Saint Sophia Hotel Istanbul

3rd of October, Wednesday

09:00-10:00 OPENING CEREMONY

Dida Kaymaz, President of Life without Cancer Society and

Umberto Veronesi Foundation Representative in Turkey

Umberto Veronesi, President Science for Peace, Italy

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey

10:05-10:55 OPENING LECTURES

Alberto Martinelli, Vice President Science for Peace, Italy

Giancarlo Aragona, Vice President Science for Peace, Italy

Carlo Marsili,  Vice President Science for Peace International

Conference, former Italian Ambassador in Turkey

Kadir Topbas, Mayor of Istanbul

Egemen Bagis, Minister of EU Affairs of the Republic of Turkey

10:55-11:20 Coffee Break

11:20-13:25 PREVENTION AND CARE OF MAJOR DISEASES

Moderator:  Maria Cristina Profili,  Country Representative of

WHO in Turkey

Speakers:

Prof. Recep Akdag, Minister of Health of Republic of Turkey

Ada E. Yonath, Nobel Prize Laureate in Chemistry 2009

Peter Boyle, Founder of the International Prevention Research Institute

Zsuzsanna Jakab, Regional Director, WHO Regional Office for Europe

Dida Kaymaz, President of Life without Cancer Society and

Umberto Veronesi Foundation Representative in Turkey

Semra Kahraman, Reproductive Genetics Center In-vitro Fertilization

Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis International Society President

and Chairman

13:25-14:05 Lunch Break34

3rd of October, Wednesday

14:05-16:15 DIVERSITY AND DIALOGUE

Moderator: Carlo Marsili, Vice President Science for Peace International

Conference, former Italian Ambassador in Turkey

Speakers:

Prof. Nilüfer Gole, Sorbonne University

Prof. Mehmet Aydin, Former Minister of State, Turkey

Emma Bonino, Vice President of the Senate of the Republic of Italy

Fatma Sahin, Minister of Family Affair of the Republic of Turkey

Rita El Khayat, Professor of Anthropology of the Knowledge at the

Faculty of Letters and Philosophy of the University of Chieti, Italy

A.Yavuz Kocaomer, President of Turkish Paralympic Committee

Diversity and dialogue

Accepting diversity is a milestone to achieve peace not only between but also

within nations. We need to perceive diversity as a source of enrichment, rather

than a threat to our own way of living. On a positive note, the age of grand

ideologies imposing “uniformity” on our way of living  has came to an end.

Recognizing differences, however, should not lead to creating barriers between

“us” and “them” ; or hierarchical relations  between different walks of life.  Therefore,

we also need to foster dialogue and mutual  understanding.

The panelists in this session are invited to contribute to an interactive debate on

the following questions:

- What are the major obstacles in embracing diversity within and between

societies?

- Ways to address negative stereo-typing, gross generalizations and misconceptions;

- What are the fallbacks of ongoing attempts at fostering political and cultural

dialogue between different walks of life?  What are the roles of the states and

civil societies in furthering dialogue?,

16:15-16:30 Coffee Break

3rd of October, Wednesday

16:30-18:40 SCIENCE AND CIVIL RIGHTS

Moderator: Giancarlo Aragona, Vice President Science for Peace,

Italy

Speakers:

Shirin Ebadi, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 2003, Iran

Suraya Pakzad, Founder of Voice  of Women Organization, Afghanistan

Guldal Aksit, Women Branches Chairwoman

Leyla fien, Democratic Governance Program UNDP, Turkey

Nilufer Bulut, President of TIKAD, Turkey

Nukhet Hotar, Justice and Development Party Deputy Chairman/Social

Affairs

4th of October, Thursday

09:00-10:35 PANEL ON ACCESS TO WATER AND FOOD

Moderator: Alberto Martinelli, Vice President Science for Peace

Speakers:

Mehmet Mehdi Eker, Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Turkey

Mustapha Sinaceur, FAO Sub-regional representative for Central Asia

(Ankara)

Chiara Tonelli, Prof. of Genetics, University of Milan, Fondazione

Filarete, Head of Agrisost Project

Prof. Aysen Ergin, Middle East Technical University Civil Engineering

Department Ocean Engineering Research Center

Jean-Philippe Bayon, UNDP Global Water Solidarity Initiative

10:35-12:15 TERRORISM: ROOTS and POSSIBLE INTERVENTION

Moderator: Ihsan Bal, Director of the USAK Centre for International

Security, Ethnic studies and Terrorism, Ankara

Speakers:

Beflir Atalay, Deputy Prime Minister of Republic of Turkey

Stefano Dambruoso, Head of the Coordination Office of Anti-terrorism,

Italian Ministry of Justice, Italy

Maha Azzam,  Associate Fellow, Middle East and North Africa

Programme, Chatham House

Suleyman Ozeren, Director, International Center for Terrorism and

Transnational Crime, Turkish Police Acc.

Jesus Santos, Spanish Audencia Nazional

4th of October, Thursday

Curbing appeal to terrorism and violent extremism

Terrorism is one of the most dangerous forms of violence. Its reach is across the

globe. It indiscriminately targets innocent people. Terrorism not only inflicts pain,

but also creates a vicious circle of hatred, intolerance and polarization; and

accordingly destroys social cohesion. Increase in the number of terrorist acts as

well as violent extremism is a source of growing concern. Along with ethnic terrorist

groups such as the PKK and ETA and activities of groups/individuals inspired by the

Al Qeada narratives, a particularly troubling development is the rise of extreme

right violence in Europe.

Irrespective of its pronounced political goals, any act of terrorism should be

denounced and countered by the international community.  However, security

measures alone are insufficient to terminate this form of violence. Societies also

need to contemplate on the ways to curb the appeal  to terrorism and extremism

; as well as the use of violence. Science is a powerful tool  in our efforts to understand

and defy this scourge.

The panelists in this session are invited to share their ideas on the following questions:

- How are terrorists groups able to create pool of sympathizers and potential

militants and to make them to embrace violence? What kind of narratives and

methods they use?

- How can we counter such narratives and curb appeal to terrorism?

- What are the roles of civil societies in these efforts?

12:15-13:30 Lunch Break

13:30-14:30 INNER PEACE

Deepak Chopra

Zdenko Domancic, Domancic Method Creator

Erhan Ozer, Anesthesiology and Pain Specialist

Lutfu Kaan Ozdemir, Psychotherapist, Trainer, Member of "International

Coaching Federation"

14:30-14:45 Coffee Break

4th of October, Thursday

14:45-15:15 ART FOR PEACE AWARD International mention 2012

Peace with yourself – photos and short movies (This change was

communicated on the 22nd of May)

FUV proposes to move this panel to the 4th of October in order to

finish not later than 18.30 on the 3rd

Speakers:

Serra Yilmaz

Ferzan Ozpetek, Movie maker

15:15-16:15 SCIENCE FOR PEACE AND MEDIA

Speakers:

Elif Safak, Writer

Mehmet Ali Birand, Kanal D

Ali Kirca, Show TV

Orhan Pamuk, Nobel Laureate in Literature 2006

Gulay Gokturk, Journalist

16:15-16:55 CONCLUSIONS

Speakers:

Umberto Veronesi, President Science for Peace

Alberto Martinelli, Vice President Science for Peace

Giancarlo Aragona, Vice President Science for Peace

Dida Kaymaz, President of Life without Cancer Society and

Umberto Veronesi Foundation Representative in Turkey