Speeches from Plenary Sessions 2009
Science and Technology in Society (STS) forum
While the overall theme remains “Lights and Shadows of Science and Technology,”
this year’s meeting will place some emphasis on “Energy and Environment.”

October 4, 2009, Sunday
10:00 – 11:00
 100 Opening Plenary Session:
Science and Technology and the Future of Humankind
Chaired by: Omi, Koji, Founder and Chairman, STS forum, JP
Speakers:
• Kan, Naoto, Deputy Prime Minister; Minister of State for National Policy Unit; Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy and Science and Technology Policy, Government of Japan, JAPAN
(Japanese Version)
• Rezende, Sergio, Minister of Science and Technology, BRAZIL
11:00 – 12:00
 101 Plenary Session:
Science and Technology for Economic Recovery and Growth
Speakers:
• Barañao, Lino, Minister of Science, Technology and Productive Innovation, ARGENTINA
• Kosgei, Sally, Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, KENYA
13:30 – 15:30
 102 Plenary Session:
Dialogue among Political Leaders, Scientists and Industrialists
Speakers:
• Eyton, David, Group Head of Research and Technology, BP p.l.c., U.K.
• Nakagawa, Masaharu, Senior Vice Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT); Member of the House of Representatives, JAPAN
• Nicholson, Peter, President and Chief Executive Officer, Council of Canadian Academies, CANADA
• Roberts, Richard, Chief Scientific Officer, New England Biolabs Incorporated; Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, 1993, U.K.

October 5, 2009, Monday
08:30 – 09:50
 200 Plenary Session: Science and Technology for Global Health
Chaired by: Castell, William, Chairman, Wellcome Trust, U.K.
Speakers:
• Watters, Jack, Vice President, External Medical Affairs, Pfizer Inc, U.S.A.
• West, Steve, President, MDS Nordion, CANADA
12:30 - 14:00
202 Working Lunch: Science and Technology for the Environment
Speakers:
• Batterham, Robin, President, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering; Group Chief Scientist, Rio Tinto Ltd., AUSTRALIA
• Chidambaram, Rajagopala, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, INDIA
16:50 - 18:00
 204 Plenary Session A: ICT for Future Society
Speakers:
• Jung, Edward, President, CTO and Founder, Intellectual Ventures, U.S.A.
16:50 - 18:00
 204 Plenary Session B: Challenges of Funding Science and Technology
Speakers:
• Fortier, Suzanne, President, Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), CANADA
• Kleiner, Matthias, President, German Research Foundation (DFG), GERMANY
• Makarow, Marja, Chief Executive, European Science Foundation (ESF), FINLAND
• Morales Carazo, Jaime, Chairman, National Research Council of Science and Technology (CONICYT); Vice President, Government of Nicaragua, NICARAGUA

October 6, 2009, Tuesday
08:30– 09:25
 300 Plenary Session: Key Messages from Concurrent Sessions
Theme Chairs:
[ Track B ]
McKinnell, Henry, Chairman, Accordia Global Health Foundation; former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Pfizer Inc, U.S.A.
[ Track D ]
Matsumoto, Hiroshi, President, Kyoto University, JAPAN
[ Track E ] Hunter, Howard, President, Singapore Management University (SMU), U.S.A.
10:45 – 11:45
 302 Plenary Session: Science and Technology for a Sustainable Future
Speakers:
• Aoki, Satoshi, Chairman and Representative Director, Honda Motor Co., Ltd., JAPAN
• Kobayashi, Makoto, Professor Emeritus, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK); Nobel Laureate in Physics, 2008, JAPAN
11:45 – 12:30
 303 Closing Plenary Session: What Should We Do Now?
Chaired by: Friedman, Jerome, Institute Professor and Professor of Physics Emeritus, MIT; Nobel Laureate in Physics, 1990, U.S.A.
Speakers:
• Lu, Yongxiang, President, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), CHINA
• Mimura, Akio, Representative Director and Chairman, Nippon Steel Corporation, JAPAN
• Omi, Koji, Founder and Chairman, STS forum, JP

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