{"title": "Africa–Europe: Investing in a Shared Scientific Future", "start": "2026-11-08T10:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-08T13:00:00+01:00", "place": "05 Einstein Pavilion", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/science-policy", "society"], "description": "A programme of talks and discussion sessions on scientific cooperation between Africa and Europe, covering AI, shared research infrastructure, resilient health, food and water systems, and innovation hotspots. It is organised by the Falling Walls Foundation together with The African Academy of Sciences, and moderated by Oliver Günther, President of the University of Potsdam. Speakers include Kingsley Tochukwu Udeh, Nigerian Minister for Innovation, Science and Technology, and Johan Rockström, Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. The discussions focus on investment in people, institutions and enterprises for reciprocal cooperation grounded in African priorities.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/africaeurope-investing-in-a-shared-scientific-future-72468/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/africa-europe-investing-shared-scientific-future", "image": "", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-08T10:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-08T13:00:00+01:00", "place": "05 Einstein Pavilion", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Science Diplomacy with Africa: Innovation Across Borders", "start": "2026-11-08T15:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-08T16:00:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House, Tsukamoto Café", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/science-policy"], "description": "\"Science Diplomacy with Africa: Innovation Across Borders\" is an English-language discussion on the Curie Stage at the Falling Walls Science House in Berlin, also available as a livestream. It is organised by Falling Walls and brings together representatives of the African Academy of Sciences, AUDA-NEPAD, the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences and Nigeria's federal ministry for innovation, science and technology, moderated by NYU Berlin. The discussion takes on how Africa's growing role in global energy, technology and supply chains can translate into local prosperity. Speakers explore science diplomacy as an instrument for building trust, enabling technology access and shared ownership of knowledge, innovation and value creation.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/science-diplomacy-with-africa-innovation-across-borders-72403/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/science-diplomacy-africa-innovation-across-borders", "image": ""}, {"title": "Astronomy, Space & Global Cooperation in Africa", "start": "2026-11-08T16:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-08T17:00:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House, Tsukamoto Café", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/astronomy/space"], "description": "A round table at the Falling Walls Science House brings together researchers and funders to talk about astronomy and space projects in Africa. It is held in partnership with the John Templeton Foundation and the Wilhelm and Else Heraeus Foundation. Speakers include the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory, the Open University of Tanzania, and the John Templeton Foundation. The discussion centres on how new telescope and space initiatives combine scientific excellence with local ownership, technical training, and long-term capacity building across the continent.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/astronomy-space-global-cooperation-in-africa-72430/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/astronomy-space-global-cooperation-africa", "image": ""}, {"title": "Science Beyond SDGs: Power, Priorities, Progress", "start": "2026-11-07T17:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-07T18:00:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House, Tsukamoto Café", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/science-policy"], "description": "A round-table discussion within the Falling Walls programme under the title \"Science Beyond SDGs: Power, Priorities, Progress\". It is organised by Falling Walls with Elsevier and asks how a more distributed global research ecosystem, with rising contributions from the Global South, can sustain science beyond 2030. The discussion draws on the Beyond 2030 report and perspectives from the UN 10-Member Group. The speakers include Iris Blom, Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz, Hauke Heekeren, Sherri Aldis and Stephen Toope.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/science-beyond-sdgs-power-priorities-progress-72421/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/science-beyond-sdgs-power-priorities-progress", "image": ""}, {"title": "Research Networks of the Future: Building Global Impact", "start": "2026-11-07T18:15:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-07T19:15:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House, Tsukamoto Café", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/science-policy"], "description": "An English-language Plenary Table session at Falling Walls, also available as a livestream, on the research networks of the future. It is presented by the Helmholtz Association, with speakers from among others Tohoku University, DESY, CIFAR, the Max Delbrück Center and Planet Labs PBC. It asks how different AI initiatives can join into powerful ecosystems, what partnerships need to move beyond initial stages, and how international collaboration can thrive in a changing world. Trust, shared infrastructures and common missions are explored as the way to turn scientific excellence into societal impact.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/research-networks-of-the-future-building-global-impact-72397/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/research-networks-future-building-global-impact", "image": ""}, {"title": "Europe's Research Alliances: Keeping Collaboration Strong", "start": "2026-11-08T15:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-08T16:00:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House, Tsukamoto Café", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/science-policy"], "description": "A round table on the future of European research collaboration in the face of geopolitical and economic shifts. It is held by the Wilhelm and Else Heraeus Foundation and the German Physical Society, in partnership with Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft. Experiences from the physical sciences highlight how enduring cooperation builds innovation capacity and trust. The discussion asks how Europe can remain an attractive, open and reliable research partner – especially for young researchers.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/europes-research-alliances-keeping-collaboration-strong-72429/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/europes-research-alliances-keeping-collaboration-strong", "image": ""}, {"title": "Rewiring Innovation: Next Generation Research Organisations", "start": "2026-11-08T09:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-08T10:00:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House, Tsukamoto Café", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/science-policy"], "description": "\"Rewiring Innovation: Next Generation Research Organisations\" is a Plenary Table on the Curie Stage, held in English and also streamed live. It is presented by the Max Planck Society as part of Falling Walls, with its president Patrick Cramer joined by, among others, French research minister Philippe Baptiste and European Innovation Council board president Michiel Scheffer. The speakers discuss how fundamental research and the notion of scientific excellence are being reshaped by deep tech and artificial intelligence. New funding models, public-private partnerships and cross-sector collaboration take centre stage, with Europe's global competitiveness in research at stake.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/rewiring-innovation-next-generation-research-organisations-72398/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/rewiring-innovation-next-generation-research-organisations", "image": ""}, {"title": "Beyond Competing Blocs: Preserving Space for Global Science", "start": "2026-11-08T10:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-08T11:00:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House, Tsukamoto Café", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/politics/geopolitics", "science/science-policy"], "description": "A panel titled \"Beyond Competing Blocs: Preserving Space for Global Science\" at the Falling Walls Science House on Karl-Marx-Allee. It is hosted by the Hasso Plattner Institute together with Falling Walls, with speakers including Bill Rosehart of the University of Waterloo, Helga Nowotny, formerly of the European Research Council, and El Mouhoub Mouhoud of PSL University. The discussion addresses how higher education institutions can manage geopolitical risks such as security concerns, technological dependencies and threats to academic freedom without withdrawing from global engagement. It also asks how countries can chart an independent course as a trusted platform for worldwide scientific collaboration and discovery.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/beyond-competing-blocs-preserving-space-for-global-science-72467/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/beyond-competing-blocs-preserving-space-global-science", "image": ""}, {"title": "Free Science for Humanity", "start": "2026-11-08T17:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-08T18:00:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House, Tsukamoto Café", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/open-science"], "description": "\"Free Science for Humanity\" is a panel discussion held on the Curie Stage and also available as a livestream. It is organised by the Falling Walls Foundation, with speakers including senior science policy figures from UNESCO, the International Science Council and SECIHTI. The topic is the free circulation of ideas, data and researchers at a time when geopolitics, export controls and research security regimes are reshaping collaboration. The panellists present what international collaboration delivers, how researchers keep partnerships productive, and how proportionate, transparent safeguards can protect both security and openness.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/free-science-for-humanity-72405/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/free-science-humanity", "image": ""}, {"title": "Academies Sustaining Scientific Cooperation in Europe", "start": "2026-11-08T14:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-08T15:30:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House, Tsukamoto Café", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/science-policy"], "description": "A round table at the Falling Walls Science Summit that is open to invited guests only. It is hosted by the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities and the Falling Walls Foundation. The topic is how academies can sustain scientific cooperation, dialogue and trust across political divides in a politically fragmented Europe. The discussion covers their role as independent intermediaries, the challenges facing European and international academy networks, and practical ways to foster a more inclusive shared space of knowledge.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/academies-sustaining-scientific-cooperation-in-europe-72452/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/academies-sustaining-scientific-cooperation-europe-invitation-only", "image": ""}, {"title": "Europe's Next Chapter: Visions for Tech Races beyond AI", "start": "2026-11-07T14:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-07T15:00:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/technology", "society/economics"], "description": "A discussion at Falling Walls Science House where researchers, entrepreneurs and policymakers talk about the coming wave of breakthrough technologies. The Friedrich Naumann Foundation is behind it, with Falling Walls organizing the event. It asks how Europe and Germany can turn their strong research and industrial foundations into faster innovation, scalable companies and global markets, as quantum technologies, advanced robotics and biotechnology reshape economies. Funding, regulation, infrastructure and talent are examined so that Europe shapes the next wave of breakthroughs rather than follows it.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/europes-next-chapter-visions-for-tech-races-beyond-ai-72455/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/europes-next-chapter-visions-tech-races-beyond-ai", "image": ""}, {"title": "Germany–Israel Science: Building Future Partnerships", "start": "2026-11-08T10:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-08T10:50:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House, Tsukamoto Café", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/science-policy"], "description": "A discussion by invitation only as part of the Falling Walls programme. Hosted by the German-Israeli Foundation, it explores how institutions can secure German-Israeli scientific cooperation for the long term. Topics include mobility, access, long-term funding pathways and networks for early-career researchers. The aim is to foster trust-based collaboration, strengthen scientific leadership among the next generation and turn new partnerships into enduring research alliances.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/germanyisrael-science-building-future-partnerships-72448/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/germany-israel-science-building-future-partnerships-invitation-only", "image": ""}, {"title": "Scientific Collaboration in a Fragmented World", "start": "2026-11-07T14:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-07T15:30:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/science-policy", "society/politics"], "description": "\"Scientific Collaboration in a Fragmented World\" is a discussion session at the Falling Walls events that is accessible by invitation only. It is hosted by the International Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSPO). It addresses the challenges facing international research collaboration: geopolitical tensions, research security and technological competition are making cooperation harder, even though major scientific questions exceed the capacity of any single country. It looks at ways to reconcile openness with security and to strengthen the trust, reciprocity and governance needed when political relations are strained.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/scientific-collaboration-in-a-fragmented-world-72443/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/scientific-collaboration-fragmented-world-invitation-only", "image": ""}, {"title": "Building Scientific Capacity with Trusted Partners 🇨🇦 Canada", "start": "2026-11-06T14:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-06T15:30:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/science-policy"], "description": "At „Building Scientific Capacity with Trusted Partners 🇨🇦 Canada | By Invitation Only“, participants in the Newton Room discuss which research infrastructure, talent, data and critical technologies nations should develop nationally, with trusted partners, or keep globally open. The circle is hosted by U15 Canada as part of the Falling Walls programme. It looks at how intensifying geopolitical competition affects Canada, Germany and Europe, and how those choices can strengthen resilience and shape future innovation policy and international partnerships. The session is by invitation only, held in English and framed as an Executive Table.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/building-scientific-capacity-with-trusted-partners-canada-72438/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/building-scientific-capacity-trusted-partners-canada-invitation-only", "image": ""}, {"title": "From Science to Impact: A Shared Responsibility", "start": "2026-11-07T10:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-07T11:00:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/science-policy"], "description": "\"From Science to Impact: A Shared Responsibility\" is an English-language round table discussion in hybrid format on the Franklin Stage at the Falling Walls Science House. The round table is behind organized by Springer Nature; the speakers are Angela McLean (UK Government), David Budtz Pedersen (FRONTIER Centre for Advanced SSH), Jeanne Rubner (Technical University of Munich), Magdalena Skipper (Springer Nature) and Eleni Zika (European Research Council). It explores how validated scientific evidence becomes actionable in decision-making when incentives, funding, communication, industry and policy align. The discussion examines a shared responsibility for strengthening relevance while safeguarding inclusivity, equity and scientific freedom.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/from-science-to-impact-a-shared-responsibility-72407/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/science-impact-shared-responsibility", "image": ""}, {"title": "Europe Needs a Plan: Science & Arts in the AI Age", "start": "2026-11-07T16:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-07T17:30:00+01:00", "place": "Haus der Kulturen der Welt", "address": "John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10, 10557 Berlin", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/politics/europe", "science/ai"], "description": "\"Europe Needs a Plan: Science & Arts in the AI Age\" is an English-language talk and panel with free entry in the Miriam Makeba Auditorium at Haus der Kulturen der Welt, the Festival Centre of Berlin Science Week. Taking part are Francesca Bria, José Luis de Vicente, Tommaso Calarco, Bettina Kames and Ólafur Elíasson. It asks whether Europe can build its future on rented intelligence, addressing sovereignty, AI infrastructure, and the role of the arts, as Europe imports most of the digital technology its research and democracy run on. It discusses whether Europe's emerging AI Factories and quantum hubs could carry the Bauhaus idea forward as an Archipelago of Ateliers, spaces where artists and scientists shape technology together in the public interest.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/europe-needs-a-plan-science-arts-in-the-ai-age-8361/", "official_url": "https://www.hkw.de/programme/berlin-science-week-2026/europe-needs-a-plan-science-arts-in-the-ai-age", "image": ""}, {"title": "Einstein Foundation Berlin, BCGE, and Center for Open and Responsible Research at the Berlin Science Week: Can Science Remain Open in an Authoritarian World?", "start": "2026-11-06T16:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Berlin University Alliance", "address": "Kleine Präsidentenstraße 1, 10178", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/open-science"], "description": "An open dialogue event taking place as part of Berlin Science Week. It is organized by the Einstein Foundation Berlin together with the Berlin Center for Global Engagement and the Center for Open and Responsible Research, both part of the Berlin University Alliance. Under the title \"Can Science Remain Open in an Authoritarian World?\", speakers and audience will explore what is at stake when research closes its doors and whether the benefits of open science can still be safeguarded. The panel features Dr. Kamran Naim of CERN and Prof. Andrea Fleschenberg dos Ramos Pinéu of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, with Dr. Sakine Weikert of the DAAD moderating; the event is held at Haus der Kulturen der Welt and registration is required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/einstein-foundation-berlin-bcge-and-center-for-open-and-resp-72108/", "official_url": "https://www.berlin-university-alliance.de/commitments/international/bcge/veranstaltungen/20261106_BeScWe_Can-Science-Remain-Open-in-an-Authoritarian-World_.html", "image": ""}]}