Program
Program
Program
Pre-event | Workshop: Girls in STEM
Opening & 'Organization of Excellence Award' Ceremony
13:00-13:30
Role Model Talk
13:30-14:30
History meets Present: A Journey to the Future with the Science Princess
Speaker
HRH Princess Nisreen El-Hashemite
Executive Director, Royal Academy of Science International Trust (RASIT)
Growth and Challenges of Women Scientists: The Role of KWSE
Speaker
Hyewhon Rhim
President, The Association of Korean Woman Scientists and Engineers
AI is a Puppy
Speaker
Joyann Boyce
Founder & CEO, InClued AI
Beyond the Label
Speaker
Kyeongeon Kim
High School Senior, Korea Science Academy of KAIST (KSA)
Break
14:30-15:00
Main Event | APEC 2025 Women in STEM Symposium
Opening
15:00-15:30
Keynote Session
AI Innovation and Women’s Leadership
AI Innovation and Women’s Leadership
15:30-16:30
AI for Good: A Journey of Leadership, Innovation, and Social Responsibility
Speaker
Meeyoung Cha
Professor, School of Computing, KAIST & Scientific Director, Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy
AI Innovation and Women's Leadership: Designing a Future that Works for Everyone
Speaker
Asha Saxena
CEO, World Leaders in Data and AI & Professor, Columbia University
Empowering Women in AI: Strategies for Regional Collaboration in the Post-Normal Era
Speaker
Hazami Habib
Chair, APEC PPSTI & Chief Executive Officer, Academy of Sciences Malaysia
Break
16:30-16:40
Presentation & Panel Discussion
Empowering Women in AI : Policy, Collaboration, and Impact
Empowering Women in AI : Policy, Collaboration, and Impact
16:40-17:35
Moderator
Soonmin Bae
AI Future Lab Director & Chief Responsible AI Officer (CRAIO), KT
Women, AI, and the Future of Scientific Leadership: From Inclusion to Innovation in the APEC Region
Presenter
Aree Moon
President, Korea Foundation for Women In Science, Engineering and Technology (WISET)
Empowering Women in AI: Policy, Collaboration and Impact
Presenter
Francis Syms
Associate Dean, ICT ,Humber Polytechnic, Canada
Panelist
Lisa Harvey-Smith
Professor, UNSW Sydney & Former Australian Government Women in STEM Ambassador
Panelist
Juan Ignacio Stark Isla
Head of Technology Transfer and AI Consulting, National Center for Artificial Intelligence (CENIA), Chile
Panelist
Mei May Soo
Chief of AI Global Solution Specialist, Dell Technologies
Panelist
Supiya Charoensiriwath
Principal Researcher, National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC), Thailand
Closing
17:35-17:40
APEC Young AI Leaders Best Practice Sharing Session
18:00-20:00
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