Program
Inaugural Summit Address
His Excellency Ambassador Laurent Bili
Mireille Guyader, Counselor for Science and Technology
Sylvette Tourmente, Director of the CNRS Office for the USA, and Mexico in Washington DC
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Session I – New applications in biological and medical research to handle health issues
Opening Session with Yasmine Belkaid, NIH
Panel Discussion and Q&A with:
Jean-Laurent Casanova , The Rockfeller University, St. Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Université Paris Cité & Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades
Emmanuelle Passegué, Columbia University
Kelly O’Shea, University of Illinois
Moderated by Naomi Taylor, NIH
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Coffee Break
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Session II – Environmental research at the crossroads of short- and long-term global challenges
Opening Session with Stéphane Hallegatte, The World Bank
Panel Discussion and Q&A with:
Sylvain Barone, INRAE – The University of Arizona
Gabrielle Dreyfus, Georgetown University
Adam Chmurzynski, The University of Arizona
Moderated by Joaquin Ruiz, The University of Arizona
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Buffet Lunch
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Session III – AI at the heart of tomorrow’s challenges
Opening Session with Oussama Khatib, Stanford University
Panel Discussion and Q&A with:
Manijeh Razeghi, Northwestern University
Anne-Elisabeth Courrier, Emory University and Nantes University
Raza Sheikh, The University of Pittsburgh
Moderated by Rémi Soummer, Space Telescope Science Institute
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Coffee Break
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Overview of Franco-American Partnerships, highlighting key cooperation tools:
George F. Koob, NIH (virtual)
José-Alain Sahel, The University of Pittsburgh
Panel Discussion and Q&A with:
Lisa Bernstein, Department of State
Jean-Laurent Casanova, The Rockfeller University, St. Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Université Paris Cité & Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades
Laetitia Zecchini, CNRS – The University of Chicago
Albert Ruhí Vidal, The University of California
Moderated by Régis Ferrière, The University of Arizona
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Break
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“Artistic odyssey traversing science” First edition photo competition awards
Jury & Audience Awards
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Closing Remarks
Kendra Sharp, NSF
Jason Donovan, DoS
Aurélien Lechevallier, Director General for Globalization, Culture, Education and International Development at the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs
