International Dialogue on Science and Technology Advice to Foreign Ministries Monday, 17 October 18-19 October 2016 International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) Laxenburg/Vienna, Austria Wodak Room Agenda (As of 14 October 2016) Afternoon: Arrival of participants 19:30 Welcome Reception (Leonardo Hotel, Schubert Room, Hotel Conference Center) Speech: Presentation of IIASA Speaker: Tuesday, 18 October 08:00 Transfer to IIASA from Leonardo Hotel, Vienna 09:00 Opening Session Opening words by To be followed by a video message from Sebastian Kurz (Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs, Federal Republic of Austria) Introduction to the event by Paul Berkman Short introduction of the participants 09:30 Science and Technology Advice to Foreign Policies Setting the Scene Paul Berkman (Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University) Sir Peter Gluckman (Chair of the International Network for Government Science Advice INGSA and Chief Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of New Zealand) Vaughan Turekian (Science & Technology Advisor, U.S. Department of State) 10:30 Coffee break (Coffee area outside Wodak Room)
11:00 Panel: Opportunities and Challenges of Science Advice to Foreign Ministries Flavia Schlegel (UNESCO Assistant Director-General for the Natural Sciences) Robin Grimes (Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office) Aminata Sall Diallo (Special Advisor to the Minister of Higher Education and Research of Senegal) Teruo Kishi (Science and Technology Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan) 12:15 Lecture: The role of Science in Foreign Policies Speaker Rafael M. Grossi (Ambassador of Argentina in Austria and Former Assistant Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)) 13:00 Buffet Lunch (Gvishiani Room) 14:15 Interventions from Foreign Ministry Participants on How they Currently Incorporate Science Jan Marco Müller (Scientific Advice Mechanism, European Commission) 15:15 Thematic session 1: Trade Elena Rovenskaya (IIASA Program Director for Advanced Systems Analysis) James Gavigan (Former Science & Technology Counsellor at the EU Delegation to the U.S.; now with the European Commission's Scientific Advice Mechanism Support Unit, Brussels) Peter Havlik (Senior Economist and former Deputy Director at The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw) and Guest research scholar at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)) 16:30 Coffee break (coffee area outside Wodak Room)
17:00 Panel: Science in Embassies Denis Robert (Director of the Policy Research Division, Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada) Laura Holgate (US Ambassador to Vienna-based international organizations) Marek Konarzewski (Former Science & Technology Counsellor at the Embassy of Poland in the U.S.) 18:15 Wrap-up of the first day by Paul Berkman 19:00 Dinner with Senior IIASA Staff and Researchers (Oval Room, IIASA Schloss Restaurant) Speech: Science Diplomacy in International Spaces: Balancing National Interests and Common Interests Paul Berkman (Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University) 21:30 Transfer to Leonardo Hotel, Vienna Wednesday, 19 October 08:00 Transfer to IIASA from Leonardo Hotel, Vienna 09:00 Panel: Mechanisms for Delivering Science Advice in Foreign Ministries Daryl Copeland (Senior Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute) Mohammed Hassan (Co-Chair of the Global Network of Science Academies IAP) Maive Rute (Deputy Director-General of the European Commission's Joint Research Centre) 10:30 Coffee break (Coffee Area outside Wodak Room)
11:00 Thematic session 2: Providing Science Advice During a Crisis Wolfgang Lutz (IIASA Program Director for World Population) Atsushi Sunami (Vice President of the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Japan) Mark Salter (Consultant in Global Health, Public Health England) 12:15 Lecture: From Science Advice to Science Diplomacy Speaker William Colglazier (Editor-in-Chief of Science & Diplomacy, Visiting Scientist, AAAS Center for Science Diplomacy and Former Scientific Advisor to the U.S. Secretary of State) 13:00 Sandwich Lunch (Gvishiani Room) 14:15 Thematic Session 3: Science and Technology Supporting the Sustainable Development Goals Martin Lees (International Affairs Expert, Senior Adviser to the President of COP 20 and Moderator of the Gorbachev Task Force on Climate Change and Former Secretary General of the Club of Rome) Nebojsa Nakicenovic (Deputy Director-General of the International Institute for Applied Systems Juliet Gicheru (Minister Counsellor, Kenya Mission to the United Nations Office in Nairobi) 15:30 Coffee break (Coffee Area outside Wodak Room)
16:00 Concluding Dialogue: Benefits of Science & Technology Advice in Foreign Ministries Sir Peter Gluckman (Chair of the International Network for Government Science Advice INGSA and Chief Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of New Zealand) 17:00 A Global Network of Science and Technology Advisors in Foreign Ministries: Next steps Vaughan Turekian (Science & Technology Advisor, U.S. Department of State) 17:45 Closing remarks by and Paul Berkman 18:00 Transfer to Leonardo Hotel, Vienna Thursday, 20 October Departure of participants