Press release from Nobel Prize Outreach

How do we deal with the unknown? Risk and uncertainty to be discussed in Gothenburg at the Nobel Week Dialogue

23 October 2019 View in Swedish
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Tawakkol Karman. © Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Nanaka Adachi.

How do we live with uncertainty? What are the biggest risks facing society? Can risks be seen as opportunities? These are some of the questions to be tackled when Nobel Laureates, scientists, artists and policy makers meet on 9 December for the Nobel Week Dialogue in Gothenburg. Registration opens today for the yearly full-day event that is part of the official Nobel Week programme.

The 2019 Nobel Week Dialogue will put a spotlight on how we deal with the unknown. Nobel Laureates from the scientific fields will give their perspectives on the theme together with Tawakkol Karman, 2011 Peace Laureate. The speakers and guests will tackle fundamental questions about how uncertainty and risk affect our society, our culture and our daily lives. 

Several Nobel Laureates will participate including Joh Polanyi (Chemistry 1986), Peter Doherty (Medicine 1996), Françoise Barré-Sinoussi (Medicine 2008), Tawakkol Karman (Peace 2011) and Steven Chu (Physics 1997).

In total, more than 20 panellists will take part in the programme. A full list of speakers will be published together with the program at: nobelprize.org/into-the-unknown

Facts

9 December 2019
Svenska Mässan, Gothenburg, Sweden

The event is also accessible online via live-streaming on Nobelprize.org and you can also join the discussions on our social media channels.

The Nobel Week Dialogue

 
The Nobel Week Dialogue is a free of charge, full-day event and part of the official Nobel Week programme. The event aims to stimulate discussion at the highest level on a topical science-related theme by bringing together Nobel Laureates, the world’s leading scientists and experts, key opinion leaders, policy makers and the general public, online as well as on site. By bridging science and society, it’s an opportunity to stimulate thinking, excite imagination and inspire greatness.

Nobel Week Dialogue is arranged in partnership with Carl Bennet AB, City of Gothenburg, Ericsson, Region Vastra Gotaland and Volvo Group with support from the Carlsberg foundation and Sten A Olsson Foundation for Research and Culture and is organised by Nobel Media AB.

Nobel Prize Outreach

Nobel Prize Outreach spreads knowledge about Nobel Prize-awarded achievements and stimulates interest in science, literature and peace in line with Alfred Nobel’s vision and legacy. The company reaches a global audience of millions through its high-quality productions: The official digital channels of the Nobel Prize, the Nobel Prize Concert, as well as a series of intercontinental, inspirational lecture events featuring Nobel Laureates.

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