The symposium comprises two parallel programmes. The first is dedicated to the future of research in general (Hall 1 – Großer Hörsaal). The second focuses on the specific challenges of individual disciplines and their most important contributions to knowledge (Hall 2 – Kleiner Hörsaal).
18 January 2018
Welcome and Introduction
Prof. Joachim Hornegger, Erlangen, President of FAU
Keynote (Hall 1 – Großer Hörsaal):
Biological targets and drugs of the future: Molecular physiology meets chemistry
Prof. Brian Kobilka, M.D., Stanford
Prof. Dr. Peter Gmeiner, Erlangen
Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Joachim Hornegger, Erlangen
Scientific Methods and Development of University
Prof. Dr. Stephan Hartmann, Munich: Simulations and the Future of Research
Prof. Dr. Carsten Dreher, Berlin: Contradiction in terms or methods to madness? Outlook on the role of foresight in strategic development of universities
Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Günter Leugering, Erlangen
Values in a Globalized World
Andrea Kuhn, Nuremberg: Human Rights Films: Between Impact and Integrity
Prof. Dr. Heiner Bielefeldt, Erlangen: Human Rights: Towards a Non-Harmonious Consensus
Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Heike Paul, Erlangen
Science, Society and Risk Management
Prof. Dr. Sabine Maasen, Munich: Science of the future: research and innovation with and for society
Dr. Rafael Popper, Finland: Foresight and the Future of Science
Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Kathrin Möslein, Erlangen
Energy and Climate challenges
Prof. Dr. Martin Bichler, Munich: Markets as Policy Tools: About Phones, Fish, Energy, and Algorithms
Prof. Dr. Dirk Guldi, Erlangen: Molecular Basis for Energy Conversion and Storage
Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Veronika Grimm, Erlangen
Funding and Industry Research
Klaus Uckel, Bonn: DLR Projektträger: A reliable partner for research, innovation and education
Dr. Frank Anton, Erlangen: Future of Industry Research and Collaboration
Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Friedrich Paulsen, Erlangen
Future of Medical Engineering
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Schüttler, Erlangen: Health Technology Innovations and the future role
of physicians
Prof. Dr. Erich R. Reinhardt, Erlangen: Digital Health 4.0
Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Ben Fabry, Erlangen
Evening lecture (open to public, in German)
Audimax, Bismarckstr. 1
Dr. h.c. Thomas Reiter, Darmstadt: “Die Exploration des Weltraums – Aktuelle Höhepunkte und zukünftige Entwicklungen”
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Joachim Hornegger, Erlangen
19 January 2018
Keynote (Hall 1 – Großer Hörsaal):
Program change: Please note that, due to illness, Prof. Dr. Harald zur Hausen will not be able to give his keynote speech.
Prof. Dr. Andreas Diefenbach, Berlin: How the microbiota controls the setpoint of the innate immune system
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Krönke, Erlangen: Mechanisms and therapy of chronic inflammatory diseases
Prof. Dr. Christian Bogdan, Erlangen: Reactivation of chronic infections following immunosuppression
Prof. Dr. Ralf Linker, Erlangen: Pathogenesis and therapy of multiple sclerosis
Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Joachim Hornegger, Erlangen
Science Journalism and Communication
Volker Stollorz, Cologne: Alternative facts or Enlightenment? Challenges in the age of digitalized science communication
Henriette Löwisch, Munich: Communicating Science under Trump: how researchers and journalists in the US are reacting to populism and media crisis
Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Antje Kley, Erlangen
Digital World
Prof. Sebastian Pokutta, Ph.D., Atlanta: Machine Learning and Decision-making in the Real-World
Prof. Albert Heuberger, Erlangen: The Future of Cognitive Sensors
Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Alexander Martin, Erlangen
What tomorrow’s world is made of
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Peukert, Erlangen: Material design by process innovation
Prof. Dr. Robert Schlögl, Berlin: Sustainable Energy: Systems and Science
Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Andreas Hirsch, Erlangen
Medical Challenges of the Future
Prof. Lucy Walker, London: CTLA4 and the future of immunotherapy
Prof. Dr. Thomas Brabletz, Erlangen: Mechanisms of Tumor metastasis
PD Dr. Claudia Günther, Erlangen: Induction of cell death in tumors
Prof. Dr. Gerold Schuler, Erlangen: Immunotherapy of malignant tumors
Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Falk Nimmerjahn, Erlangen
The Future of Work
Prof. Michael C. Burda, Berlin: The Future of Work: An Economist’s Perspective
Panel discussion:
Prof. Dr. Lutz Bellmann, Nuremberg
Prof. Dr. Cornelia Niessen, Erlangen
Prof. Dr. Rainer Trinczek, Erlangen
Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Claus Schnabel, Nuremberg
Light matters
Dr. Peter Banzer, Erlangen: Structured Fields and Light-Matter-Interactions at the Nanoscale
Prof. Dr. Christophe Salomon, Paris: Laser cooled atoms on Earth and in Space
Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Peter Hommelhoff, Erlangen
Keynote (Hall 1 – Großer Hörsaal):
Prof. Dr. Peter Strohschneider, Bonn: The Rationale Behind Knowledge-Driven Research Funding
Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Joachim Hornegger, Erlangen
Jubilee Concert (St. Matthäus Church)
- Elena Belakova, Soprano
- Prof. Dr. Christoph Safferling, Baritone
- Academic Choir and
- FAU’s Collegium musicum
- Musical Direction: FAU Director of Music Prof. Dr. Konrad Klek