Bridges Dialogues 'Towards a Culture of Peace' NOBEL LAUREATES & DISTINGUISH SPEAKERS
Bridges Dialogues
“Towards a Culture of Peace”
NOBEL LAUREATES & DISTINGUISH SPEAKERS
WEDNESDAY: November 4, 2009
Prof. Aaron J. Ciechanover is a2004 Nobel Laureate for Chemistry, a Distinguished Research Professor in the Faculty of Medicine of the Technion Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa and a Member of the Advisory Board of the International Peace Foundation.
Topic: Science and technology as a novel language of peace – the journey to new drug development in our time
Venue: UC Conference Center at 2 p.m.
WEDNESDAY: November 11, 2009
Topic: Arts and culture as a pathway towards peace
Venue: UC Conference Center at 2 p.m.
WENDESDAY: November 18, 2010
Oliver Stone is an American film director, screenwriter and producer whose work, frequently focusing on contemporary political and cultural issues.
Topic: Film-making and peace-building
Venue: UC Conference Center at 2 p.m.
WEDNESDAY: January 6, 2010
Professor David J. Gross, 2004 Nobel Laureate for Physics at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics of the University of California in Santa Barbara
Topic: The future of science and human development
Venue: UC Conference Center at 2 p.m.
WEDNESDAY: January 20, 2009
Topic: Why global markets have failed to reduce inequality?
Venue: UC Conference Center at 2 p.m.
WEDNESDAY:February 3, 2010
Prof. Torsten N. Wieselwas awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1981 in recognition of his pioneering work on the neural basis of visual perception.
Topic: Science for peace
Venue: UC Conference Center at 2 p.m.
MONDAY: March 9, 2010
Title: Concert for a Culture of Peace
Venue: Chaktomuk Theater at 8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY: April 7, 2010
Professor Françoise Barré-Sinoussi was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 2008 together with Prof. Luc Montagnier for their discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Topic: Future challenges in HIV/AIDS prevention and therapy
Venue: UC Conference Center at 2 p.m.
WEDNESDAY: April 21, 2010
H.E. Dr. Jose Ramos-Horta was awarded the 1996 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, the President of Timor-Leste and a Patron of the International Peace Foundation.
Topic: Building a culture of peace and development in a globalized world
Venue: UC Conference Center at 2 p.m.
