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SUMMARY:PeaceTech Event -  Science & Technology mobilized for a more peace
 ful world
DTSTART:20240305T180000
DTEND:20240305T213000
DTSTAMP:20260408T015558Z
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CATEGORIES:Public Science Events
DESCRIPTION:Katia PAPAGIANNI\, Director\, Policy and Mediation Support\, C
 entre for Humanitarian Dialogue\; Hansjörg EBERLE\, Director\, Fondation
  Suisse de Déminage\; Laurent GOETSCHEL\, Director Swisspeace\; Rachel M'
 BON\, Writer\, film director and journalist\; Maryam MEYLAN\, Human Rights
  Defender\; Anouch SEYDTAGHIA\, Moderator - Journalist at Le Temps\nThis p
 ublic event will allow to explore the important new topic of PeaceTech. Th
 e EPFL EssentialTech Centre invites you to join 5 inspiring panelists in t
 heir reflections on how science and technology can be harnessed in the pus
 uit of peace. The objective is to identify how STEM can be leveraged to ad
 dress all forms of violence. \nThe panelists are: \n\nKatia PAPAGIANNI\,
  Director\, Policy and Mediation Support\, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogu
 e\nHansjörg EBERLE\, Director\, Fondation Suisse de Déminage\nLaurent GO
 ETSCHEL\, Director\, Swisspeace\nRachel M'BON\, Writer\, film director and
  journalist\nMaryam MEYLAN\, Human Rights Defender\n\nThe moderation will 
 be assured by Anouch SEYDTAGHIA\, Journalist at Le Temps.\n\nThe event wi
 ll also mark the kick-off of the PeaceTech Hackathon which will take place
  later that week (9-10 March). \n\nIt will be followed by a cocktail wher
 e the peacetech challenges proposed by numerous partner organizations will
  be presented. \nThis PeaceTech event and Hackthon are supported by EPFL 
 Vice Presidency for Centers and Platform\,  Vice Presidency for Student A
 ffairs and Outreach\, and EPFL Foundation Plus.\n\nJoin us on this importa
 nt day to build the future of Technology for Peace!\n 
LOCATION:RLC E1 240 https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==RLC%20E1%20240
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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