Summary of the WCI Annual International Conference: Knowledge Cities World Summit 2024:
Beyond sustainability: Knowledge Capital and Alternative Economics for the Anthropocene
Ragusa, Italia. 21 - 22 November 2024
Day 1 | Thursday, 21st November 2024
Day 1, 9:30 - 10:30 CET
Registration Opens
Presentation: The summary content of the workshop may be obtained below.
Day 1, 14:00 CET
Institutional Welcome address & Opening session
Pierluigi Catalfo (Conference Chair), Cathy Garner (President World Capital Institute), Stefan Güldenberg (President The New Club of Paris) and Markku Markkula (European Committee of the Regions).
Day 1, 15:00 CET: Panel Discussion
Alternative and Regenerative Economics
Chair: Günter Koch (& José Carlos Ramos)
Contribution: Stefano Zambon, Gareth T. Davies and Matthias Schmelzer.
Day 1, 16:00 CET: Scientific new trend - 01 Papers presentation
On The role of governmental institutions and public administrations in changing paradigm
Chair: Pierluigi Catalfo.
Day 1, 17:00 CET: 2nd Panel Discussion
Science Diplomacy & Education Policy
Chair: Stefan Güldenberg & Pierluigi Catalfo, Petru Dumitriu and Domagoj Juricic.
Day 2 | Friday, 22nd November 2024
Day 2, 9:30 - 10:30 CET
Registration Opens
Day 2, 10:30 - 11:00 CET: Scientific new trend - 02 Papers presentation
On New alternative models of economy and economics beyond sustainability
Chair: Günter Koch
Day 2, 14:00 CET: NCP Round Table
City/Region focus Scientific Paper Presentations
Chair / Moderator: Waltraut Ritter.
Contributors: Roland Schatz: Cities, Regions, and the SDG's. Blanca Garcia; Resilient Cities: Cathy Garner: Cities: Challenges and Opportunities; Waltraut Ritter: Just Sustainability Transitions (tbc); Open Engagement and Discussion.
Day 2, 14:00 CET: Scientific new trend - 03 Papers presentation
On Balancing environmental and socioeconomic goals
Chair: Cathy Garner.
Day 2, 14:00 CET:
The New Club of Paris General Assembly
Day 2, 15:00 CET: 3rd Panel Discussion:
Intelectual Capital Futures
Futurizing Intelectual Capital - Insights on Navigating Knowledge-based Value Creation (Book Presentation)
Chair: Lina Uziene.
Contribution: Stefan Guldenberg, Aino Kianto Sladjana Cabrilo, Gunther Szogs, Guenter Koch, Sanna Mari Alppivuori.
Day 2, 16:00 CET:
About the Special Issue for the conference Best Paper Award and Official Conference Closing
Day 2, 16:00 CET:
Convivial Inspiring discussion & Wine Future Sustainability in the perception of arts
Day 3 | Saturday, 23rd November 2024
Day 3, 9:30 - 13:00 CET: After conference Roundtable
Innovation on Knowledge and New direction on Territorial strategic design.
• Municipality of Ragusa
• Samothrace foundation
• KPMG
• Chartered accountants of Ragusa
• BAPS - Banca Agricola
• Popolare di Sicilia
• Province of Ragusa
• University of Catania in Ragusa
• Confindustria
• Distretto tecnologico di Ragusa
• AlAF Associazione italiana
• Analisti finanziari