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Activity directed to
- All public
- University student
- Students not from university
- Teachers
- Professionals
Program
30-06-2025
Registro / Erregistroa
Presentation by the Director of the activity
- Mikel Mancisidor de la Fuente | Universidad de Deusto - Centro Vasco de Investigación sobre Conocimiento para la Democracia, e investigador de la Universidad de Deusto
“Conferencia inaugural: Conocimiento, política y democracia. Reflexiones de un científico que hace divulgación y asume responsabilidades políticas“
- Juan Ignacio Pérez Iglesias | Eusko Jaurlaritza - Gobierno Vasco - Consejero de Ciencia, Universidades e Innovación
Break
“Knowledge, science, freedom and democracy. Reflections from the USA at a grim time“
- Cyrus Taylor | Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) - Albert A. Michelson Professor in Physics
“Knowledge, politics and democracy. A personal insight“
- Brian Gran | Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) and U.S. Department of State - Professor of Sociology and Expert Consultant to the Bureau of the Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, U.S. Department of State
“Science-related populist speech and science diplomacy. The broken Atlantic alliance?“
- Helle Porsdam | University of Copenhagen - Professor of Humanities and Director of the UNESCO Chair on Cultural Rights
Round table: Round table
- A determinar
Break
“Science for Democracy. Knowledge and action. A platform from Europe“
- Laura Convertino | Science for Democracy; King’s College London; University College London (UCL) - Presidenta de Science for Democracy; Médica; NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow en Psiquiatría General; Investigadora en Neurociencia Cognitiva
01-07-2025
“Ciencia, diplomacia, democracia y seguridad internacional en tiempos de nuevos conflictos“
- Ivan Ureta | Geneva Center for Security Policy (GCSP) / Universidad de Ginebra - Director of Executive Education / Co-director del Master en International Security
“La ciencia aliada imprescindible para un mundo mejor. Ciencia y gobernanza local y global. El caso del Cambio Climático“
- María José Sanz Sánchez | BC3 Basque Centre for Climate Change - Directora
“Igualdad en la ciencia, igualdad para la democracia“
- Marta Macho Stadler | Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU) - Prof. Titular de Geometría y Topología; Editora del blog "Mujeres con Ciencia"
Break
“La comunicación, la información, el conocimiento y la democracia. El papel de un grupo de comunicación público“
- Andoni Aldekoa de la Torre | EITB - Director General
“Clausura: La ciencia, el conocimiento y la democracia“
- Daniel Innerarity Grau | Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU) - Catedrático de Filosofía Política y Social; Director del Instituto de Gobernanza Democrática
“Conclusiones y presentación de siguientes pasos“Closing session
Conclusiones y presentación de siguientes pasos
- Mikel Mancisidor de la Fuente | Universidad de Deusto - Centro Vasco de Investigación sobre Conocimiento para la Democracia, e investigador de la Universidad de Deusto
Directors

Mikel Mancisidor de la Fuente
Universidad de Deusto
Mikel Mancisidor has a degree in Law and is doctor in International Relations and Diplomacy (DIR GSD) and doctor in History (Universidad de Deusto). He has been Rapporteur of the General Comment on Science and Human Rights of the UN Committee on ESCR (he has been a member of this committee since 2013). He has taught International Law and International Human Rights Law at Deusto, American University and Institute René Cassin. He was awarded the Gold Medal of Rights 2013 and the Eusko Ikaskuntza - Caja Laboral Humanities Award 2020.
Speakers

Andoni Aldekoa de la Torre
He has been the director-general of the public Basque Broadcasting Corporation EITB (Euskal Irrati Telebista) since November 2020. Previously, he was an advisor to the Presidency of the Basque Government and director of Communication (2015-2017). He has also been president of the public companies PROMOBISA and Bilbao Next of the City Council of Bilbao for city promotion and development. He graduated in Radio and Television at the INDESCO Bilbao (1991-92). He got a Master's degree in Political and Electoral Communication at the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona and a postgraduate degree in Economic Intelligence and Security at ICADE (2016). Likewise, he obtained the certificate in Management Standards under the rules of the EFQM, European Foundation for Quality of Management. He has taught Public Management at the George Washington University Graduate Program for Latin American programs. He has been a guest lecturer and speaker at university postgraduate and training courses on Public Management and Institutional Communication at INAP, FEMP, UNED, Universidad del País Vasco y Universidad de Deusto.

Laura Convertino

A determinar

Brian Gran

Daniel Innerarity Grau
Globernance
Director del Instituto de Gobernanza Democrática, Globernace. También es Catedrático de filosofía política y social e investigador IKERBASQUE en la Universidad del País Vasco. Profesor invitado en diversas universidades europeas y americanas, recientemente en el Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies del Instituto Europeo de Florencia, así como en la London School of Economics. Actualmente, es Director de Estudios Asociado de la Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme de Paris. Entre sus últimos libros cabe destacar La Política en Tiempos de Indignación, Un mundo de todos y de nadie; La democracia del conocimiento, Premio Euskadi de Ensayo 2012; La humanidad amenazada: gobernar los riesgos globales (con Javier Solana); El futuro y sus enemigos; El nuevo espacio público; La sociedad invisible, Premio Espasa de Ensayo 2004; La transformación de la política, III Premio de Ensayo Miguel de Unamuno y Premio Nacional de Literatura en la modalidad de Ensayo 2003.
She is a professor at the University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU and holds a PhD in Mathematics from the Claude Bernard University of Lyon. She is a topology specialist. Interested in the dissemination of science, she has been participating for years in various activities at universities, scientific institutions, cultural or educational centers. She collaborates in medias, such as the program La Mecanica del Caracol on Radio Euskadi or the Network of Communicating Scientists of El Periódico in collaboration with the Esteve Foundation. She is the editor of the Women with Science blog of the Chair of Scientific Culture of the UPV/EHU. In 2015 she received the University of Alicante Equality Award and one of the Medals of the Royal Spanish Mathematical Society in its first edition. In 2016 she was awarded the Emakunde Prize "for her scientific career aimed at disseminating and promoting the approach of mathematics and scientific knowledge to women, as well as for making visible and vindicating women scientists and their contributions to both the Academy and to social progress. In 2019 she received the appointment of Illustrious of Bilbao "for her work as a science communicator and for making visible the role of women in science."

Mikel Mancisidor de la Fuente
Universidad de Deusto
Mikel Mancisidor has a degree in Law and is doctor in International Relations and Diplomacy (DIR GSD) and doctor in History (Universidad de Deusto). He has been Rapporteur of the General Comment on Science and Human Rights of the UN Committee on ESCR (he has been a member of this committee since 2013). He has taught International Law and International Human Rights Law at Deusto, American University and Institute René Cassin. He was awarded the Gold Medal of Rights 2013 and the Eusko Ikaskuntza - Caja Laboral Humanities Award 2020.

Juan Ignacio Pérez Iglesias
UPV/EHU
Catedrático de Fisiología en la UPV/EHU. Enseña fisiología animal en la Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, y ha investigado en fisiología de animales marinos. Cátedra de Cultura Científica (2010-), director (2010-). Jakiunde (Academia de las Ciencias, de las Artes y de las Letras) (2012-), presidente (2020-). Premio Eusko Ikaskuntza-Caja Laboral de Humanidades, Cultura, Arte y Ciencias Sociales 2019. Vicerrector (1997-2000) y rector (2004-2009) de la UPV/EHU. Organismos: Consejo de Administración de EITB (1999-2014), en representación de la UPV/EHU. Consejo Asesor del Euskara (2000-2002). Consejo de Coordinación Universitaria, designado por el Senado (2002-2004). Patronato de la Fundación Cursos de Verano de la UPV/EHU (2009-2021) Patronato de Ikerbasque, Fundación Vasca para la Ciencia (2013-2016) Comité Científico del ISEI-IVEI (2014-), presidente (2014-) Consejo Científico y Tecnológico de la FECyT (2015-2020). Comité Asesor de The Conversation España (2018-), presidente (2021-).

Helle Porsdam
Ikerbasque Professor and Scientific Director of the Basque Centre for Climate Change (2016-). She graduated at University of Valencia and post-doct in the Arizona State University. She has worked on research and research-policy at national and international level. She has also worked at Mediterranean Center for Environmental Studies (CEAM) until 2007. She was Senior Officer positions at the secretariat of the UNFCCC supporting climate change negotiations (2007-2011), and at FAO as Program Coordinator of the UNREDD Programme (2012-2015). She held the High Distinction for Scientific Merit of the Generalitat Valenciana (2019). Dr. Sanz has worked extensively on air pollution and climate change and environment issues for 30 years. She has published over 150 scientific papers, among other in Nature, Nature Climate Change and PNAS, and is recognized as an expert in land use and climate change issues. She has been an advisor to and collaborated with many national and international organizations (World Bank, UNDP, UNEP, UNFCCC secretariat, Meridian Institute, the European Commission, the Green Climate Fund and the governments of Spain), and several of its regional governments, Japan, US, and several developing country governments.

Cyrus Taylor

Ivan Ureta
Registration fees
Face-to-face | Until 30-06-2025 |
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87,00 EUR | |
74,00 EUR | |
61,00 EUR | |
25,00 EUR |
Venue
Bizkaia Aretoa-UPV/EHU
Avenida Abandoibarra, 3. 48009- Bilbao
Bizkaia
Bizkaia Aretoa-UPV/EHU
Avenida Abandoibarra, 3. 48009- Bilbao
Bizkaia