09:30: Welcome
10h00: Opening by Alain Prochiantz, Administrator of the Collège de France
10:30 a.m.: Round-table discussion on the values and principles underpinning research excellence, with Alain Connes, Pascale Cossart, Philippe Descola, Serge Haroche, Jules Hoffmann and Nicole Le Douarin
12:00: The next generation of excellence (1/2)
Two scientific presentations by Jean-Baptiste Amadieu and Marie Manceau
12:30 pm: Break
2:00 pm: Testimonials
Hélène Langevin-Joliot interviewed by Denis Guthleben, author of "Histoire du CNRS"
2:30 pm: Round table on French research and the CNRS as seen from elsewhere with: Ursula Bassler, Edith Heard, Jean-Jacques Hublin, Dominique Lambert
4:00 pm: The next generation of excellence (2/2)
Three scientific presentations by Anne-Laure Dalibard, Alexis Grimaud and Alice Le Gall
16:45: Conclusion by Antoine Petit, Chairman and CEO of CNRS
