Event Details
The aim of the WAAS@65 online conference is to develop concrete measures to address the root causes of the unprecedented global challenges and turbulence threatening peace, stability, human security, and sustainable development. The conference will critically examine these challenges, identify their fundamental origins, formulate actionable strategies for their resolution, and explore the potential catalytic role of the World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS) and its partner organizations in this endeavour.
UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Founding Executive Director, Steven Hartman, will be representing the coalition at the online conference on Monday 21, and Tuesday 22 July. Luci Attala, Deputy Executive Director of BRIDGES and Louise Steel, Director of Research at the UK Hub, will also represent the coalition on Tuesday 22nd July.
Parallel Session A: 3. 'Root Causes and Deep Drivers of Global Social Turbulence.' Monday 21 July
(11.00–11:50 EST; 15:00–15:50 UTC; 17:00–17:50 CEST)
Addressing the surface symptoms, specific manifestations, and daily newsworthy dramas which are manifestations of global turbulence in different fields of activity and regions of the world will not restore the conditions of peace, stability and security necessary for humanity’s future progress. This session delves into the root causes and deep drives of the turbulence related to national and global political, military, economic, technological, social, cultural and ecological forces.
Moderator: Ketan PATEL, Executive Director and Trustee, WAAS; Chair, Force for Good; CEO and Co-Founder, Greater Pacific Capital
Panelists: Jo NURSE, Chair, Y-EXIST Working Group, WAAS; Strategic Advisor, InterAction Council; Trustee, WAAS Steven HARTMAN, Founding Executive Director, BRIDGES Sustainability Science Coalition in UNESCO’s Management of Social Transformations Programme; FWAAS Massamba THIOYE, Project Executive UNFCCC Global Innovation Hub at UN Climate Change Secretariat Garry JACOBS, President & CEO, World Academy of Art and Science
Rapporteur: Imran KHAN, Fellow, Institute of Public Accountants, Australia; JFWAAS
Parallel Session B: 7B. 'Management of Global Social Transformation' Tuesday 22 July. Organised by BRIDGES.
(10.00–10:50 EST; 14:00–14:50 UTC; 16:00–16:50 CEST)
The turbulence generated by the speed and complexity of global social evolution is too great to be managed through existing ideas, policies, national and multilateral institutions, and distributions of social power. This session organized by UNESCO MOST Bridges explores the need for development of a comprehensive transdisciplinary approach to the global process and for formulation of effective institutions and strategies to promote an integrated approach to conscious social evolution.
Moderator: Steven HARTMAN, Founding Executive Director, BRIDGES Sustainability Science Coalition in UNESCO’s Management of Social Transformations programme; FWAAS
Panelists: Gustavo MERINO, Director for Social Policies, UNESCO Peter SCHLOSSER, Vice President and Vice Provost, Arizona State University; FWAAS Harpinder COLLACOTT, Interim Executive Director, Global Public Investment Network; Former Executive Director, Mercy Corps Europe Petra KUENKEL, Member, Executive Committee, Club of Rome; FWAAS David HARRIES, Strategic Foresight Coach (Security and Sports), Human Security Engineer (Disaster Awareness and Resilience); FWAAS.
Parallel Session B: 14B War and Peace: Issues of Thought and Analysis. Tuesday 22nd July.
(12.00–12:50 EST; 16:00-16:50 UTC; 18:00–18:50 CEST)
The panel critically addresses issues pertaining to War and Peace ranging from Sustainability, Climate, Food, Eco-system, Theory of Change, Diplomacy, Human Rights, National Sovereignty, Humankind and World Organizational Power. The panelists will make brief presentations within their research expertise along with open discussion among them.
Moderators: Luci ATTALA, Anthropologist and Deputy Executive Director, UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Coalition; FWAAS and Fadwa El GUINDI, Retiree Professor, UCLA; former Distinguished Professor, Qatar University; Trustee, WAAS
Panelists:
Jelel EZZINE, Advisory Board Member of the UNESCO Science Report 2020; Ecole Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Tunis; University of Tunis El-Manar, FWAAS; Louise STEELE, Professor of Archaeology at University of Wales; Vesna VUČINIĆ, Professor of Anthropology, University of Belgrade, World Council of Anthropological Association Global Cultural Policies, Task Force Chair; FWAAS; Thomas REUTER, Asia Institute, University of Melbourne, Australia; Trustee, WAAS; Phoebe KOUNDOURI, Prof., Athens Univ. of Econ. & Bus., and Univ. of Cambridge; President, WCEREA; Chair, SDSN Global Climate Hub; Director, AE4RIA; Trustee, WAAS
Rapporteur: Imran KHAN, Fellow, Institute of Public Accountants, Australia; JFWAA.
