United Nations General Assembly High-level Dialogue on the International Brain Initiative
Date: 19 September 2016
Location:
United Nations Headquarters,
United States
Hosted by: The National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of State, Global Partnerships Forum, The Kavli Foundation
High-level stakeholders
Outcomes:
High-level dialogue with key stakeholders to establish brain science as a foreign policy priority and to work toward the launch of an International Brain Initiative
Stakeholder engagement:
The National Science Foundation
Germany
U.S. Department of State
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Argentina
Japan
Sweden
U.S. National Institutes of Health
Allen Institute for Brain Science
GE Ventures and Healthymagination
Princess Khaliya
Nobel Laureate Torsten Wiesel
Wellcome Trust
News/media releases:
U.S. State Department press release
Newsweek op-ed by Vaughan Turekian (State) and Robert Conn (Kavli)