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

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:

Business leaders:

Academia:

International organization/media:

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/