The seventh edition of “Ten Nobels for the future ” continues with the approach introduced in 1998, bringing the world’s leading figures in science and culture in more direct contact with the Italian and Milanese publics. In addition to the traditional December conference, the calendar also includes visits by four Nobel laureates who during the year will take part in a series of meetings with different audiences (academics, researchers, students, businessmen and journalists) that culminate in a public conference.

 The calendar
28 Feb-1 Mar Kenneth J. Arrow

One of the most prominent economic theorists of the twentieth century, Arrow has made contributions to a wide range of areas, extending the domain of economic analysis to issues such as information, health and safety regulation, education, the environment, racial discrimination and arms control. All his work is nevertheless characterized by a deeply-rooted libertarianism and close attention to ethical issues.
29 May-1 Jun F. Sherwood Rowland

Named by Time magazine as one of the "heroes of the 20th century", F. Sherwood Rowland received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1995 (with Paul Crutzen and Mario Molina) for his fundamental discoveries on the role of chlorofluorocarbons - chlorine compounds used in many production processes – in the destruction of the ozone layer of the stratosphere. A discover which allows to understand "the large-scale – and often negative – consequences of human behavior", as stated by the Nobel Foundation in its official announcement.
25-28 September Burton Richter

Burton Richter was still very young when he became a pioneer in colliding beam technology, an essential tool for understanding the structure of matter and the forces that govern it. In 1976, at 45 years of age, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics the discovery of an elementary particle of a "completely new kind". However, fifty years of experience in a sector where research involves marshalling major financial resources to develop vast, complex equipment turned him into an expert of the relationship between science and society.
23-26 October Kary Mullis

In 1983 Kary Banks Mullis - well known for his irreverent sense of fun and for some controversial statements - invented the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), hailed as one of the monumental scientific techniques of the twentieth century which made it possible, among other things, to map the human genome. Today, PCR - for which Mullis was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1993 - is used in laboratories around the world and has multiple applications in medicine, genetics, biotechnology, and forensics.
5-6 December The Horizons of Development

Globalization, the increasing mobility of people and ideas and the potential of science and its applications hold out both promise and challenges for a constantly evolving society. It is therefore essential that we focus our gaze on the horizons of development, in order to identify risks and opportunities. This is the aim of the closing conference of "Ten Nobels for the Future", eighth edition.