COHORT 2023 UNVEILING INSIGHTS: CONVERGENT OUTCOMES AND FUTURE PATHWAYS
“What roles for science in crisis times? Outlook in the health, environment and agriculture interconnected areas”
We are pleased to announce the upcoming “COHORT 2023 Unveiling Insights: Convergent Outcomes and Future Pathways”, an opportunity for the Montpellier Advanced Knowledge Institute (MAK’IT) COHORT Programme Fellows to discuss their collaborative interdisciplinary work around the 2023 theme “What roles for science in crisis times? Outlook in the health, environment and agriculture interconnected areas”.
This event promises to be an intellectually stimulating and thought-provoking experience as our fellows engage in in-depth discussions exploring the multiple dimensions of crises and the role of science in addressing them. From delving into the intricate meanings of crisis, resilience, adaptation and transformation, to grappling with the complexities of prioritising action and the intersection of different knowledge systems, the COHORT has worked to bring insight and intellectual direction to these complexities.
It also provides a unique opportunity to explore the central role of meaningful citizen engagement and interaction at the science-policy-society interface. With a diverse range of perspectives and expertises, our Fellows will highlight the challenges, controversies and innovative proposals that have emerged from their research.
Join us for an exchange of their insights at this event of restitution of experiences and collective results.
9:00-9:15 Introductory Remarks
Presentation of MAK’IT COHORT Programme
Patrick Caron, Director MAK’IT
What roles for science in crisis times?
Mamphela Ramphele, Co-President, The Club of Rome
9:15-9:30 Video of the 2023 COHORT take-off
9:30-10:30 COHORT’s Fellows Navigation experience
COHORT 2023: An Outlook to Our Six-Month Journey
Thaura Ghneim-Herrera, MAK’IT Scientific Officer
Fellows’ Experiences and Takeaways
Ruthbetha Kateule, Lecturer in Computer Sciences and Engineering,
University of Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), MAK’IT COHORT Fellow 2023
Eric Welch, Professor in Science Policy and Public Administration &
Director of the Center for Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy
Studies (C-STEPS), Arizona State University (USA), MAK’IT COHORT Fellow
2023
Egidius Kamanyi, Lecturer in Sociology and Anthropology, University of
Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), MAK’IT COHORT Fellow 2023
Sérgio Schneider, Full Professor of Sociology of Rural Development and
Food Studies, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil), MAK’IT
COHORT Fellow 2023
Commentary by Carlos Alvarez Pereira, Vice-president, The Club of Rome
& Member of MAK’IT Scientific Council.
10:30-10:45 Coffee Break
10:45-11:30 Facing the challenges of intertwined crises
Presentation of the 2023 COHORT Collective Contribution 1
Sérgio Schneider, Full Professor of Sociology of Rural Development
and Food Studies, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil),
MAK’IT COHORT Fellow 2023
Round table
Moderator: Brian Dowd-Uribe, 2022-2023 MAK’IT Fellow, University of
San Francisco (USA)
Sonja Vermeulen, Managing Director of Genetic Innovation, CGIAR
& Member of MAK’IT Scientific Council
Carlos Maria Correa, Executive Director, South Centre & Member of
MAK’IT Scientific Council
Sérgio Schneider, Full Professor of Sociology of Rural Development
and Food Studies, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil),
MAK’IT COHORT Fellow 2023
Ruthbetha Kateule, Lecturer in Computer Sciences and Engineering,
University of Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), MAK’IT COHORT Fellow 2023
11:30-12:15 A call for leadership from the social and behavioural sciences in
times of crisis
Presentation of the 2023 COHORT Collective Contribution 2
Eric Welch, Professor in Science Policy and Public Administration &
Director of the Center for Science, Technology, and Environmental
Policy Studies (C-STEPS), Arizona State University (USA), MAK’IT
COHORT Fellow 2023
Moderator: Andrea Sosa, 2022-2023 FIAS/MAK’IT Fellow, CONICET &
National University of San Martín (Argentina)
Camilla Toulmin, Senior Associate, IIED& Chair of MAK’IT Scientific
Council
Sélim Louafi, Deputy Director for Research and Strategy, CIRAD
(France)
Egidius Kamanyi, Lecturer in Sociology and Anthropology, University
of Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), MAK’IT COHORT Fellow 2023
Eric Welch, Professor in Science Policy and Public Administration &
Director of the Center for Science, Technology, and Environmental
Policy Studies (C-STEPS), Arizona State University (USA), MAK’IT
COHORT Fellow 2023
12:15 – 12:30 Closing session
COHORT 2024: Disruptive Science to meet global challenges
Thaura Ghneim-Herrera, MAK’IT Scientific Officer
Final remarks
Patrick Caron, Director MAK’IT
12:30 Lunch buffet
