September 22, 2025, Monday, Day 0
14:00–19:00 Early registration, Courtyard Belgrade City Center, Belgrade
National Museum in Belgrade
19:30–19:50 Aleksandra Stratimirović, Stockholm, Sweeden, Nebojša Popović, Belgrade, Serbia, and Đorđe Makarević, Belgrade, Serbia: Light, sound, and motion (conceptual art happening)
National Museum in Belgrade
20:00–20:30 Pan African Heritage Museum, Accra, Ghana: Origin of humanity, curator: Pashington Obeng (virtual archaeological exhibition)
20:30–21:30 Camerata Serbica, Belgrade, Serbia, and Belgrade Chamber Choir, Serbia (music happening)
21:30–22:30 Welcome reception
September 23, 2025, Tuesday, Day 1
8:30–9:00 Registration, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
INTRODUCTORY SESSION, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
9:00–9:10 Words of welcome:
Zoran Knežević, President, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Opening addresses:
9:10–9:40 Audrey Azoulay, Director General, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Paris, France, tba*
Miloš Vučević, Prime Minister, Government of Serbia, tba
SECTION 1: CONTRIBUTIONS OF BASIC AND APPLIED SCIENCES TO SUSTAINABILITY, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
9:40–11:30 SESSION 1.1
Moderation:
Michel Spiro, President, International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP)
Talks:
Anjum Halai, Vice Provost and Dean, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan; Vice President, International Commission of Mathematical Instruction; Fellow, World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS): Mathematics-based education (mathematics)
Maarten Sierhuis, Vice President and Global Director, Alliance Innovation Lab, Nissan Advanced Technology Center, Santa Clara, California, USA: Artificial general intelligence (computer science)
Gian Francesco Giudice, Department of Theoretical Physics, European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland: Big Bang (basic physics)
Ana María Cetto Kramis, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City; Former Deputy Director General, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna, Austria: The quantum dice (basic physics)
Discussion
11:30–11:50 Coffee break
11:50–13:40 SESSION 1.2
Moderation:
Goran Milašinović, President, Commision of Serbia for Cooperation with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Talks:
Anastassia Makarieva, Theoretical Physics Division, Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Russia; Institute for Advanced Studies, Technical University of Munich, Germany: On the climate-regulating function of the pristine forests (applied physics), tbc
Zoran Jovanović, Laboratory of Physics, Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia: Interaction of ions with surfaces (basic physical chemistry)
Aleksandr Bugay, Director, Laboratory of Radiation Biology, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR), Dubna, Russia: Radiation induced disorders in human brain in interplanetary missions (basic and applied biology)
Lesley Green, Director, Environmental Humanities South, Faculty of Humanities, University of Cape Town, South Africa: Critical Zone science (biogeosciences)
Discussion
13:40–14:40 Lunch break
14:40–16:30 SESSION 1.3
Moderation:
Maurizio Bona, Former Senior Adviser, European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
Talks:
Pietro Barabaschi, Director General, International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) Organization, St. Paul-lez-Durance, France: Construction of ITER (mechanical and electrical engineering)
Zhou Detai, Advanced Nuclear Energy Center, Institute of Modern Physics, Lanzhou, China: Control and safety system of the Chinese initiative Accelerator Driven System (CiADS) (electronic engineering)
Jožef Čomor, ELEX Commerce, Belgrade, Serbia: Production of cyclotron radiopharmaceuticals (physicochemical engineering)
Andre Terzic, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA: Regenerative medicine and stem cell biology (medicine)
Discussion
16:30–17:25 SPECIAL SESSION
Moderation:
Nebojsa Nakicenovic, Vice Chair, Group of Chief Scientific Advisors, European Commission; Honorary Emeritus Scholar, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg, Austria; Fellow, World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS)
Talks:
Aleksandar Vučić, President of Serbia: EXPO 2027, tba
Jelena Begović, Minister of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of Serbia: BIO4 Campus, tbc
Discussion
Gallery of the Visual Arts and Music, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
17:35–18:35 Legacy of Lepa Perović, Lazarevac Cultural Center, Serbia, curator: Darinka Stanojević (paintings exhibition)
National Theatre in Belgrade
20:30–21:30 Lucía Lacarra Ballet, Spain: Lost Letters (dancing performance)
September 24, 2025, Wednesday, Day 2
SECTION 2: CONTRIBUTION OF SOCIAL AND HUMANISATIC SCIENCES TO SUSTAINABILITY, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
9:00–10:50 SESSION 2.1
Moderation:
Mamphela Ramphele, Full Member, The Club of Rome; Fellow, World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS)
Talks:
Miomir Korać, Institute of Archaeology in Belgrade, Serbia: Viminatium as a sustainable settlement (archaeology)
Ljubodrag Dimić, Full Member, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts: World Wars I and II (history), tbc
Susan Visvanathan, Adjunct Professor, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal, India; Former Professor, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India: Wisdom of community (sociology)
Ren Lin, Director, Department of Global Governance, Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing: Multilateralism (political science)
Discussion
10:50–11:20 Coffee break
11:20–13:10 SESSION 2.2
Moderation:
Dragan Đuričin, Fellow, World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS); Member, Governing Board, Serbian Chapter of The Club of Rome
Talks:
Dragan Simeunović, Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Belgrade, Serbia; Member, Governing Board, Serbian Chapter of The Club of Rome: Politics as the art of illusion (political science)
Tibor Varady, Full Member, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts: International law – Between sustainable reality and sustainable phrases (law)
Robert Costanza, Institute of Global Prosperity, University College London, UK; Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University, Canberra; Full Member, The Club of Rome: Well-being economy (economics)
Per Espen Stoknes, Co-Director, Center for Sustainability and Energy, Norwegian Business School, Oslo; Full Member, The Club of Rome: Money and soul (economics), tbc
Discussion
13:10–14:10 Lunch break
14:10–16:00 SESSION 2.3
Moderation:
Garry Jacobs, President and Chief Executive Officer, World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS); Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer, World University Consortium (WUC); Full Member, The Club of Rome
Talks:
Étienne Klein, CentraleSupélec, Université Paris-Saclay, France: Dialectics of local and global (philosophy)
Germán Gutiérrez, President, International Union of Psychological Science; University of Colombia, Bogotá: The role of learning in the evolution of behavior (psychology), tbc
Setha Low, Director, Pubic Space Research Group, City University of New York, New York, USA: Sustainable cities (anthropology)
Fadwa El Guindi, Trustee, World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS); Retiree Anthropologist, University of California at Los Angeles, California, USA: Human security relativized (anthropology)
Discussion
Art Pavilion Cvijeta Zuzorić
16:10–17:10 ART for The World, Geneva, Switzerland: Intersection of art and sustainability, curator: Adelina von Fürstenberg, Fellow, World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS) (visual arts exhibition)
Ilija M. Kolarac Endowment
20:00–21:30 Nemanja Radulović, Paris, France, Ksenija Sidorova, Riga, Latvia, Andreas Ottensamer, Berlin, Germany, and Avi Avital, Berlin, Germany (music concert)
September 25, 2025, Thursday, Day 3
SECTION 3: CONTRIBUTIONS OF ARTS TO SUSTAINABILITY, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
9:30–11:00 SESSION 3.1
Moderation:
Vladimir Kostić, Full Member, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Talks:
Mo Yan, Director, International Writing Centre, Beijing Normal University, China: History and the contemporary (prose), tbc
Žarko Trebješanin, University of Belgrade, Serbia: A secret connection between psychology and literature (essays)
Simon Armitage, Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures, University of Leeds, UK: Seeing stars (poetry), tbc
Discussion
11:00–11:30 Coffee break
11:30–13:00 SESSION 3.2
Moderation:
Mirjana Nikolić, Rector, University of Arts in Belgrade, Serbia
Talks:
Vera Milanković, Faculty of Music, University of Arts in Belgrade, Serbia; Member, Serbian Chapter of The Club of Rome: The song was out salvation (music)
Monica Bellucci, Rome, Italy: My most demanding roles (film), tbc
Mrđan Bajić, Corresponding Member, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts: Unreliable narrator (sculpting)
Discussion
13:00–14:00 Lunch break
14:00–15:30 SESSION 3.3
Moderation:
Carlos Álvarez Pereira, Secretary General, The Club of Rome; Fellow, World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS)
Talks:
Edward Shanken, University of California at Santa Cruz, USA: Intersections of art and science (conceptual art)
Nils Bader, Founder and Director, Green Future Club, Berlin, Germany: Green future (design)
Lesley Lokko, Founder and Director, African Futures Institute, Accra, Ghana: Cultural identity and architecture (architecture)
Discussion
CONCLUDING SESSION, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
15:30–16:30 Concluding talks:
Ugo Bardi, National Interuniversity Consortium of Materials Science and Technology, University of Florence, Italy; Full Member, The Club of Rome; Fellow, World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS): On the contributions of basic and applied sciences to sustainability
Vesna Vučinić, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade, Serbia; Fellow, World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS); Former Chair, World Council of Anthropological Associations (WCAA): On the contributions of social and humanistic sciences to sustainability
Nebojša Nešković, Vice President, World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS); President, Serbian Chapter of The Club of Rome: On the contributions of arts to sustainability
Steven Hartman, Executive Director, BRIDGES Sustainability Science Coalition, A transdiciplinary approach to sciences and arts
Ethnographic Museum
16:40–17:40 Dragoslav Pavle Aksentijević and the Record Group, Belgrade, Serbia, and Children’s Choir of the Serbian Church Singing Society of Pančevo, (music happening)
17:40–18:40 Gallery of Naive Arts, Kovačica, Serbia, curator: Ana Žolnaj Barca (paintings exhibition)
Aeroclub
20:30–21:00 Katarina Pejak Trio, Serbia and France (music happening)
21:00–22:30 Farewell dinner and Ivan Aleksijević, Belgrade, Serbia, piano
*to be asked
**to be confirmed