Science Diplomacy in the 21st century

Held by Prof.Helga Nowotny, this lecture will explore how new diplomacy is at the heart of science collaboration and vice versa.

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When: Friday 18 October 2019 / 12:30pm-14:30pm

Where: Jean Moulin Amphitheatre, 13, rue de l'Université, Paris

Registration compulsory: CLICK HERE to reserve your place 

The potential of Science Diplomacy in the 21st century: a European view

This event will launch PSIA's Science Diplomacy initiative in response to the growing importance of the relationship between diplomacy and science(s), including artificial intelligence, biotechnology, climate transition, ethics of cloning.

With Helga Nowotny, Professor emerita of ETH Zurich, Former President of the European Research Council.

Moderated by Prof.Stephanie Balme, Sciences Po

Introduced by Enrico Letta, Dean of PSIA

About Helga Nowotny

Helga Nowotny is Professor emerita of ETH Zurich and Former President of the European Research Council, ERC. Currently she is Chair of the ERA Council Forum Austria, Member of the Austrian Council for Research and Technology Development and Visiting Professor at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Her active engagement in scientific boards includes the Walling Falls Foundation (member of the board); Lindau Nobel Laureate meetings (Vice-President); Complexity Science Hub Vienna (Chair); and others. She has received numerous awards from scientific academies and universities in Europe and abroad, most recently an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Oxford and the Leibniz-Medal from the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Berlin. Her latest book publications are „The Cunning of Uncertainty” (2015) and „An Orderly Mess“ (2017).