# Event Details - **Event Name**: A Constitution for the 21st Century - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 12 Sep, 2026 at 09:00 am – Sat, 12 Sep, 2026 at 06:30 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: We are hosting an inaugural symposium on science, technology, and constitutionalism framed by the values of humanism and cosmopolitanism.About this EventJoin us for A Constitution for the 21st CenturyPlease join us for the opening event in our project, A Constitution for the 21st Century. The first of several convenings organized in the US, France, South Africa, the UK, India and Japan, the Cambridge symposium will feature distinguished scholars and thinkers from around the world to reflect on human futures in a time of rapid scientific and technological change. Leo Varadkar, former Prime Minister of Ireland, will deliver the opening keynote.Provisional Program9:00-9:15 AM — Welcome and Introduction· John McQuillan, Triumvirate Environmental & Co-Founder of the McQuillan Institute· Sheila Jasanoff, Co-Founder of the McQuillan Institute9:15-10:00 AM— Opening Keynote· Leo E. Varadkar, Former Taoiseach of Ireland10:15-11:30 AM— Panel 1: Thinking ConstitutionallyModerator: Sheila Jasanoff, McQuillan Institute· Craig Calhoun, Arizona State University· Quinn Slobodian, Boston University· Zephyr Teachout, Fordham Law School· Yogendra Yadav, Indian author and activist11:45-1:00 PM — Panel 2: The Future of ProgressModerator: Mathias Risse, Harvard University· Antón Barba-Kay, Georgetown University· Archon Fung, Harvard University· Hélène Landemore, Yale University· Leopold Specht, Specht and Partner Rechtsanwalt1:00-2:15 PM — LunchScreening and discussion of 1103 Sunsets by FUKUSHIMA MON AMOUR· Miho Mazereeuw, MIT2:15-3:30 PM— Panel 3: The Future of the DemosModerator: Aziza Ahmed, Boston University School of Law· Karen Engle, University of Texas Law School· Lawrence Liang, BML Munjal University· Douglas Kysar, Yale Law School· Sarah Igo, Vanderbilt University3:45-5:00 PM— Panel 4: The Future of ExpertiseModerator: J. Benjamin Hurlbut, Arizona State University· Joyce Chaplin, Harvard University· David Kennedy, Harvard Law School· Allison Stanger, Middlebury College· Patricia J. Williams, Northeastern University5:00-5:30 PM — Closing Remarks· Kaushik Sunder Rajan, University of Chicago· Brice Laurent, Mines Paris – PSL· Sheila Jasanoff, McQuillan InstituteReception to follow. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/somerville/a-constitution-for-the-21st-century/100001997617531812 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, science-fair - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 9 hours 30 minutes - Location: 200 Beacon St - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Somerville - **state**: MA - **country**: United States - **location**: 200 Beacon St - **lat**: 42.3806911 - **long**: -71.1094543 - **full address**: 200 Beacon St, 200 Beacon Street, Somerville, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: A Constitution for the 21st Century - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/c722716d56b9152245db48b28dabf1d001824b4eeebd5878b0257cc826ff4832-rimg-w1200-h506-dc080808-gmir.jpg?v=1787190204 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is A Constitution for the 21st Century being held? - **A:** A Constitution for the 21st Century takes place on Sat, 12 Sep, 2026 at 09:00 am to Sat, 12 Sep, 2026 at 06:30 pm at 200 Beacon St, 200 Beacon Street, Somerville, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing A Constitution for the 21st Century? - **A:** A Constitution for the 21st Century is organized by McQuillan Institute. - **Q**: Who is this event for? 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