First World Conference on the Future of Science

	Programme overview

		Wednesday, Sept. 21st

		Thursday, Sept. 22nd

		Friday, Sept. 23rd
		Plenary session Science and Technology Plenary session Science and Economic Power Plenary session Science and Political Power

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Science and Technology- plenary session, 9.00 am – 10.30 am Sala Arazzi

Chairpersons	Giulio Giorello and Zhores J. Alferov
Speakers	Daniel C. Dennett – Evolution, Freedom and Society Philip Pettit – Science and our Self-Image: Neuroscience and Free Will Emanuele Severino – Philosophy and Technology

Coffee break

Science and Economic Power - plenary session, 11.00 am – 1.00 pm Sala Arazzi

Chairpersons	Mario Monti* and Franco Malerba (speech)
Speakers	Paul David - Sustaining the ‘Open Science’ Revolution: The Advancement of Knowledge and the Knowledge-Driven Economy Richard Nelson - The Market Economy and the Scientific Commons Paula Stephan - Job Market Effects on Scientific Productivity

Discussion

Science and Political Power - plenary session, 2.00 pm – 5.00 pm Sala Arazzi

Chairpersons	Giuliano Amato and Viktor Chernomyrdin*
Speakers	Viktor Chernomyrdin* – Role of Science in Political Decision Making Kathleen Kennedy Townsend – Political Challenges of the New Scientific Revolution Federico Mayor – Science and Society and Priorities Alberto Martinelli – Science and Democracy Janez Potocnik – Science and Policy: an EU Perspective

Discussion

*unable to attend

A Program for the Future- plenary session, 5.00 pm – 6.00 pm Sala Arazzi

Chairpersons	Umberto Veronesi and Marco Tronchetti Provera with the participation of Lucio Stanca, Italian Minister for Innovation and Technology
	The Venice Charter Announcement of the Second World Conference on the Future of Science

Farewell Cocktail

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