08.00 - 08.30 am: Registration
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08.30 - 08.55 am: Welcome speeches - Introducing the Symposium
Prof. Rodrigo Martins, Prof. Alain Tressaud and Prof. Ana Sanchez, Member of the Board of Directors of the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT)
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08.55 - 9.25 am: Prof. Alexandre Quintanilha, (Head of the Science and Education Committee for the Portuguese Parliament, Lisbon, Portugal)
Introductory lecture:“Searching and sharing knowledge”
SESSION 1 – Sustainable management of natural resources
Session Chair: Prof. Artur Silva, EurASc, University of Aveiro (Portugal)
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09.25 - 09.55 am: Prof. Arnold Tukker (Leiden University, Netherlands)
Lecture: “The transition to a circular economy – some (in)convenient truths”
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09.55 - 10.25 am: Prof. Eric Gaffet (CNRS, France)
Lecture: "Nano - solutions for sustainable materials management"
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SESSION 2 – Eco-efficient transport and modern energy solutions
Session Chair: Prof. Jean ETOURNEAU, EurASc, University of Bordeaux
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10.25 - 10.55 am: Prof. Sigurd Wagner (Princeton University, USA)
Lecture: “Challenges to realizing an energy economy powered exclusively by sun and wind”
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10.55 - 11.25 am: Prof. Adélio Mendes (FEUP, Porto, Portugal)
Lecture: “Electricity from renewable sunlight: cheaper and cleaner”
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11.25 - 11.40 am: Coffee Break
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SESSION 3 – Health and new technologies in life sciences
Session Chair: Prof. Salomé PAIS, Lisbon Academy of Science
11.40 - 12.10 am: Prof. Ernst Wagner (LMU Munich, Germany)
Lecture: “Chemical evolution of carriers for use in nanomedicine"
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12.10 - 12.40 am: Prof. Daniel Scherman (INSERM Paris, France)
Lecture:“Genetic pharmacology and gene therapy, the new revolutionary frontiers of innovative medicine”
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12.40 - 01:00 pm: Round Table with moderator: Prof. João Rocha (CICECO)
"Science and Citizens"
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01:00 - 02.00 pm: Lunch
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SESSION 4 – Potential and challenges of Internet & Robot Ethics
Session Chair: Prof. Carlos SALEMA, Lisbon Academy of Science
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02.00 - 02.30 pm: Prof. Asuncion Gomez-Pérez (Madrid Polytechnic University, Spain)
Lecture: “Automated Data Markets”
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02.30 - 03.00 pm: Prof. Margherita Venturi (Bologna University, Italy)
Lecture: “Artificial molecular-level devices and machines”
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03.00 - 03.30 pm: Prof. Raja Chatila (ISIR Paris, France)
Lecture: "Ethical Considerations in Artificial Intelligence Robotics and Autonomous Systems"
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03.30 - 04.00 pm: Prof. Arlindo Oliveira (IST, Lisbon, Portugal)
Lecture: “Digital Minds: Science Fiction or Near Future Reality?”
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04.00 - 04.30 pm: Coffee Break
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SESSION 5 – Science Policy, communication, and global networking
Session Chair: Prof. Fernando SANTANA, Portuguese Academy of Engineering and Prof. Elvira FORTUNATO, EurASc, UNL
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04.30 - 05.00 pm: Prof. Sierd Cloetingh (Psdt A.E, Cost Association, Univ. Utrecht, Netherlands)
Lecture: "Spreading research excellence in Europe: perspectives from Academia Europaea"
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05.00 - 05.30 pm: Prof. Maria da Graça Carvalho (EP, Brussels, Belgium)
Concluding lecture: "Reducing inequalities: the role of social innovation"
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05.30 - 06.15 pm: Final Round Table with moderators:
Prof. Jean Etourneau (University of Bordeaux, EurASc) and Prof. Hélène de Rode (Perpetual Secretary of EurASc) "Ethics on Science"
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06.15 - 07.00 pm: General Assembly, EurASc members
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08.00 pm: Banquet at Centro Cultural De Cascais
