SDGs Symposium 2026
Details
| Type | Lecture |
|---|---|
| Intended for | General public / Enrolled students / Applying students / International students / Alumni / Companies / High school students / University students / Academic and Administrative Staff |
| Date(s) | February 17, 2026 14:00 — 17:10 |
| Location | Hongo Area Campus, In-person and online |
| Venue | Ito International Hall, The University of Tokyo and Online (Zoom Webinar) |
| Capacity | 300 people |
| Entrance Fee | No charge |
| Registration Method | Advance registration required
Registration Form (external link) https://www.springernature.com/gp/researchers/campaigns/sdg-symposium-2026 |
| Registration Period | December 15, 2025 — February 16, 2026 |
| Contact | Secretariat of SDGs Symposium 2026 E-mail: sdgs-symposium2026[at]pco-prime.com (replace [at] with @) |
[Event]
SDGs Symposium 2026 – AI and Sustainability: opportunities and challenges for a sustainable future
[Overview]
The 2026 SDGs Symposium will critically discuss the opportunities and challenges offering AI for transitioning to a sustainable future and meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
We wish to take this opportunity to invite renowned researchers from Japan and abroad, as well as students and young researchers, working at this interface of AI and sustainability. We wish to actively discuss how their research can explain these multifaceted phenomena and develop solutions with high societal relevance and impact.
SDGs Symposium 2026 – AI and Sustainability: opportunities and challenges for a sustainable future
[Overview]
The 2026 SDGs Symposium will critically discuss the opportunities and challenges offering AI for transitioning to a sustainable future and meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
We wish to take this opportunity to invite renowned researchers from Japan and abroad, as well as students and young researchers, working at this interface of AI and sustainability. We wish to actively discuss how their research can explain these multifaceted phenomena and develop solutions with high societal relevance and impact.
| 14:00 - 14:10 | Opening Remarks Teruo Fujii (President, The University of Tokyo) |
| 14:10 - 14:30 | Keynote 1 Tshilidzi Marwala (Rector, United Nations University; Under-Secretary-General, United Nations) |
| 14:30 - 14:50 | Keynote 2 Magdalena Skipper (Editor-in-Chief, Nature, Chief Editorial Advisor, Nature Portfolio) |
| 14:50 - 15:35 | Plenary 1 Ayyoob Sharifi (Professor, Hiroshima University) Plenary 2 Xin Zhou (Director of the AI and New Frontier Group, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)) Plenary 3 Hironobu Takagi (Executive Director, National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan); Senior Researcher, Accessibility Research, IBM Research – Tokyo) Plenary 4 Yuji Ogino (Global Head of Sustainability, Tokyo Electron Limited) |
| 15:35 - 15:50 | Break |
| 15:50 - 17:00 | Panel Discussion Panel Moderator: Hiromi Yokoyama (Professor, The University of Tokyo) |
| 17:00 - 17:10 | Closing Remarks Kensuke Fukushi (Director and Professor, Institute for Future Initiatives (IFI), The University of Tokyo) Antoine Bocquet (Managing Director, Springer Nature Japan) |
| 17:20 - 19:00 | Networking event Student poster session |
