Programme
“It’s Up to Us”
Thursday 14 November 2024
10.30
- Registration opens
11.00 – 12.00
- UIA Associate Members Meeting – for UIA Associate members only!
13.00 – 14.00
- Lunch at the Palazzo Degli Affari
14.00 – 15.30
Round Table session 1:
Opening keynote by Cyril Ritchie, President of UIA, First Vice-President of CoNGO: “Is the UN Summit of the Future (September 22-23, 2024) of relevance to Associations? If so, what happens next?”
Followed by panel discussion with all speakers and round table discussions
15.30 – 16.00
- Coffee break
16.00 – 18.30
Round Table session 2:
3 case studies followed by two rounds of 3 parallel workshops in break-out rooms
- Martina Fondi, Partner – Business Developer & Head of Forestry, Treedom: “Roots of Renewal: How Associations can Embrace Regenerative Approaches through Local Reforestation.”
- Gianni Virgili and Paolo Limoli, International Society for Low Vision Research and Rehabilitation (ISLRR): “Low Vision Congress” – An example of 360° teamwork to listen, learn and leave a legacy for the future.”
(Workshop together with Ginevra De Bellis, OIC; Ilenia Pasi, Destination Florence Convention Bureau and Annarita Buracchi, Firenze Fiera) - Ryan Brubaker, Web and Database Developer, UIA: “Achieving goals, finding partners: UIA’s Global Civil Society Database.”
18.30 – 19.00
- Optional tour of Firenze Fiera Grounds
19.00 – 20.00
- Welcome cocktail reception at the Palazzo Degli Affari
Friday 15 November 2024
9.00 – 10.45
Round Table session 3:
3 case studies followed by two rounds of 3 parallel workshops in break-out rooms
- Diye Ndiaye, Antropologist, Former Counselor for International Relations, Equal Opportunities and Local Associations Promotion of the Commune of Scandìcci (Province de Florence) / Former Presidente of Senegalese Association in Florence & President of FASI: “UN SDGs and EU Agenda 2030 – Associations Striving for Equal Opportunities.”
- Sara Lucatello, President of the European Astronomical Society (EAS): "Italian Knowledge Leaders: fostering intellectual engagement through collaboration with international associations.”
- Stefano Berretti, Associate Professor at the Department of Information Engineering of University of Firenze: “Storytelling of AI – The good, the bad and the ugly”
10.45 – 11.15
- Coffee break
11.15 – 12.00
- Second round of 3 parallel workshops
12.00 – 13.00 (plenary room)
Round Table session 4:
Closing keynote by Alberto Mattiello, author and business futurist: “Disruption? Future of Events?”
13.00 – 14.00
- Lunch at the Palazzo Degli Affari
14.15 – 15.45
- 4 optional guided tours to discover Firenze (see “Extras” for more details)