Science is the art of answering new questions, but more and more often is facing problems which are the product of its own success. First among these is the problem posed by the relationship between scientific research and economic growth, generated by the changing equilibrium among the developed countries and the growing gap between the North and South of the planet, by a new conception of health and the quality of life and by the questions that technological progress poses for the future of human race and the environment. Scientific progress has always deeply modified social organisation and individual life style and attitude, often indipendently from a public awareness of these transformations. Today, the relationship between science and economics is stronger than ever, and the pace of discoveries and their application is more and more rapid. Communicating to the public the potential and the limits of research is therefore indispensable to create a good relationship between science and society, between decision-makers and the citizen. Ten Nobel Laureates are invited to turn their attention to the major issues that have emerged from the redefinition of our conceptions of humanity, nature and society in the wake of scientific progress. Their lectures are divided into five sessions.

The programme 7 December 8 December Chairperson GIAN-CARLO ROTA Professor of Applied Mathematics and Philosophy, MIT, Cambridge (Mass.) 9,30 Welcoming address MARCO FORMENTINI Mayor of Milan PIERO BASSETTI President, Milan Chamber of Commerce ROBERTO MAZZOTTA President of Cariplo 10,00 Opening remarks UMBERTO COLOMBO Minister for Universities and Scientific and Technological Research Higher Education and Research: Key Factors in Development ANTONIO RUBERTI Vice President, Commission of the European Communities Research Priorities: the European Dimension 11,00 Research Priorities CARLO RUBBIA Nobel Laureate in Physics, 1984 Director General, CERN, Geneva The Role of Science in the 90s ILYA PRIGOGINE Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, 1977 Director of the International Solvay Institutes for Physics and Chemistry, Brussels Exploring Complexity Chairperson RALF DAHRENDORF Warden of St. Antony's College, Oxford 14,30 Towards a Global Ethics GARY S. BECKER Nobel Laureate in Economics, 1992 Professor of Economics and Sociology, University of Chicago Economic Progress in Less-Developed Countries DAVID BALTIMORE Nobel Laureate in Medicine, 1975 Professor of Biology, Rockefeller University, New York The Global Utility of Biotechnology 15,30 New Technologies and Sustainable Growth SAMUEL C.C. TING Nobel Laureate in Physics, 1976 Professor of Physics, MIT, Cambridge (Mass.) Research of Today is the Technology of Tomorrow BURTON RICHTER Nobel Laureate in Physics, 1976 Director, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center From Research to New Technologies 7 December 8 December Chairperson RALF DAHRENDORF Warden of St. Antony's College, Oxford 9,30 Putting Biology at the Service of Humanity RENATO DULBECCO Nobel Laureate in Medicine, 1975 Expert, Area di Ricerca CNR, Milan The Interaction of Science and Society: Benefits and Fears JAMES W. BLACK Nobel Laureate in Medicine, 1988 Professor of Analytical Pharmacology, King's College School of Medicine and Dentistry, London Therapeutics: Progress and Pitfalls 10,30 The Responsibility of the Scientist RITA LEVI MONTALCINI Nobel Laureate in Medicine, 1986 Guest Professor, Superexpert, Istituto di Neurobiologia, CNR, Rome The Intrinsic Value of Science: Regulation but not Repudiation JACK STEINBERGER Nobel Laureate in Physics, 1988 Professor of Physics, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa Responsibility of Scientists on a Finite Globe Chairperson SALVATORE CARRUBBA Editor, Il Sole-24 Ore 14,30 Introduction: Economic Culture and Development in Italy MARIO MONTI Economist 15,00 Panel: Scientific Progress and Economic Development DAVID BARNES Chief Executive Officer of Zeneca GIANCARLO LOMBARDI Councillor for Research and Training, Confindustria LUCIANO MAIANI President of INFN, National Institute for Nuclear Physics ANTONIO LORENZO NECCI Managing Director, Chief Executive Officer, Ferrovie dello Stato ERNESTO PASCALE President of Sip BERND STOY Corporate Development Director, Rwe Ag 16,30 Panel: A European Future for Milan FRANCO BERNABÈ Managing Director, Chief Executive Officer, Eni ENRICO G. CIOFFI Director General for Credit and Investments, Commission of the European Communities GAVINO MANCA eneral Manager for Economic Affairs, Pirelli SpA ALESSANDRO OVI Editor of Technology Review LUCIO STANCA President of Ibm Semea RENATO UGO President of Airi, Italian Association for Industrial Research