Top World Leaders to Gather Online for 18th Annual Meeting of Science and Technology in Society forum (STS forum)

TOKYO,Sept. 16,2021 -- The STS forum is holding its 18th Annual Meeting from October 2 to 5,2021. World leaders,including professional scientists,policymakers and business leaders,will gather online to discuss the pressing science and technology issues the world is facing and to build an international network.

Dates: Saturday,October 2,to Tuesday,October 5,2021

Venue: LIVE ONLINE from Kyoto,Japan

Participation: By invitation only

Invitation requests can be submitted from https://www.stsforum.org/kyoto2021/.

Program

The forum will host 20 sessions online this year. Some examples of the topics are "Global Pandemic--Lessons Learned and Forecast," "Green Recovery for Sustainable Society," "Disruptive Technologies for Industries," "The Second Quantum Revolution and Society," "Lights and Shadows of Digital Economy," and "Path Toward Net-Zero Emission."

Confirmed speakers

More than 100 distinguished speakers,including 14 Novel laureates,have confirmed their online presence:

Policymakers:

Mariya Gabriel,Commissioner,European Commission,EU

Laksana Tri Handoko,Chairman,National Research and Innovation Agency,Indonesia

Helen Elizabeth Clark,37th Prime Minister of New Zealand

Business leaders:

Nathan Myhrvold,Founder and Chief Executive Officer,Intellectual Ventures,U.S.A.

Terry Brady,President and CEO,Underwriters Laboratories Inc.,U.S.A.

Ahmad O. Al-Khowaiter,Chief Technology Officer,Saudi Arabian Oil Company,Saudi Arabia

Academia:

Anthony S. Fauci,Director,National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases,U.S.A.

George Fu Gao,Director-General,Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention,China

Gerald H. Haug,President,German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina,Germany

International organization/media:

Seth Berkley,CEO,Gavi,the Vaccine Alliance

Magdalena Skipper,Editor-in-Chief,Nature,U.K.

Holden Thorp,Science,U.S.A.

Entire program (updated daily):

https://www.stsforum.org/kyoto2021/

Online coverage available to the media

To register,please visit: https://www.stsforum.org/media/

Scenes from last year's annual meeting:

https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/release/202109139960?p=images

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1ykQ8GL4Rc&ab_channel=STSforum

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNtFlPkHuZk&ab_channel=STSforum

About STS forum

The STS forum,a non-profit organization founded in 2004,aims to provide a unique platform for the world's top leaders to unite and discuss how to deal with science and technology issues from a long-term perspective for the future of humankind.

https://www.stsforum.org/