SEPTEMBER 13TH | 10:15-12:45 h.

DEBATE
CHEMISTRY
& SOCIETY
SEPTEMBER 13TH | 10:15-12:45 h.
SEVILLE - FIBES II, Auditorium 2 (1º floor)
The event will take place during
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OVERVIEW
Organised by FORO QUÍMICA Y SOCIEDAD, Spain’s platform for the
defence and communication of Chemistry as a beneficial science to society
at large within the context of 6th EuCheMS Chemistry Congress.
A debate among major Chemistry figures of different fields and disciplines
who will shed light on how Chemistry will solve the major social and
environmental challenges that population growth pose for humanity, the
role of social perception in scientific advance and the ethical aspirations of
research and science.
PROGRAM
10:15
REGISTRATION
10:45
WELCOME
Carlos Negro, President Foro Química & Sociedad
10:50
DEBATE
Moderator:
Jorge Alcalde, Journalist and Chief Editor of the general scientific information
magazine QUO
Participants:
• Ehud Keinan, President Israel Chemistry Society (IL).
• Antón Valero, Spain Chemical Industry Business Federation President, (ES)
• Jean­Marie Pierre Lehn, Nobel Prize for Chemistry 1987 (FR)
• Robert Parker, Royal Society of Chemistry CEO (UK)
• Hartmut Frank, Professor Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology,
University of Bayreuth (DE)
12:30
SIGNING OF THE SEVILLE INTERNATIONAL STATEMENT ON CHEMISTRY
12:45
COCKTAIL
COORDINATOR
CARLOS NEGRO
President of the Foro Química y Sociedad. Professor the Department of Chemical Engineering of
Complutense University of Madrid, Negro has also been
President of the Asociación Nacional de Químicos de
España (ANQUE)from 2009 to 2012.
MODERATOR
JORGE ALCALDE
Journalist, scientific adviser and writer. He has been editor
of the magazine QUO since 2007 and collaborates
regularly with printed (la Razon, El Mundo, ABC) and
audiovisual media (COPE, Libertad Digital TV).- PARTICIPANTS
JEAN-MARIE PIERRE LEHN
The Royal Academy of Science of Sweden awarded her
the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1987 for his
development and use of molecules with structurespecific interactions of high selectivity. A Chemical
graduated from the Strasbourg University, Lehn has
taught at various universities in United Kingdom, Spain,
United States, Switzerland and China.
ANTÓN VALERO
President of the Federation of the Spanish chemical
industry (Feique) and CEO of Dow Chemical Iberica. A
graduated in Chemical Science from the University of
Barcelona, Valero has developed his professional career
in one of the world's most important chemical
companies.
EHUD KEINAN
President of the Israel Chemical Society, Keinan is Chief
Editor of the Israel Journal of Chemistry and President
of the International Forum of Bio Inspired Engineering
(IFBIE, Boston, USA). He founded two startup
companies based on his technologies.
ROBERT PARKER
CEO of the Royal Society of Chemistry, the largest
European chemical society. During his time as CEO he
has led a significant programme of change at the Royal
Society of Chemistry, with a focus on striving for the
next level of achievement through empowered staff and
members.
HARTMUT FRANK
Professor of Environmental Chemistry and
Ecotoxicology at the University of Bayreuth. Frank is
member of the American Chemical Society, the German
Chemical Society, and the German Pharmacological and
Toxicological Society
ATTENDANCE MUST BE CONFIRMED
In order to confirm attendance,
please send your data (full name,
Number of Passport and the name
of your company/organization) by
mail to:
[email protected]
More info:
www.euchems-seville2016.eu/
www.quimicaysociedad.org