Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Programme

Sustaining the future: Addressing grand challenges through megaprojects

 

Day 1 – Projects, organisations, and people for a sustainable future

Thursday, November 21st - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza Campus

9,30 Registration opens (Aula Buzzetti)

10.00 – 10,30 Institutional Welcome (Aula Buzzetti)

10,30 -11,30 Lectio Magistralis: Prof.Rodney Turner - University of Leeds  (Aula Buzzetti)

11,30 – 11,40 Division into parallel sessions (Sala Piana + Aula 16 )

11,40-13,00 Parallel sessions

13,00-14,00 Lunch break (only registered authors and speakers, Sala Consiglio)

14,00–15,00 Lectio Magistralis: Nathalie Drouin - Université du Québec à Montréal (Aula Buzzetti)

15,00 – 15,10 Divison into parallel sessions (Sala Piana + Aula 16 )

15,10-16,40 Parallel sessions

16.40-17,00 Debriefing (Aula Buzzetti)

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20,00           Conference Dinner @Palazzo Rota Pisaroni - via Sant'Eufemia 13, Piacenza


Day 2 – Tackling Grand Challenges with Megaprojects

Friday, November 22nd - Sala dei Teatini, Piacenza - Via Scalabrini 9, Piacenza

9,30 Introduction to the day

9,45 -10,45 Lectio Magistralis: Dr Rodrigo Juarez - University of Leeds

10,45 -11,15 Megaproject Stakeholders' Round Table: Addressing the human impact to ecosystems

                    Moderator: Nathalie Drouin - Université du Québec à Montréal

11,15-11,30 Coffee Break

11,30-12,15 Megaproject Stakeholders' Round Table: Purpose Beyond Financial Goals

                    Moderator: Francesco Di Maddaloni - University College of London

12,15-12,45 Award ceremony:

12,45-13,00 Farewell

Light lunch

14,30 - 16,30 PhD Research Development Workshop (hosted at Politecnico di Milano Piacenza Campus - Via Scalabrini 76 AULA "G", Piacenza - and online Webex)

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO JOIN REMOTELY via WEBEX

17.30 - 19.00 FUORI MeRIT - Italian language (hosted at Fondazione di Piacenza e Vigevano) - via Sant'Eufemia 12, Piacenza