Tech in the Global Public Interest - Horasis USA Meeting 2022
Channel: Horasis Org
Date: 2022-03-06

Throughout human history, science and technology have been drivers for greater prosperity, equality and health. Still, their adoption has often been accompanied by fear and suspicion – current emerging tech in particular such as AI, VR, IoT and 5G are increasingly distrusted by the general public. What effect has the current pandemic had on public perception of science? And how to ignite technology as force for the global public interest?
• Pearly Chen, Vice President, HTC, USA
• Satya Das, Senior Fellow, The Digital Economist, Canada 
• Sly Lee, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Emerge, USA
• Andrea Monni, Co-founder and Managing Partner, Blue Spark Hub, Singapore
• Chris Rose, Chief Executive Officer, MR Access, USA 
• Jean-Paul Smets, Chief Executive Officer, Rapid.Space, France
Chaired by
• Ramesh Raskar, Associate Professor, MIT, USA