{"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": "", "dates": [{"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", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "From Evidence to Action: How SDG Research Can Shape Policy", "start": "2026-11-07T12:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-07T13:00:00+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": ["society/sustainability"], "description": "A practice-oriented session exploring how research on the Sustainable Development Goals translates into policy and real-world change. It is hosted by Springer Nature, with speakers Nicola Jones (Springer Nature), Tracey Brown (Sense about Science) and Dennis Tänzler (adelphi global) on stage at the Tsukamoto Café. Through concrete examples, it shows how impact pathways work, where they break down, and what barriers still hinder progress. Combining system-level, data-driven insights with hands-on experience, it asks what enables evidence to turn into meaningful change.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/from-evidence-to-action-how-sdg-research-can-shape-policy-72454/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/evidence-action-how-sdg-research-can-shape-policy", "image": ""}, {"title": "Evidence and Power: Why Facts Fail in Politics", "start": "2026-11-08T13:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-08T14:00:00+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 discussion round examining why scientific evidence often fails to shape politics. It takes place at Falling Walls and is supported by the Hertie Foundation. The speakers include Angela McLean (Chief Scientific Adviser, UK Government), Michael Sanders (King's College London), Helge Reinhold Braun (University of Lübeck) and Marie-Eve Sylvestre (University of Ottawa). The debate addresses evidence losing out to electoral logic and short-term incentives, and the political structures that let governments act on knowledge without losing democratic legitimacy.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/evidence-and-power-why-facts-fail-in-politics-72427/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/evidence-and-power-why-facts-fail-politics", "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": "Big Science, Bigger Impact: From Discovery to Value", "start": "2026-11-07T16:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-07T17:00:00+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 titled \"Big Science, Bigger Impact: From Discovery to Value\", held as a hybrid event. CERN is behind the format; on the Ann Jackson Stage, speakers from the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, CERN, the National Science Foundation and the Deutscher Bundestag take part. Big Science turns challenges beyond the reach of individual nations into shared scientific and economic projects. International research infrastructures pool knowledge, talent, and resources while creating spillovers in medicine, computing, engineering, and sustainability; the next challenge is sustaining these long-term collaborations by linking science to industry, securing public investment, and engaging the next generation.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/big-science-bigger-impact-from-discovery-to-value-72420/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/big-science-bigger-impact-discovery-value", "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": "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": "Science and Society: The Future Social Contract", "start": "2026-11-08T15:00:00+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/science-policy"], "description": "\"Science and Society: The Future Social Contract\" is a discussion as part of the Impact Dialogues, held in English. It is organised by the Volkswagen Foundation and the German Science and Humanities Council. It explores how the social contract between science and society is evolving – from mission-oriented research and industrial partnerships to demands for academic freedom and bureaucratic constraints. Building on the German Council of Science and Humanities' 2040 perspective, speakers including Georg Schütte, Esther Seng, Lisa Herzog and Helge Braun discuss what it takes to make this contract operational across institutions, funding systems and governance structures.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/science-and-society-the-future-social-contract-72469/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/science-and-society-future-social-contract", "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": "Rethinking Transfer: Research Excellence to Industrial Scale", "start": "2026-11-08T12:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-08T13:00:00+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": "\"Rethinking Transfer: Research Excellence to Industrial Scale\" is an English-language panel discussion. It is led by the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft with board member Constantin Häfner; the panel also features Thomas Schinecker (Roche Group), Anna-Katharina Wittenstein (WITTENSTEIN SE) and Monika Jones. It asks how scientific breakthroughs become industrial value creation: through the early integration of research, industry, regulation and market perspectives, co-development, pilot infrastructure, standards, market access and shared risk. The panel explores how Europe can scale what it invents while preserving the scientific freedom that drives discovery.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/rethinking-transfer-research-excellence-to-industrial-scale-72426/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/rethinking-transfer-research-excellence-industrial-scale", "image": ""}, {"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": "Protecting Academic Freedom: Insights and Initiatives", "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": ["society/politics", "science"], "description": "A hybrid session on the Curie Stage featuring a plenary table discussion. It is presented by the Volkswagen Foundation as part of Falling Walls. The topic is academic freedom, which is increasingly constrained by political interference, censorship, precarious funding and employment structures, harassment, disinformation, and restrictions on international collaboration. Speakers from institutions including King's College London, the University of Oxford, and the University of Toronto discuss how research institutions can balance institutional autonomy with openness, inclusion, and public engagement.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/protecting-academic-freedom-insights-and-initiatives-72395/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/protecting-academic-freedom-insights-and-initiatives", "image": ""}, {"title": "KIWi Policy Talk: Secure science. European perspectives", "start": "2026-11-07T15:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-07T16:00:00+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", "society/politics"], "description": "A round table discussion in the KIWi series, held as a hybrid event and conducted in English. Behind it is the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), with Deputy Secretary General Michael Harms speaking. The topic is knowledge security, which is becoming increasingly institutionalised across Europe, with developments at EU and national level shaping expectations for more standardised and partly mandatory approaches. The discussion asks how responsibilities can be proportionately distributed across system levels to balance openness, autonomy and risk mitigation and enable secure international collaboration, highlighting risk literacy as a prerequisite for sensitive risk assessment and decision-making.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/kiwi-policy-talk-secure-science-european-perspectives-72417/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/kiwi-policy-talk-secure-science-european-perspectives", "image": ""}, {"title": "Lab to Life: From AI Research to Real-World Impact", "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/ai", "society/innovation"], "description": "\"Lab to Life: From AI Research to Real-World Impact\" is a discussion as part of Falling Walls' programme. It is backed by the Dieter Schwarz Foundation and draws on a new study commissioned by the IPAI Foundation. It examines why promising AI research often stalls after the lab stage and what individual, organisational and political changes are needed to turn innovation into viable solutions for the benefit of all. The event is by invitation only.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/lab-to-life-from-ai-research-to-real-world-impact-72444/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/lab-life-ai-research-real-world-impact-invitation-only", "image": ""}, {"title": "Future Perspectives: Societal Dimensions of Breakthroughs", "start": "2026-11-09T10:30:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-09T11:30:00+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/ethics"], "description": "A moderated conversation on the societal and ethical implications of scientific breakthroughs. Breakthrough Day speaker Karen Willcox explores the implications of her research into digital twins – virtual models that use real-world data to predict how complex systems behave. Shannon Dosemagen brings expertise in participatory science and open technology, raising questions about public access, involvement and who benefits from innovation. Audiences are invited to share their hopes and concerns about the future impact of scientific innovation.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/future-perspectives-societal-dimensions-of-breakthroughs-72461/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/future-perspectives-societal-dimensions-breakthroughs-4", "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": "Can Science Remain Open in an Authoritarian World?", "start": "2026-11-06T16:30:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-06T18:00:00+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/authoritarianism", "science/science-policy"], "description": "An open dialogue as part of Berlin Science Week addressing the question “Can Science Remain Open in an Authoritarian World?” on an afternoon at Haus der Kulturen der Welt. It is organised 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. With the audience, the dialogue explores what is at stake when research organisations have to close their doors, the diverse pressures on science, and how the transformative benefits of open science can still be safeguarded. The discussion is moderated by Dr. Sakine Weikert (DAAD); the speakers are Dr. Kamran Naim (CERN) and Prof. Andrea Fleschenberg dos Ramos Pinéu (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin).", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/can-science-remain-open-in-an-authoritarian-world-8351/", "official_url": "https://www.tu.berlin/ub/veranstaltungsdetails/events/event/01a111a5-9b37-7cc1-9885-061286612c14", "image": ""}]}