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The Opening Ceremony took place at the 29th of January at the UNESCO HQ in Paris, France.
Missed the Opening Ceremony? Watch it all via these links in your preferred language.

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The full programme booklet can be found here: IYPT2019 Opening Ceremony programme booklet

Programme

08:30-09:45 REGISTRATION
Exhibition area open
10:00-10:40 WELCOME SESSION
Moderator: Flavia Schlegel
Ms. Audrey Azoulay – Director-General UNESCO
Mr. Mikhail Kotyukov – Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation
Pierre Corvol – President of l’Académie des Sciences, Institut de France
Dr. Andrey Guryev – CEO PhosAgro
10:40-10:50 MUSICAL PERFORMANCE
Mira Yevtich – Brahms Rhapsody Opus 79 number 2
10:50-11:00 INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMME
Prof. Natalia Tarasova – IYPT MC co-chair, Past-President of IUPAC
11:00-11:30 ELEMENTS FOR LIFE
ROUND TABLE
Moderator: Mr. Philip Ball
Ms. Emelia Arthur (FAO/UCN/IIED STEM) – (women) education in Africa
Dr. Marco Mensink (CEO ICCA) – Industry and UN SDG
Prof. Alinka Lépine-Szily (Sao Paolo) – Discovery of new elements
11:30- 11:55 NOBEL LAUREATE LECTURE
Introduction: Prof. Jan Reedijk, IYPT MC co-chair
PERIODIC TABLE FOR SOCIETY AND THE FUTURE
Prof. Ben Feringa – Nobel Laureate in Chemistry 2016
11:55-12:05 PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
INAUGURATION OF THE GLOBAL EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE “1001 INVENTIONS: JOURNEYS FROM ALCHEMY TO CHEMISTRY”
Ahmed Salim – Co-Founder and Director, 1001 Inventions organisation
12:05- 12:25 HAND-MADE ELEMENTS
Introduction: Prof. Bruce McKellar – Past President IUPAP
NEWCOMERS IN THE PERIODIC TABLE
Prof. Youri Oganessian – Scientific Director Flerov Laboratory, Dubna
12:25-14:00 LUNCH BREAK
Visit of the Periodic Table exhibition
14:00-14:20 PERIODIC TABLE AND EDUCATION OUTREACH
Introduction: Prof. Pilar Goya – President EuChemS
MENDELEEV’S GIFT TO EDUCATION
Prof. Martyn Poliakoff – University of Nottingham
14:20- 15:00 YOUNG OUTSTANDING SCIENTISTS OF THE WORLD
STANDUP 4 PERIODIC TABLE-DEDICATED ADDRESSES BY YOUNG CHEMISTS FROM REGIONS OF THE WORLD
Moderator: Dr. Michel Spiro – President Designate IUPAP
Ms. Nozipho Gumbi – Africa
Mr. Xuefeng Jiang – Asia
Ms. Thahira Begum – Asia-Pacific
Ms. Kita Macario – Latin America
Mr. Patrick Steinegger – Europe-North America
Ms. Nourtan Abdeltawab – Arab States
15:00-16:00 ON THE ORIGIN OF ELEMENTS
Moderator: Dr. Romain Murenzi – Executive Director TWAS
ORIGIN OF THE ELEMENTS IN OUTER SPACE
Prof. Ewine van Dishoeck – Kavli Prize Laureate 2018; Leiden University
THE PERIODIC TABLE AND METEORITES
Dr. Maria Lugaro – Konkoly Observatory, Budapest
STARS FROM CRADLE TO GRAVE
Prof. Alexander Lutovinov – Space Researc Institute RAS
16:00-16:30 COFFEE/TEA BREAK
Visit of the Periodic Table exhibition
16:30-17:20 PERIODIC TABLE AND INTERDISCIPLINARY CONCEPTS FOR DEVELOPMENT
ROUND TABLE
Moderator: Prof. Nicole Moreau – Chair of the International Scientific Board for the IBSP at UNESCO
Prof. Qi-Feng Zhou – President of IUPAC
Prof. Kennedy Reed – President of IUPAP
Prof. Aslan Tsivadze – President of the Mendeleev Russian Chemical Society
Dr. Bonnie Charpentier – President of the American Chemical Society
Dr. Robert Parker – CEO of the Royal Society of Chemistry
17:20- 18:20 PERIODIC TABLE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS SESSION
ROUND TABLE
Moderator: Ms. Peggy Oti-Boateng – UNESCO
Prof. Daya Reddy – ISC
Prof. Wole Soboyejo – Worchester Polytechnic Institute
Prof. Sandro Scandolo – ICTP
Dr. Brigitte van Tiggelen – On behalf of the President of the IUHSPT
Dr. Mark Cesa – OPCW Scientific Advisory Board
Prof. Pietro Tundo – ICGCSD, IUPAC
18:20-18:30 MUSICAL PERFORMANCE
Mira Yevtich – Chopin Nocture Opus 15 number 2 + Scriabin Poem Opus 32 number 2
18:30- 18:40 CLOSING REMARKS
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE IYPT CLOSING CEREMONY IN TOKYO, JAPAN ON DECEMBER 5TH, 2019
Dr. Kohei Tamao – Chair of the IYPT Closing Ceremony Committee in Japan
CLOSING REMARKS FROM THE IYPT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Prof. Jan Reedijk & Prof. Natalia Tarasova – IYPT MC Co-chairs