3 interactive panels on science anticipation and open science in addressing global challenges
Why these panels matter
Explore how to bring frontier, high-impact scientific thinking into global leadership spaces
reshaping our ability to anticipate and seize global opportunities.
Introducing Frontiers Science House and its mission to bring transformative science to the global agenda. From rapid innovation to geopolitical and geoeconomic decision-making, science can help tackle global risks if the right partnerships and knowledge-sharing frameworks are put in place.
The coming quantum decade could unlock new capabilities for managing highly complex systems, from climate and biological networks to secure communications. The Open Quantum Institute provides a collaborative framework to steer quantum computing applications towards humanity's greatest challenges.In this session, experts in quantum computing will showcase cutting-edge applications and outline what it will take to move from prototypes to real-world deployment.
Today's greatest security threats are often rooted in scientific and technological challenges. This session will debate specific, actionable models for deploying anticipatory science diplomacy to stabilize volatile regions,enforce the safe and sustainable use of space, and bridge geopolitical divides using anticipatory frameworks. Join high-level diplomats, scientists, and tech leaders to identify concrete policy levers that make science a verifiable tool for conflict prevention and sustainable global security.
Who are the panelsists?
Open Science for Global Challenges
Director General ·
GESDA
Conquering quantum's next frontier
Professor Emeritus ·
University of California
Nobel Prize in Physics in
2025
Director, Quantum Computing ·
NVIDIA Corporation
Partner, Quantum Applications ·
Microsoft
Chief of Section for Basic Sciences ·
UNESCO
Scientific Director Quantum City ·
University of Calgary
Chief Information Officer ·
CERN
Restoring multilateralism with science diplomacy
State Secretaty ·
Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Switzerland
Director General ·
European Space Agency (ESA)
Executive Director, Science Anticipation ·
GESDA
The intelligence behind the panel discussions
The session is informed by GESDA’s anticipatory insight on upcoming scientific and technological breakthroughs with major social impact and strategic relevance.
The GESDA Science Breakthrough Radar® provides an overview of science trends and breakthrough predictions at 5, 10 and 25 years in 42 science and technology emerging topics, a synthesis of the related fundamental debates and actions in society, and an exploration of opportunities for concerted action through initial contributions on the implications for international affairs, global challenges, and the SDGs.
The Radar helps leaders to:
The Radar has already supported key multilateral processes in International Geneva, from a neurotechnology resolution at the Human Rights Council, to the biosecurity implications of synthetic biology, or the applications of quantum algorithms to support the SDGs through the Open Quantum Institute, hosted at CERN.
What's next?