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Master of Ceremonies
Dr. Albert Teich
Senior Policy Advisor American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Opening Remarks
Strobe Talbott
President The Brookings Institution Takashi Hatchoji Group Chairman for the Americas Chairman of the Board of Hitachi America, Ltd.

Dr. Alan Leshner
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Publisher, Science American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)