Talking about the future
KAUST President Jean-Lou Chameau spoke on October 4 at The Atlantic What's Next? event in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Photos courtesy of Tori Soper/The Atlantic.
On October 4, KAUST President Jean-Lou Chameau spoke at an event hosted by The Atlantic entitled Discovering the World's Genius/What's Next?. The event, held on October 4 and 5 in the American city of Chicago, Illinois, included speakers from Boeing, Rolls-Royce, NSF, NASA, Facebook, and a number of American universities.
Chameau provided the audience with highlights of the University's purposeful design and role as a global science and technology university to advance graduate education, research and entrepreneurship. Participants and followers of the event took part in an online conversation using #WHATSNEXT100.
In his talk, Chameau spoke about Li-Fi research that is ongoing at KAUST, as well as research into climate change in the Red Sea.
The event was underwritten by KAUST strategic partner Boeing on the occasion of its 100th anniversary. Chameau took part in one of a series of events hosted by The Atlantic called Atlantic Live. Read more of his recent speeches here.