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The symposium was conceived by Viviana Kasam, President of BrainCircleItalia, as part of the projects organized for ELSC, the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, in cooperation with EBRI, the Rome-based Brain Research Center established by Rita Levi Montalcini, to whom is dedicated. Clara Caverzasio, co-President of BrainCircleLugano; Prof. Hermona Soreq and Prof. Idan Segev of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Prof. Daniela Perani, Università Vita-Salute – San Raffaele, Milan, and dr. Bianca Jones Marlin, Zuckerman Institute, Columbia University, have contributed to the development of the project.

INTERNATIONAL HONORARY COMMITTEE

  • Prof. Elena Bonetti, Minister for Equal Opportunities, Italy
  • Olga Algayerova, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, Geneva
  • HE Sergio Barbanti, Ambassador of Italy to Israel
  • Prof. Asher Cohen, the Hebrew university of Jerusalem President, Israel
  • HE Amb. Yossi Gal, the Hebrew university of Jersalem vice President, Israel
  • Prof. Roberto Antonelli, President Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Italy
  • Prof. Israel Nelken, President ELSC, HUJI, Israel
  • Prof. Antonino Cattaneo, President EBRI, Italy
  • Giovanna Melandri, President MAXXI
  • Leonor Beleza, President Champalimaud Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal
  • Mara Hank Moret, Honorary President, Women’s Brain Project, Switzerland
  • Michel Gagnon, director General LAC-Lugano Arte e Cultura, Switzerland
  • Tova and Sami Sagol, the Sagol Network, Israel
  • Joëlle Aflalo, President Matanel Foundation, Luxembourg
  • Gail Asper, President the Asper Foundation, Canada
  • Eric Bernheim, President of the Association of the Swiss Friends of HUJ, Switzerland
  • Marcella Cannariato, President A.L.F.A. Donne in Alleanza
  • Raffaella Cortese, Founder and Owner of Galleria Raffaella Cortese Milan, Italy
  • Anna and Danny Fromcenko, Israel
  • Tommaso Dragotto, President Sicily by Car S.p.A. and President Fondazione Tommaso Dragotto
  • Patricia Glaser, HUJI Board Member and trial Attorney Glaser-Weil, United States
  • Tiziana Mele, MD Lundbeck Italy
  • José Oulman Carp, HUJI Board Member, Portugal
  • Giselle Rufer, CEO Delance Swiss Watches, Switzerland
  • Muriel Salem, President BrainCircleUK, England

FRIENDS OF EMOTIONS

Andrea Anderlini, Diana Bracco, Elisa Bortoluzzi Dubach, Angelo Bucarelli, Antonella Camerana, Monica Coretti, Paola e Marino Golinelli, James e Manuela Goren, Luisella Mattiello Tanzi, Letizia Moratti, Corrado Passera, Franca Speranza, Marco Tronchetti Provera

SCIENTIFIC PARTNERS

  • Prof. Idan Segev, Prof. Hermona Soreq ELSC-The Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Project Manager Orit Ozana, Liran Shoseyov
  • Fulvia Mangili Festival della Scienza di Genova
  • Prof. Antonino Cattaneo EBRI European Brain Research Institute “Rita Levi-Montalcini”; Project Manager Pina Moliterno
  • Clara Caverzasio Co-President BraincircleLugano
  • Dr. Claudio Städler Neurocenter of Southern Switzerland-EOC, Lugano
  • Dr. Antonella Santuccione e Dr. Maria Teresa Ferretti Women’s Brain Project; Project Manager Vera Rosar
  • Maria Grazia Mattei Meet Digital Culture Center; Project Manager Barbara Levi
  • Prof. David Sander Swiss Center for Affective Sciences, Université de Genève; Project Manager Dr. Marcello Mortillaro, Carole Varone
  • Prof. Thomas Mrsic-Flogel Sainsbury Wellcome Centre; Project Manager Emma Bennett
  • Prof. Zachary Mainen Champalimaud Foundation

IN COLLABORATION

  • Jerusalem: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, ELSC-The Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences
  • Genoa: Festival della Scienza di Genova
  • Rome: EBRI European Brain Research Institute “Rita Levi-Montalcini”
  • Lugano: BraincircleLugano, LAC-Lugano Arte e Cultura, Neurocenter of Southern Switzerland-EOC
  • Milan: Meet Digital Culture Center
  • Delphi: Delphi Economic Forum
  • Geneva: Swiss Center for Affective Sciences, Université de Genève
  • London: Sainsbury Wellcome Centre, BrainCircleUK
  • Lisbon: Champalimaud Foundation

WITH THE GENEROUS CONTRIBUTION OF

  • Lilah Foundation
  • Matanel Foundation
  • Fondazione Cariplo
  • IBSA Foundation
  • Asper Foundation
  • Fondazione Dompè

WITH THE SUPPORT OF

  • Lundbeck
  • Delance
  • Banca Stato
  • CTC Resourcing Solutions
  • LVG Engineering Solutions
  • Lombard Odier
  • Galleria Raffaella Cortese

INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS

  • MusaDoc

COMMUNICATION PARTNER

  • CEO For Life

WE WISH TO THANK

Monica Bonvicini and Michal Rovner for donating their works of art to Emotions

The musicians: Vince Abbracciante, Micaela Calvano, Agnese Coco, Sebastiano Cognolato, Luca Fraula, Daniel Hofmann, Roberto Izzo and Olga Kokcharova for their performances

Giovanni Anzidei, Julie Bugnone, Corinne Cortinovis, Isabella Lenzo, Marcello Turconi for their collaboration