February 15-19, 2021 | Online
Documentary on Birth of the World Academy of Art and Science and its major milestones intertwined in the social evolution of humanity in the last 75 years.
The e-conference, WAAS@60—A Planetary Moment, marked the 60th anniversary of the founding of the World Academy of Art and Science. It reflected on the unique mission, character and work of the Academy and explored innovative ways in which it can respond to current and emerging challenges. As leading scientists and artists of the world envisioned in 1960, the Academy serves as a forum for leaders, scholars and thinkers to address the pressing challenges confronting humanity from a transnational, transdisciplinary perspective independent of political boundaries and prevailing orthodoxies. WAAS was founded on faith in the power of original and creative ideas—Real Ideas with effective power—to provide leadership in thought that leads to action.
Panelists/Speakers
WAAS 60 years in Retrospect
Moderator:
Garry JACOBS, President & CEO, World Academy of Art & Science
Panelists:
Ivo ŠLAUS, Honorary President, World Academy of Art & Science
Jonathan GRANOFF, President, Global Security Institute; FWAAS
Alberto ZUCCONI, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, WAAS
Winston NAGAN, Chairman Emeritus, Board of Trustees, WAAS
WAAS Today
Moderator: Alberto ZUCCONI, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, WAAS
Panelists:
Donato KINIGER-PASSIGLI, Vice President, World Academy of Art & Science
Emil CONSTANTINESCU, President of Romania (1996-2000); President, Institute for Advanced Studies in
Levant Culture and Civilization; Trustee, WAAS
Nebojša NEŠKOVIĆ, Secretary General, World Academy of Art & Science
Mila POPOVICH, Member, WAAS Executive Committee
Stefan BRUNNHUBER, Medical Director, Diakonie Hospital, Germany; Trustee, WAAS
Why WAAS? – Inventing the Future
Moderator: Donato KINIGER-PASSIGLI, Vice President, World Academy of Art & Science
Panelists:
Chantal-Line CARPENTIER, , Chief, UN Conference on Trade & Development, New York; FWAAS
Ketan PATEL, CEO and Founder, Greater Pacific Capital; FWAAS
Phoebe KOUNDOURI, President-elect, European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists; FWAAS
Marcel VAN DE VOORDE, Professor, Delft University of Technology, Belgium; Trustee, WAAS
Sergio SCAPAGNINI, President & Founder, Indrapur Cinematografica; AFWAAS
Marco VITIELLO, Founder & Head of Finance, Youth Leadership Network; JFWAAS
Role of Civil Society in Multilateral System
In association with Global Leadership Project
How can the multilateral system be strengthened to enhance the participation and contribution of civil society organizations for addressing global challenges and developing global opportunities? What can the UN do? What can member states do? What can CSOs do?
Moderator: David CHIKVAIDZE, Chef de Cabinet of the Director-General of UNOG at Geneva; FWAAS
Rapporteur: Lidiya GRIGOREVA, Head, NGO Liaison Unit, Director-General Office, UNOG
Panelists:
Liberato BAUTISTA, President, CoNGO
Maria ESPINOSA, President, 73rd UN General Assembly, Ecuador; FWAAS
Tibor TÓTH, Executive Secretary Emeritus, Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Organization; Trustee, WAAS
Alyn WARE, Global Coordinator, Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament; FWAAS
Carlos ALVAREZ-PEREIRA, Executive Committee member, Club of Rome; FWAAS
Andreas BUMMEL, Co-founder & Executive Director, Democracy Without Borders; FWAAS
Art and Science
This session aims to explore the relationship between art and science as complementary forms of knowledge, self-expression, a dialogue with nature, culture and creativity and their implications for the work of the Academy in understanding and fostering a better world for all.
Moderators:
Donato KINIGER-PASSIGLI, Vice President, World Academy of Art & Science
Mila POPOVICH, Member, Executive Committee, WAAS
Panelists:
Adelina VON FÜRSTENBERG, President & Founder, ART for The World; FWAAS
Sergio SCAPAGNINI, President & Founder, Indrapur Cinematografica; AFWAAS
Lloyd ETHEREDGE, Director, Policy Sciences Center Inc.; FWAAS (tbc)
Rodolfo FIORINI, Emeritus Professor, Politecnico di Milano University; Trustee, WAAS
Robert HORN, Senior Researcher, Stanford University; FWAAS (tbc)
Orhan GÜVENEN, Former Ambassador of Turkey to OECD; FWAAS
Raffaele ROSSI, Founder & Director, STEP ONE Productions
Serena SCAPAGNINI, Visual Artist
Sheldon M. BERLOW, Director, University at Buffalo Foundation; FWAAS
World University Consortium
In partnership with World University Consortium
Global higher education is in turmoil. A huge surge in demand, soaring costs, and accelerated pace of social evolution provide a compelling need for more relevant, accessible, affordable, quality higher education worldwide. The World University Consortium was established in 2014 by WAAS and partner organizations to evolve and promote development of higher education based on new paradigm content, pedagogy and delivery systems based on a transdisciplinary, human-centered approach. This session will explore the mission, activities and plans of WUC and potential areas for future collaboration.
Moderators:
Remus PRICOPIE, President, World University Consortium; FWAAS
Alberto ZUCCONI, Secretary-General, World University Consortium
Panelists:
Irina BOKOVA, Director General, UNESCO (2009-2017)
Ralph WOLFF, Founder and President, The Quality Assurance Commons; FWAAS
Marcel VAN DE VOORDE, Director, World University Consortium; Trustee, WAAS
Olivia BINA, Principal Researcher, University of Lisbon; FWAAS
Kakha SHENGELIA, President, IAUP; Director, WUC; FWAAS
Lloyd ETHEREDGE, Director, Policy Sciences Center Inc.; FWAAS
Pavel LUKSHA, Founder & Director, Global Education Futures Initiative;
AFWAAS
Yehuda KAHANE, Chairman & Co-founder, YK Center; Trustee, WAAS
Janani Ramanathan, Director, World University Consortium; FWAAS
Global Referendum: Voice for Humanity
In partnership with DGAgora
Ten years ago WAAS recognized the need for establishing a global virtual platform to foster emergence of a shared global social consciousness to serve as a practical means for giving voice to the views of “we the people” and to eventually serve as an instrument for conducting formal or informal global referendums and other forms of liquid democracy. This session will explore strategies, potential partnerships, organizational structure, financing and other essential requirements for giving concrete shape to this idea.
Moderators:
Ketan PATEL, CEO & Founder, Greater Pacific Capital; FWAAS
Mila POPOVICH, Member, WAAS Executive Committee
Panelists:
Liberato BAUTISTA, President, CoNGO
Tageldin HAMAD, Chair, World Association of NGOs (WANGO)
Mariana TODOROVA, Assistant Professor, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences; FWAAS
Chantal-Line CARPENTIER, Chief, UN Conference on Trade & Development, New York; FWAAS
Jerome GLENN, Co-founder & CEO, The Millennium Project; FWAAS
Andreas BUMMEL, Co-founder & Executive Director, Democracy Without Borders; FWAAS
João CARAÇA, Senior Adviser to the Board of Administration, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation; FWAAS
Pavel LUKSHA, Founder & Director, Global Education Futures Initiative; AFWAAS
Social Responsibility of the Media & the Future of Information
In partnership with Ethical Markets Media
The universal human right to reliable information can only be achieved through responsible journalism free from political agenda, commercial incentives and cultural biases. The adoption of Global Charter of Ethics for Journalists by journalist unions around the world in 2019 based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights confirms the importance and timeliness of this issue and calls for appropriate instruments to foster adherence. A global monitoring and ranking system prepared by impartial experts to evaluate the objectivity, neutrality and reliability of information from major news services could provide recognition to institutions with the highest standards and provide readers with valuable assistance in their selection of news sources – similar to the ranking of universities. This session will explore possible models and means for promoting global standards and measures for news journalism and social media as essential for protecting human rights and promoting effective decision-making, mature democracies and social cohesion.
Moderator: Catherine FIANKAN- BOKONGA, Senior UN Correspondent; FWAAS
Panelists:
Jonathan GRANOFF, President, Global Security Institute; FWAAS
Donato KINIGER-PASSIGLI, Vice President, World Academy of Art & Science
Hazel HENDERSON, Founder of Ethical Markets Media,USA; FWAAS
Peta MILAN, Director, Transcendent Media Capital; AFWAAS
Mariana BOZESAN, Co-founder and President, AQAL Capital, Germany; FWAAS
World Sustainability Forum
In partnership with University of Sustainability
This session will explore the goals, strategies and agenda for a joint initiative of WAAS in collaboration with Fundación Cultura de Paz, Centro Fox, and the University for Sustainability to accelerate transformation to sustainable development by advancing new thinking and innovative solutions, creating pluralistic coalitions and making specific recommendations on global challenges pertaining to climate change, including peace, security, finance, environment, health and more.
Moderators:
Alberto ZUCCONI, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, WAAS
Kenneth STOKES, President, World Sustainability Forum
Panelists:
Ameenah GURIB-FAKIM, President of Mauritius (2015-2018)
Moneef R. ZOU’BI, Director General, Islamic World Academy of Sciences, Jordan; FWAAS
Abdul Hamid ZAKRI, Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of Malaysia (2010-2018); FWAAS
Hazel HENDERSON, Founder, Ethical Markets Media, USA; FWAAS
Roberto SAVIO, Patron, World Sustainability Forum
Joanna NURSE, Strategic Advisor, InterAction Council
Role of Youth in the Multilateral System
In partnership with Youth Leadership Network & in association with Global Leadership Project
This session will generate ideas and recommendations regarding ways to integrate youth more effectively into the multilateral system as proposed by the UN Secretary General for inclusion in the GL-21 final report with the participation of youth organizations as well as others experienced in the multilateral system.
Moderators:
Dora Damjanovic, Founder, Youth Leadership Network; JFWAAS
Panelists:
Suvai Gunasekaran, Science Policy Interface Coordinator, UNMGCY
Simone ROMANO, National Coordinator, MSOI UNYA, Italy
Tibor TÓTH, Executive Secretary Emeritus, Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Organization; WAAS Trustee
Dorothee BARGSTAEDT, Associate Political Affairs Officer, UNOG
Flávia FERREIRA PIRES, Member of the Global Young Academy
Alia SABRA, Member of Young ESCWA
Youth strategies to enhance WAAS’ Global Impact
In partnership with Youth Leadership Network
This session will explore ways to enhance intergenerational communication within WAAS and between WAAS and the external world as a means of expanding and strengthening its ties with younger generations, enhancing mutual understanding of changes taking place in the world around, and identifying more effective ways to communicate with, learn from and collaborate on joint initiatives for the common good.
Moderators:
Marta NEŠKOVIĆ, Doctoral Student, University of Belgrade, Serbia; JFWAAS
Panelists:
Luvuyo MADASA, Executive Director, ReimagineSA NPC, JFWAAS
Dora DAMJANOVIC, Founder, Youth Leadership Network; JFWAAS
Carlo LUCIANI, Founder & Co-President, Youth Leadership Network; JFWAAS
Jana AMIN, Intern, Dr. Alaa Murabit, Harvard Radcliffe Fellow; JFWAAS
Samantha MANAUSA, Research Assistant to Professor Nagan, Levin College of Law, University of Florida; JFWAAS
Discussant:
Stefan BRUNNHUBER, Medical Director, Diakonie Hospital, Germany; Trustee, WAAS
Leadership for Planetary Momentum
In partnership with Nizami Ganjavi International Center
This is a momentous planetary moment. It presents both a severe challenge and a rare opportunity to generate extraordinary planetary momentum. Both motivation and leadership are essential. The threat of pending crises provides the motivation. The leadership can come in many forms and from a wide range of stakeholders, as explored in the UN-WAAS project GL-21 in 2020. This session will focus on the potential role for WAAS and an expanding network of partner organizations as potential catalysts of that movement — like that which led to the birth of the UN system following two horrendous world wars or the unexpected end of the Cold War and nuclear arms race and led to the rapid democratization, unification of Europe, and birth of WWW as the first truly global social organization.
Moderators:
Garry JACOBS, President & CEO, World Academy of Art & Science
Mila POPOVICH, Member, WAAS Executive Committee
Panelists:
Vaira VĪĶE-FREIBERGA, President of Latvia (1999-2007); FWAAS
Chantal-Line CARPENTIER, Chief, UN Conference on Trade & Development, New York; FWAAS
Stefan BRUNNHUBER, Medical Director, Diakonie Hospital, Germany; Trustee, WAAS
Phoebe KOUNDOURI, President, European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists; FWAAS
Ivo JOSIPOVIC, President of Croatia (2010-15); FWAAS; Member, NGIC
Faris GAVRANKAPETANOVIĆ, Professor, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina; FWAAS
Zlatko LAGUMDŽIJA, Prime Minister of Bosnia & Herzegovina (2001-2002); FWAAS; Member, NGIC
Role of Academies of Science and Art in the Multilateral System
In Partnership with InterAcademy Partnership and in association with Global Leadership Project
Academia has a significant role to play in integrating research across disciplines and with policy-making and implementation. The GL-21 Interim report calls for developing a more inclusive multilateral system which more effectively includes and engages science academies and research institutes as collaborating partners in its activities. This session is intended to generate ideas regarding how to more effectively integrate academies of science and art into the multilateral system.
Moderators:
Erich HOEDL, Former Vice President of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts; Trustee, WAAS
Peter MCGRATH, Coordinator, InterAcademy Partnership
Panelists:
Marcel VAN DE VOORDE, Professor, University of technology Delft; Trustee, WAAS
Juri ENGELBRECHT, Former President of the Estonian Academy of Sciences; Trustee, WAAS
Momir DJUROVIC, Former President, Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts; Trustee, WAAS
Dragan DJURICIN, Professor of Economics, University of Belgrade, FWAAS
Tibor TÓTH, Executive Secretary Emeritus, Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Organization; WAAS Trustee
Rodolfo FIORINI, Emeritus Prof., Politecnico di Milano Univ.; Trustee, WAAS
Almas Awan, Member, Executive Committee, Global Young Academy (GYA)
Global Leadership Education
In partnership with World University Consortium & in association with Global Leadership Project
The UNOG-WAAS Global Leadership project calls for development of post-graduate courses designed to equipped executives in all fields to better understand, navigate and effectively act in this rapidly evolving, increasingly complex global society. This session seeks to draw insights from the GL-21 research project to sketch a comprehensive perspective incorporating a wide mix of leadership strategies and instruments and to consider the practical strategies to disseminate the course globally.
Moderators:
Remus PRICOPIE, President, World University Consortium; FWAAS
Garry JACOBS, President & CEO, World Academy of Art & Science
Alberto ZUCCONI, Secretary-General, World University Consortium
Panelists:
Ralph WOLFF, Founder and President, The Quality Assurance Commons; FWAAS
Antonio de Araujo FREITAS Jr., Provost, FGV for Research and Graduate Studies, Brazil; FWAAS
Sue HENDERSON, President, New Jersey City University
Grazyna LEŚNIAK-ŁEBKOWSKA, Professor, Warsaw School of Economics, Poland; AFWAAS
Piero DOMINICI, Scientific Director, International Research and Education Programme on Human Complex Systems; AFWAAS
Janani RAMANATHAN, Senior Program Officer, Mother’s Service Society, India; FWAAS
Yehuda KAHANE, Chairman & Co-founder, YK Center; Trustee, WAAS
Pavel LUKSHA, Founder & Director, Global Education Futures Initiative;
AFWAAS
Basic Sciences and Sustainable Development
The session will be devoted to the connections between basic sciences, their connections with other sciences, innovation and engineering, their contributions to medicine and health, their connections with energy technologies, climate action and protection of the environment, and their contributions to education. The complex phenomena in basic and social sciences, the required evolution of the relationship between science and society, the cross-talk between science and the social media, and the process of preparation and implementation of science policies will be also explored.
Moderators:
Nebojša NEŠKOVIĆ, Secretary-General, World Academy of Art & Science
Panelists:
Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Member of the European Parliament; FWAAS
Carlos ALVAREZ-PEREIRA, Executive Committee member, Club of Rome; FWAAS
Susan CLARK, Adjunct Professor, School of Forestry & Environmental Studies; FWAAS
Juri ENGELBRECHT, Former President, Estonian Academy of Sciences; Trustee, WAAS
Angela WILKINSON, Secretary-General, World Energy Council; FWAAS
Isaac WITZ, Editor, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Tel Aviv University, Israel; FWAAS
Alexander ZIDANSĚK, Professor, Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School; FWAAS
The Pandemic as a Systemic Crisis
In partnership with Institute for Advanced Studies in Levant Culture and Civilization
This interdisciplinary session will examine the COVID-19 pandemic holistically from multiple perspectives: leadership, health, youth, social life, cultural life, sustainability, food security, inequality, education, family, politics and law. Experts from different fields will share their research, analyses and insights with the aim of informing a more balanced policy and public debate which will enhance our ability to cope with future crises of a systemic nature, such as climate change.
Moderators:
Thomas REUTER, Professor, University of Melbourne, Australia; WAAS Trustee
Panelists:
Michael MARIEN, Senior Principal, Security and Sustainability Guide; FWAAS
Stefan BRUNNHUBER, Medical Director, Diakonie Hospital, Germany; Trustee, WAAS
David HARRIES, Principal, Security and Sustainability Guide; FWAAS
Fadwa EL GUINDI, Retiree Anthropologist at the University of California, Los Angeles; Trustee, WAAS
Saulo Jose Casali BAHIA, Federal Judge, Brazil; Trustee, WAAS
Vesna VUČINIĆ, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade; FWAAS
Winston NAGAN, Chairman Emeritus, Board of Trustees, WAAS
Emil CONSTANTINESCU, President of Romania (1996 – 2000), President of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Levant Culture and Civilization; Trustee, WAAS
Contributors:
Ole H PETERSEN, Board Member, Science Advice for Policy by European Academies (SAPEA)
Kathlena Walther BOUMA, Special Advisor to Group Chairman, Econet Foundation; FWAAS
Jan W. DOBROWOLSKI, Head, AGH-University of Science and Technology Open University, Poland; FWAAS
Bartolomé RIBAS OZONAS, Associate Professor, Complutense University of Madrid; FWAAS
Robert E. HORN, Senior Researcher, Stanford University; FWAAS
Faris GAVRANKAPETANOVIC, Professor, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina; FWAAS
Heron Jose de Santana GORDILHO, Professor, Federal University of Bahia, Brazil; FWAAS
Reconciling Freedom and Authority
The Pandemic presents humanity with the dilemma of trying to reconcile individual freedom with the safety of the collective. It juxtaposes the efficiency of social authority with the messy disorder of individual freedom. The individual represents the conscious peak of the social collective and plays an indispensable role in its evolution. The collective is the gene bank of all human aspirations and capacities for social evolution. Neither can thrive without the other. This session contemplates their interdependent and complementary roles in a comprehensive theory of change, social development and social evolution and seeks more effective ways to reconcile social harmony with individual rights and cultural diversity.
Moderator:
Yi-Heng CHENG, Professor, Tongji University, Shanghai, China; FWAAS
Panelists:
Jinfeng ZHOU, Secretary-General of China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF)
Abdul Hamid ZAKRI, Chairman, Atri Advisory, Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of Malaysia (2010-2018); FWAAS
Mamphela RAMPHELE, Co-president, Club of Rome; FWAAS
Amnon CARMI, Professor, University of Haifa, Israel; UNESCO Chair in Bioethics
Nadeem AMMAR, Founder, OHR Foundation, Israel
Yul ANDERSON, President & Founder, African-American Future Society, USA; AFWAAS
Peace and Human Security
In partnership with Global Security Institute
This session will explore the concept of human security as a comprehensive, inclusive, integrated framework which places the welfare and wellbeing of human beings at the center rather than military, political and economic competition between rivalry nations. It will examine the role which WAAS can play in promoting understanding, acceptance and application for the approach through its collaboration with the UN Human Security Unit in 2021.
Moderators:
Jonathan GRANOFF, President, Global Security Institute; FWAAS
Donato KINIGER-PASSIGLI, Vice President, World Academy of Art & Science
Panelists:
Katalin BOGYAY, 15th UN Ambassador of Hungary; President, UNESCO’s 36th General Conference; FWAAS
Maria ESPINOSA, President, 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly; FWAAS
Azita BERAR-AWAD, International advisor on Global governance, Development, Employment and Social Policy; FWAAS
Dušan VUJOVIĆ, Chairman, NALED Research Council; FWAAS
Alyn WARE, Global Coordinator, Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament; FWAAS
Tibor Tóth, Executive Secretary Emeritus, Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Organization; Trustee, WAAS
Yury SAYAMOV, Professor, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia; FWAAS
Global Institute for Human Security
In partnership with Nizami Ganjavi International Center (NGIC) & in association with Global Leadership Project
This session will explore the potential role which WAAS and its partners can play in promoting a new institutional design for research and implementation which encompasses all sectors, stakeholders, levels from global to local, and all dimensions of human security; bridges the gaps between disciplines, specialized institutions, piecemeal policies; and also closes the gaps separating research and policy-making from practical implementation. It will consider the types of stakeholders that should be included, the ways in which its functioning would differ from conventional approaches, and the practical steps needed for its establishment.
Moderators:
Garry JACOBS, President & CEO, World Academy of Art & Science
Donato KINIGER-PASSIGLI, Vice President, World Academy of Art & Science
Panelists:
Peter MCGRATH, Executive Director, InterAcademy Partnership
Krishan Lal, President, Co-chair, IAP Science, India
Jerome GLENN, Co-Founder and CEO, The Millennium Project; FWAAS
Shoshana BEKERMAN, Founder and Director, Inter-Parliamentary Coalition for Global Ethics; AFWAAS
Ketan PATEL, CEO and Founder, Greater Pacific Capital; FWAAS
Yury SAYAMOV, Professor, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia; FWAAS
Eco Vision
This virtual retrospective, hosted by the artist, explores how scientific innovations aimed at serving the needs of humankind are breaking the delicate balance between nature and humanity. Art and science both strive to understand the secrets of existence and harness this knowledge for the future. Margolin’s art explores a wide range of topics including ecology, genetics, the space race, evolution, and more, to build a bridge between a rational understanding of science and technology, and an imaginary world filled with creativity and trepidation towards the unknown.
Presented by:
Daphna MARGOLIN, Eco-Tech artist; FWAAS
Future of Human Rights
Human rights have been the drivers for global political, economic and social progress progress since the dawn of the Enlightenment and with increasing speed and force during the last two centuries. The ideals of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights have now been transformed into specific political goals and measurable targets. This session will examine the process of social evolution by which abstract concepts acquire the power to transform society. It will look forward to anticipate the next stage in social progress and the steps that can be taken now to accelerate and facilitate a smooth transition from past to future.
Moderators:
Catherine FIANKAN-BOKONGA, Vice-President, Geneva Press Club; FWAAS
Panelists:
Winston NAGAN, Chairman Emeritus, Board of Trustees, WAAS
Yul ANDERSON, President & Founder, African-American Future Society, USA; AFWAAS
Saulo BAHIA, Federal Judge, Brazil; Trustee, WAAS
Neantro SAAVEDRA-RIVANO, Professor Emeritus, University of Tsukuba, Japan; FWAAS
Marcin KILANOWSKI, Professor, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland
Kehkashan BASU, Founder & President, Green Hope Foundation
Global Youth Networks
This session will explore strategies to create a global network of networks linking together youth organizations in different regions and across specialized areas of work. The aim is to forge a global alliance focusing on common values and objectives to enhance the voice and power of youth in global and national decision-making. What would be the essential requirements? What steps can WAAS and the Youth Leadership Network take to create such a global alliance?
Moderators:
Jodi CULLITY, Head of Partnerships, Youth Leadership Network; JFWAAS
Panelists:
Ivana LAZAROVSKI, Associate, NALED; JFWAAS
Dina DRAGIJA, Founder & Vice President, Youth Leadership Network; JFWAAS
Vanessa HERNÁNDEZ, Youth Mentor at POP Movement
Margianta SURAHMAN JUHANDA DINATA, Founder and Executive Director of Emancipate Indonesia
Olena BEKRENIOVA, Director, Bohdan Hawrylyshyn Family Foundation; AFWAAS
Federica DONATI, Member, Youth Leadership Network; JFWAAS
Ethics and Information: From Biosphere to Global Security
The Anthropocene and the Noosphere are the two major paradigms that have begun to make sense at global level, yet they have developed mostly in isolation from each other. A balanced understanding of the global transformation will require the insights of both paradigms. This session will explore a paradigmatic dialogue between the two perspectives to construct an information society that is ethically sound.What is the best strategy to stress and invest more on information ethics? The most important questions when considering science, engineering and technology are: What do we want to do with them? Why do we want to do it with a specific kind of technology? How can we do this in a manner that enriches our lives?
Moderators:
Rodolfo FIORINI, Emeritus Prof., Politecnico di Milano Univ.; WAAS Trustee
Witold KINSNER, Professor, University of Manitoba; FWAAS
Panelists:
Ullica SEGERSTRÅLE, Professor, Illinois Institute of Technology; FWAAS
Piero DOMINICI, Scientific Director, International Research and Education Programme on Human Complex Systems; AFWAAS
Antonio de Araujo FREITAS Jr., Provost, FGV for Research and Graduate Studies, Brazil; FWAAS
Michael MARIEN, Senior Principal, Security and Sustainability Guide; FWAAS
Ibon ZUGASTI, Member, Board of Directors, The Millennium Project; AFWAAS
Carlos ALVAREZ-PEREIRA, Executive Committee member, Club of Rome; FWAAS
Culture and Systemic Change
This session will explore how to achieve practical system change through whole system approaches, including the role of both subjective and objective factors, the arts, science, values, organization, social consciousness and culture. It will include a discussion of the social process, catalytic strategies, and a systems-change map designed to highlight how people/groups can coordinate their efforts to optimize efforts to promote human development.
Moderators:
Frank DIXON, Founder, Global System Change; FWAAS
Panelists:
Julene SIDDIQUE, Socio-Systemic Impact Specialist, Laszlo Institute; AFWAAS
Nora BATESON, President, International Bateson Institute, Sweden; FWAAS
Nadine BLOCH, Training Director, Beautiful Trouble
Piero DOMINICI, Scientific Director, International Research and Education Programme on Human Complex Systems; AFWAAS
Barry Gills, Professor, University of Helsinki, Finland; FWAAS
Petra Kuenkel, Member, Executive Committee, Club of Rome
Rama Mani, Convenor, Enacting Global Transformation, University of Oxford; FWAAS (tbc)
João CARAÇA, Senior Adviser to the Board of Administration, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation; FWAAS
Integration of Science for Society and Human Wellbeing
GESDA, a multi-stakeholder, multilateral strategy and model now being implemented in Switzerland to integrate scientific research, policy-making, UN agencies, national governments, business, civil society and youth to anticipate, accelerate and translate cutting-edge science into concrete actions for social welfare and human wellbeing.
Moderators:
Garry JACOBS, President & CEO, World Academy of Art & Science
Nebojša NEŠKOVIĆ, Secretary-General, World Academy of Art & Science
Keynote:
Michael MØLLER, Chair, Diplomacy Forum, Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator; FWAAS
Speaker:
Ortwin Renn, Chair, MASOS Working Committee, SAPEA
Recommendations on the Future Programming of WAAS
Presentation and discussion of specific recommendations generated by the parallel sessions and open discussion of future WAAS programming proposals and initiatives.
Concluding Session – WAAS as a Network of Networks
Is it possible to create a global network of networks linking together youth organizations and networks in different regions and specialized areas of work to forge a global alliance focusing on common values and objectives to enhance the voice and power of youth in global and national decision-making? What would be its value? What would be the essential requirements? What steps can be taken to create it? [This session is intended to brainstorm on possible approaches for expanding WAAS into a global network of networks working in a coordinated manner to contribute to the multilateral system.]