Today, the ability to innovate is an essential factor in survival for individuals, firms
and nations. Although it is true that development cannot and must not be halted, it is not
always easy to adapt to change or manage its consequences within a framework of global
equity that ensures real progress shared by all.
The discoveries of basic research are being transformed every more rapidly into
applications that modify the organization of society and production, as well as individual
patterns of life and thought. But advances in knowledge do not always produce tangible
benefits for everyone.
The path of innovation is more fraught than ever with ethical, economic and political
choices, which call for a closer relationship between researchers and decision-makers.
Such links must also seek to guarantee equal opportunities to all and ensure that an
improvement in the quality of life of a few does not increase inequality at the global
level.
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| International Conference |
Centro Congressi Cariplo
Milan, 6 via Romagnosi |
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| Chairperson |
Claudio Carlone
President, Hypothesis
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| 14,30 |
Welcoming addresses |
Salvatore Carrubba
Councillor for Cultural Affairs, City of Milan
Massimo Sordi
Vice President, Milan Chamber of Commerce
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| Opening remarks |
Ismail Serageldin
Vice President, The World Bank
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| 15,00 |
Advantages and Risks of Globalization |
Maurice Allais
Nobel Laureate in Economics, 1988
Ecole Supérieure des Mines, Parigi
Globalization, the Destruction of Employment
and Growth: The Empirical Evidence
Robert
A. Mundell
Nobel Laureate in Economics, 1999
C. Lowell Harris Professor of Economics,
Columbia University, New York
The Assumption of the Euro
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| Chairperson |
Claudio Carlone
President, Hypothesis
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| 9,30 |
Science and Technology at the Service of the
Humanity |
Ahmed H. Zewail
Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, 1999
Linus Pauling Professor of Chemistry
and Professor of Physics,
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Science and Humanity:The Need for Globalization
James
W. Black
Nobel Laureate in Medicine, 1988
Professor of Analytical Pharmacology Emeritus,
King’s College, London
Inventing New Drugs: From Biological Questions
to Therapeutic Tools
Heinrich
Rohrer
Nobel Laureate in Physics, 1986
Formerly with IBM Research Laboratory, Zurich
Small is Beautiful, and Powerful
Jean-Marie
Kindermans
on behalf of Médecins
Sans Frontières
Nobel Laureate for Peace, 1999
International Secretary General, Médecins Sans Frontières
The Need for Humanitarian Action: A Challenge
for Modern Society
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| Discussants |
During the two days of the conference the following discussants will
participate in the debate:
Piero Bassetti
President, Fondazione "G. Bassetti"
Giovanni De Guzzis
Vice President, Ericsson Telecomunicazioni
Adriano De Maio
Rector, Politecnico of Milan
Sergio Dompé
Managing Director, Dompé Farmaceutici
Aldo Iacono
Managing Director, Xerox
Girolamo Sirchia
Councillor for Social Affairs, City of Milan
Bruno Soresina
President, ATM
Renato Ugo
President, Italian Association for Industrial Research
Marco Vitale
Special Commissioner for the management of the private funds of Missione
Arcobaleno
Simultaneous interpreting will be provided in English and Italian
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