The conference marks the 150th anniversary of the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences. It will be attended by eminent experts from various branches of science, mostly members of the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences. They will present the latest developments in their respective disciplines, which as a whole will provide a comprehensive and deep overview of the international community in the face of pandemic, climate crisis and disruption of traditional values.
The plenary session, which will be held on 18 October 2022, will feature the following speakers:
- His Excellency Mark Brzezinski, Ambassador of the United States of America to Poland: The Challenges Facing the Euro-Atlantic Community
- Prof. Timothy Garton Ash, European Studies in the University of Oxford, Isaiah Berlin Professorial Fellow: From Post-War Europe to Post-Wall Europe – and Back
- Prof. Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, FRS FMedSci Chair, Cancer Research UK, Vice-Chancellor Emeritus, University of Cambridge: UK Research & Innovation Post Brexit
- Prof. Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz, Professor of Mammalian Development and Stem Cell Biology, Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge; Bren Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering, Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology Caltech: Dance of Life: Development in Vivo and in Vitro
- Laura Spinney, British science journalist, non-fiction writer: The Post-pandemic World
The following sessions will be organised at the seat of the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences:
- 19 October: Climate, Nature and Man in the Anthropocene and 150 Years of Modern Medicine
- 20 October: Real and Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence and Pandemic vs. Culture
The Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences has been integrating the Polish academic community since its establishment in 1872. Even during the time of the partitions of Poland, it overcame all challenges, bringing together researchers from the occupied territories as well as the largest communities of the Polish diaspora. Reopened in 1989, after being forcibly closed by the communist regime for 35 years, it carries out many activities in three areas: organising and supporting research, integrating academic communities and promotes scientific accomplishments to the general public. The year 2022 marks 150 years of transforming the Scientific Association of Kraków into the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences.