Doha: The Qatar Research, Development and Innovation (QRDI) Council sponsored and participated in the 19th Annual Meeting for the Science and Technology in Society (STS) forum in Japan.
Held from October 2-4, the forum brought together over a 1,000 global leaders in science and technology (S&T), policymaking, and business from over 80 countries and regions to discuss topics, including energy, climate change, resource sustainability, life sciences, innovative engineering, cooperation in S&T, S&T education, and digital society.
The STS forum conducts various events on the sidelines of meeting, including the Dialogue between Young Leaders and Nobel Laureates.
The QRDI delegation included two Young Leaders from Qatar, Dr. Mashael Al Shafai, Head of Research and Graduate Studies, College of Health Sciences at Qatar University; and Dr. Sami Al Ghamdi, Associate Professor of Sustainable Built Environment and Climate Change Resilient Critical Infrastructure, College of Science and Engineering at Hamad bin Khalifa University, to represent Qatar in the global event and discuss pressing topics in the fields of science and technology.
