Trieste Science on the World Stage

ICTP Director Atish Dabholkar will appear alongside representatives of the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia (FVG) at a United Nations presentation in New York to highlight the Region's -- and particularly Trieste's-- unique role as a hub of international science promoting capacity building, sustainability and international cooperation. 

The event, titled "The Research and Innovation Ecosystem of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy -- Trieste as a Science Hub for Global Cooperation and Sustainable Development", will take place on Friday 16 October from 13:15 to 14:30 EDT and will be livestreamed on UN Web TV .

Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations Giorgio Marrapodi will moderate the session, which will feature a keynote speech by Massimiliano Fedriga, President of the Autonomous Region Friuli Venezia Giulia, on "Trieste as an International Platform for Science Diplomacy and Global Cooperation".

A panel discussion will follow, with the participation of Dabholkar and representatives of other Trieste-based science institutes, including Marianna Maculan, Chief of External Relations at International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB); Romain Murenzi, former Executive Director of TWAS, currently a faculty member at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Massachusetts (TWAS, OWSD); and Jo Boufford, Chair of the IAP Working Group on Urban Health and Lead of the Young Physician Leaders Programme (IAP).

More details about the event can be found here.