Organizes Sponsors Media Partner Organiza Auspician Patrocinan Media Partner Wednesday, 14 January First block, morning WELCOME TO THE IV CONGRESS OF THE FUTURE 8:30 am – 09:30 am 08.30 – 09.00 Accreditation 09.00 – 09.30 Words of welcome Carolina Tohá Lawyer at the University of Chile and a Doctorate in Political Science from the University of Milan. Dr. Toha was elected Congresswoman of Chile between 2002 and 2009, Minister General Secretariat of the Government of Chile during 2009 and Mayor of Santiago since 2012. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wlu42RGMwo Francisco Brieva Electrical Civil Engineer from the University of Chile. Ph.D. in Physics from Oxford University, specializing in Theoretical Nuclear Physics. Dr. Brieva is the current president of CONICYT. He was Dean of the Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, University of Chile between 2002 and 2014. http://www.conicyt.cl/blog/2014/09/doctor-francisco-brieva-es-el-nuevo-presidente-de- conicyt/ Wednesday, 14 January Second block, morning OVERCOMING THE PRESENT CIVILIZATION 9:30 am – 11:00 am POWER, A CLICK AWAY Ricardo Lagos E. Lawyer at the University of Chile and graduate in economics from Duke University. He served as President of the Republic of Chile from 2000 to 2006, and is a former Minister of Education and Public Works. Since 2007, he has been Special Envoy on Climate Change for the UN Secretary-General. President of the Foundation “Democracy and Development”. Former teacher and member of the Club of Madrid. http://www.ricardolagos.org/bio/ Steve Brown Chief Evangelist and Futurist at Intel Labs, Intel Corporation. Brown is responsible for building and articulating a clear vision of the future of computing. Brown synthesizes social, technological, demographic, market and economic trends and consults with industry experts to understand how technology will shape the future of major industries. He joined Intel in 1985 and holds bachelors and masters degrees in Microelectronic Systems Engineering from Manchester University, England. http://www.ted.com/watch/ted-institute/ted-intel/steve-brown-why-machines-must-make-us-better- humans 11:00-11:20 Coffee Break Wednesday, 14 January Thrid block, morning 11:20 am – 1:00 pm OVERCOMING THE PRESENT CIVILIZATION Eduardo Bitrán Engineer, economist, academic, researcher and Chilean politician. He currently serves as Executive Vice-President of CORFO, the National Economic Agency Development. He was Minister of Public Works and Chairman of the National Innovation Council of Chile under the fist President Bachelet’s first government. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjqcJqnh5sY Jeremy Rifkin Sociologist, economist, social theorist, public speaker, political advisor and American activist. Author of several books on the impact of scientific and technological changes on the economy, the workforce, society, and the environment. In 2011, he published the New York Times bestseller “The third industrial revolution”. https://www.ted.com/talks/jeremy_rifkin_on_the_empathic_civilization Wednesday, 14 January MACRO TOPIC First block, Afternoon 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm THE CROSSROADS OF LIFE PROLONGING LIFE: HOW FAR TO GO? Juan Asenjo President of the Chilean Academy of Sciences and National Science Prize winner (2004). Director of the Centre for Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology at the University of Chile. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojINB92BlG8 Xavier Duportet Genome architect. He just finished a PhD in Synthetic Biology at MIT and INRIA. He is now the cofounder and CEO of PhageX, a biotech startup developing smart antibiotics to enable a targeted engineering of human microbiome. Laureate of the Worldwide Innovation Challenge, he is now using this technology to eradicate major antibiotic-resistant pathogens. Besides his startup, he is the cofounder and president of Hello Tomorrow, an international non-profit organization to promote technology entrepreneurship, with hubs in more than 80 cities worldwide and organizing one of the largest global startup competition. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtv3xYJn5pA Juan Larraín PhD in Biological Sciences, mention in Cell and Molecular Biology, from Pontificia Universidad Católica of Chile. He was Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of California, Los Angeles, U.S. Currently he is Research Vice President at Pontificia Universidad Católica, Chile. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTDhLFSkkMU Written questions from the audience 16:30 – 16:45 Coffee break Wednesday, 14 January MACRO TOPIC Second block, afternoon 4:45 pm – 6:30 pm THE CIVILIZATION CROSSROADS FOR THE XXI CENTURY THE CHALLENGE OF ENERGY COMPANIES IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY Eduardo Frei Hydraulic Civil Engineer from the University of Chile. Former President of Chile (1994-2000) and Senator of the Republic (2000-2014). He is currently Special and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Chile to the Asia- Pacific and also President of Frei Foundation. One of his main objectives today is the energy sustainability of Chile and Latin America. http://historiapolitica.bcn.cl/resenas_parlamentarias/wiki/Eduardo_Frei_Ruiz- Tagle Maximo Pacheco Minister of Energy. Commercial engineer and economist at the University of Chile and member of the Socialist Party (PS). In his professional life, he led major development projects, both in Chile and abroad. From 2004 to 2013, he was Senior Vice President of International Paper (IP ) and also President of the regional unit of the company in Europe, Middle East, Africa and Russia between 2010 and 2013. http://www.gob.cl/ministros/energia/ Francesco Starace A graduate in nuclear engineering at the Milan Polytechnic Institute, he joined the Enel Group in 2000, where he performed several management positions, including the office of chief of the "business power" area, the chief of market division, and also the office of general manager and chief executive officer of Enel Green Power until May 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw0JL8hl83M Wednesday, 14 January MACRO TOPIC thrid block, afternoon 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm THE CROSSROADS OF LIFE WILL MACHINES AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SURPASS US? Adrián Palacios PhD Neuroscience of the Université Pierre et Marie Paris VI, France. He was a visiting professor at INRIA CORTEX-UHP Nancy 2 and CREA et Ecole Polytechnique, France. Currently a Research Associate at the Institute for Complex Systems of Valparaiso, Chile. http://cinv.uv.cl/apalacios/ Rómulo Fuentes PhD in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Chile. He conducted postdoctoral research at Duke University in North Carolina between 2006 and 2010. Currently he is a researcher at the Edmond and Lily Safra International Neuroscience Institute of Natal, Brazil. His research area is the electrophysiology of the brain circuits related to motor control. http://www.caras.cl/tag/romulo-fuentes/ Charles Zuker Researcher at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and a senior fellow at the Janelia Farm Research Campus, US. Zucker is a member of United States National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. After more than twenty years at the University of California, San Diego, he began his appointment at Columbia University in 2009. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gm3ElZXcIXA Written questions from the audience Thursday, 15 January First block, morning CEREMONY 9:00 am – 10:00 am 08.30 – 09.00 Accreditation President of the Republic. Michelle Bachelet Pediatrician and Chilean politician, current President of Chile. She served as President of Chile from 2006 to 2010, and was re-elected for a second term in December 2013. She was the first president pro tempore of UNASUR, and the founding Executive Director of UN Women, the United Nations agency for gender equality. http://www.gob.cl/presidenta/ Senator Isabel Allende Chilean Socialist politician and third daughter of former President Salvador Allende. Congresswoman between 1994 and 2010. Currently, she is a Senator for the Atacama Region and Chile’s first female Senate President. http://historiapolitica.bcn.cl/resenas_parlamentarias/wiki/Mar%C3%ADa_Isabel_Allende_Bussi President of House of Representatives. Congressman Aldo Cornejo Politician from the Christian Democracy Party (DC). Lawyer from Pontificia Universidad Católica of Valparaíso, with a degree in Law and Social Sciences. Congressman for the Valparaiso Region, District 13. Current President of the House of Representatives. http://historiapolitica.bcn.cl/resenas_parlamentarias/wiki/Aldo_Cornejo_Gonz%C3%A1lez President of the Challenges of the Future Commission. Senator Guido Girardi MD, specialist in pediatrics and epidemiology. Chilean politician activist of the Party for Democracy (PPD). Senator since 2006 for the 7th District of western Santiago, Metropolitan Region. http://historiapolitica.bcn.cl/resenas_parlamentarias/wiki/Guido_Girardi_Lav%C3%ADn Thursday, 15 January Second block, morning FACING INEQUALITY 10:00 am – 11:20 am Alberto Arenas Minister of Finance of Chile, PhD in Economics from the University of Pittsburgh. As Director of Budgets under President Bachelet's first government , he lead the development and implementation of the Chilean Pension System reform. He authored "History of the Chilean Pension Reform. A successful experience of Public Policy in Democracy. 2010” and co-authored more than thirty publications. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eJRPq6uhHo Thomas Piketty French economist specialist in wealth and income inequality, with a statistical and historical approach. Since 2000, he has been Director of Studies at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences