Transcript Agenda of the conference - Ambasciata d`Italia

 2016 ISSNAF Annual Event “Innovation Through Science” October 17-­‐18, 2016 – Embassy of Italy -­‐ Washington, DC 17 October 13:30 14:15 Registration Welcome addresses H.E. Ambassador Armando Varricchio, Ambassador of Italy in the United States of America Vito M Campese, MD, President ISSNAF Sen. Stefania Giannini, Italian Minister of Education, University and Research (message) 14:45 Monica Veronesi, Executive Director ISSNAF, introduction Cluster Nazionale Scienze della Vita, Alisei (video Diana Bracco, President Alisei) I panel: Investing in Italy Today: opportunities for researchers -­‐ Chaired chaired by Maria Teresa Cometto, journalist and author -­‐
Marco Simoni (INVITED), PhD Economic Advisor of the Italian Prime Minister – “Italy at the center of innovation” (title TBC) -­‐
Roberto Cingolani, PhD, Scientific Director Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) – “The IIT model and the Human Technopole” -­‐
Fabio Rugge, PhD, Rector of the University of Pavia, and CRUI Delegate for International Affairs – "Italian Universities: innovation in research and higher education” 15:30 16:00 Coffee break 16:30 II panel: Leveraging on research to change people’s everyday lives Chaired by Fulvia Astolfi, Hogan Lovells, Rome Managing Partner -­‐
Agostino Santoni, Managing Director, Cisco Italia – “Digitaliani: investment in research and Innovation to accelerate Italy's competitiveness“ -­‐
Fabrizio Renzi, Director of Technology, Innovation and Research IBM Italia -­‐ “Research in Italy in private companies” -­‐
Giovanni Caforio, M.D. CEO Bristol Meyers Squibb -­‐ “The transformation of Cancer Treatment through Immuno-­‐Oncology” Roundtable discussion and Q&A with Agostino Santoni, Giovanni Caforio, Fabrizio Renzi, and Paolo Sassone Corsi (Director, Center for Epigenetics and Metabolism School of Medicineat UCI). Chaired by Fulvia Astolfi, Hogan Lovells, Rome Managing Partner Roundtable discussion and Q&A with Marco Simoni, Roberto Cingolani, Fabio Rugge, and Maurizio Vecchione (Sr. Vice President of Global Good & Research -­‐ Intellectual Ventures) chaired by Maria Teresa Cometto, journalist and author 17:15 17:45 18:15 18:25 18:45 Keynote speech: France A. Córdova, Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) (INVITED) AWARD PROGETTO DIVENTERÒ Bracco Foundation Vittorio Puppo, President & CEO Bracco Diagnostics Inc. -­‐ 3rd Cav. Lav. Fulvio Bracco Award Innovation in Diagnostic Imaging 2016 ISSNAF LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD to Prof. Giuseppe Mazzotta Introduction by Alberto di Mauro, ISSNAF Representative for Italy Speech by Giuseppe Mazzotta, PhD, Sterling Professor of Humanities for Italian at Yale University Vito M. Campese, MD, President ISSNAF Closing Remarks: Vito M. Campese, MD, President ISSNAF Cocktail reception 18 October 7:45 8:30 8:40 9:40 10:00 11:20 12:30 12:45 Registration ISSNAF Awards Introductory Remarks Vito M. Campese, MD, President ISSNAF (plenary) Breakout sessions and presentations: Paola Campese Award for Research on ISSNAF Young Investigator Award -­‐ Environmental Sciences, Leukemia Astrophysics and Chemistry Coffee break Hogan Lovells Award for Medicine, Annamaria Molteni Award for Mathematics and Physics Biosciences and Cognitive Science Franco Strazzabosco Award for Young Engineers ISSNAF Young Investigators Awards Ceremony H.E. Ambassador Armando Varricchio, Italian Ambassador to the United States of America Closing Remarks: Vito M. Campese, MD, President ISSNAF 13:00 Lunch 14:00 16:00 Career Symposium Conclusions