The 2024 Kyoto Prize

Commemorative Lectures

Commemorative lectures by Kyoto Prize laureates are held in Kyoto. These lectures provide an opportunity to get to know not only the achievements of the laureates but also their views on life and personalities. The laureates, who have reached the pinnacles of their respective fields, talk about their research, art and life with various episodes. Please come and join us.

2024

11 /11 Mon

13:00 - 16:00

Place: Kyoto International Conference Center

Capacity:1,500 persons (FCFS)

Languages:Simultaneous interpretation is provided.

Admission Free

Lecturers

The 2024 Kyoto Prize Kyoto Prize Laureates

Program

12:00 Doors open
13:00 Opening
Opening Address
Shinobu Inamori-Kanazawa(President of the Inamori Foundation)
13:05 approx. Kyoto Prize Commemorative Lecture in Advanced Technology
John Pendry
“My Life in Science”
14:00 approx. Kyoto Prize Commemorative Lecture in Basic Sciences
Paul F. Hoffman
“A Ramble Through Geologic Time”
Intermission
15:15 approx. Kyoto Prize Commemorative Lecture in Arts and Philosophy
William Forsythe
“Sometimes I Kiss Flowers”
16:00 approx. Closing

*After each lecture, interviewer Mayuko Ishii (former NHK announcer / freelance) will ask the laureates about the lecture and their views on life from the audience’s perspective.

*Please note that the closing time of the lecture may change slightly depending on the progress of the event on the day.

Organized by Inamori Foundation
Supported by Kyoto Prefectural Government, Kyoto City Government, Kyoto Prefectural Board of Education, Kyoto City Board of Education, Kyoto Private High School Federation, The Consortium of Universities in Kyoto, Kyoto Chamber of Commerce and Industry, The Kyoto Shimbun, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, The Asahi Shimbun, The Mainichi Newspapers, The Sankei Shimbun, The Yomiuri Shimbun, Jiji Press, Kyodo News, NHK, Kyoto Broadcasting System, α-STATION FM KYOTO

Contact

Please direct all queries to the secretariat of the Kyoto Prize in Congrès Inc.

E-mail: kyoto-prize-lecture@congre.co.jp