Flanders’ Future as a Knowledge Society (F2KS) in perspective

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Flanders’ Future as a Knowledge Society (F2KS) in perspective
November 28, 2014
Palace of the Academies, Brussels
Auditorium Albert II
Preliminary programme
08:30
Registration & coffee
09:00
Setting the scene
Irina Veretennicoff - KVAB’s Coordinator of the F2KS Thinker in Residence Project
09:15
International perspectives on formal and informal science education
Svein Sjoberg – Oslo University, Leader of the ROSE-project
Creating a sustainable scientific culture among young people: The importance of interest, joy and motivation,
and the curses of testing and ranking
Q&A
Paul Caro - Former Scientific Director Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie, Paris
Why is informal Science Education a key factor for the cohesion of knowledge-based societies?
Q&A
10:30
Coffee break
11:00
Facts and Figures, Doubts and Thoughts about Flanders
Koen Debackere - Professor Innovation Management and Policy KU Leuven
Facts and Figures about Flanders as a Knowledge Society
Q&A
11:20
STEM education in Flanders - A provocative round table discussion
Flanders STEM deficit in perspective: are we lacking STEM students and graduates, either in general,
in specific domains or not at all? What should we do about this? Should Flanders’ approach to
formal and informal STEM education be reconsidered?
13:00
Lunch - Marble Room
14:15
Evidence, Doubts and Thoughts about Flanders on its way to a Knowledge Society
Eric Corijn - City, Culture & Society, Founder COSMOPOLIS, VUB
A philosopher’s and sociologist’s perspective
Q&A
Conny Aerts - Vice-Dean Communication & Outreach, Faculty of Science, KU Leuven
A natural scientist to bear witness
Q&A
14:50
International perspectives on knowledge-based societies and economies
Andrew Wyckoff - Director OECD’s Directorate for Science, Technology & Industry, Paris (tbc)
How are knowledge-based economies and societies emerging and evolving internationally?
Q&A
Joaquim Oliveira - Head OECD’s Regional Development Policy Division, Paris
How are regional and national policies addressing the challenges of supporting knowledge-based
economies?
Q&A
15:50
Break
16:20
Flanders economic development in perspective
Luc Soete - Former Director UNU-MERIT, Rector Magnificus Maastricht University
Flanders economic development in perspective: how can society sustain a performing knowledge-based
economy?
Round table discussion followed by debate with the audience
17:20
Closing session
Jose Mariano Gago - KVAB F2KS Thinker in Residence
A knowledge-based society under catalysis: a personal summary, and some naïve proposals for action
Official closing
Representative(s) from the Flemish Government (tbc)
Ludo Gelders - President of the Academy
18:00
Reception and room for further informal discussions - Marble Room
19:30
End
Information & registration: www.kvab.be/denkersprogramma/projecten-vlaanderen-kennismaatschappij.aspx