China 2019 - How can scientists become role models?  Meet the Young Scientists of 2019
Channel: World Economic Forum
Date: 2019-07-07

From addressing the current plastic pollution crisis to preventing the next Ebola outbreak, scientists are at the forefront of key discoveries and designing game-changing technologies. 

In the Fourth Industrial Revolution, we need scientists to be role models and actively engage with the public. 

Watch this press conference to hear how four from the World Economic Forum’s Young Scientists Class of 2019 are doing just that in the hopes of leading innovation in the laboratory and across society.

- Liu Ying, Assistant Professor, Peking University, People's Republic of China
- Ruth Morgan, Professor of Crime and Forensic Science; Director, UCL Centre for the Forensic Sciences, University College London (UCL), United Kingdom
- Sabrina Sholts, Curator of Biological Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, USA
- Benjamin C.K. Tee, President's Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Moderated by
- Amanda Russo, Public Engagement Lead, World Economic Forum

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