Maria Leptin, President of the European Research Council (ERC), will represent the ERC in the World Economic Forum (WEF)’s annual meeting 2022 in Davos. She will take part as a speaker in several sessions and ERC grantees Johan Rockström, Jeremy O’Brian and Martin Vetterli will bring their ground-breaking research and scientific insights to the discussions. This year’s meeting takes place from 22 to 26 May under the theme of “History at a Turning Point”.
Monday 23 May
13:00 - 13:45 CET | Safeguarding Global Scientific Collaboration - livestreamed session
Speakers:
- Maria Leptin (ERC President)
- Sarah Al Amiri (UAE Minister of State for Advanced Technology, Ministry of Industry & Advanced Technology)
- Fabiola Gianotti (Director-General, European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN))
- Dan Vahdat (Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Huma)
Moderation: Magdalena Skipper (Editor-in-Chief, Nature)
COVID-19 vaccines were developed in record time thanks to robust international scientific collaboration across disciplines, geographies and sectors. Against a backdrop of threats to research funding and a retreat from multilateralism, how can leaders safeguard scientific collaboration for tackling global challenges?
Monday 23 May
15:45 - 16:30 CET | New roles for biotechnology based solutions (closed session)
Maria Leptin amongst the speakers.
While the role of human biotechnology in fighting today's global health challenges is undisputed, industrial and agricultural biotechnology are the engines behind some of the most exciting transformations across manufacturing, energy, food and materials systems. What collaborative actions are needed to unleash the full potential of biology and biotechnology-based solutions to today's most critical global challenges? This meeting will bring together key constituents from the biotechnology ecosystem to collectively review priorities and define opportunities for greater impact through collaboration.
Tuesday 24 May
12:30 - 14:00 CET | The Fourth Industrial Revolution (closed session)
Maria Leptin amongst the speakers.
Moderation: Nicholas Thompson (Publisher & Chief Executive Officer, Atlantic)
Whether it's biotech or blockchain, emerging technologies are pivotal in how we decide to shape our future. Too often, however, the conversations on these technologies are short-term in focus. At this session, world-renowned thinkers will share longer-term perspectives on the future.
Wednesday 25 May
17:30 - 18:00 CET | Press Conference with ERC grantee Johan Rockström: The New Economics of Water - Launch of Global Commission - live-streamed
ERC grantee Johan Rockström (Director, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research) will participate alongside Mariana Mazzucato (Professor, University College London), Alem Tedeneke (Media Lead, Canada, Latin America and Sustainable Development Goals, World Economic Forum LLC) and Tharman Shanmugaratnam (Senior Minister, Government of Singapore)
The official launch of a 2-year initiative to transform the Economics of Water. The report and action plan aims to reshape how we talk about, value, and manage water in the rest of the 21st century.
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Media Contact: Madeleine Drielsma
Press Adviser to ERC President
ERC-press@ec.europa.eu