Oggi, lunedì 11 maggio, si terrà a Roma la conferenza dedicata al tema “Contrasto alla povertà: un ruolo per la tecnologia e le infrastrutture?” Saremo presenti assieme a un folto numero di esperti provenienti da svariate e stimabili realtà mondiali.
La Conferenza, organizzata dalla Fondazione per la Collaborazione tra i Popoli, presieduta da Romano Prodi, è sotto gli auspici dell’Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, dell’Accademia Pontificia delle Scienze Sociali e dell’Association of the Mediterranean Academies.
Beneficerà della straordinaria partecipazione di esperti dell’Associazione Cinese delle Scienze Sociali.
– La nascita spontanea di nuove tecnologie da qualunque programma di sviluppo può contribuire a rispondere alle esigenze di base
– Le tecnologie avviano spesso rapidi processi di modernizzazione e contribuiscono al rapido sviluppo di soluzioni alla povertà
– Infrastrutture e tecnologie, date le loro radicazioni e il loro elevato livello di connettività all’interno delle società, hanno un impatto diretto e positivo sull’inclusione sociale.
Ecco il programma in lingua inglese:
09.30 – Opening remarks: The Vision
Chair: Romano Prodi
Paolo Gentiloni – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Italy
Jason Pontin – Editor in chief and publisher of MIT Technology Review
Cristina Russo – Director International R&D Cooperation, European Commission
Keynote Speech:
Jin-Yong Cai – Executive Vice President and CEO International Finance Corporation (IFC), World Bank
11.00 – 11. 15 Coffee Break
11.15 – Session 1: Health and Food
Chair: Rob Vos – FAO, Director Social Protection Division
Co-chair: Andrea Cuomo, President, 3SUN
Introductory Speech: Rob Vos – FAO, Director Social Protection Division
Contributions by:
Alice Fanti – CEFA Onlus
Jennifer Elisseef – Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
Albert Farrugia – Kedrion
Arrigo Pallotti – Professor of African Studies, University of Bologna
José Costa Pereira – European External Action Service, European Commission
Michael Plummer – Professor of International Economics, Paul H. Nitza School, Johns Hopkins University, Bologna Center
Massimo Ricottilli – Professor of Economics, University of Bologna
Open discussion of all participants
Summary and conclusion: Wu Guobao – Division of poverty and Development Finance at the Rural Development Institute, Chinese Academy of Social Science
12.15 – Session 2: Energy
Chair: Ernesto Ciorra – Head of Innovation and Sustainability Direction ENEL
Co-chair: Vijay Modi – The Earth Institute, Columbia University
Introductory Speech:
Vijay Modi – The Earth Institute, Columbia University
Contributions by:
Andrea Cuomo – President, 3SUN
Giambattista De Ghetto – ENI Senior Vice President, Technical Assurance, Development Operations & Technology
Faris Hasan – Director General, Opec Fund for International Development (OFID)
Anne Houtman – Principle Adviser to DG Energy, European Commission
Ahmed Hamdy – Director General, African Union Scientific, Technical, and Research
Jean George Malcor – CEO CGG
Ernesto Marcias – President Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE)
Ewa Wojkowska – Co-Founder and COO, KOPERNIK
Open discussion of all participants
Summary and Conclusion: Ernesto Ciorra – Head of Innovation and Sustainability Direction ENEL
13.30 – Lunch
14.50 – Afternoon Introductory Speeches
Cardinal Peter Turkson – President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
Jeffrey Sachs – Director Earth Institute, Columbia University
Connectivity as a Universal Human Right
Nicholas Negroponte – Co-founder Medialab, MIT
15.40 – Session 3: Connectivity (Communication & Learning)
Chair: Mo Ibrahim – President Mo Ibrahim Foundation
Co-chair: Nicholas Negroponte – Co-founder MediaLab, MIT
Introductory Speech:
Mo Ibrahim – President Mo Ibrahim Foundation
Contributions by:
Vittorio Colao – CEO Vodafone (video message)
Mamadou Kaba Traoré – President of AUST (African University of Science & Technology, Abuja, Nigeria),Professor in Computer
Bruce Krogh – Director of Carnegie Mellon University Rwanda
Ludger Kühnhardt – Director, Center for European Integration Studies (ZEI), Bonn
Marcella Elvira Logli – Director, Corporate Social Responsibility, Telecom Italia
Angelo Petrosillo – CEO Blackshape, CCO Sitael
Shamas-ur-Rehman Toor, Islamic Development Bank
Stefano Stangoni – Head of Global Banking & Transaction, Intesa Sanpaolo
Open discussion of all participants
Summary and conclusions: Didier Lombard – Former CEO France Telecom
16.45 – Round Table of Industry and Finance Leaders
Chair: Jason Pontin – President and Publisher of MIT Technology Review
Participants:
Mo Ibrahim – President Mo Ibrahim Foundation
Jean George Malcor – CEO CGG
Giovanna Melandri – President Human Foundation, Social Impact Investment Taskforce G8
Shamas-ur-Rehman Toor, Islamic Development Bank
Stefano Stangoni – Head of Global Banking & Transaction, Intesa Sanpaolo
17.45 – Final Remarks
Ertharin Cousin – Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme
Conclusion and Press Conference
Romano Prodi
