Wednesday, 8 May 2024Public Day
08:15 – 09:00
Conference Registration
09:00 – 09:05
Location: Fred Kavli Auditorium
09:05 – 10:05
Opening Panel
- Hussam Mahmoud (Colorado State University, USA; Co-Chair New Voices)
- Marcia McNutt (President, National Academy of Sciences, United States)
- Vint Cerf (VP, Chief Internet Evangelist at Google; Honorary Fellow and Inaugural Patron of the ISC)
- Patricia Gruber (Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretary of State)
Location: Fred Kavli Auditorium
10:05 – 10:20
Break
Location: Great Hall
10:20 – 11:20
Plenary Panel I – Bridging the Gap and Paving the Way for Future Leaders
This panel will focus on how different programs and initiatives are structured to promote new scientists at various national and international venues and the benefits and challenges associated with such initiatives.
Moderator:
- Meghana Gadgil (Associate Professor, University of California San Francisco; New Voices Member)
Speakers:
- Gregory Weiss (Professor, University of California Irvine; Founding GYA Member)
- Kimberly Montgomery (Director, International Affairs and Science Diplomacy at AAAS)
- Ponpang Kaewtatip (Vice President, Thailand Research and Innovation)
- Priscilla Kolibea Mante (Professor, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Ghana; GYA Co-Chair)
Location: Fred Kavli Auditorium
11:20 – 11:35
Break
Location: Great Hall
11:35 – 12:35
Plenary Panel II – In a Challenging World, No One Should be Left Behind
- Hiba Baroud (Associate Professor, Vanderbilt University, GYA Member)
- Sudip Parikh (Chief Executive Officer and Executive Publisher, Science Journals, AAAS)
- Asmeret Asefaw Berhe (Professor of Soil Biogeochemistry, University of California, Merced; Past Director of the Department of Energy’s Office of Science; NVs Member)
- Nishal Mohan (Founder of mohuman, USA)
- Flavio Carvalhaes (Assistant Professor, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, GYA Member)
Location: Fred Kavli Auditorium
12:35 – 14:45
Lunch
GYA Members & Alumni and invited VIP guests only
GYA, New Voices, and Mirzayan Members & Alumni and invited guests only
Location: West Court, Members Room
14:45 – 16:15
parallel sessions
parallel sessions
14:45 – 16:15
Lightning Talks
Lightning Talks showcase the multiplicity of research being done by early- to mid-career researchers, making space for individuals to communicate to each other about their research and work. Lightning Talks by GYA and NVs members will be presented in 3 parallel sessions.
Locations: Lightning Talks I: Lecture Room | Lightning Talks II: Members Room | Lightning Talks III: NAS 125
18:00 – 22:00
Gala Dinner
GYA members, New Voices members, and invited guests only
Thursday, 9 May 2024Public Day
10:15 – 11:15
Keynote
Frances Colon (Senior Director, International Climate Policy at American Progress)
Public Session
Location: Fred Kavli Auditorium
11:15 – 11:30
Break
Location: Great Hall
11:30 – 12:30
- Alison Sheets-Singer (Biomechanics, Nike Sport Research Lab; former New Voices Co-Chair)
- Derya Baran (Professor, KAUST, Saudia Arabia; GYA Member)
- Timothy Jones (Founder and Managing Principal, TBJ Investments)
- Mohamed Abdel-Kader (Chief Innovation Officer, USAID)
- Ourania Kosti (Executive Director, InterAcademy Partnership)
Location: Fred Kavli Auditorium
12:30 – 14:30
Lunch
GYA Members & Alumni and invited VIP guests only
GYA, New Voices, and Mirzayan Members & Alumni and invited guests only
Location: West Court, Members Room
14:30 – 16:30
US Partnership Expo
This networking event brings together stakeholders from science and research institutions, science policy organisations, foundations, academies and other organisations from across the United States.
Location: Lecture Room, East Court
16:30 – 18:20
Reception and Musical Performance
All expo attendees and presenters are invited to join an open reception with refreshments to be followed by a musical performance in the Kavli Auditorium.
Location: West Court, Fred Kavli Auditorium