Giovanni Ortolani
TWAS public information officer
Giovanni Ortolani leads communications at TWAS, overseeing a multi‑platform ecosystem that reaches a global audience of scientists, policymakers, and partners. As Public Information Officer, he coordinates the TWAS Public Information Unit and supervises the development of digital, editorial, and multimedia content, as well as institutional publications. He previously spent more than 15 years as a multimedia journalist across Asia and Europe, covering science, development, and current affairs. His work has appeared in The Guardian, Mongabay, SciDev.Net, La Stampa, Vanity Fair Traveller Italia, GQ Italia, and Radio Radicale, among others. He is a United Nations Foundation Press Fellow and holds a BA in Communication Studies and an MA in Corporate Communication from the University of Trieste, and an MA in International Journalism from Cardiff University.
Past talks
Fri. 25 September
at 18:00 - 19:15
18:00 - 19:15
Friday 25 September
Area Talk 2
Piazza Unità d'Italia, 34121, Trieste, TS
Piazza Unità d'Italia, 34121, Trieste, TS
TRIESTE
In a world facing complex global challenges, scientific knowledge increasingly emerges through networks rather than isolated actors. This TWAS-IAP-OWSD session examines how international scientific networks —including academies, researchers from the global South and women scientists— serve as channels of science diplomacy. The event explores how networks shape scientific and policy discourse, build trust, and foster South–South cooperation through long standing relationships, inclusive dialogue and collective intelligence.
Intervengono
Samiya Abi Jaoude
neurosurgeon Adolphe de Rothschild Fondation Hospital Paris
Kleinsy Bonilla
researcher and consultant in development economics and science diplomacy
Marcelo Knobel
TWAS executive director
Lamberto Maria Moruzzi
vice director general for growth and export promotion, director for scientific, space and sports diplomacy, directorate-general for Economic Cooperation, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Location: Area Talk 2 - Piazza Unità d'Italia, 34121, Trieste
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