Fourth Industrial Revolution: The Impact on Women

January 17, 2017 10:30

The Fourth Industrial Revolution will hit women the hardest. How can science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education help address the fall-out and accelerate progress towards parity?

The Issue Briefing room is located in the Media Village.

Simultaneous interpretation in English and Japanese

This session will be livestreamed on TopLink and the Forum website.

Speakers:

Mary C. Boyce

Dean of Engineering, The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, Columbia University

Hakubun Shimomura

Executive Acting Secretary-General, Liberal Democratic Party; Member of the House of Representatives, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)

Saadia Zahidi

Managing Director, Centre for the New Economy and Society and Knowledge Communities, World Economic Forum