Fast – Tracking with the Experts

Session description: Medicine is taking giant leaps into uncharted territory. The field of molecular.... diagnostics is galloping ahead and involves the taking of DNA or RNA, the unique genetic code found in our cells, and examining and analysing the data from specific sequences that can flag the potential occurrence of a disease. Scientists are focusing deeply on understanding various diseases through these new and ingenious diagnostic methods. For instance, in the fight against cancer, early detection is the Holy Grail and the most accepted early detection test for cancer is the HrC Test, a quick, minimally invasive method to evaluate expression levels of rare stem cell markers. In this session, experts in diagnostics focus on the future of the ingenuity that is transforming molecular pathology. 

Session description: This session will look at what technology and artificial intelligence in biotech.... can unveil for life sciences, healthcare & pharmaceutical companies, bringing into focus the many narratives around AI and machine-learning. Nowhere are AI and its applications more remarkable than in life sciences, where digital transformation enabled by AI and machine learning is affecting every step of the value chain and fast-tracking the future of healthcare. When used by the pharmaceutical & healthcare industry, artificial intelligence can draw insights from big data faster, process workflows, and bring about conversion towards achieving performance goals. In this session, our experts deep-dive and demystify this exciting arena.

Session description: The Indian Space Research Organisation ISRO) made history on August 23 with.... the landing of Chandrayaan-3's Vikram lander on the moon’s surface, making India the fourth country in the world to do so. The Indian space agency is not resting on its laurels! The Aditya-L1, that ISRO recently sent into orbit, is India's first space observatory for solar research, and set to study solar winds and their impact on Earth's climate patterns, aiming to travel 1.5 million km in about four months to study the sun's atmosphere. ISRO has also announced plans for future space explorations and an indigenous space station by 2035 as well as landing an Indian on the moon by 2040! Is India surging ahead on its interstellar cruise? Find out!

Session description: In artificial intelligence, neural networks are systems that are like the human.... brain in the way they learn and process information. They enable AIs to learn from experience, as a person would. This is called deep learning. However, there is a sinking feeling in the AI community that chatbots could soon overtake the level of information that a human brain holds. With great power comes great responsibility, and people have voiced concerns about the potential dark side of the technology that span the threat of disinformation fuelled by convincingly generated photos, videos, and stories and AI's impact on the job market and the potential for widespread unemployment. As AI continues to evolve and shape our world, we have the experts telling us like it is.

Session description: How can a restorative seaweed industry play a significant role in contributing.... to food security, climate change mitigation, poverty reduction, gender equity and the support of marine ecosystems? Can we ensure oceanic ecosystems recover from degradation and biodiversity loss with the safe cultivation of seaweed? Vincent Doumeizel, Senior Adviser at United Nations Global Compact on Oceans as well as director for the Food Programme for the Lloyd’s Register Foundation, speaks to audiences, on his “Seaweed Manifesto” in a call to scale up the seaweed industry to address some of the world most important challenges.