Next week is Science Diplomacy Week here in Geneva and therefore this week’s episode of What Matters Today will focus on the topic of Science Diplomacy. We will highlight what Science Diplomacy is and discuss the problems it’s trying to solve. We will also talk about how the war in Ukraine is impacting Science Diplomacy.

Our guest today is Niccolo Iorno. Niccolo is a biotechnologist with an MBA from the Collège des Ingénieurs, a “grande École” based in Paris.

He currently works at the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, where he deals with various aspects related to Science in and for Diplomacy. And Since 2021, Niccolo serves as Chair of the Foreign Ministries Science and Technology Advisors Network.

In this episode, Niccolo is interviewed by Dr Jérôme Duberry, who is the managing director of the Tech Hub here at the Geneva Graduate Institute, and is also an academic advisor for the Institutes Executive Education Programme.

Just a quick word about the Tech Hub, it’s transdisciplinary initiative that supports all departments and research centers here at the Institute. The Tech Hub's activities revolve around two main objectives:
1. Supporting research, teaching, and dialogue on and with digital technologies at the Institute.
2. Expressing our own voice on technologies

To find out more about the Tech Hub, visit our website at graduateinstitute.ch/tech-hub
To find out more about about Science Diplomacy Week, be sure the visit graduateinstitute.ch/events