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20th October 2016 • Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid
PROGRAMME
Societal relevance and innovative uses of natural history collections
08.30 - 09.00
Registration
09.00 - 09.15
Opening
Pabellón Villanueva at Real Jardín Botánico
H.S.H Prince Albert II of Monaco
Founder of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation,
Carol Portabella Settimo
President of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation
in Madrid, Spain
(via video stream)
09.15 - 09.25
Welcome
Michelle Price
09.25 - 09.35
CETAF Chair, Conservatory and Botanical Gardens of
Geneva (CH)
Introduction to European Natural History Collections
Carl Linnaeus
The Father of Modern Taxonomy
played by Hans Odöö
09.35 - 10.45
Natural History Collections in Today’s Society
Science, Innovation, Discovery and More
Carmen Vela
Carsten Rahbek
Javier de la Torre
Sophie Tuffet
10.45 - 11.30
Spanish Secretary of State for Research, Development and Innovation (ES)
Director at the Center of Macroecology, Evolution and Climate, University of Copenhagen (DK)
CEO of CARTO, New York (USA)
CEO of Imagene, Paris (FR)
Coffee break, inspired by natural history
Mario Sandoval, 2-starred Michelin chef, will be providing a range of food and drinks inspired by the
Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid.
11.30 - 13.15
Panel session and open discussion
“Natural History Collections Today and Tomorrow: Societal Relevance and Innovative Uses”
Convener: Carl Linnaeus (Hans Odöö)
Carmen Vela
Carsten Rahbek
Javier de la Torre
Juan Luis Arsuaga
Michelle Price
Ramón Núñez Centella
Sophie Tuffet
13.15 - 13.30
Spanish Secretary of State for Research, Development and Innovation (ES)
Director at the Center of Macroecology, Evolution and Climate, University of Copenhagen (DK)
CEO of CARTO, New York (USA)
Paleoanthropologist and Scientific Director of the Museum of Human Evolution, Burgos (ES)
CETAF Chair, Conservatory and Botanical Gardens of Geneva (CH)
Scientific Communicator and Museologist, La Coruña (ES)
CEO of Imagene, Paris (FR)
Concluding remarks from the Chair of CETAF, Michelle Price