Selected Past Speakers（2004

SELECTED PAST SPEAKERS （2004 - 2008)

Names and titles shown below are as of date of last participation. This list is an excerpt from the entire participants list.

POLITICAL LEADERS / POLICY MAKERS :

Abe, Shinzo
Chief Cabinet Secretary, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan (2006)

Barbour, Haley
Governor, State of Mississippi, U.S.A. (2006)

Barañao, Lino
Minister of Science, Technology and Productive Innovation, Argentina (2008)

Cohen, Jay
Under Secretary for Science and Technology, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S.A. (2008)

Fedoroff, Nina
Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State, U.S.A. (2007, 2008)

Fukuda, Yasuo
Prime Minister of Japan (2007)

Fursenko, Andrei
Minister of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, Russia (2004)

Garmendia Mendizábal, Cristina
Minister of Science and Innovation, Spain (2008)

Helal, Hany
Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Egypt (2006, 2007, 2008)

King, David
Chief Scientific Advisor and Head of the Government Office for Science, department for Innovation, Department For Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS), United Kingdom Government, U.K. (2007)

Koizumi, Junichiro
Prime Minister of Japan (2004, 2005)

Kosgei, Sally
Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Kenya (2008)

Lim, Chuan Poh
Chairman, A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), Singapore (2007, 2008)

Mangena, Mosibudi
Minister of Science and Technology, South Africa (2006, 2007)

Marburger III, John H
Science Advisor to the President and Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), U.S.A. (2006)

Massingue, Venâncio
Minister of Science and Technology (MCT), Mozambique (2007, 2008)

Moratti, Letizia
Mayor of Milano, Italy (2004, 2006, 2007)

Noda, Seiko
State Minister in charge of Science and Technology and Consumer Affairs, Japan on behalf of Taro Aso, Prime Minister of Japan (2008)

Omi, Koji
Member, House of Representatives;
Founder and Chairman, STS forum, Japan (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)

Orbach, Raymond
Under Secretary for Science, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), U.S.A. (2004, 2005, 2008)

Rahman, Atta-ur- Federal
Federal Minister; Chairman of the Higher Education Commission and Advisor to the Prime Minister on Science and Technology, Pakistan (2006, 2008)

Schavan, Annette
Federal Minister of Education and Research, Germany (2007, 2008)

Taha, Elzubeir
Minister of Agriculture, Sudan (2004, 2005, 2007, 2008)

von Eschenbach, Andrew
Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S.A. (2008)

Wijkman, Anders
Member, European Parliament, Sweden (2004)

Yeo, Philip
Senior Science and Technology Advisor, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)

Yuthavong, Yongyuth
Minister of Science and Technology (MOST), Thailand (2007)

ACADEMIC / SCIENTIFIC / NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS LEADERS:

Bement Jr., Arden
Director, National Science Foundation (NSF), U.S.A (2005, 2008)

Bhumiratana, Sakarindr
President, National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Thailand (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)

Bréchignac, Catherine
President, French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS);
President Elect, International Council of Science (ICSU), France (2007, 2008)

Carty, Arthur
National Science Advisor to the Government, Canada (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)

Castell, William M.
Chairman, The Wellcome Trust, U.K. (2006)

Chung, KunMo
President, The Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST), Republic of Korea (2006)

Cicerone, Ralph
President, National Academy of Sciences (NAS), U.S.A. (2005, 2007)

Colwell, Rita
Distinguished University Professor, University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University, U.S.A. (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)

Córdova, France
President, Purdue University, U.S.A. (2006, 2008)

El-Hassan, Princess Sumaya
President, Royal Scientific Society of Jordan (RSS), Jordan (2008)

Gaidar, Yegor
Director, The Institute for the Economy in Transition (IET), Russia (2008)

Gregorian, Vartan
President, Carnegie Corporation of New York, U.S.A. (2005)

Hassan, Mohamed
Executive Director, The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS), Sudan (2004, 2005, 2006, 2008)

Hayashi, Yasuo
Chairman and CEO, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), Japan (2008)

Hockfield, Susan
President, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (2007)

Komiyama, Hiroshi
President, University of Tokyo, Japan (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)

Lu, Yongxiang
President, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China (2008)

Ogata, Sadako
President, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Japan (2008)

Omenn, Gilbert
Chairman of the Board, American Association of the Advancement of Science (AAAS), U.S.A. (2005, 2006)

Rees, Martin,
President, The Royal Society, U.K. (2006)

Rubinstein, Ellis
President and CEO, New York Academy of Sciences, U.S.A. (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)

Serageldin, Ismail
Director, Library of Alexandria, Egypt (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)

Shirai, Katsuhiko
President, Waseda University, Japan ( 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)

Suh, Nam Pyo
President, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Republic of Korea (2007, 2008)

Swaminathan, Monkombu
Chairman of the Board of Trustees, M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, India (2008)

Tan, Chorh Chuan
Acting President, National University of Singapore, Singapore (2008)

Thumann, Jürgen
President, Federation of German Industries (BDI), Germany (2007, 2008)

Velikhov, Evgeny
President, Russian Research Center, Kurchatov Institute, Russia (2004)

Wallberg-Henriksson, Harriet
President, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden (2005, 2006)

Wambugu, Florence
CEO, Africa Harvest Biotech Foundation International (AHBFI), Kenya (2004, 2005, 2008)

Yamada, Tadataka
President, Global Health Program, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, U.S.A. (2005, 2008)

Yoshikawa, Hiroyuki
President, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)

Zehnder, Alexander
Scientific Director, Alberta Water Research Institute;
former President of the ETH Board, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Switzerland (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)

Zerhouni, Elias
Director, National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S.A. (2006, 2007)

Zhang, Jie
President, Shanghai JiaoTong University, China (2008)

BUSINESS LEADERS:

Cerf, Vinton
Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist, Google Inc., U.S.A. (2006)

Chang, Morris
Chairman, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., U.S.A. (2005, 2008)

Cho, Fujio
Chairman, Toyota Motor Corporation, Japan (2006, 2007)

Fayyad, Usama
Chief Data Officer and Executive Vice President, Research and Strategic Data Solutions Department, Yahoo! Incorporated, U.S.A. (2005, 2006, 2007)

Furukawa, Kazuo
Representative Executive Officer, President, CEO and Director, Hitachi Ltd.; Vice Chairman, Nippon Keidanren (Japan Business Federation), Japan (2006, 2008)

Gopalakrishnan, S. Kris
CEO and Managing Director, Infosys Technologies Limited, India (2008)

Hasegawa, Yasuchika
President, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Japan (2008)

Holliday, Jr., Charles
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, DuPont (E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company);
Chairman, Council on Competitiveness, U.S.A. (2007)

Krieger, Robert J.
Chief Technology Officer, The Boeing Company;
President, Boeing Phantom Works, U.S.A. (2006)

Lauvergeon, Anne
Chief Executive Officer, Areva, France (2007)

Lee, Yoon-Woo
Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Korea (2005, 2006, 2007)

Little, Mark
Senior Vice President and Director of GE Global Research, General Electric Company, U.S.A. (2007)

McGraw III, Harold
Chairman, Business Roundtable;
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, McGraw-Hill Companies, U.S.A. (2007)

McKinnell Jr., Henry A.
Chairman, Academic Alliance Foundation;
Former Chairman and CEO, Pfizer Inc, U.S.A. (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)

Mitarai, Fujio
Chairman, Nippon Keidanren (Japan Business Federation);
Chairman and CEO, Canon Inc., Japan (2006)

Mundie, Craig
Senior Vice President and Chief Technical Officer, Advanced Strategies and Policy, Microsoft Corporation, U.S.A. (2005)

Murthy, N. R. Narayana
Chairman of the Board and Chief Mentor, Infosys Technologies, Ltd., India (2004)

Okamura, Tadashi
Chairman of the Board, Toshiba Corporation, Japan (2006)

Okuda, Hiroshi
Chairman, Nippon Keidanren (Japan Business Federation);
Chairman, Toyota Motor Corporation., Japan (2004, 2005)

Sasaki, Hajime
Chairman of the Board, NEC Corporation, Japan (2005, 2006, 2007)

Sasaki, Mikio
Chairman, Mitsubishi Corporation, Japan (2004)

Yamada, Tadataka
Chairman of Research and Development, GlaxoSmithKline plc, Japan (2005)

NOBEL LAUREATES:

Chu, Steven (1997 Phys.)
Director, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, U.S.A. (2007, 2008)

Ernst, Richard(1991 Ch.)
Professor Emeritus, Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Switzerland (2005, 2007)

Friedman, Jerome I. (1990 Phys.)
Institute Professor and Professor of Physics Emeritus, Physics Department,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), U.S.A. (2004, 2005, 2007, 2008)

Lee, Yuan (1986 Ch.)
President Emeritus, Academia Sinica, Chinese Taipei (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)

Molina, Mario (1995 Ch.)
Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego (UCSD), Mexico (2008)

Noyori, Ryoji (2001 Ch.)
President, RIKEN, Japan (2004, 2005, 2007, 2008)

Rowland, F. Sherwood (1995 Ch.)
Donald Bren Research Professor of Chemistry and Earth System Science,
School of Physical Sciences, University of California, Irvine, U.S.A. (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)

Tonegawa, Susumu (1987 Phys. or Med.)
Picower Professor of Biology and Neuroscience, Departments of Brain and Cognitive Sciences and Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Japan (2004, 2005)

Varmus, Harold E. (1989 Phys. or Med.)
President and CEO, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, U.S.A. (2006)

MEDIA LEADERS:

Apsell, Paula
Senior Executive Producer, NOVA;
Director of the WGBH Science Unit, Public Broadcasting Services (PBS), U.S.A. (2007)

Campbell, Philip
Editor-in-Chief, Nature, U.K. (2004, 2007)

Fujisawa, Hidetoshi
Executive Controller General, NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation), Japan (2007)

Ghosh, Pallab
President, World Federation of Science Journalists; Science Correspondent, BBC News, U.K. (2007)

Hirata, Ikuo
Editorial Page Editor, The Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Japan (2007)

Pooley, Eric
Managing Editor, Fortune Magazine, U.S.A. (2006)

Power, Christopher
Assistant Managing Editor International, BusinessWeek, U.S.A. (2008)

Schoenberger, Chana
Associate Editor, Forbes Magazine, U.S.A. (2008)

Standage, Tom
Business Editor, The Economist, U.K. (2007)

Thomson, Robert
Managing Editor, The Wall Street Journal; Editor-in-Chief, Dow Jones & Company, Australia (2008)