Gathering the world's scientific elite at VinFuture 2024

VinFuture Foundation officially announced the schedule of Science and Technology Week and VinFuture Awards Ceremony 2024 taking place from December 4 to 7 in Hanoi, focusing on honoring scientists with outstanding achievements.

VinFuture will pay tribute to scientists who contributed to the nomination of outstanding research projects - Photo: HG

This is a series of events of international stature, gathering many outstanding scientists in the world in fields such as materials science, artificial intelligence (AI), air pollution and environmental research... contributing to the lives of millions of people around the world.

Inspiring Vietnamese science and technology

This year, VinFuture chose the message "Resilient Breakthrough" with the meaning that through the door of science and technology, humanity breaks through difficulties to build a more prosperous life.

The series of events kicked off with the "Science for Life" seminar, taking place over two days, December 4 and 5, with four sessions: "Materials for a sustainable future", "AI implementation in practice", "Air pollution and traffic: Opportunities and challenges for Vietnam and the world" and "Innovations in cardiovascular health care and stroke treatment".

The scientific seminar series brings together speakers who are world-leading scientists such as Professor Yann LeCun (Vice President and Director of AI Science at Meta, and Silver Professor at New York University, USA), Professor Seth Marder (Director of the Institute for Renewable and Sustainable Energy - a joint organization between the University of Colorado - Boulder and the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory - NREL), Professor Yafang Cheng (Director of Aerosol Chemistry at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Germany) and Professor Valery Feigin (Professor of Neurology and Epidemiology, Director of the National Institute for Stroke Research and Applied Neuroscience, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand)...

Along with scientific seminars, the "VinFuture Future Discovery Dialogue Series" will be an important bridge to connect the world's leading scientists with research institutes, universities and businesses in Vietnam.

Bridge for global science

On the evening of December 6, the VinFuture 2024 Awards Ceremony - the highlight of the global scientific community - will take place at the Hoan Kiem Theater. This is an important moment to honor breakthrough inventions and technologies, selected from nearly 1,500 research projects nominated by more than 9,000 partners from more than 80 countries and territories around the world.

Immediately after the award ceremony, the event "Hello Future: Exchange with the VinFuture 2024 Award Winners" took place all day on December 7.

Here, the award winners will spend the morning sharing their extensive knowledge and inspiring stories about their research journey with the public and the Vietnamese scientific community.

The afternoon will feature presentations on scientific topics by outstanding young scientists and businesses interested in applying research results into practice.

Another special highlight of this year’s event series is that for the first time, VinFuture Foundation will pay tribute to scientists who are the official nominating partners of the award. Scientists will share their motivation to nominate for the award, convinced by the broad vision and noble mission that VinFuture is aiming for.

According to VinFuture representative, after four years of operation, VinFuture Prize has increasingly affirmed its position as one of the prestigious science prizes with a vision similar to other long-standing prestigious awards.

"The award is not only a bridge between the world's outstanding intellectuals and the domestic scientific community, but also plays an important role in promoting, inspiring, and motivating the development of the country's science and technology," said a representative of VinFuture.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/hoi-tu-tinh-hoa-khoa-hoc-the-gioi-tai-vinfuture-2024-20241118101520987.htm