Akira Furusawa is professor of Applied Physics, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo and deputy director of RIKEN Center for Quantum Computing. He succeeded in unconditional quantum teleportation at Caltech with Jeff Kimble in 1998.

Arisa Ema has earned a PhD from the University of Tokyo, researching the relationship between AI, robotics, and society. She also participates in the UN’s advisory body on AI and the OECD’s expert group.

Maki Kawai obtained a PhD degree in chemistry from the University of Tokyo, she is currently president of National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Japan (2022-), director general of Center for Research and Development Strategy (CRDS) of JST (2024-), and a member of Japan Academy.

Megan Davis is a renowned constitutional lawyer and public law expert, specialising on Indigenous peoples and the law, the constitutional recognition of First Nations and democracy.

Professor Verity Firth AM is the inaugural Vice-President Societal Impact, Equity and Engagement at UNSW Sydney.

DOBBY is a rapper, drummer, composer and producer.

Tim Minchin is the composer and lyricist of smash-hit stage musicals, Matilda and Groundhog Day. He is also a writer and actor.

Tawakkol Karman, a Yemeni journalist and human rights activist, is the first Arab woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

The Nobel Prize Dialogue will explore the ways that science and technology, combined with a better understanding of the world around us, might change our lives in the future.

Participants discussed key issues and proposed solutions which they are currently developing and implementing through a year-long collaboration.