Tsukuba Conference 2023 opens

On September 26, the Tsukuba Conference 2023 has just started at the Tsukuba International Congress Center.
Outstanding young people from industry, government, and academia gather from around the world to discuss various social and scientific issues and to form a network.

This conference which first started in 2019 is the third time and the main theme is " Design the Future - Curiosity-driven Quests for Global Solutions."

The first day of the conference began with a plenary session (opening ceremony), followed by keynote lectures by Dr. Priscilla Kolibea MANTE, Co-President of the Global Young Academy; Dr. Magdalena SKIPPER, Editor-in-Chief of Nature; and Dr. KOMIYAMA Hiroshi, Executive Director of the STS Forum.

President NAGATA Kyosuke, Chair of the Tsukuba Conference Committee, opened his remarks by saying:

The purpose of the Tsukuba Conference is to bring together "future shapers (talented young leaders)" across all borders, be they national, professional, disciplinary, or institutional, to facilitate discussion and collaboration.

The Tsukuba Conference will run for three days until September 28, with about 40 sessions and events scheduled, including talks with Nobel Laureates and lectures by young members of various universities and research institutes worldwide. For more details, click here.