Mathematics for Action: Supporting Science-Based Decision Making
Programme
Opening: Amal Kasry, Chief of Section for Basic Science, Research Innovation and Engineering
Chair: Merieme Chadid, Morocco, Chair of the UNESCO International Basic Science Program (to be confirmed)
5 min Welcoming
Shamila Nair-Bedouelle, Assistant Director-General of UNESCO, Science Sector
5 min Artur Avila, Switzerland, President of the 2021 Jury for Physical Sciences,
Mathematics and Computer Sciences for the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in
Science (to be confirmed)
20 min Presentation of the toolkit
Christiane Rousseau, Canada (Chair of Governing Board of International Day of
Mathematics and Editor of the tool kit)
5 min Enhancing Vaccine Design: Mathematics Accelerates Vaccine Innovation
Wilfred Ndifon, Rwanda (Chief Scientific Officer of AIMS Global Network)
5 min Teaching Mathematics: Mathematics Education for Sustainable Development
Anjum Halai, Pakistan, and Merrilyn Goos, Australia (Vice-presidents of
International Commission of Mathematical Instruction): Mathematics Education
5 min “Mathematics Unites”, the 2022 theme of the International Day of Mathematics
Betül Tanbay, Turkey, Vice-president of European Mathematical Society and Member of the Governing Board of International Day of Mathematics (IDM)
5 min The central place of mathematics in understanding and addressing complex problems of sustainable development
Daya Reddy, South Africa, inaugural President of International Science Council
2018-2021
5 min Basic Science and Mathematics for Sustainable Development
Michel Spiro, France, President of International Year of Basic Science for
Sustainable Development (IYBSSD 2022)
5 min Closing
Ghaith Fariz, Director of the Division of Science Policy & Basic Sciences
