- Archive of 10th Annual Meeting of Innovation for Cool Earth Forum (ICEF2023) 
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The Government of Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and 
the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) held 
the 10th Annual Meeting of the Innovation for Cool Earth Forum (ICEF2023) over 
a 2-day period (October 4-5) as part of Tokyo GX Week, an intensive series of 
conferences related to energy and the environment organized with a view to 
achieving GX (green transformation). This year, marking the 10th anniversary of 
the annual meeting, ICEF2023 was held using a hybrid format of in-person 
sessions at the Hotel New Otani Tokyo and online participation. Around 1,700 
people from 79 countries and regions participated in a total of 21 sessions of 
ICEF2023.

Logo: https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/img/202311082511-O2-0J38SDyP

Photo: Keynote Sessions and Discussion
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Highlights of ICEF2023:
Keynote Session 1
Speakers: 
- NOGUCHI Soichi (Astronaut)
- Steven Chu (Professor, Stanford University, winner of 1997 Nobel Prize in 
Physics)
"The Earth that I felt was the coolest is no longer cool." (NOGUCHI Soichi)
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0G1-QnG48U

Keynote Session 3
Dialogue of Nobel Prize Laureates
Panelists:
- Andrew Zachary Fire (Professor, Stanford University; recipient of 2006 Nobel 
Prize in Physiology or Medicine)
- Paul Maxime Nurse (Director, The Francis Crick Institute; awardee of 2001 
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine)
- Phoebe Koundouri (Professor, Athens University of Economics and Business, and 
Technical University of Denmark)
- Marcia McNutt (President, U.S. National Academy of Sciences)
"AI is extremely interesting, but in the final analysis, it's human 
intelligence that leads to problem-solving." (Andrew Zachary Fire)
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDyJH5-w6gY

Closing Session
"In this age of 'global boiling,' problems are becoming increasingly urgent. In 
the near future, we should dig deeper into these issues, and not treat various 
topics as taboo." (TANAKA Nobuo, Chair, ICEF Steering Committee)
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THO_TD0zMfw

ICEF2023 Statement
"The statement of this year's ICEF session, which was held on the memorable 
10th anniversary of this annual event, focused on what we have achieved since 
the inaugural meeting of the ICEF in 2014, what we need to advance the green 
transformation (GX) in the future, and the roles and missions of the ICEF for 
the future."
Details: https://www.icef.go.jp/pdf/2023/top/ICEF2023%20Statement.pdf

For full press release: 
https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/attach/202311082511-O1-7uG44e9X.pdf 

ICEF Roadmap
The ICEF2023 Roadmap on "Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Climate Change 
Mitigation" is scheduled for release at COP28 in December 2023.
For more details, please see Roadmap: https://www.icef.go.jp/roadmap/

Outline of ICEF2023
Name: 10th Annual Meeting of Innovation for Cool Earth Forum (ICEF2023)
Hosts: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), New Energy and 
Industrial Development Organization (NEDO)
Dates: October 4 (Wed.) - October 5 (Thurs.), 2023
Venue: Hotel New Otani Tokyo (address: 4-1, Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) / 
online hybrid event

ICEF website: https://www.icef.go.jp

Co-hosts: Government of Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Ministry of 
Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; Ministry of Agriculture, 
Forestry and Fisheries; and Ministry of the Environment

Institutional partners: International Energy Agency (IEA), BloombergNEF, United 
Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

Contact information for inquiries from readers, viewers and the press regarding 
this event:
ICEF2023 Secretariat (Public Relations, First Co., Ltd.)
Email: icef2023-media[at]mail.obo.bz
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Source: ICEF Secretariat