Balzan Prizewinners Interdisciplinary Forum 2017 Thursday, 16 16 November 2017, 2.15 pm Yehudi Menuhin Forum, Helvetiaplatz 6, 3005 Yehudi Menuhin Forum, Helvetiaplatz 6, 3005 Bern
Programme 14.15 h Opening Welcome Maurice Campagna Salvatore Veca Chair: Maurice Campagna LECTURE 1 "Immunological Approaches in Cancer Therapy" 14.30 h Presentation of the Balzan Prizewinners 2017 Peter Suter 14.40 h "Immunological Approaches in Cancer Therapy" James P. Allison and Robert D. Schreiber 15.05 h Questions and discussion LECTURE 2 "The Sun s Planetary System and Exoplanets" 15.20 h Presentation of the Balzan Prizewinner 2017 Bengt Gustafsson 15.30 h "The Sun s Planetary System and Exoplanets" Michaël Gillon 15.55 h Questions and discussion 16.10 h Coffee break Chair: Markus Zürcher LECTURE 3 "International Relations History and Theory" 16.40 h Presentation of the Balzan Prizewinner 2016 Salvatore Veca
16.50 h "International Relations History and Theory" Robert O. Keohane 17.15 h Questions and discussion LECTURE 4 "Gender Studies" 17.30 h Presentation of the Balzan Prizewinner 2017 Marjan Schwegman 17.40 h "Gender Studies" Bina Agarwal 18.05 h Questions and discussion LECTURE 5 "Collective Memory" 18.20 h Presentation of the Balzan Prizewinners 2017 Thomas Maissen* 18.30 h "Collective Memory" Aleida and Jan Assmann* 18.55 h Questions and discussion 19.10 h Closing remarks Alberto Quadrio Curzio Farewell Enrico Decleva Aperitif * Presentation in German, English translation
Participants Bina Agarwal Balzan Prizewinner 2017 for Gender Studies Professor of Development Economics and En- vironment at the Global Development Institute, School for Environment, Education and Development, University of Manchester; former Director of the Institute of Economic Growth, University of Delhi. James P. Allison Balzan Prizewinner 2017 together with Robert Schreiber for Immunological Approaches in Cancer Therapy Several positions at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas: Chairman of the Department of Immunology in the Division of Basic Science Research, Executive Director of the Immunotherapy Platform, Associate Director of the Center for Cancer Immunological Research and Deputy Director of the David H. Koch Center for Applied Research of Genitourinary Cancers. Aleida Assmann Balzan Prizewinner 2017 together with Jan Assmann for Collective Memory Professor Emeritus of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Konstanz. Jan Assmann Balzan Prizewinner 2017 together with Aleida Assmann for Collective Memory Professor Emeritus of Egyptology at the University of Heidelberg. Maurice Campagna President of the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences Former Professor of Physics, Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich. Enrico Decleva President of the International Balzan Prize Foundation Former Full Professor of Contemporary History; former Rector of the State University of Milan; former President of the Conference of Italian University Rectors (CRUI). Michaël Gillon Balzan Prizewinner 2017 for The Sun s Planetary System and Exoplanets Research Associate, Belgian Funds for Scientific Research (F.R.S-FNRS), Space sciences, Technologies and Astrophysics Research (STAR) Institute, Université de Liège.
Bengt Gustafsson Vice Chairman of the Balzan General Prize Committee Professor Emeritus of Theoretical Astrophysics at the University of Uppsala. Robert O. Keohane Balzan Prizewinner 2016 for International Relations, History and Theory Professor Emeritus of International Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. Thomas Maissen Member of the Balzan General Prize Committee Director of the German Historical Institute in Paris; Chair in Early Modern History at the University of Heidelberg. Alberto Quadrio Curzio Vice President of the International Balzan Prize Foundation President of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. Robert D. Schreiber Balzan Prizewinner 2017 together with James Allison for Immunological Approaches in Cancer Therapy Several positions at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri: Andrew M. and Jane M. Bursky Distinguished Professor in the Department of Pathology and Immunology, Professor of Molecular Microbiology, Director at the Andrew M. and Jane M. Bursky Center for Human Immunology and Immunotherapy Programs and Program Co-Leader of Tumor Immunology at the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center. Marjan Schwegman Member of the Balzan General Prize Committee Cleveringa Chair at the University of Leiden (2017/2018); Professor Emeritus of Political and Cultural History of the Twentieth Century, Utrecht University. Peter Suter Member of the Balzan General Prize Committee Honorary Professor of Medicine at the University of Geneva; former President of the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences. Salvatore Veca Chairman of the Balzan General Prize Committee Professor Emeritus of Political Philosophy of the Institute for Advanced Study (IUSS), Pavia. Markus Zürcher Secretary General of the Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences SAHS.
Profiles The Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences The Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences is an association of the Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT), the Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences (SAHS), the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences (SAMS), and the Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW). It further comprises the centre of excellence for technology assessment (TA-SWISS) and Science et Cité as well as other scientific networks. The academies engage themselves specifically for an equitable dialogue between science and society, and they advise politics and society in science-based issues that are relevant to society. They represent sciences across institutions and disciplines. Established in the scientific community, they have access to expertise and excellence and can therefore contribute specific knowledge to important political questions The International Balzan Foundation The International Balzan Foundation "Prize" aims to promote culture, the sciences and the most meritorious initiatives in the cause of humanity, peace and fraternity among peoples throughout the world. Currently, four annual awards are made: two in literature, moral sciences and the arts; and two in the physical, mathematical and natural sciences and medicine. In 2001, regulations concerning the prizes were changed, and prizewinners must now destine half of their awards to research projects carried out preferably by young humanists and scientists. At intervals of not less than three years, the Balzan Foundation also awards a Prize for Humanity, Peace and Fraternity among Peoples. The Balzan Foundation acts jointly through two Foundations: one with headquarters in Milan and the other with headquarters in Zurich. At the "Prize" Foundation in Milan, the General Prize Committee, which is composed of eminent European scholars and scientists, chooses the subject areas of the awards and decides on the nominations. The "Fund" Foundation in Zurich administers Eugenio Balzan s estate.
Organisation Details Registration We kindly ask you to register online at www.akademien-schweiz.ch/balzan by 12 November 2017 Please note that the number of participants is limited; they will be registered on a first come, first served basis. Further Information Marlene Iseli Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences House of Academies Laupenstrasse 7, P.O. Box 3001 Bern, Switzerland E-Mail: marlene.iseli@sagw.ch Phone: +41 (0)31 306 92 20 Venue Yehudi Menuhin Forum Bern Helvetiaplatz 6 3005 Bern http://menuhinforum.ch
The Balzan Prizewinners Interdisciplinary Forum 2017 The Balzan Prizewinners Interdisciplinary Forum 2017 The day before the Awards Ceremony at the Federal Council Hall, the "Balzan Prizewinners Interdisciplinary Forum" will take place. The Forum is divided into four presentations by this year s Balzan Prizewinners. An additional lecture will be given by one of the Prizewinners of 2016 whose Prize was attributed only this year. After a short introduction, the Prizewinners will present their research findings in 25-minute presentations, after which 15 minutes will be dedicated to questions and discussions. Consequently, all interested persons will be able to actively participate in the lectures. Live Streaming: www.balzan.org Johan Bollen et al. 2009, PLOSone, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0004803 Bina Agarwal Aleida und Jan Assmann Robert O. Keohane Michaël Gillon James P. Allison Robert D. Schreiber http://www.balzan.org/it/documenti/fotografie/download-foto-dei-premiati-balzan-2017 Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences House of Academies Laupenstrasse 7, P.O. Box, 3001 Bern, Switzerland t +41 (0)31 306 92 20; e info@akademien-schweiz.ch www.akademien-schweiz.ch