Speeches from Plenary Sessions 2007

Speeches from Plenary Sessions 2007
Science and Technology in Society (STS) forum
“Harmony with Nature” and “Innovation”

October 7, 2007, Sunday

10:30 – 11:30

100 Opening Plenary Session: “Lights and Shadows of Science and Technology”

Chaired by: Omi, Koji, Member of the House of Representatives; Founder and Chairman, STS forum, JP
Speakers:
•	Fukuda, Yasuo, Prime Minister of Japan, JP
•	Mangena, Mosibudi, Minister of Science and Technology, ZA
•	Schavan, Annette, Federal Minister of Education and Research, DE

13:20 – 14:30

101 Plenary Session: “Energy Solutions for the Sustainable Environment”

Speakers:
•	Helal, Hany M., Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, EG
•	Holliday, Jr., Charles O., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, DuPont (E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company); Chairman, Council on Competitiveness, US
•	Lauvergeon, Anne, Chief Executive Officer, AREVA, FR
•	van der Eijk, Johan M., Group Chief Technology Officer, Royal Dutch Shell plc, NL

14:30 – 15:45

102 Plenary Session: “Setting the Tone”

Speakers:
[ Track B ]	Zerhouni, Elias, Director, U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), US
[ Track E ]	Wiesel, Torsten N., Secretary General, Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSPO), US
[ Track F ]	Ernst, Richard R., Professor Emeritus, Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, CH
[ Track G ]	Thumann, Jürgen R., President, Federation of German Industries (BDI), DE

19:30 – 21:00

105 Official Dinner

Speakers:
•	Cicerone, Ralph J., President, National Academy of Sciences (NAS), US
•	Tokai, Kisaburo, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, JP

October 8, 2007, Monday

08:30 – 09:30

200 Plenary Session: “Dialogue between Political Leaders and Scientists”

Chaired by: Vest, Charles M., President, National Academy of Engineering (NAE), US
Speakers:
•	Amari, Akira, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, JP
•	Harbour Malcolm, Member, European Parliament for the West Midlands (UK)
•	Krieger, Eduardo M., Former President, Brazilian Academy of Sciences, BR

12:00 – 13:45

202 Working lunch: “Innovation”

Chaired by: Wince-Smith, Deborah L., President, Council on Competitiveness, US
Speakers:
•	Little, Mark M., Senior Vice President and Director, GE Global Research, General Electric Company, US

16:30 – 17:30

Plenary Session in Parallel


204A “Global Solutions for Infectious Diseases”
Speakers:
•	Herrling, Paul L., Head of Corporate Research, Novartis International AG, CH
•	Muchena, Olivia N, Minister of Science and Technology Development, ZW
204B “The Role of Universities in the 21st Century”
Speakers:
•	Chaired by: Sykes, Richard, Rector, Imperial College London, UK
•	Seweryński, Michał, Minister of Science and Higher Education, PL
•	Shih, Choon Fong, President, National University of Singapore, SG
•	Wintermantel, Margret, President, German Rectors' Conference, DE

October 9, 2007, Tuesday

08:00– 09:45

300 Plenary Session: Summaries from Concurrent Sessions

Chaired by: Serageldin, Ismail, Director, Library of Alexandria, EG
Theme Chairs:
[ Track B ]	Kanazawa, Ichiro, President, Science Council of Japan (SCJ), JP
[ Track C ]	Samarasekera, Indira V., President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Alberta, CA
[ Track D ]	Brown, Gavin, Vice-Chancellor and Principal, University of Sydney, AU
[Track E]	Goldin, Daniel S., Chairman & CEO, Intellisis Corporation, US
[ Track F ]	Yeo, Philip, Senior Science and Technology Advisor, Ministry of Trade and Industry, SG
[ Track G ]	Zehnder, Alexander J.B., President of the ETH Board, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), CH

10:15 – 11:15

301 Plenary Session: “Development across the World with Sustainability”

Speakers:
•	Albanese, Tom, Chief Executive, Rio Tinto Plc, US
•	Grosvenor, Gilbert M., Chairman, Board of Trustees, National Geographic Society; Chairman, Education Foundation, US
•	Jones, Monty P., Executive Director, Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), SL
•	Sasaki, Hajime, Chairman of the Board, NEC Corporation, JP

11:15 – 12:00

302 Closing Plenary Session: “Returning to Harmony with Nature”

Speakers:
•	Carty, Arthur J., National Science Advisor to the Government of Canada, Industry Canada, Government of Canada, CA
•	Friedman, Jerome I., Institute Professor and Professor of Physics Emeritus, Physics Department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), US
•	Omi, Koji, Member of the House of Representatives; Founder and Chairman, STS forum, JP
•	Taha, Elzubeir B., Minister of Interior, SD