Name: Vatican Observatory Lectures on Quantum Gravity 2026
Start: 2026-06-22T08:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-06-26T15:00:00+02:00
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Vatican Observatory Lectures on Quantum Gravity 2026

from Monday, June 22, 2026 (8:00 AM) to Friday, June 26, 2026 (3:00 PM)

Monday, June 22, 2026

8:30 AM Registration
Registration
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

9:00 AM Welcome talk + tour of the facility
Welcome talk + tour of the facility
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

10:00 AM Coffe break
Coffe break
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM Canonical Quantum Gravity and the Problem of Time 1 - Claus Kiefer
Canonical Quantum Gravity and the Problem of Time 1
- Claus Kiefer
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM Covariant Quantum Gravity 1 - Roberto Percacci
Covariant Quantum Gravity 1
- Roberto Percacci
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM Foundational Aspects of Quantum Gravity 1 - Sergio Cacciatori
Foundational Aspects of Quantum Gravity 1
- Sergio Cacciatori
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM Canonical Quantum Gravity and the Problem of Time 2 - Claus Kiefer
Canonical Quantum Gravity and the Problem of Time 2
- Claus Kiefer
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
4:30 PM Coffe break
Coffe break
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
5:00 PM Covariant Quantum Gravity 2 - Roberto Percacci
Covariant Quantum Gravity 2
- Roberto Percacci
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
6:00 PM Discussion
Discussion
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
9:00 AM Canonical Quantum Gravity and the Problem of Time 3 - Claus Kiefer
Canonical Quantum Gravity and the Problem of Time 3
- Claus Kiefer
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM Covariant Quantum Gravity 3 - Roberto Percacci
Covariant Quantum Gravity 3
- Roberto Percacci
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM Coffe break
Coffe break
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM Amplitudes, Gravity and Intersection Theory 1 - Pierpaolo Mastrolia
Amplitudes, Gravity and Intersection Theory 1
- Pierpaolo Mastrolia
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM Covariant Quantum Gravity 4 - Roberto Percacci
Covariant Quantum Gravity 4
- Roberto Percacci
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM Foundational Aspects of Quantum Gravity 2 - Sergio Cacciatori
Foundational Aspects of Quantum Gravity 2
- Sergio Cacciatori
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
4:30 PM Coffe break
Coffe break
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
5:00 PM Foundational Aspects of Quantum Gravity 3 - Sergio Cacciatori
Foundational Aspects of Quantum Gravity 3
- Sergio Cacciatori
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
6:00 PM Discussion
Discussion
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
9:00 AM Covariant Quantum Gravity 5 - Roberto Percacci
Covariant Quantum Gravity 5
- Roberto Percacci
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM Amplitudes, Gravity and Intersection Theory 2 - Pierpaolo Mastrolia
Amplitudes, Gravity and Intersection Theory 2
- Pierpaolo Mastrolia
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM Coffe break
Coffe break
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM Covariant Quantum Gravity 6 - Roberto Percacci
Covariant Quantum Gravity 6
- Roberto Percacci
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM Canonical Quantum Gravity and the Problem of Time 4 - Claus Kiefer
Canonical Quantum Gravity and the Problem of Time 4
- Claus Kiefer
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM Tour of the Vatican Observatory musem and historic telescopes
Tour of the Vatican Observatory musem and historic telescopes
3:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Thursday, June 25, 2026
9:00 AM Canonical Quantum Gravity and the Problem of Time 5 - Claus Kiefer
Canonical Quantum Gravity and the Problem of Time 5
- Claus Kiefer
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM Foundational Aspects of Quantum Gravity 4 - Sergio Cacciatori
Foundational Aspects of Quantum Gravity 4
- Sergio Cacciatori
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM Coffe break
Coffe break
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM Foundational Aspects of Quantum Gravity 5 - Sergio Cacciatori
Foundational Aspects of Quantum Gravity 5
- Sergio Cacciatori
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM Canonical Quantum Gravity and the Problem of Time 6 - Claus Kiefer
Canonical Quantum Gravity and the Problem of Time 6
- Claus Kiefer
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM Amplitudes, Gravity and Intersection Theory 3 - Pierpaolo Mastrolia
Amplitudes, Gravity and Intersection Theory 3
- Pierpaolo Mastrolia
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
4:30 PM Coffe break
Coffe break
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
5:00 PM Amplitudes, Gravity and Intersection Theory 4 - Pierpaolo Mastrolia
Amplitudes, Gravity and Intersection Theory 4
- Pierpaolo Mastrolia
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
6:00 PM Discussion
Discussion
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM

8:00 PM Social Dinner
Social Dinner
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Friday, June 26, 2026
9:00 AM Amplitudes, Gravity and Intersection Theory 5 - Pierpaolo Mastrolia
Amplitudes, Gravity and Intersection Theory 5
- Pierpaolo Mastrolia
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM Foundational Aspects of Quantum Gravity 6 - Sergio Cacciatori
Foundational Aspects of Quantum Gravity 6
- Sergio Cacciatori
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM Coffe break
Coffe break
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM Amplitudes, Gravity and Intersection Theory 6 - Pierpaolo Mastrolia
Amplitudes, Gravity and Intersection Theory 6
- Pierpaolo Mastrolia
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM Discussion
Discussion
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

1:00 PM Lunch
Lunch
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM