Urban Nexus; Harnessing Science, Technology and Innovaon for Sustainable Urban Cies Panelists Mr. Vladimír Sucha, Director-General, European Commission Joint Research Center, Belgium (TBC) Dr. Vaughan Turekian, Senior Director of Science and Technology for Sustainability (STS) Program, Na�onal Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, U.S.A. Moderated by Mr. Satoru Ohtake, Principal Fellow, JST, Japan Dr. Ryo Nakajima, Sub Project Manager, New Energy Solu�ons Project Team, Energy Systems & Solu�ons Co., Toshiba Corp., Japan Dr. Petros Sofronis, Director, Interna�onal Ins�tute on Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I²CNER), Kyushu University, Japan Growing popula�on and urbaniza�on in this century may oﬀer various opportuni�es for socioeconomic development but also raise issues like land-use and waste management, water-energy-food securi�es, transporta�on, sanita�on, health care services, educa�on and other social services. These issues are interconnected like the interlinkages of the 17 SDGs and need to be resolved in comprehensive and holis�c manners for the sustainable development. This workshop aims to deeper understanding of the interlinkages of the 17 SDGs and to discuss how transdisciplinary approach could be shaped among a vast range of stakeholders by sharing knowledge and prac�ces of urban development from Europe, U.S.A. and Japan. Saturday 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. February 17, 2018 Room 16B, Aus�n Conven�on Center 2018 AAAS Annual Mee�ng; Exhibitor-Sponsored Workshops

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Page 1: 2018 AAAS Annual Mee ng; Exhibitor-Sponsored … · Sub Project Manager, New Energy Solu ons Project Team, Energy Systems & Solu ons Co., Toshiba Corp., Japan Dr. Petros Sofronis,

Urban Nexus; Harnessing Science, Technology

and Innovation for Sustainable Urban Cities

PanelistsMr. Vladimír Sucha, Director-General, European Commission Joint Research Center, Belgium (TBC)

Dr. Vaughan Turekian, Senior Director of Science and Technology for Sustainability (STS) Program,Na�onal Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, U.S.A.

Moderated byMr. Satoru Ohtake, Principal Fellow, JST, Japan

Dr. Ryo Nakajima, Sub Project Manager, New Energy Solu�ons Project Team, Energy Systems & Solu�ons Co., Toshiba Corp., Japan

Dr. Petros Sofronis, Director, Interna�onal Ins�tute on Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I²CNER), Kyushu University, Japan

Growing popula�on and urbaniza�on in this century may offer various opportuni�es for socioeconomic development but also raise issues like land-use and waste management, water-energy-food securi�es, transporta�on, sanita�on, health care services, educa�on and other social services. These issues are interconnected like the interlinkages of the 17 SDGs and need to be resolved in comprehensive and holis�c manners for the sustainable development. This workshop aims to deeper understanding of the interlinkages of the 17 SDGs and to discuss how transdisciplinary approach could be shaped among a vast range of stakeholders by sharing knowledge and prac�ces of urban development from Europe, U.S.A. and Japan.

Saturday 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. February 17, 2018 Room 16B, Aus�n Conven�on Center

2018 AAAS Annual Mee�ng; Exhibitor-Sponsored Workshops