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GESDA gathers its high-level academic and diplomacy panels to leverage anticipatory science advances and address emerging global challenges in an innovative way

Press release of GESDA

Dear media representatives,

The Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator (GESDA) is a new foundation created in Geneva by the Swiss Federal Council and the Canton and City of Geneva, and dedicated to science diplomacy. This initiative with a global outlook and reach will leverage both International Geneva’s ecosystem and well-recognized science and innovation worldwide for the benefit of the planet and its inhabitants.

GESDA brings together, from around the world, people from four communities with different mindsets – Academic, Diplomatic, Impact and Citizens. Together, based on possible science and technology advances that have been identified, they accelerate the development and implementation of impactful solutions to emerging challenges.

GESDA gathers its high-level academic and diplomacy panels
to leverage anticipatory science advances and address emerging global challenges in an innovative way

➢ The Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator (GESDA), a Swiss foundation dedicated to anticipation in science and diplomacy, is convening the first gathering of its Academic Forum and Diplomacy Forum. The latter is formed so far of 17 high-level decision and policymakers whose names are disclosed today (full list in the press release).

➢ On 18 December 2020, they will meet with representatives of GESDA’s Academic Forum, formed of 68 global leading scientists (full list in the press release) who have produced the first 10 Scientific Anticipatory Briefs, in-depth anticipatory reports on selected emerging scientific topics ranging from advanced artificial intelligence, genome editing, and neuro-enhancement, to decarbonization, ethics of anticipation and computational diplomacy.

➢ Together, the high-level Academic and Diplomacy panels will produce concrete solutions proposals on how to come to a more efficient and faster use of the identified anticipated science advances to address emerging global challenges for the benefit of all.
For further information, please contact: 

Olivier Dessibourg
Executive Director, Science communication and outreach, GESDA 

Laurianne Trimoulla
Office and Communication Manager, GESDA 

communication@gesda.global // Phone: +41 78 712 88 68 

Please also visit GESDA’s new website: http://www.gesda.global/