Nobel Prize Jubilee Conference
Start 27 November 2024, 12:30 - 16:30. Direkte fra Rådssalen, NTNU
Nobel Prize Jubilee Conference
Fundamental research as the engine for social transition: Fostering international leading research environments in Norway
By invitation only
- Time: 27 November 2024, 12:30 - 16:30
- Place: NTNU, Høgskoleringen 1, Rådssalen
The conference is streamed. Physical attendance for invited guests and press.
Programme
Chair: Professor Terje Lohndal, Chair of the Portfolio Board for Ground-breaking Research, The Research Council of Norway and Vice Dean of Research, Faculty of Humanities, NTNU
Informal lunch | Registration and mingling
12:30
Opening remarks
13:15
- Tor Grande, Rector, NTNU
Opening speech: The European Research Council: Supporting excellent basic research for a better world
13:25
- Professor Jesper Q. Svejstrup, Vice President of the European Research Council and University of Copenhagen
Keynote speech: Scientific curiosity as the all-encompassing motivation
13:40
Professor and Nobel Laureate May-Britt Moser, NTNU
Pitch: If I had the power and the money…
13:55
- Professor Ingunn Kathrine Wehus, University of Oslo
Panel discussion: The scientists: Understanding the nature and needs of curiosity-driven blue-sky research
14:00
- Professor and Nobel Laureate Edvard Moser, NTNU
- Professor Adriana Bunea, University of Bergen
- Professor Ole Andreassen, University of Oslo
- Professor Kristin Ytterstad Pettersen, NTNU
Pitch: If I had the power and the money …
14:25
- Professor Jack Christopher Landy, The Arctic University of Norway
Break
14:30
Keynote speech: Materials and the future of human civilization
15:00
- Professor Nicola Spaldin, ETH Zurich and Member of the European Research Council Scientific Council
Panel discussion: The decision-makers and funders: Understanding how to support curiosity-driven blue-sky research
15:15
Lead by Pro-Rector Professor Toril A. Hernes, NTNU
- Professor Jesper Q. Svejstrup, Vice President of the European Research Council and University of Copenhagen
- Director Magnus Berggren, Wallenberg Initiative Materials Science for Sustainability and Linköping University
- CEO Mari Sundli Tveit, Research Council of Norway
- Executive Director Dagfinn Sætre, Cardiovascular Ultrasound at GE HealthCare
Pitch: If I had the power and the money …
15:40
- Professor Francesca Verones, NTNU
Dialogue with the university leaders: Understanding institutional support of curiosity-driven blue-sky research
15:45
- Rector Margareth Hagen, University of Bergen
- Pro-Rector Åse Gornitzka, University of Oslo
- Dean Bente M. Stallknecht, University of Copenhagen
- Rector Tor Grande, NTNU
Closing remarks
16:10
- Terje Lohndal in dialogue with Jesper Q. Svejstrup and Tor Grande
Nobel Jubilee Concert in the Nidaros Cathedral
18:00
Nobel Jubilee Dinner
19:00