amato
Enrico Bellezza
Massimo Cacciari
Maurizio Dallocchio
Maurizio Dècina
Pier Paolo Di Fiore
Sergio Dompè
Pasquale Gagliardi
Umberto Galimberti
Giulio Giorello
Franco Malerba
Gordon McVie
Paolo Milani
Mario Monti
Federico Nazzari
Pier Giuseppe Pelicci
Carlo Rubbia
Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo
Emanuele Severino
Chiara Tonelli
CONFERENCE AT A GLANCE
TUESDAY
Sept. 20th
WEDNESDAY
Sept. 21st
THURSDAY
Sept. 22nd
FRIDAY
Sept. 23rd
Science and Values
The Impact of Science
on Human Life
Science and Powers
9.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m.
Plenary Session
9.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m.
Parallel Sessions
9.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m.
Plenary Sessions
1.00 p.m. - 1.30 p.m.
Press Conference
1.00 p.m. - 1.30 p.m.
Press Conference
1.00 p.m. - 1.30 p.m.
Press Conference
1.00 p.m. - 2.00 p.m.
Lunch
1.00 p.m. - 2.00 p.m.
Lunch
1.00 p.m. - 2.00 p.m.
Lunch
2.00 p.m. - 6.30 p.m.
Plenary Sessions
2.00 p.m. - 4.30 p.m.
Parallel Sessions
2.00 p.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Plenary Session
6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.
Opening Ceremony
5.00 p.m. - 6.00 p.m.
Round Tables
5.00 p.m. - 6.00 p.m.
Closure
8.00 p.m. - 9.30 p.m.
Welcome Dinner
8.00 p.m.
Concert Teatro La Fenice
6.00 p.m.
Farewell Cocktail
2.00 p.m. - 5.30 p.m.
Registration Desk
Conference Secretariat: Rita De Martini, Lavinia Galli
Hospitality Desk in Venice: Tel. +39 340 7171248
Please visit www.veniceconference2005.org for the updated details of the program.
OPENING CEREMONY
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20st, 2005
6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. Palazzo Ducale, Salone dello Scrutinio (Entrance Porta della Carta)
Welcoming Speeches
Umberto Veronesi
Giovanni Bazoli
Marco Tronchetti Provera
Chiara Tonelli
Kathleen Kennedy Townsed
Viktor Chernomyrdin
8.00 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. Palazzo Ducale
Welcome Dinner
DAILY SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21st, 2005
SCIENCE AND VALUES
9.00 a.m. 1.00 p.m. Sala degli Arazzi
Plenary Session: Science and Religions
Chairpersons: Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo and Aron Goldhirsch
Speakers
Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo - Our knowledge of the Human Being in the Condition of Science
Dariusch Atighetchi - Science and Religion in Islamic Bioethics
Amos Luzzatto - Between a Future for Science and a Future for Faith
Coffee break
Lama Pajin Tulku - Relations between Religion and Science in Buddhist Tradition
Peter Atkins - Is Science the Only Path to Knowledge?
Giulio Giorello - Science and Faith: Is the Alliance Possible?
Discussion
1.00 a.m. 1.30 p.m. Sala degli Arazzi
Press Conference
1.00 a.m. 2.00 p.m.
Lunch
DAILY SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21st, 2005
SCIENCE AND VALUES
2.00 p.m. 4.00 p.m. Sala degli Arazzi
Plenary Session: Science, Culture and Ethics
Chairpersons: Mauro Ceruti and Peter Atkins
Speakers
Edgar Morin – Normal Evolution or Paradigmatic Revolution
Lewis Wolpert – Is Science Dangerous?
Serghey Kapitza – The Demographic Revolution and the Science
Edoardo Boncinelli – Science as Culture
Coffee Break
4.30 p.m. 6.00 p.m. Sala degli Arazzi
Plenary Session: Freedom of Science and Philosophy
Chairpersons: Gian Tommaso Scarascia Mugnozza and Claude Cohen-Tannoudji
Speakers
John H. Barton – Legal Restraints on the Freedom of Science
Aron Goldhirsch – Is Freedom of Research Really Jeopardised?
Amedeo Santosuosso – Science and Law: a Fascinating Interaction
6.00 p.m. 6.30 p.m.
Discussion
DAILY SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22nd, 2005
THE IMPACT OF SCIENCE ON HUMAN LIFE
9.00 a.m. 1.00 p.m. Sala Cenacolo Palladiano
Parallel Session: Future Sources of Energy for Mankind
Chairpersons: Paolo Milani and Carlo Rubbia
Speakers
Predhiman K. Kaw - Energy Production for Developing World
Veerabhadran Ramanathan - Air Pollution, Global Dimming and Global Warming:
Dilemmas for the Developed and the Developing Nations
Michael Graetzel - Renewable Energy
Coffee Break
Louis Schlapbach - The Potential and Limits of Hydrogen Energy Technologies
Pascal Acot – Climatology and Human Societies
Discussion
1.00 a.m. 1.30 p.m. Sala degli Arazzi
Press Conference
1.00 a.m. 2.00 p.m.
Lunch
DAILY SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22nd, 2005
THE IMPACT OF SCIENCE ON HUMAN LIFE
9.00 a.m. 1.00 p.m. Sala degli Arazzi
Parallel Session: The DNA Revolution
Chairpersons: Pier Giuseppe Pelicci and Chiara Tonelli
Speakers
Kenn Weiss - Biomedical Genetics: Miracle or Mirage, Prediction or Predicament?
Leonard Guarente - Prolongation of Human Life Span
Teruhiko Wakayama - Animal Cloning by Somatic Cell Reprogramming
Coffee Break
Xing-Wang Deng - From Rice Genomics to Agrobiotechnology Application
Bruce Chassy - Food Safety and Biotechnology
Discussion
1.00 a.m. 1.30 p.m. Sala degli Arazzi
Press Conference
1.00 a.m. 2.00 p.m.
Lunch
DAILY SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22nd, 2005
THE IMPACT OF SCIENCE ON HUMAN LIFE
2.00 p.m. 4.30 p.m. Sala Cenacolo Palladiano
Parallel Session: Future of Information and Communication
Chairpersons: Maurizio Dècina and Tomaso Poggio
Speakers
Vinton G. Cerf - Internet and Pervasive Networking
Zhores J. Alferov - Materials of the Future Information Technologies
Adi Shamir - Information Security and Privacy
Alan Kay - The Real Computer Revolution to Come
Discussion
Coffee Break
5.00 p.m. 6.00 p.m. Sala Cenacolo Palladiano
Round Table organized by UNESCO
“Modern Societies Confronting New Epidemics: the Example of AIDS”
Chairperson: Gianni Puglisi
Speakers
Luc Montagnier - AIDS and New Epidemics in the XXI Century
David Pauza - Innovative Concepts for AIDS Vaccine
Vittorio Colizzi - “Families First Africa”, an Italian Initiative with UNESCO: the African
Approach to the AIDS Vaccine
DAILY SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22nd, 2005
THE IMPACT OF SCIENCE ON HUMAN LIFE
2.00 p.m. 4.30 p.m. Sala degli Arazzi
Parallel Session: A Challenge for Science: Conquering Cancer
Chairpersons: Umberto Veronesi and J. Gordon Mc Vie
Speakers
Pier Paolo Di Fiore - Understanding Cancer. Molecular Genetics of Cancer
Elizabeth Blackburn - Telomeres and Telomerase: Life, Death and Cancer
J. Gordon McVie - The Future of Cancer Therapy
Giulio Draetta - Targeting Signaling Pathways in Cancer
Discussion
Coffee Break
5.00 p.m. 6.00 p.m. Sala degli Arazzi
Round Table organized by AIRC (Italian Association for Cancer Research)
“The Role of Charities in Conquering Cancer”
Participants: M.I. Colnaghi, A. Costa, F. de Bortoli,
G. Mc Vie, P.G. Pelicci, G. Tremonti, U. Veronesi
DAILY SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23rd 2005
SCIENCE AND POWER
9.00 a.m. 10.30 a.m. Sala degli Arazzi
Plenary Session: Science and Technology
Chairpersons: Giulio Giorello and Zhores Alferov
Speakers
Daniel C. Dennett – Evolution, Freedom and Society
Philip Pettit – Science and Our Self-Image: Neuroscience and Free Will
Emanuele Severino – Philosophy and Technology
Coffee Break
DAILY SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23rd 2005
SCIENCE AND POWER
11.00 a.m. 12.30 a.m. Sala degli Arazzi
Plenary Session: Science and Economic Power
Chairpersons: Mario Monti and Franco Malerba
Speakers
Paul David - Open Science Revolution, the Advancement of Knowledge and Modern
Economic Growth
Richard Nelson - The Market Economy and the Scientific Commons
Paula Stephan - Job Market Effects on Scientific Productivity
12.30 a.m. 1.00 p.m.
Discussion
1.00 a.m. 1.30 p.m. Sala degli Arazzi
Press Conference
1.00 a.m. 2.00 p.m.
Lunch
DAILY SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23rd 2005
SCIENCE AND POWER
2.00 p.m. 5.00 p.m. Sala degli Arazzi
Plenary Session: Science and Political Power
Chairpersons: Giuliano Amato and Viktor Chernomyrdin
Speakers
Viktor Chernomyrdin - Role of Science in Political Decision Making
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend - Political Challenges of the New Scientific Revolution
Federico Mayor - Science and Society and Priorities
Alberto Martinelli - Science and Democracy
Janez Potocnik - Science and Policy: an EU Perspective
Discussion
5.00 p.m. 6.00 p.m. Sala degli Arazzi
Closure: A Program for the Future
Umberto Veronesi and Marco Tronchetti Provera
“Carta di Venezia”
Announcement of the Second World Conference on the Future of Science
6.00 p.m.
Farewell Cocktail
FONDAZIONE GIORGIO CINI
GROUND FLOOR
1.
Sala degli Arazzi
Conference Room, Plenary Sessions
2.
Sala Bianca
Registration, Travel and Hospitality Desks
4.
Padiglione delle Capriate
Lunch
7.
Cenacolo Palladiano
Conference Room, Parallel Sessions
8.
Sala delle Fotografie
Internet Cafè
10. Audiovisual Centre
Coffe Breaks will be served in the Chiostri
FIRST FLOOR
11. Sala Barbantini
Press Room
12. Sala della Bibliografia
Press Office
13. Sala del Consiglio
Speakers Room
14. Saletta del Polittico
President and Committees room
HOW TO REACH THE FONDAZIONE GIORGIO CINI VENUE
Dedicated shuttle boat.
During the Conference days a free shuttle boat service
to/from Piazza San Marco-Fondazione Giorgio Cini will be arranged for participants.
Departure points will be staffed by English speaking escorts, to whom you may
refer for information.
Arrival/Departure point in the centre - San Marco (Vaporetto stop located close
to the Equestrian monument - S. Zaccaria)
September 20
From Fondazione Cini to San Marco
First boat - 5.15 p.m.
Second boat - 5.45 p.m.
September 21
From San Marco to Fondazione Cini
First boat - 8.10 a.m.
Second boat - 8.30 a.m.
Third boat - 8.50 a.m.
From Fondazione Cini to San Marco
First boat - 6.30 p.m.
Second boat - 6.45 p.m.
Third boat - 7.00 p.m.
September 22
From San Marco to Fondazione Cini
First boat - 8.30 a.m.
Second boat - 8.50 a.m.
From Fondazione Cini to San Marco
First boat - 6.15 p.m.
Second boat - 6.30 p.m.
Third boat - 6.45 p.m.
September 23
From San Marco to Fondazione Cini
First boat - 8.30 a.m.
Second boat - 8.50 a.m.
From Fondazione Cini to San Marco
First boat - 6.30 p.m.
Second boat - 6.45 p.m.
Third boat - 7.00 p.m.
Fourth boat - 7.15 p.m.
Public transportation.
San Giorgio Isle is also connected to Venice city centre by public transportation, the
vaporetto number 82.
VENUE: THE FONDAZIONE GIORGIO CINI
The Fondazione Giorgio Cini
This institution was founded by Vittorio Cini to commemorate his son Giorgio,
who had tragically died in an air crash on August 31st, 1949.
Created on April 20, 1951, the Foundation was granted official juridical status by
a degree of the President of the Republic on July 12th the same year.
The state-owned island of San Giorgio Maggiore was made available to the Foundation,
provided the monumental part was properly restored and became the centre
of the Foundation’s activities. In little over a year, with his typical spirit and energy,
Vittorio Cini transformed an irreparable loss into an endeavour perpetuating
the memory of his son Giorgio.
Vittorio made over most of his possessions to a project that was to mark the history
of Italian culture and have echoes and repercussions worldwide.
Fondazione Giorgio Cini website: www.cini.it
CONFERENCE CONCERT
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22st, 2005
8.00 p.m. Teatro La Fenice, Campo San Fantin.
Concert
Director: Alberto Veronesi
Tenore: Andrea Bocelli
Soprano: Patrizia Orciani
Music by: Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi
Orchestra: I Cameristi della Fenice
Teatro La Fenice, after the terrible fire that entirely destroyed it in January 1996,
has been rebuilt “where it was and as it was”, like a “phoenix”, mythical bird
whose name the theatre bears. The theatre will host a private concert for the
Conference participants: a very special setting of a magical evening for all music lovers.
The First World Conference on the Future of Science is organised in partnership with:
www.veniceconference2005.org
[email protected]
And is sponsored by:
With the technical support of:
Grateful acknowledgements to:
Comune di Venezia
Associazione Italiana
per la Ricerca sul Cancro
European School of Oncology
American Italian
Cancer Foundation