Chairman of the VinFuture Prize Council Sir Richard Henry Friend presides over the seminar on January 19, 2022. (Photo: vtc.vn)

Participants discussed "Future of global health" and "Future of artificial intelligence", which they said AI is now seen in all aspects of life, from health, education, employment to shopping, and tourism.

In addition to global issues, Vietnam's own problems and lessons learned for Vietnam in the process of solving problems were also shared by scientists.

Associate Professor Dr. Pham Hoang Luong, Director of the Vietnam-Japan International Institute of Science and Technology, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, said, “This is a very good professional event. The world's leading experts have one-on-one exchanges, for example, the science and technology development trends in the energy field are very clear. That is to develop renewable energy technologies to gradually replace fossil energy.  This information is very useful for domestic academia, researchers and students in Vietnam.”

The first VinFuture Sci-Tech Week, from Tuesday to Friday, gathered thousands of scientists, policymakers, and entrepreneurs around the globe.

The Wednesday seminar was presided by Chairman of the VinFuture Prize Council Sir Richard Henry Friend from Cambridge University in the UK. The professor of physics is the laureate of the Millennium Prize for Technology in 2010 and also one of the most influential physicists in the world.