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

  • Date：
    2020.02.01（Sat.）
  • Time：
    14:00-16:40（Tentative）
  • Venue：
    Yayoi Auditorium Annex Seihoku Gallery, The University of Tokyo
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  • Hosted by：

    Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo

  • Co-hosted by：

    Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University
    Science, Technology and Innovation Governance (STIG), The University of Tokyo
    Institute for Future Initiatives, The University of Tokyo

  • Language：

    English-Japanese Simultaneous translation will be provided.

  • Registration：

    *Please registrer through the Registration form of STIG, UTokyo.

    *Participation is free of charge.

Aim of this symposium

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.

Program (Tentative)
  • 14:00
    Opening Remark

    Prof. Hideaki Shiroyama, GraSPP, The University of Tokyo

  • 14:05-14:55
    Keynote 1：“Global Governance and ethics of AI”(tentative title)

    Prof. Jeroen van den Hoven, Ethics and Technology, Delft University of Technology

  • 14:55-15:45
    Keynote 1：TBA

    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, the University of Tokyo

  • 16:25-16:40
    Wrap up and Closing

    Prof. Hideaki Shiroyama, GraSPP, The University of Tokyo

Moderator：Dr. Makiko Matsuo, GrasPP, the University of Tokyo

*This event will be supported by KAKEN-A “Global Governance of the New Information Technology and Biotechnology – information sharing and the role of private sector” and Challenging Research (Exploratory) “Life Science and Reconstruction of Naturalness: Societal Implications”.

Contact

Institute for Future Initiatives, UTokyo
Technology Governance Policy Research Unit
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