THE FUTURE OF SCIENCE is a cycle of international conferences with the aim to bring Science in Society, choosing every year a theme crucial to society, to underline the contribution and implications of scientific progress to everyday life, gathering together eminent experts from various disciplines addressing to the different spheres of the society. Read more


PREVIOUS TFoS CONFERENCES:

	2005	First World Conference
	2006	Second World Conference "EVOLUTION"
	2007	Third World Conference "THE ENERGY CHALLENGE"

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The Fourth World Conference on The Future of Science will once again explore a theme that puts science at the centre of the social debate: Food and Water for Life. The aim is to offer a global vision of problems such as water scarcity, the development of sustainable agriculture, food safety, food and health; and indicate how science and technology can contribute to solving these problems. Economic, political and ethical aspects will also be discussed. Read more

WED, SEPT. 24	OPENING CEREMONY
THU, SEPT. 25	WATER FOR LIFE Access to safe water is a fundamental human need. Water is a precious and finite resource and population is on the increase. How can we feed an additional 2 billion people and manage water consumption in a sustainable way?
FRI, SEPT. 26	FOOD FOR LIFE Food is a universal right. How can we deal with exponentially growing demands for food and animal feed?
SAT, SEPT. 27	FOOD AND WATER SUPPLY WORLDWIDE Future geopolitical scenarios will be defined by inequalities in food and water availability.
	The official language of the Conference is English. Simultaneous translation into Italian will be provided

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