Second Committee, Special Event on "Science, technology…

Special event on "Science, technology and innovation for development" [webcast] Chair: His Excellency George Wilfred Talbot, Chair of the Second Committee and Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations Moderator: Ms. Shamshad Akhtar, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development, Department of Economic and Social Affairs Panellists: Mr. Romain Murenzi, Executive Director, Third World Academy of Sciences Mr. Nathan Hultman, Director of Environmental Policy Program, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland Mr. Eskil Ullberg, Senior Research Scholar and Visiting Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary Center for Economic Science, George Mason University Mr. Ping Li, Chief Executive Officer, International Federation of Multimedia Associations Presentations followed by an interactive dialogue