Events

01/14/2020

+February 1: Governance of Emerging Technologies - Framing Benefits and Risks of Biotech and AI: Symposium in Tokyo 2020

Science, Technology and Innovation Governance(STIG)

In a 2017 perception survey done by the World Economic Forum, "Biotechnology" and "Artificial Intelligent" ranked high in the question of emerging technologies perceived to bring both potential benefit and negative impact to the society. Both also stood out in terms of the technologies that needed better governance. Both technologies seem to have common features - such as big roles played by the private sector - however, they also have different technology specific characteristics. This symposium examines the governance issues of emerging technologies - biotechnology and AI - from various perspectives by inviting key figures in this field. It also considers the possible governance issues we might face when these two technologies interact and meet.

The following Symposium will be held at the University of Tokyo's Yayoi Auditorium hosted by the Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo, and co-hosted by the Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University; Science, Technology, and Innovation Governance (STIG), SciREX program core center at the University of Tokyo; and Institute for Future Initiatives, University of Tokyo.

Program (Tentative)

Moderator：Dr. Makiko Matsuo, GrasPP, UTokyo

14:00-14:05
Opening Remarks：Prof. Hideaki Shiroyama, GraSPP, UTokyo

14:05-14:55
Keynote 1: Prof. Jeroen van den Hoven, Ethics and Technology, Delft University of Technology
"Global Governance and ethics of AI"(tentative title)

14:55-15:45
Keynote 2: Prof. Phil Macnaghten, Technology and International Development, Wageningen University

15:45-16:25
Comments from invited speakers
- Dr. Larisa Rudenko, Program on Emerging Technologies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Dr. Lauren Holt, Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER), University of Cambridge
- Dr. Denis Stukal, Data Analytics, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Sydney
- Prof. Heng Yee Kuang, GraSPP, UTokyo

16:25-16:40
Wrap up and Closing
Moderator: Prof. Hideaki Shiroyama, GraSPP, UTokyo