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Welcome to the Science Summit at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA77)

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Registration is free of charge. You can register yourself and also other colleagues (up to 10 people).

After you have registered, you will receive two emails: one from Eventbrite with your ticket, and 15 min later, one from SCHED inviting you to create your username and password (these will be your  SCHED login details to access the conference each time).

Once you have your SCHED login details, you can select the session(s) you would like to attend and be able to see the ZOOM link to join your selected sessions.

All times in the AGENDA are New York Local (Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)). To view times in another time zone, please use the "Timezone" box located below on the right.
Friday, September 23 • 11:00am - 12:30pm
(REF 23134 - Hybrid)) Fireside Chat: Transformative Leadership for Global Science and Society (In-Person)

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Moderator
avatar for Lissa Matyas

Lissa Matyas

Vice-President, Global Government Affairs, CIFAR
Lissa is Vice-President of Global Government Affairs at CIFAR. CIFAR is a Canadian-based global research organization, convening extraordinary minds to address the most important questions facing science and humanity. From quantum computing and artificial intelligence to innovation... Read More →

Speakers
avatar for Alejandro Adem

Alejandro Adem

President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Professor Alejandro Adem was appointed President of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) in October 2019.As a highly accomplished researcher in the field of mathematics and a faculty member at the University of British Columbia, Professor Adem has... Read More →
avatar for Sethuraman Panchanathan

Sethuraman Panchanathan

Director, National Science Foundation
Dr. Sethuraman PanchanathanDirectorNational Science FoundationThe Honorable Sethuraman Panchanathan is a computer scientist and engineer and the 15th director of the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). Panchanathan was nominated to this position by the President of the United... Read More →

Conveners
avatar for Michele Weber

Michele Weber

Co-Chair, Science Summit
Michele is an evolutionary biologist with an enthusiasm for modernizing how we do scholarship and spreading appreciation for the beauty of nature. She has twenty years of experience in scientific research, philanthropy and nonprofits. Michele has conducted research on coral reefs... Read More →


Friday September 23, 2022 11:00am - 12:30pm EDT
IBM Watson Astor Place