2024
April 4: Workshop and Luncheon (WS#7) Quantum Computing: Where It is Differentiate What Has Been Demonstrated, And When It Reaches "Maturity"
Venue: IBM Innovation Studio 51 Astor PL, New York, NY
Co-hosted by IBM Corporation & AA-STS forum
Workshop Facilitator: Dr. Bernie Meyerson

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Quantum Computing: Where It is Differentiate What Has Been Demonstrated, And When It Reaches "Maturity"
Panelists:
Dr. Gretchen Campbell Director, National Quantum Coordination Office; Assistant Director For Quantum Information Science, White House Office Of Science And Technology Policy (OSTP)
Dr. Oliver Dial Cheif Technology Officer, Ibm Quantum
Dr. Iordanis Kerenidis Research Director, Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique (CNRS); Senior Vice President, Quantum Algorithms, Qc Ware Corp; Director, Paris Centre For Quantum Computing

2023
April 3: Workshop and Luncheon (WS#6) "AI and Robotics in Healthcare -Medical Practice Transformed-"
Venue: IBM Innovation Studio 51 Astor PL, New York, NY
Co-hosted by IBM Corporation & AA-STS forum
Moderator: Dr. Hank McKinnell, Chairman Emeritus, Moody's Corporation

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AI and Robotics in Healthcare -Medical Practice Transformed-
Panelists:
Dr. Jianying Hu, IBM Fellow; Director of HCLS Research; Global Science Leader, AI for Healthcare, IBM Research
Dr. Isaac Bentwich, Founder and CEO, Quris-AI
Dr. Amir Aghdaei, CEO, Envista

2020
January 13: Workshop and Luncheon (WS#5) "Transforming Healthcare in the Age of A.I., Big Data, and Robotics"
Venue: IBM ThinkLab, 590 Madison Ave. New York, NY
Co-hosted by IBM Corporation & AA-STS forum
Moderator: Dr. Hank McKinnell, Chairman, Moody's Corporation

Speakers:
Dr. Shiva Kumar, Chief Strategy Officer & Head of Business Development, IBM Watson Health
Dr. Catherine Mohr, President, Intuitive Foundation
Dr. Donald Yin, Vice President, Economic and Data Sciences, Center for Observational & Real world Evidence (CORE) Merck & Co., Inc.
Dr. Chris Fall, Director, Office of Science, United States Department of Energy (DOE)

Table Chairs:
Dr. Bernard Meyerson, Chief Innovation Officer Emeritus, IBM Corporation
Mr. Keith Williams, President and CEO Emeritus, UL Inc.
Dr. William Goldstein, Director, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Dr. Amadou Diarra, Senior Vice President, Global Policy & Government Affairs, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Dr. Paul Kearns, Laboratory Director, Argonne National Laboratory
Mr. David Janes, Managing Director, OIST Foundation
Dr. Doon Gibbs, Director, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Mr. Anura Fernando, Chief Innovation Architect - Medical Systems Interoperability & Security, UL Inc.

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2019
January 9: Luncheon Workshop (WS#4) "Paving the way towards a Sustainable Future"
Venue: Cornegie Corporation of New York, 437 Madison Ave. New York, NY
Co-hosted by Carnegie Corporation of New York & AA-STS forum
Moderator: Dr. Hank McKinnell, Chairman, Moody's Corporation

Speakers:
Prof. Rita Colwell, Distinguished University Professor, Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, University of Maryland
Dr. Hugh Thompson, Chief Technology Officer, Symantec
Mr. Christopher Fabian, Principal Advisor on Innovation & Lead, UNICEF Ventures

Discussion Leaders:
Mr. Ellis Rubinstein, President & CEO, New York Academy of Science
Dr. Donna J. Nelson, Professor of Organic Chemistry, Oklahoma University
Dr. Bernard Meyerson, Chief Innovation Officer, IBM
Dr. Doon Gibbs, Director, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Mr. Peter T. Halpin, Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Company
Mr. Chad Evans, Executive Vice President Programs & Policy, Council on Competitiveness

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2018
January 11: Luncheon Workshop (WS#3) "Light and Shadows of Science and Technology in Innovation and Sustainability"
Venue: Cornegie Corporation of New York, 437 Madison Ave. New York, NY
Co-hosted by Carnegie Corporation of New York & AA-STS forum
Moderator: Dr. Hank McKinnell, Chairman, Moody's Corporation

Speakers:
Dr. Keoki Jackson, Chief Technology Officer, Lockheed Martin
Mr. Peter T. Halpin, Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Company
Dr. Bernard Meyerson, Chief Innovation Officer, IBM
Dr. J. Michael McQuade, Senior Vice President for Science and Technology, United Technologies Corporation
Dr. Hugh Thompson, Chief Technology Officer, Symantec
Mr. Jason Stevens, the CEO of Mitsubishi International Corporation

Discussion Leaders:
Dr. Thomas Zacharia, Director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory
T.H. Deborah Wince-Smith, President & CEO, Council on Competitiveness
Dr. William Goldstein, Director, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Prof. Nai-Chang Yeh, Professor of Physics, California Institute of Technology
Dr. Doon Gibbs, Director, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Mr. Ellis Rubinstein, President & CEO, New York Academy of Science

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2017
February 16: Lunchoen Workshop (WS#2) "A GLOBAL MOVEMENT FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE"
Venue: Cornegie Corporation of New York, 437 Madison Ave. New York, NY
Co-hosted by Carnegie Corporation of New York & AA-STS forum
Moderator: Ellis Rubinstein, President & CEO, New York Academy of Science

Speakers:
Dr. Doon Gibbs, Director, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Dr. Rene Lammers, SVP, Research & Development, PepsiCo
Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director, Library of Alexandria

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2016
January 14: Luncheon Meeting: Lights and Shadows of Science and Technology
Venue: CUNY Advanced Science Research Center
Hosted by Chancellor James B. Milliken, City University of New York
Co-hosted by T.H.Deborah Wince-Sminth, President & CEO, Council on Competitiveness

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2013
May 14: Exclusive Report "Sustainability and Adaptive Advantage"
Venue: BCG New York Office, 430 Park Ave. 19 floor, New York, NY
Hosted by Boston Consulting Group
Chaired by Mr. Chad Holliday, Chairman of the Board, Bank of America Corporation

Reporters:
Dr. Greg Mallony, Partner & Managing Director, Boston Consulting Group in Washington DC
Mr. Matthew Aaronson, Partner & Managing Director, Boston Consulting Group in Chicago
Ms. Laura Juliano, Principal, Boston Consulting Group in Philadelphia
Mr. Martin Reeves, Senior Partner and Managing Director, The Boston Consulting Group

2012
June 12: STS forum Summer Workshop (WS#1) "Innovative Public-Private Partnerships for Social & Economic Benefit"
Venue: pwc, 300 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10017
Organized by AA-STS forum, Co-Organized by STS forum and PwC
With the Support of Consulate General of Japan in New York and Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) New York
With the coopera&on of Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of New York (JCCI NY)

Chaired by Mr. Ellis Rubinstein, President & CEO, The New York Academy of Sciences

Plenary Address:

  • Prof. Adam Brandenburger, J.P. Valles Professor, Vice Dean for Graduate EducaHon, NYU Stern School of Business, author of Co-oppetition
Sessoions and Speakers:
  • Smart Communities Alliance for Malaysia- Mr. Hazem Galal, Partner & Leader for the Global CiHes & Local Government Network, PwC
  • The Translational Genomics Research Initiative- Mr. Wes Gullea, Partner, CommunicaHons and Public Affairs, FirstStrategic
  • The Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science- Dr. Greg Yep , Senior VP for Long Term Research, PepsiCo
  • The Alzheimer’s Alliance- Dr. Jeffrey Nye, Vice President, Head of External InnovaHon, J&J
  • GE's' Case Studies- Dr. Floris Jansen, Chief Scientist in DiagnosHcs & Biomedical Technologies GE Global Research
  • Energy and Environment- Professor Ernest J. Moniz, Distinguished Professor of Physics and Engineering Systems, MIT; Director, MIT Energy IniHaHve, former U.S. Undersecretary of Energy

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2011
June 15: Luncheon Meeting: The Impact of Fukushima
Venue: Bank of America Building, 730 15th street NW Washington, DC
Hosted by Bank of America, WDC
Chaired by Mr. Chad Holliday, Chairman of the Board, Bank of America

June 6: Luncheon Meeting: Lights and Shadows of Science and Technology
Venue: Cornegie Corporation of New York, 437 Madison Ave. New York, NY
Hosted by Carnegie Corporation of New York
Chaired by Dr. Vartan Gregorian, President

January 7: AA-STS forum Inaugural Luncheon Meeting
Venue: Bank of America Building, 730 15th street NW Washington, DC
Hosted by Bank of America, WDC
Chaired by Mr. Chad Holliday, Chairman of the Board, Bank of America