Organised by Professor Lorna Casselton FRS (Royal Society), Professor Mohamed Hassan (Academy of Sciences for the Developing World), Dr Raghunath Mashelkar FRS (President, Global Research Alliance), Dr Jim McQuaid FREng (University of Sheffield), Dr Vaughan Turekian (American Association for the Advancement of Science), Professor Anthony Cheetham FRS (University of Cambridge)
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Session 1
Session1 - Current and future directions for science diplomacy
Chair: Professor Lorna Casselton FRS
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Professor John Beddington CMG FRS
A new role for science in international policy making and diplomacy
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Dr Nina Fedoroff
Science diplomacy for the twenty-first century
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Session 1 Panel Discussion
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Session 2
Session 2 - Perspectives on science diplomacy I
Chair: Dr Alan Leshner
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Mr Futao Chen
China and science diplomacy
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Mr Jun Yanagi
Science and technology diplomacy: Japanese perspective and approach
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Ms Sigi Gruber
Europe and science diplomacy
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Session 2 Panel Discussion
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Session 3
Session 3 - Perspectives on science diplomacy II
Chair: Professor Mohamed Hassan
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Dr Raghunath Mashelkar FRS
Science policy in ever changing India
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Dr Luis Davidovich
Brazil and science diplomacy
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Mr James Smith
Science diplomacy: A view from an energy company
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Session 3 Panel Discussion
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Session 4
Session 4 - New partnerships with the Islamic world
Chair Mr Ehsan Masood
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Dr Razley Mohd Nordin
The atlas of Islamic-World science and innovation
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Mr Naser Faruqui
Restoring the trust deficit: Re-engaging with the Islamic world through science and innovation
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Sir Chris Llewellyn Smith FRS
Science, peace and the Middle East: Regional collaboration to foster international cooperation
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Session 4 Panel Discussion
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Session 5
Session 5- Science for development: Humanitarian, ethical or political investment?
Chair: Dr Andrée Carter
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Mr Alfred Watkins
Science, sustainability and economic development
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Professor Chris Whitty
Science and new approaches to international development
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Session 5 Panel Discussion
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Session 6
Session 6 - Building capacity for science diplomacy
Chair: Dr Yusaf Samiullah
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Mr Martin Davidson
Identifying tomorrow's leaders
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Professor Stephen Hillier
Universities, skills and scientific exchange
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Professor Mohamed Hassan
Capacity building and networks
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Professor Atta-ur Rahman FRS
Science and State building
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Session 6 Panel Discussion
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Sessions 7 and 8
Session 7 - Environmental security: Poles apart?
Chair: Dr Jim McQuaid FREng
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Professor Howard Alper
The Canadian Arctic Research Station: International science partnerships to nurture and reinforce diplomacy
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Mrs Diana Wallis UK MEP
Prospects for an international treaty for the protection of the Arctic
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Professor Paul Berkman
Governing international spaces: Negotiating the Antarctic Treaty and the future of the Arctic
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Session 8 - Back to the future: The role of science and scientists in nuclear diplomacy
Chair: Dr Anne Harrington
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Dr Arian Pregenzer
Getting beyond the feel good factor: Ensuring the political impact of scientific cooperation
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Ambassador Tibor Tóth
The contribution of the science community in international treaty implementation and verification
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Sessions 7 & 8 Panel Discussion
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Session 9
Session 9 New frontiers in science diplomacy
Chair Dr James Wilsdon
Professor Romain Murenzi
Emerging Ambassadors for science: shaping the future of diplomacy
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Session 9 Panel Discussion
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