Press release
7 December, 2016
Today Nobel Media and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science announce confirmed Nobel Laureates as well as Japanese and international experts who will discuss “The Future of Intelligence” in a day-long program at Nobel Prize Dialogue Tokyo on February 26, 2017. The event is open to the public, free to attend and will host dialogues on human intelligence as well as artificial intelligence and the interaction between the two as they converge.
Nobel Prize Dialogue is a free to attend whole-day conference filled with lectures and panels discussing a topic of global concern from various angles such as scientific, societal, economic and ethical. Nobel Prize Dialogue is inspired by Nobel Week Dialogue, which has been taking place in Sweden since 2012 on the day before the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony. The doors are open to anyone, scientist or not, to engage in a dialogue for connection and knowledge sharing.
Distinguished Nobel Laureates participating
Among the panellists engaged in the conference are Nobel Laureates Eric S. Maskin, Economic Sciences 2007, Edvard I. Moser, Physiology or Medicine 2014, Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Chemistry 2016, George F. Smoot, Physics 2006 and Susumu Tonegawa, Physiology or Medicine 1987. Other panellists include world-leading scientists, policy makers and thought leaders.
“We are excited about bringing Nobel Prize Dialogue back to Tokyo following the successful event in 2015. The theme intelligence is highly topical and very suitable given Japan’s history of being at the forefront in high tech research on artificial intelligence and robotics,” said Mattias Fyrenius, CEO of Nobel Media AB, which hosts Nobel Prize Dialogue Tokyo in collaboration with the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
“It is our great honour to co-host this Nobel Prize Dialogue in Tokyo again this year. Nobel Laureates and leading intellectuals will delve into the realm of human intelligence. They will forecast how artificial intelligence, information and communication technologies, and other advances in science, technology and innovation will exert influence on future society.” said Yuichiro Anzai, President of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
What is human intelligence?
Human intelligence will be explored in the light of great scientific achievements, the structure of the brain and human evolution. Pioneers and leading experts will share the latest findings in the area of artificial intelligence. Other key topics are the challenges and opportunities that humans and society face along with the rapid development of AI including the impact on economy, mobility, welfare and policy making.
Further information, application procedure, programme and panellists will be added continuously on www.nobelprizedialogue.org/tokyo2017.
Contact information
Foreign Press in Japan Media Contact:
Roselle Kingsbury, MSLGROUP in Japan
NPD.Foreign.Press.Office@msljapan.com
Facts – Nobel Prize Dialogue Tokyo 2017
Date and time: 26 February, 2017, 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. (tentative)
Venue: Tokyo International Forum (3-5-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan) with capacity 1,000 seats.
Theme: The Future of Intelligence
Language: English (Japanese simultaneous interpretation provided)
Entrance fee: Free to attend
Event Registration: Registration will become available on the official website to be set up around the middle of January, 2017.
Organizers: Nobel Media AB and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Nobel International Partners: 3M, Ericsson, Scania and Volvo Cars
Event Partners: Fujitsu and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
Supporting organisations: Recruit Holdings and SCSK Corporation
Special Thanks to:
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Cabinet Office, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), RIKEN, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), Embassy of Sweden
About Nobel Prize Dialogue
Nobel Prize Dialogue is an open, cross-disciplinary meeting bringing together a unique constellation of Nobel Laureates, world-leading scientists, policy makers and thought leaders to discuss global issues that affect us all. A forum for scientists and non-scientists alike, the meeting aims to deepen the dialogue between the scientific community and the rest of society. The Nobel Prize Dialogue is free to attend and accessible to a worldwide audience online.
About JSPS
The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), or Gakushin for short, is an independent administrative institution, established by way of a national law for the purpose of contributing to the advancement of science in all fields of the natural and social sciences and the humanities. JSPS plays a pivotal role in the administration of a wide spectrum of Japan’s scientific and academic programs. While working within the broad framework of government policies established to promote scientific advancement, JSPS carries out its programs in a manner flexible to the needs of the participating scientists. JSPS operates under the auspices of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport, Science and Technology.