Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Nobel Prize Dialogue Tokyo 2017

Nobel Prize Dialogue is a free-of-charge event inspired by Nobel Week Dialogue which has been taking place in Sweden in Nobel Week since 2012. This marks the second time the event has been held in Japan.

Nobel Prize Dialogue Tokyo 2017 was held under the theme “The Future of Intelligence.”

In addition to 5 Nobel Laureates, 31 distinguished researchers and experts from Japan and abroad engaged in lively discussions, exploring various aspects of human intelligence, artificial intelligence and its future from both scientific and societal perspectives.
The event welcomed approximately 1,000 participants and concluded successfully.

Video recordings of all sessions from the day (with the exception of a few) are available via the YouTube link below. We encourage you to watch them.
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Nobel Prize Dialogue Tokyo 2017

Programme/Panellists (PDF) (National Diet Library) (external site)
Organizing Committee
Report  (PDF) (National Diet Library) (external site)

Outline of tne Nobel Prize Dialogue Tokyo 2017

Title

 Nobel Prize Dialogue Tokyo 2017

Date

 Sunday, 26 February, 2017
 9:00-17:30

Venue

 Tokyo International Forum

Theme

 The Future of Intelligence

Language

 English (English-Japanese simultaneous interpretation was provided)

Organizers

Partners

 Nobel International Partners
  
3M
  Ericsson
  SCANIA
  Volvo Cars

 Event Partner
  Fujitsu Limited
  Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)

 ●Supporting Organizations
  Recruit Holdings
  SCSK Corporation

Donors

Asahi Kasei Corporation, NVIDIA Japan, Kao Corporation, Sweden House Co., Ltd, SoftBank Corp., Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc., Toshiba Corporation, Toyota Motor Corporation, NEC Corporation, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, KDDI CORPORATION, IBM Japan Rakutaro Kitashiro, Atsushi Matsuo (individual), The Tokyo Club (grant)

Supporters in Japan

 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
 Cabinet Office, Government of Japan
 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