Program 2023
We are very excited to present the Program for the annual MPG LeadNet Symposium 2023 on September, 19-20, 2023 at the Harnack house in Berlin.
In previous years, we have had excellent speakers covering science across the three sections of the MPG, together with career talks from Vice-Presidents Herbert Jäckle, Ferdi Schüth, Bill Hannson and President Martin Stratmann, external speakers from academia and industry and speakers from the DFG, European research organizations and industry partners.
We are delighted to announce our Keynote Speaker for the upcoming conference: Patrick Cramer (MPG President), together with our Special Guest Bernhard Keimer (Chair, MPG Scientific Council). The Session on Career Focus will include the speakers: Ulrich Betz (Senior VP Innovation, Merck), Nicole Dubilier (Director, MPI, Bremen) and Carsten Wotjak (Director, Boehringer Ingelheim).
We have excellent scientific talk covering scientific topics in our society and three workshops, including a panel discussion on scientific career tracks, MPG Services and Research Programs, and on Science Communication.
We would like to warmly invite you to join our exciting conference this year!
The LeadNet Steering Committee
Tuesday | September 19, 2023
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Registration |
| 13:00 – 13:15 | Welcome by LeadNet Steering Group |
| Science Talks across MPG Sections | |
| 13:15 – 13:45 | Hassan Salem | MPI for Biology, BMS Beetle-microbe symbioses: Endless forms most functional |
| 13:45 – 14:15 | Simona Vegetti | MPI for Astrophysics, CPTS Strong gravitational lensing and long baseline interferometry, a pathway to new physics |
| 14:15 – 14:45 | Hana Gründler | MPI for Art History, GSHS From the Underground with Love. Art, Ethics and Politics in the ČSSR and Beyond, 1968-1978 |
| MPG Career Tracks | |
| 14:45 – 15:15 | Bernhard Keimer | Director of MPI for Solid State Research | Chairperson of MPG Scientific Council Tenure track in the MPG |
| 15:15 – 15:30 | Ilka Schiessler-Gäbler | MPG Headquarters From advanced researcher to established researcher |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Coffee Break |
| Promoting Science and Scientists: MPG and Stifterverband | |
| 16:00 – 17:00 | Keynote Patrick Cramer | MPG President Leadership: Lessons learned at different institutions |
| 17:00 – 17:15 | Coffee break |
| 17:15 – 18:15 | Panel Discussion on Leadership and Career Tracks in the MPG Chairs: Gabriele Bixel, Frank Ohme Panel participants: Nicole Dubilier | Director of MPI for Marine Microbiology | Co-Founder of MPG LeadNet Bernhard Keimer | Director of MPI for Solid State Research | Chairperson of MPG Scientific Council Ilka Schiessler-Gäbler | MPG Headquarters |
| 18:15 – 19:15 | Dinner |
| 19:15 – 21:00 | Poster Session and Evening Event |
Wednesday | September 20, 2023
| Career Focus: MPG, Academia, and Industry | |
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Nicole Dubilier | Director of MPI for Marine Microbiology | Founder of MPG LeadNet There is no right or wrong path in science |
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Carsten Wotjak | Director In vivo Neuropharmacology, Boehringer Ingelheim | Former MPRGL Small step or giant leap – from academic to industrial research |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Ulrich Betz | Senior Vice President Innovation Merck 355 years of curiosity and innovation |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| Parallel Workshops | |
| 11:00 – 13:00 | Workshop I: Panel Discussion on Scientific Career Tracks Topics: Career Tracks in Academia and Industry, WissZeitVG Chairs: Katja Krause, Johannes Rebelein Panel participants: Georg Jongmanns | HIS-Institut für Hochschulentwicklung e.V. Gisela Kopp | Sprecherin Junge Akademie | Hector Pioneer Fellow, University of Konstanz Henning Rockmann | Leiter der Berliner Geschäftsstelle | Bereichsleiter Grundsatzfragen bei Hochschulrektorenkonferenz Carsten Wotjak | Director In vivo Neuropharmacology, Boehringer Ingelheim | Former MPRGL Language: EN or DE (chairs will provide brief summaries in EN) |
| 11:00 – 13:00 | Workshop II: MPG Services & Research Programs Steffi Heinecke & Paweł Dłotko | International Programs within MPG: Dioscuri Centers + Scientific Talk Data, their shape, and what we can learn from it. Sandra Vengadasalam | Max Plank Digital Library (MPDL) MPDL Roadshow: Good tools, happy scientists – happy scientists, good research! Wiebke Möbius | Max Planck BioImaging Core Unit Network (MaxBI) Introducing MaxBI |
| 11:00 – 13:00 | Workshop III: Science Communication Karmelina Kulpa | Max Plank Digital Library (MPDL) feat. Rosa Schneider | kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell Short-Form Content & Science? YES! Make your research accessible to everyone. |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 – 15:00 | Concluding Remarks and Upcoming LeadNet Symposium 2024 |
| 15:00 – 18:00 | Satellite Meeting Max Planck Research Group Leaders |