The conference was FREE and was held in person on December 13th in the senate of the Czech Parliament (Meeting Hall of Valdštejnský palác, Prague – limited places) and streamed directly to all registered participants.
Programme
| 09:00 – 09:15 | Foreword | |
| Senator Jiří Drahoš | First Vice-President of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic | |
| Helena Langšádlová | Minister of Science, Research and Innovation | |
| 09:15 – 11:00 | Where is the place of science diplomacy in international collaboration? | |
| Moderator | ||
| Matthias Girod | Secretary General of EuroScience | |
| Speakers | ||
| Maria Cristina Russo | Director for International Partnerships and Global Approach at DG RTD | |
| Přemysl Pela | Director, Czech Centre, London | |
| Landry Charrier | Scientific Advisor at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) – Project Management Agency; former Attaché for scientific cooperation at the French Embassy to Germany and The Netherlands. | |
| Eliška Tomalová | Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University | |
| 10:45 – 11:30 | Refreshment break | finger food | |
| 11:30 – 13:15 | Science Diplomacy and Realpolitik: The war in Ukraine | |
| Moderator | ||
| Anna Budzanowska | Member of the EuroScience Governing Board, Champion ESOF2024, Katowice Poland | |
| Speakers | ||
| Oksana Seumenicht | Programme director MSCA4Ukraine, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation | |
| Paweł Poszytek | General Director of FSDE, the National Agency of the Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps programmes | |
| Petr Kaiser | Special Envoy for Science Diplomacy, the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
| Hong-Wei Yen | Director, Science & Technology Division, Taipei Economic and Culture Office, Prague | |
| Ewa Gajewska-Nowara | Senior Specialist in Office of Mayor’s Proxy Strategic Events at Katowice City Hall | |
| 13:15 – 13:30 | Wrap-up and Take-home | |
| Michael Matlosz | President of EuroScience |
The conference was held in English and partly in Czech language. Simultaneous translation was provided in both languages.
