ESOF - Euroscience Open Forum

Friday 13th July:

09:30 to 10:30: Keynote address by Máire Geoghegan-Quinn - Policy - Commissioner for Research Innovation & Science

10:45 to 12:15: "Exploring promises and timescales in research and policy" with Prof. Dr. Helga Nowotny - President of the ERC 
This session will explore what characterises contemporary techno scientific promises and how they are linked w ith normative imaginations of the future. This also includes reflecting on who should participate in defining these futures and how they might be reached.

14:45 to 15:45: Keynote Address: Prof. Dr. Helga Nowotny - Research Policy - President of the ERC

The ERC would have 3 scientific sessions:

Saturday 14th July:

13:15 to 14:45: "Quantum computing: the final frontier?"
Speakers: Antonella Di Trapani, Antonio Acin, Jeremy O'Brien, Szabolcs Csonka
Leading researchers will present cutting edge projects on one of the most intriguing scientific questions facing us today.

Sunday 15th July:

08:00 to 9:30: Ageing: from genome to sex
Speakers: Carmen Garcia Fernandez, Schumacher Björn, Paul Stewart, Alexei Maklakov, Eleni Zika, Virpi Lummaa
Old age is increasingly associated with many chronic diseases including cancer and cardiovascular disorders, thus presenting an important socioeconomic burden. It is therefore crucial to identify appropriate interventions to keep the aging population healthy.

10:45 to 12:15: Adaptation or extinction? Responses to radical climate changes
Speakers: Carmen Garcia Fernandez, Siwan Davies, Heather M.Stoll, Valentina Bosetti, Claudia Jesus-Rydin
Join three outstanding scientists funded by the European Research Council (ERC) to debate the answ ers to these questions.

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