2026 Future Science Forum
Opening Ceremony of the Future Science Prize 10th Anniversary Exhibition
Time
Agenda

13:00-13:30

Registration

13:30-14:00

Guided Tour of the Future Science Prize 10th Anniversary Exhibition

14:00-14:05

Opening

14:05-14:10

Opening Remarks: 

- Yichen Zhang, Chairman and CEO, CITIC Capital Holdings Limited; Chairman, Trustar Capital; 2026 Rotating Chair, Future Forum Council

14:10-14:15

Opening Remarks: 

Minmin Dai, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and President of Shanghai State-owned Capital Investment Co., Ltd.

14:20-14:45

Future Science Prize 10th Anniversary Exhibition Opening & Donation Ceremony & Photo Taking

14:55-15:55

Forum I: The Value of Basic Science and the Paradigm Shift in Interdisciplinary Development

Moderator:

- Haoyi Wang, Professor at the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Head of the Genetic Engineering Technology Research Group; Member, The Youth Council of Future Forum

Panelists:

- Fei Gao, Tenured Associate Professor, College of Control Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University

- Cong Liu, Principal Investigator, Interdisciplinary Research Center on Biology and Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai

- Zhihong Jeff Xia, Vice President and Chair Professor of Great Bay University; Pancoe Professor of Mathematics, Northwestern University; Co-Chair of the Program Committee, Future Science Prize Week 2026

- Zhouli Xu, Professor of Mathematics, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA); Fellow, the American Mathematical Society

15:55-16:55

Forum II: Future Dialogue – Emerging Voices in Science

Moderator:

- Minjing Ni, Member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC); Director of Shanghai Science & Technology Museum

Panelists:

- Jia Chen, Professor, School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University; Director of the Gene Editing Center

- Lei Hao, Professor, Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences

- Xinyi Le, Professor, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

- Meng Su, Executive Director of the Laboratory for Space Research, The University of Hong Kong; Founder of Origin Space; Member of the YOSIA

- Shuangjia Zheng, Assistant Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; 2024 AYS Fellow - Life Science

Special Guest: Outstanding Student Representatives

16:55-17:00

Closing Remarks:

- Minjing Ni, Member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC); Director of Shanghai Science & Technology Museum

2026 Future Science Forum
Time
Agenda

08:30-09:00

Registration

09:00-09:05

Opening Remarks

- Jianwei Pan, Professor in Physics, University of Science and Technology of China; Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences; 2017 Future Science Prize - Physical Science Prize Laureate; Co Chair of the Program Committee, 2026 Future Science Forum

09:05-09:10

Opening Remarks 

- Binyong Sun, Professor, Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics, Zhejiang University; Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences.; 2024 Future Science Prize - Mathematics and Computer Science Prize Laureate; Co Chair of the Program Committee, 2026 Future Science Forum

09:10-09:15

Photo Taking

09:15-10:40

Life Science Session – Uncovering Mysteries, Moving Toward the Future

09:15-09:20 Introduction by the Convener: 

- Wenhui Li, Investigator, National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing, China; Professor, Tsinghua Institute of Multidisciplinary Biomedical Research; 2022 Future Science Prize - Life Science Prize Laureate

09:20-09:40 Keynote Speech 1 – Brain-Chip Fusion: When Carbon Meets Silicon

- Minmin Luo, Director, Chinese Institute for Brain Research, Beijing

09:40-10:00 Keynote Speech 2 – Autophagy: A "Self-Eating" Cellular Process That Maintains Homeostasis

- Hong Zhang, Professor at the Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences; President, Biophysical Society of China; Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences


10:00-10:40 Panel Discussion

Session Chair:

- Wenhui Li, Investigator, National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing, China;

Professor, Tsinghua Institute of Multidisciplinary Biomedical Research; 2022 Future Science Prize - Life Sciences Laureate

Panelists:

- Yulong Li, Professor, School of Life Sciences, Boya Distinguished Professor, Peking University

- Chengyu Li, Director of the Department I of Brain Technology and Engineering, Lingang Laboratory

- Xiaodong Wang, Director, National Institute of Biological Sciences (NIBS), Beijing; Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Member, U.S. National Academy of Sciences; Member, Future Science Prize Advisory Committee

- Qiangfeng Zhang, Tenured Associate Professor, Tsinghua University; Principal Investigator, Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences

- Jianmin Zhou, Chief Scientist of Yazhou Bay National Laboratory; 2023 Future Science Prize - Life Science Prize Laureate

10:40-12:05

Physics Session – Uncovering Microscopic Frontiers, Shaping Future Technologies

10:40-10:45 Introduction by the Convener: 

- Xianhui Chen, Yan Jici distinguished professor in Physics, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC); Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences; 2023 Future Science Prize - Physical Science Prize Laureate

10:45-11:05 Keynote Speech 1– Quantum Computing: The Inevitable Future

- Hong Ding, T.D. Lee Chair Professor and Deputy Director, Tsung-Dao Lee Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences; 2025 Future Science Prize - Physical Science Prize Laureate

11:05-11:25 Keynote Speech 2– The Transformation of Physics Research by AI

- Xingao Gong, Professor and Xie Xide Chair Professor, Department of Physics, Fudan University; Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Fellow, American Physical Society


11:25-12:05 Panel Discussion

Session Chair:

- Xianhui Chen, Yan Jici distinguished professor in Physics, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC); Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences; 2023 Future Science Prize - Physical Science Prize Laureate

Panelists:

- Hong Ding, T.D. Lee Chair Professor and Deputy Director, Tsung-Dao Lee Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences; 2025 Future Science Prize - Physical Science Prize Laureate

- Xingao Gong, Professor and Xie Xide Chair Professor, Department of Physics, Fudan University; Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Fellow, American Physical Society

- Jianwei Pan, Professor in Physics, University of Science and Technology of China; Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences; 2017 Future Science Prize - Physical Science Prize Laureate; Co Chair of the Program Committee, 2026 Future Science Forum 

- Ziqiang Wang, Professor of Physics at Boston College; Fellow of the American Physical Society

14:00-15:25

Chemistry Session – Chemistry Creates the World, Synthesis Defines the Future

14:00-14:05 Introduction by the Convener: 

- Yadong Li, Professor, Chemistry Department of Tsinghua University; Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences; 2024 Future Science Prize - Physical Science Prize Laureate

14:05-14:25 Keynote Speech 1 – Total Chemical Synthesis of Proteins from Scratch

- Lei Liu, Head and Professor of Chemistry Department of Tsinghua University

14:25-14:45 Keynote Speech 2 – Live-Cell Chemistry: New Frontiers in Chemical Reactions and Molecular Creation

- Peng Chen, Qiantang-Boya Distinguished Professor; Executive Deputy Dean, Graduate School, Peking University


14:45-15:25 Panel Discussion

Session Chair:

​- Yadong Li, Professor, Chemistry Department of Tsinghua University; Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences;2024 Future Science Prize - Physical Science Prize Laureate

Panelists:

- Peng Chen, Qiantang-Boya Distinguished Professor; Executive Deputy Dean, Graduate School, Peking University

- Ning Jiao, Boya Distinguished Professor, Peking University; Deputy Director, Peking University Health Science Center

- Mufan Li, Assistant Professor and Researcher, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University

- Lei Liu, Head and Professor of Chemistry Department of Tsinghua University

- Xinyuan Liu, Head and Chair Professor of Chemistry Department at SUSTech

- Xun Wang, Professor of Chemistry, Chair of the Academic Committee,Tsinghua University

15:25-16:50

Mathematics Session – Automated Theorem Proving and Mathematical Formalization

15:25-15:30 Introduction by the Convener: 

- Binyong Sun, Professor, Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics, Zhejiang University; Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences; 2024 Future Science Prize - Mathematics and Computer Science Prize Laureate; Co Chair of the Program Committee, 2026 Future Science Forum

15:30-15:50 Keynote Speech 1 – Topological Spaces of Dimension 126

- Zhouli Xu, Professor of Mathematics, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA); Fellow, the American Mathematical Society

15:50-16:10 Keynote Speech 2 – Machine Learning and the Control Theory of Stochastic Partial Differential Equations

- Qi Lü, Professor, Sichuan University


16:10-16:50 Panel Discussion

Session Chair:

- Binyong Sun, Professor, Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics, Zhejiang University; Member,Chinese Academy of Sciences; 2024 Future Science Prize - Mathematics and Computer Science Prize Laureate; Co Chair of the Program Committee, 2026 Future Science Forum

Panelists:

- Bin Dong, Boya Distinguished Professor, Beijing International Center for Mathematical Research, Peking University; Deputy Director, Center for Machine Learning Research, Peking University; Executive Vice President, Zhongguancun Academy

- Weinan E, Chair Professor and Director of the Center for Machine Learning Research, Peking University; Chief Advisor of the School of Artificial Intelligence, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Fellow, American Mathe- matical Society

- Xiaoshan Gao, Investigator, Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Executive Director, National Center for Mathematics and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences

- Jia Li,Founder, Project Numina

- Ruochuan Liu, Boya Chair Professor, Dean, School of Mathematical Sciences, Peking University; Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences

16:50-18:15

Computer Science Session – The AI Revolution and Future Outlook

16:50-16:55 Introduction by the Convener: 

- Shaoqing Ren, Chair Professor, University of Science and Technology of China; Director of the Institute for General Artificial Intelligence, USTC; Senior Vice President, NIO; 2023 Future Science Prize - Mathematics and Computer Science Prize Laureate

16:55-17:15 Keynote Speech 1 – Artificial Intelligence and Processor Chips

- Yunji Chen, Deputy Director, Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Director of the State Key Laboratory of Processors 

17:15-17:35 Keynote Speech 2 – Embracing the New Wave of Processor Chip Transformation: RISC-V and Open-Source Chips

- Yungang Bao, Deputy Director and Professor, Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Member, The Youth Council of Future Forum


17:35-18:15 Panel Discussion

Session Chair:

- Shaoqing Ren, Chair Professor, University of Science and Technology of China; Director of the Institute for General Artificial Intelligence, USTC; Senior Vice President, NIO; 2023 Future Science Prize - Mathematics and Computer Science Prize Laureate

Panelists:

- Yungang Bao, Deputy Director and Professor, Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Member, The Youth Council of Future Forum

- Yunji Chen, Deputy Director and Professor at the Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

- Ming-Ming Cheng, Professor and Executive Dean of the College of Excellent Engineers, Nankai University

- Ming Li, University Professor at the University of Waterloo; Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada; Member, Selection Committee of the Future Science Prize

- Zhouchen Lin, Boya Special Professor, Peking University

- Qi Tian, Chief Scientist of Huawei Consumer Business Group; Former Chief Scientist of AI at Huawei Cloud; Member, International Eurasian Academy of Sciences

- Tao Xie, Chair Professor, Peking University; Dean of the Institute for Advanced Computing Systems, Fudan University; Foreign Member, Academia Europaea

18:15-18:20

Closing Remarks

- Zhihong Jeff Xia, Vice President and Chair Professor of Great Bay University; Pancoe Professor of Mathematics, Northwestern University; Co-Chair of the Program Committee of the Future Science Prize Week 2026

18:20-18:30

Photo Taking

Scientists Dialogue with the Youth
Time
Agenda

09:00-09:05

Opening Video

09:05-09:10

Welcome Remarks

- Minjing Ni, Member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC); Director of Shanghai Science & Technology Museum

09:10-09:15

Remarks

- Chengyu Mao, Founding Managing Partner, Yunqi Partners; Council Member and Development Advisory Committee Member, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Education Development Foundation; Council Member, Future Forum

09:15-09:45

Science Talk Show – Beautiful Chemistry

- Yan Liang, Executive Deputy Director of the Center for Arts and Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China; Member of the YOSIA

09:45-10:45

Dialogue and Interactive Q&A

Moderator:

- Minjing Ni, Member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC); Director of Shanghai Science & Technology Museum

Panelist:

- Yan Liang, Executive Deputy Director of the Center for Arts and Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China; Member of the YOSIA

10:45-11:00

Certificate Ceremony and Photo Taking

11:00-11:15

Dome movie

Program Committee Co-Chair
Jianwei PAN
Binyong Sun
Program Committee
Wenhui Li
Xianhui Chen
Yadong Li
Shaoqing Ren

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Strategic Partner

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