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Location: Isabel Bader Theatre, 93 Charles St W, Toronto

Day 1 - Wednesday June 20th

9am-11:15am: Session 1, Macro/Science in the Stars

• • Moses Znaimer with Nikki Yanofsky, teen prodigy, kick off the show
  • Dr. Jaymie Mark Matthews, Astronomer
• • Lawrence Krauss, The Big Big Picture
  • Dennis Danielson, From Copernicus to ET, and Why it Matters
  • Gryphon Trio, Music of the Spheres
• • Lisa Randall, Warped Passages

11:15-11:40am: Conversation Break 1

11:40am-1:15pm: Session 2, Micro/Science Here on Earth/Sponsored by CIFAR

• • John Polanyi, A Life in Science (to be continued)
• • Anthony Leggett, Quantum Information
  • Brenda Andrews, Genetic Networks
  • John Helliwell, Well-being and the City

1:20-2:35pm: Lunch Break

2:35-5:20pm: Session 3, Inside/Spirituality/Sponsored by S-VOX

• • Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion
  • Ingrid Mattson, Islamic Relations
  • Diane Bruni, Pulse Yoga
  • Jay Bakker, Radical ChristianPreacher
  • Shmuley Boteach, Hollywood Rabbi/Kosher Sex
  

5:05-5:50pm: Conversation Break 2

5:50-7:50pm: Session 4, Outside/Body Extension

• • Alexander Böck, PowerSkip Boots
  • Helen Greiner, Roomba Robot
  • Daniel Theobald, Robot Medic
  • Richard Yanofsky, Robot Toys
  
• • Richard Yanofsky & Nikki Yanofsky, Performance

8pm-11:00pm: Opening Night Party, Gala of Glass

Day 2 - Thursday June 21st

9am-10:45am: Session 5, Space and Human Transformation

• • Moses Znaimer, Intro
• • Anousheh Ansari, Space Tourist
  • Joe MacInnis, Inner/ Outer Space Update
  • David Schurig, Invisible Cloak
• • 7 Fingers, State-of-the-art-Circus

10:50-11:10am: Conversation Break 1

11:40am -1:15pm: Session 6, Animals

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  • Stephen Marshall, Insects: Clues to Biodiversity
  • Ron O'Dor, BlackBerries for Fish
  • J. Edward (Ted) Chamberlin, Civilians, Barbarians and Horses
  • Frans B. de Waal, Our Inner Bonobo
  

1:20-2:35pm: Lunch Break

2:25-5:20pm: Session 7, Environment

• • Biruté Galdikas, Orangutan Extinction
  • Aaju Peter, Seal Hunter
  • Paul Watson, Eco Warrior
  • Bill Lishman, Air First Aid
  

5:05-5:50pm: Conversation Break 2

5:50-7:50pm: Session 8, Music

• • Anne-Julie Caron, Marimba Soloist
  • Meenakshi and Ron, Sound Yoga
  • Daniel Levitin, Your Brain on Music
  • Karen Bulmer, Tuba Soloist
• • Surprise Musical Guest

8pm-11:00pm: Second Night Party: The Unsinkable Harry

Day 3 - Friday June 22nd

9am-10:45am: Session 9, Health/Wellness

• • Moses Znaimer, Intro
  • James MacKinnon, 100 Mile Diet
  • Andrew Nikiforuk, Pandemics
  • Scott Griffith, Fewer Cars; Cleaner World
  • Ian Clifford, Zenn Motors
  

11:15-11:40am: Conversation Break 1

11:40am-1:15pm: Session 10, Sex, Aging and Life Extension

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  • Étienne Émile Baulieu, Aging of Humanity
  • George Merriam, Gerentology/Age Reversal
  • Carl Honore, Slow Revolution
  • Jane Juska, Senior Sex
  • Roula Said, Belly Dancing
  

1:20-2:35pm: Lunch Break

2:25-5:20pm: Session 11, Internet/Web 3.0

• • Brenda Brathwaite, web 3.0 and beyond
  • Brian Schuster, redlightcenter.com
  • Christopher Moore, Mozart's Copyrights: Eternal
  Creativity in the Digital Moment
  • Ashley MacIsaac, Celtic Fiddler

5:05-5:50pm: Conversation Break 2

5:50-7:50pm: Session 12, Can Can

• • Noah Richler, Canadian Literary Landscapes
  • Charlotte Gray, Desperate Housewives
  • Jack Granatstein, War in History
  • Four Anglos of the Apocalypse, Que Satire
  
• • Bowser and Blue, Closing
  

8pm-11:00 PM: Closing Night Party, CityTV: Goodbye