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For the first time, all three Millennium Winners will participate in a panel discussion simultaneously.

6.10.2009

MILLENNIUM TECHNOLOGY EVENT IN WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 8, 2009

In cooperation with the Embassy of Finland, the Technology Academy is arranging 
Next Decade Technologies Changing the World, a technology event in Washington.

For the first time, all three Millennium Technology Prize Winners: Tim Berners-Lee, Shuji Nakamura and Robert Langer will participate at the same time in a symposium panel discussion. The moderator will be Steve Lohr from The New York Times.

Other speakers at the event include Dr. Rita Colwell, Director of the National Science Foundation 1998-2004 and Dr. Charles M. Vest, former president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Ambassador Pekka Lintu and Stig Gustavson, Chairman of the Technology Academy, will host the event.

The link to the live streaming of the Event