Wednesday, 9 November 2005: Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Budapest V., Roosevelt square 9.)
16.00-18.00
Registration of Participants
18.00-
Room A
Cultural Event at the piano: Gergely Bogányi
followed by
Opening Reception given by Attila Meskó, Secretary General,
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Thursday, 10 November 2005
Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Budapest V., Roosevelt square 9.)
08.00-09.00
Registration of Participants
09.00-11.00
Opening Ceremony
Co-Chairs: József Hámori, Chair, Hungarian UNESCO Committee
Ferenc Somogyi, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Republic of Hungary
E. Sylvester Vizi, President, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Opening of the Forum László Sólyom, President of the Republic of Hungary
Opening Addresses E. Sylvester Vizi, President, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Goverdhan Mehta, President, International Council for Science (ICSU)
Koïchiro Matsuura, Director General, UNESCO
Presentation of the UNESCO Science Prizes
Plenary Lecture Janez Potocnik, Commissioner for Science, European Commission
11.00-11.30
Coffee / Tea break
11.30-13.30
Parallel Sessions
Room A
The Scientists' Approach - The Political Decision Makers' Approach - I.
Facilitators: Peter A. Freeman, Assistant Director, National Science Foundation, USA
Kati Marton, Author, Human Rights Activist, Chair of the International Women's Health Coalition
Speakers: István Hargittai, Budapest University of Technology and Economics and Hungarian Academy of Sciences: Science goes to war William Lanouette, Writer and Public Policy Analyst, Leo Szilárd Biographer: Szilardian Science and Politics: Evolution, Revolution, or Subversion? Peter D. Lax, Abel Laureate, New York University: The Coming Energy Crisis Evgeny Pavlovich Velikhov, President, Russian Research Centre Kurchatov Institute:
Room B
A Capacity Building and Implementation
Facilitators:
Mustafa El-Tayeb, Director, Science Policy and Sustainable Development Division, UNESCO
Speakers:
Raghunath Anant Mashelkar, Director General , CSIR and President, Indian National Academy of Sciences(INSA)
Goverdhan Mehta, President, International Council for Science (ICSU)
Ashok Jhunjhunwala, Indian Institute of Technology
Mohammed Hassan, Executive Director, Third World Academy of Sciences: South-South Cooperation: the Role of India Turner Isoun, Minister for Science and Technology, Nigeria
Venâncio Simão Massingue, Minister of Science and Technology, Mozambique
Room C
The Role of Business - I.
Facilitators: Philippe De Woot De Trixhe, Professor Emeritus, Université Catholique de Louvain
Alain Pompidou, President, European Patent Office
Sir Roger Elliot, Chair of the Intellectual Property Committee, ALLEA-All European Academies
Speakers: Philippe De Woot De Trixhe, Professor Emeritus, Université Catholique de Louvain
Alain Pompidou, President, European Patent Office
Gaëll Mainguy, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche, France:Capitalism and Humanism: The Young Scientists Dilemma Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo, Chancellor, Pontificia Academia Scientiarum, Vatican
László Kovács, Former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Republic of Hungary
Greg Perry, Director General, EGA - European Generic Medicines Association
Fidel Castro Díaz-Balart, Scientific Advisor, State Council, Republic of Cuba
13.30-15.00
Lunch
15.00-16.30
Parallel sessions
Room A
The Scientists' Approach - The Political Decision Makers' Approach - II
Facilitators: Peter A. Freeman, Assistant Director, National Science Foundation, USA
Kati Marton, Author, Human Rights Activist, Chair of the International Women's Health Coalition
Panelists: Peter A. Freeman, Assistant Director, National Science Foundation, USA
István Hargittai, Budapest University of Technology and Economics and Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Evgeny Pavlovich Velikhov, President, Russian Research Centre Kurchatov Institute
William Lanouette, Writer and Public Policy Analyst, Leo Szilárd Biographer
Peter D. Lax, Abel Laureate, New York University: The Coming Energy Crisis Speaker: Curt Suplee, National Science Foundation, USA: How Can Scientists and Decision Makers Work Together Better?
Room C
The Role of Business - II.
Facilitators: Philippe De Woot De Trixhe, Professor Emeritus, Université Catholique de Louvain
Alain Pompidou, President, European Patent Office
Sir Roger Elliot, Chair of the Intellectual Property Committee, ALLEA-All European Academies
Speakers: Sir Roger Elliot, Chair of the Intellectual Property Committee, ALLEA-All European Academies
Joseph Straus, Max-Planck-Institut: IP Rights as Means of Appropriation and Distribution of Knowledge Danny Quah, The London School of Economics and Political ScienceProducing and Consuming Knowledge - Business, the Academy, and Economic Development Pieter Drenth, President, All European Academies (ALLEA): Scientific Integrity and Social Responsibility: the Role of Academies of Sciences Sir Brian Fender, Chief Executive of HEFCE
16.30-17.00
Coffee / Tea break
17.00-19.00
Plenary Session
Room A
Co-chairs: Werner Arber, Nobel Laureate; University of Basel
Nikolai Alfredovich Plate, Vice President, Russian Academy of Sciences
Speakers: Goverdhan Mehta, President, International Council for Science (ICSU)
Princess Chulabhorn Mahidol, President, Chulabhorn Research Institute, Thailand: Science and Technology for the Improvement of the Quality of Life Peter Nijkamp, President, EUROHORCs, President, Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research: Science: A Race without a Finish Prince El Hassan bin Talal, President, Club of Rome
19.30-
Reception
given by E. Sylvester Vizi, President, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
11 November 2005: Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Budapest V., Roosevelt square 9.)
09.00-11.00
Room A
Plenary Session
Co-Chairs: Daniel Kahneman, Nobel Laureate, Princeton University
János Martonyi, Former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Republic of Hungary
Speakers: Yongxiang Lu, President, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jane Goodall, The Jane Goodall Institiute, USA
Hiroyuki Yoshikawa, President, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan
Short Presentations of the UNESCO Prize Winners
11.00-11.30
Coffee / Tea break
11.30-13.30
Parallel Sessions
Room A
Educating Future Generations - I.
Facilitator: Julia Marton-Lefevre, Rector, UN Peace University
Speakers: Tariq Banuri, Director, Stockholm Environment Institute, Asia Centre: Where are We Going - What World Awaits the Future Generations? Jill Jäger, Sustainable Europe Research Institute: Sustainability Science: Building Bridges Between Science and Society Lieke Riadi, Vice Rector of Academic Affairs, University of Surabaya: The Responsibility of Education
Room B
The Future of the Environment - I.
Facilitators: Walter Erdelen, Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences, UNESCO
Miklós Persányi, Former President, United Nations' Convention on Climate Change
Panelists: Pierre Léna, French Academy of Sciences
Brendan MacKey, Earth Charter Initiative; School of Resources, Environment and Society, The Australian National University
Miklós Persányi, Former President, United Nations' Convention on Climate Change
András Szöllösy-Nagy, Director, Water Division, UNESCO
Speakers: Brendan MacKey, Earth Charter Initiative; School of Resources, Environment and Society, The Australian National University: The Earth Charter: A Civil Society Response to the Challenges of Global Environmental Change András Szöllösy-Nagy, Director, Water Division, UNESCO: Water for the Future and the Future of Water: Challenges for International Science and Policy
Room C
Perspectives from the Developing World - I.
Facilitators: Goverdhan Mehta, President, International Council for Science (ICSU)
Thomas Rosswall, Executive Director, International Council for Science (ICSU)
Speakers: Goverdhan Mehta, President, International Council for Science (ICSU): Introduction, Welcome and Tours de Table Romain Murenzi Minister for Education, Science, Technology and Scientific Research, Republic of Rwanda: Developing a National Strategy for Science and TechnologyKhsoto Mokhele, President and CEO, National Research Foundation, South Africa: The Knowledge Divide as a Challenge for Sustainable Development
13.30-15.00
Lunch
15.00-16.30
Parallel Sessions
Room A
Educating Future Generations - II.
Facilitator: Julia Marton-Lefevre, Rector, UN Peace University
Panel: Stories from around the World: Akito Arima, Chairman, Japan Science Foundation: Reaching out beyond the Classroom Yves Quéré, Co-Chair, Inter-Academy Panel (IAP), Académie des Sciences, France: Vertical or Horizontal Teaching? Katalin Sulyok, President, Hungarian Research Student Association: The Voice of the Next Generation
Panel: Institutional Innovations György Pálfi, Councillor, Science and Technology Attaché, Embassy of Hungary, France: World Academy of Young Scientists Alan I. Leshner, CEO, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Martha Richter, LEAD Fellow (Brazil); Fossil Fish Curator, Department of Paleontology - PA; The Natural History Museum, UK: The LEAD Programme's Contribution to Educating Future Generations
Room B
The Future of the Environment - II.
Facilitators: Walter Erdelen, Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences, UNESCO
Miklós Persányi, Former President, United Nations' Convention on Climate Change
Speakers: Miklós Persányi, Former President, United Nations' Convention on Climate Change: Natural, Social, Industrial Impacts and Mechanisms of Global Changes Focusing on the Current State of Situation in Hungary - The Scientific Foundation of a Responsible Environmental Policy for the 21st Century
Laura Westra, York University, Toronto
Junjiro Kanamori, Director, International Institute for Advanced Studies: Importance of Exploring New Realm of Knowledge for the Future André Berger, Catholic University of Louvain
Panelists: André Berger, Catholic University of Louvain
Walter Erdelen, Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences, UNESCO
Junjiro Kanamori, Director, International Institute for Advanced Studies: Importance of Exploring New Realm of Knowledge for the Future Laura Westra, York University, Toronto
Pierre Léna, French Academy of Sciences
Árpád Somogyi, European Commission
Room C
Perspectives from the Developing World - II.
Facilitators: Goverdhan Mehta, President, International Council for Science (ICSU)
Thomas Rosswall, Executive Director, International Council for Science (ICSU)
Panelists: Sospeter Muhongo, Director, ICSU Regional Office for Africa
Anupam Varma, Chairman, ICSU, Regional Committee for Asia and the Pacific
Mohammed Hassan, Executive Director, Third World Academy of Sciences
Thomas Rosswall, Executive Director, International Council for Science (ICSU)
16.30-17.00
Coffee / Tea break
17.00-19.00
Plenary Session
Co-Chairs: Géza Jeszenszky, Former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Republic of Hungary
Peter D. Lax, Abel Laureate, New York University
Speakers: Mohammed Hassan, Executive Director, Third World Academy of Sciences
Alexandre Lamfalussy, First President, European Monetary Institute: Social Responsibility versus Economic Efficiency? Alan I. Leshner, President and CEO, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Atta-Ur-Rahman, UNESCO Science Laureate; Federal Minister for Higher Education, Pakistan; President, Pakistan Academy of Sciences
19.30-
Banquet
12 November 2005
Hungarian Parliament (Budapest V., Kossuth Lajos square 1-3.)
Shuttle buses leave from the Hotel Sofitel Atrium Budapest***** at 08.00.
09.00-11.00
Plenary Session
Chair: Balázs Gulyás, Member, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Summary and Conclusions of the Six Thematic Sessions: Session Chairs
General Conclusions Attila Meskó, Secretary General, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Forum of Young Scientists of the World: World Academy of Young Scientists Gaëll Mainguy, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche, France
Archana Bhaw-Luximon, University of Mauritius
Mo Motamedi, Harvard Medical School, USA
Judit Gervain, International School for Advanced Studies
Bálint Magyar, Minister of Education, Republic of Hungary
11.00-11.30
Coffee / Tea break
11.30-13.00
Closing Plenary Lectures
Chair: Norbert Kroó, Vice President, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Ferenc Gyurcsány, Prime Minister of the Republic of Hungary
Torsten Wiesel, Nobel Laureate, Wiesel Laboratory, The Rockefeller University
Otto von Habsburg, Honorary President, International Paneuropean Union
E. Sylvester Vizi, President, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
13.00-
Farewell Reception
given by Ferenc Gyurcsány, Prime Minister of the Republic of Hungary
Wednesday, 9 November 2005: Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Budapest V., Roosevelt square 9.)
16.00-18.00
Registration of Participants
18.00-
Room A
Cultural Event at the piano: Gergely Bogányi
followed by
Opening Reception given by Attila Meskó, Secretary General,
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Thursday, 10 November 2005
Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Budapest V., Roosevelt square 9.)
08.00-09.00
Registration of Participants
09.00-11.00
Opening Ceremony
Co-Chairs: József Hámori, Chair, Hungarian UNESCO Committee
Ferenc Somogyi, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Republic of Hungary
E. Sylvester Vizi, President, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Opening of the Forum László Sólyom, President of the Republic of Hungary
Opening Addresses E. Sylvester Vizi, President, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Goverdhan Mehta, President, International Council for Science (ICSU)
Koïchiro Matsuura, Director General, UNESCO
Presentation of the UNESCO Science Prizes
Plenary Lecture Janez Potocnik, Commissioner for Science, European Commission
11.00-11.30
Coffee / Tea break
11.30-13.30
Parallel Sessions
Room A
The Scientists' Approach - The Political Decision Makers' Approach - I.
Facilitators: Peter A. Freeman, Assistant Director, National Science Foundation, USA
Kati Marton, Author, Human Rights Activist, Chair of the International Women's Health Coalition
Speakers: István Hargittai, Budapest University of Technology and Economics and Hungarian Academy of Sciences: Science goes to war William Lanouette, Writer and Public Policy Analyst, Leo Szilárd Biographer: Szilardian Science and Politics: Evolution, Revolution, or Subversion? Peter D. Lax, Abel Laureate, New York University: The Coming Energy Crisis Evgeny Pavlovich Velikhov, President, Russian Research Centre Kurchatov Institute:
Room B
A Capacity Building and Implementation
Facilitators:
Mustafa El-Tayeb, Director, Science Policy and Sustainable Development Division, UNESCO
Speakers:
Raghunath Anant Mashelkar, Director General , CSIR and President, Indian National Academy of Sciences(INSA)
Goverdhan Mehta, President, International Council for Science (ICSU)
Ashok Jhunjhunwala, Indian Institute of Technology
Mohammed Hassan, Executive Director, Third World Academy of Sciences: South-South Cooperation: the Role of India Turner Isoun, Minister for Science and Technology, Nigeria
Venâncio Simão Massingue, Minister of Science and Technology, Mozambique
Room C
The Role of Business - I.
Facilitators: Philippe De Woot De Trixhe, Professor Emeritus, Université Catholique de Louvain
Alain Pompidou, President, European Patent Office
Sir Roger Elliot, Chair of the Intellectual Property Committee, ALLEA-All European Academies
Speakers: Philippe De Woot De Trixhe, Professor Emeritus, Université Catholique de Louvain
Alain Pompidou, President, European Patent Office
Gaëll Mainguy, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche, France:Capitalism and Humanism: The Young Scientists Dilemma Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo, Chancellor, Pontificia Academia Scientiarum, Vatican
László Kovács, Former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Republic of Hungary
Greg Perry, Director General, EGA - European Generic Medicines Association
Fidel Castro Díaz-Balart, Scientific Advisor, State Council, Republic of Cuba
13.30-15.00
Lunch
15.00-16.30
Parallel sessions
Room A
The Scientists' Approach - The Political Decision Makers' Approach - II
Facilitators: Peter A. Freeman, Assistant Director, National Science Foundation, USA
Kati Marton, Author, Human Rights Activist, Chair of the International Women's Health Coalition
Panelists: Peter A. Freeman, Assistant Director, National Science Foundation, USA
István Hargittai, Budapest University of Technology and Economics and Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Evgeny Pavlovich Velikhov, President, Russian Research Centre Kurchatov Institute
William Lanouette, Writer and Public Policy Analyst, Leo Szilárd Biographer
Peter D. Lax, Abel Laureate, New York University: The Coming Energy Crisis Speaker: Curt Suplee, National Science Foundation, USA: How Can Scientists and Decision Makers Work Together Better?
Room C
The Role of Business - II.
Facilitators: Philippe De Woot De Trixhe, Professor Emeritus, Université Catholique de Louvain
Alain Pompidou, President, European Patent Office
Sir Roger Elliot, Chair of the Intellectual Property Committee, ALLEA-All European Academies
Speakers: Sir Roger Elliot, Chair of the Intellectual Property Committee, ALLEA-All European Academies
Joseph Straus, Max-Planck-Institut: IP Rights as Means of Appropriation and Distribution of Knowledge Danny Quah, The London School of Economics and Political ScienceProducing and Consuming Knowledge - Business, the Academy, and Economic Development Pieter Drenth, President, All European Academies (ALLEA): Scientific Integrity and Social Responsibility: the Role of Academies of Sciences Sir Brian Fender, Chief Executive of HEFCE
16.30-17.00
Coffee / Tea break
17.00-19.00
Plenary Session
Room A
Co-chairs: Werner Arber, Nobel Laureate; University of Basel
Nikolai Alfredovich Plate, Vice President, Russian Academy of Sciences
Speakers: Goverdhan Mehta, President, International Council for Science (ICSU)
Princess Chulabhorn Mahidol, President, Chulabhorn Research Institute, Thailand: Science and Technology for the Improvement of the Quality of Life Peter Nijkamp, President, EUROHORCs, President, Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research: Science: A Race without a Finish Prince El Hassan bin Talal, President, Club of Rome
19.30-
Reception
given by E. Sylvester Vizi, President, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
11 November 2005: Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Budapest V., Roosevelt square 9.)
09.00-11.00
Room A
Plenary Session
Co-Chairs: Daniel Kahneman, Nobel Laureate, Princeton University
János Martonyi, Former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Republic of Hungary
Speakers: Yongxiang Lu, President, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jane Goodall, The Jane Goodall Institiute, USA
Hiroyuki Yoshikawa, President, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan
Short Presentations of the UNESCO Prize Winners
11.00-11.30
Coffee / Tea break
11.30-13.30
Parallel Sessions
Room A
Educating Future Generations - I.
Facilitator: Julia Marton-Lefevre, Rector, UN Peace University
Speakers: Tariq Banuri, Director, Stockholm Environment Institute, Asia Centre: Where are We Going - What World Awaits the Future Generations? Jill Jäger, Sustainable Europe Research Institute: Sustainability Science: Building Bridges Between Science and Society Lieke Riadi, Vice Rector of Academic Affairs, University of Surabaya: The Responsibility of Education
Room B
The Future of the Environment - I.
Facilitators: Walter Erdelen, Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences, UNESCO
Miklós Persányi, Former President, United Nations' Convention on Climate Change
Panelists: Pierre Léna, French Academy of Sciences
Brendan MacKey, Earth Charter Initiative; School of Resources, Environment and Society, The Australian National University
Miklós Persányi, Former President, United Nations' Convention on Climate Change
András Szöllösy-Nagy, Director, Water Division, UNESCO
Speakers: Brendan MacKey, Earth Charter Initiative; School of Resources, Environment and Society, The Australian National University: The Earth Charter: A Civil Society Response to the Challenges of Global Environmental Change András Szöllösy-Nagy, Director, Water Division, UNESCO: Water for the Future and the Future of Water: Challenges for International Science and Policy
Room C
Perspectives from the Developing World - I.
Facilitators: Goverdhan Mehta, President, International Council for Science (ICSU)
Thomas Rosswall, Executive Director, International Council for Science (ICSU)
Speakers: Goverdhan Mehta, President, International Council for Science (ICSU): Introduction, Welcome and Tours de Table Romain Murenzi Minister for Education, Science, Technology and Scientific Research, Republic of Rwanda: Developing a National Strategy for Science and TechnologyKhsoto Mokhele, President and CEO, National Research Foundation, South Africa: The Knowledge Divide as a Challenge for Sustainable Development
13.30-15.00
Lunch
15.00-16.30
Parallel Sessions
Room A
Educating Future Generations - II.
Facilitator: Julia Marton-Lefevre, Rector, UN Peace University
Panel: Stories from around the World: Akito Arima, Chairman, Japan Science Foundation: Reaching out beyond the Classroom Yves Quéré, Co-Chair, Inter-Academy Panel (IAP), Académie des Sciences, France: Vertical or Horizontal Teaching? Katalin Sulyok, President, Hungarian Research Student Association: The Voice of the Next Generation
Panel: Institutional Innovations György Pálfi, Councillor, Science and Technology Attaché, Embassy of Hungary, France: World Academy of Young Scientists Alan I. Leshner, CEO, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Martha Richter, LEAD Fellow (Brazil); Fossil Fish Curator, Department of Paleontology - PA; The Natural History Museum, UK: The LEAD Programme's Contribution to Educating Future Generations
Room B
The Future of the Environment - II.
Facilitators: Walter Erdelen, Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences, UNESCO
Miklós Persányi, Former President, United Nations' Convention on Climate Change
Speakers: Miklós Persányi, Former President, United Nations' Convention on Climate Change: Natural, Social, Industrial Impacts and Mechanisms of Global Changes Focusing on the Current State of Situation in Hungary - The Scientific Foundation of a Responsible Environmental Policy for the 21st Century
Laura Westra, York University, Toronto
Junjiro Kanamori, Director, International Institute for Advanced Studies: Importance of Exploring New Realm of Knowledge for the Future André Berger, Catholic University of Louvain
Panelists: André Berger, Catholic University of Louvain
Walter Erdelen, Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences, UNESCO
Junjiro Kanamori, Director, International Institute for Advanced Studies: Importance of Exploring New Realm of Knowledge for the Future Laura Westra, York University, Toronto
Pierre Léna, French Academy of Sciences
Árpád Somogyi, European Commission
Room C
Perspectives from the Developing World - II.
Facilitators: Goverdhan Mehta, President, International Council for Science (ICSU)
Thomas Rosswall, Executive Director, International Council for Science (ICSU)
Panelists: Sospeter Muhongo, Director, ICSU Regional Office for Africa
Anupam Varma, Chairman, ICSU, Regional Committee for Asia and the Pacific
Mohammed Hassan, Executive Director, Third World Academy of Sciences
Thomas Rosswall, Executive Director, International Council for Science (ICSU)
16.30-17.00
Coffee / Tea break
17.00-19.00
Plenary Session
Co-Chairs: Géza Jeszenszky, Former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Republic of Hungary
Peter D. Lax, Abel Laureate, New York University
Speakers: Mohammed Hassan, Executive Director, Third World Academy of Sciences
Alexandre Lamfalussy, First President, European Monetary Institute: Social Responsibility versus Economic Efficiency? Alan I. Leshner, President and CEO, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Atta-Ur-Rahman, UNESCO Science Laureate; Federal Minister for Higher Education, Pakistan; President, Pakistan Academy of Sciences
19.30-
Banquet
12 November 2005
Hungarian Parliament (Budapest V., Kossuth Lajos square 1-3.)
Shuttle buses leave from the Hotel Sofitel Atrium Budapest***** at 08.00.
09.00-11.00
Plenary Session
Chair: Balázs Gulyás, Member, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Summary and Conclusions of the Six Thematic Sessions: Session Chairs
General Conclusions Attila Meskó, Secretary General, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Forum of Young Scientists of the World: World Academy of Young Scientists Gaëll Mainguy, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche, France
Archana Bhaw-Luximon, University of Mauritius
Mo Motamedi, Harvard Medical School, USA
Judit Gervain, International School for Advanced Studies
Bálint Magyar, Minister of Education, Republic of Hungary
11.00-11.30
Coffee / Tea break
11.30-13.00
Closing Plenary Lectures
Chair: Norbert Kroó, Vice President, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Ferenc Gyurcsány, Prime Minister of the Republic of Hungary
Torsten Wiesel, Nobel Laureate, Wiesel Laboratory, The Rockefeller University
Otto von Habsburg, Honorary President, International Paneuropean Union
E. Sylvester Vizi, President, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
13.00-
Farewell Reception
given by Ferenc Gyurcsány, Prime Minister of the Republic of Hungary
