Complexity Science – Corona and the Consequences

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken hold of our world. It is far more than a health crisis, affecting societies and economies at their core. Uncertainty is high. We will discuss the consequences of the crisis from different angles, focusing on approaches that can help manage it and inform policy makers.

MODERATOR

Helga Nowotny

Member, Austrian Council for Research and Technology Development, Vienna; Former President, ERC European Research Council

SPEAKERS

Vittoria Colizza

Research Director, INSERM and University of Sorbonnne, Faculty of Medicine, Paris

Dirk Helbing

Professor of Computational Social Science, Department of Humanities, Social and Political Sciences; Affiliate, Computer Science Department, ETH Zurich

Stefan Thurner

Professor and Head, Section for Science of Complex Systems, Medical University of Vienna; President, Complexity Science Hub Vienna

Ricardo Hausmann

Rafik Hariri Professor of the Practice of International Policy Economy; Director, Growth Lab, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge/Massachusets