Forum – The Lazio Region University Ecosystem: Knowledge as a heritage

The Forum intends to represent a territory which, with 19 universities, over 13,000 Academics and more than 241,000 students from all over the world, is the leader in Italy for higher education and research.  

The presentation of the ecosystem will continue with the illustration of the CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE of the Technological District of Culture, which, with its 275 laboratories and over 700 researchers, constitutes the largest technological pole dedicated to Cultural Heritage in Europe.

AGENDA

4.00 pm

• Welcome and Introduction
  Quirino Briganti, Coordinator EXPO2020 Dubai Regione Lazio
• Institutional greetings
  Paolo Glisenti, Commissioner General for Italy at EXPO 2020 Dubai
  Giuseppe Finocchiaro, Consul General of Italy in Dubai

5.00 pm – The University of Lazio: an Ecosystem of high Education, Research and Innovation Chair and Moderator – Stefano Ubertini, President of the The Lazio Rectors’ Conference (C.R.U.L.)

 Keynote speech:

• The University of Lazio: an Ecosystem of high Education, Research  and Innovation
  Stefano Ubertini, President of the The Lazio Rectors’ Conference (C.R.U.L.)

 Speakers:

• Sapienza Università di Roma
  Antonella Polimeni, Rector Magnificus Sapienza Università di Roma (Virtual)
• Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata
  Filippo Bracci, Rector’s delegate – Full Professor in Geometry (Virtual)
• LUISS –  Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli  “Luiss: Become a future shaper”
  Raffaele Marchetti, Deputy Rector for Internationalization, Luiss University
• “Studying at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Rome: an immersive and inter-disciplinary education”
  Wanda Lattanzi, Academic Coordinator for International Students’ Exchanges  – Associate Professor of Experimental Biology
• Università LUMSA – Libera Università Maria Santissima Assunta “The International offer in the heart of Rome”
  Gennaro Iasevoli, Vice Rector for Research and Internazionalization
• Università degli Studi della Tuscia
  Simone Severini, Rector’s Delegate for International Relations
• Università degli Studi di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale
  Giovanni Betta, Vice Rector
• Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma
  Paolo Pozzillo, Rector’s Delegate, Full Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolism (Virtual)
• Link Campus University
  Carlo Alberto Giusti, Rector Magnificus
• Saint Camillus International University of Health and Medical Sciences
  Barbara Tavazzi, Rector’s Delegate, Full Professor of Biochemistry
• Università degli Studi Internazionali di Roma – Unint
  Francisco Matte Bon, Rector Magnificus (Virtual)
• Right to University Education in the Lazio Region: advanced system of support for higher education
  Alessio Pontillo, President of the Ente regionale per il Diritto allo Studio e la promozione della conoscenza

6.00 pm – Signature of the MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING between the Lazio Rectors’ Conference and the International Renewable Energy Agency – I.R.E.N.A.

Francesco La Camera, Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Stefano Ubertini, President of the The Lazio Rectors’ Conference (C.R.U.L.)

6.30 pm – The Dtc Lazio Centre of Excellence: Completed Projects, Ongoing Initiatives and Prospects for International Collaboration

• Moderator
  Edoardo Lampis, Responsible Culture and Tourism Lazio Innova SpA
• Introduction to DTC Lazio
  Laura Tassinari Zugni Tauro, Director Internationalisation and Cluster unit – Lazio Innova Spa

Keynote speaker:

• The Centre of Excellence of DTCLazio
  Maria Sabrina Sarto, Pro Rector for Research and President Centro di Eccellenza DTCLazio

Speakers:

•  The Ancient Southern Lazio Atlas Project and its future prospects
  Paolo Carafa, Pro Rector for Cultural Heritage Università La Sapienza and project coordinator  
• Centre of Excellence Internationalisation Plan
  Antonella Poce, Full Professor of UNIMORE
• The new research frontiers of the Lazio DTC Centre of Excellence
  Michela Addis, Full Professor of Università degli Studi Roma Tre

Testimonials and case studies

• Project TEKNE 
  Giovanna Barni, President of Coopculture – Società Cooperativa Culture
• Projects ARCA E SCIBA
  Roberto Marcucci, President of  L’Erma di Bretschneider

Wrap Up

Paolo Orneli, Regional Minister for Economic Development, Commerce and Crafts, Research, Start-Up and Innovation of Lazio