Moderated by Lauren Ha, Associate Vice President for Technology Development and Innovation, the conversation will explore Kris’s career, current initiatives, and his perspective on the global tech industry. After a 20‑minute interview, the floor will open for audience questions. The event will be followed by a special OIST Teatime in Center Court.

Presidential Lecture by Prof. Ken Ono entitled, "Why Does Ramanujan, The Man Who Knew Infinity, Matter?"

Presidential Lecture by Jens Nielsen: New insight into cellular metabolism from the use of mathematical models

Presidential Lecture by Robert D. Holt on "The Value of Long-Term Experiments in Ecology"

Cinematic Chemistry: The Journey of Electron Microscopy from Molecular Movies to Molecular Statistics

Presidential Lecture by Prof. Lars Hultman

Presidential Lecture by Professor Michael Stryker on the topic "Why our brains are more flexible when we are younger".

Presidential Lecture by Prof. Reiko Kuroda on the topic, "Left and right in nature. Does it matter?"

Presidential Lecture by Professor Hiroaki Suga on the topic "Pseudo-natural peptides, products and neobiologics for therapeutic applications".

Presidential lecture on Coordination Self-Assembly by Prof. Makoto Fujita