The 2025 MIT Japan Conference will explore future research trends at MIT, highlighting breakthroughs in key areas such as Soft Materials and Mechanics, Biomedical Innovation, and the impact of Generative AI (GAI) on the Work of the Future. Additional sessions will focus on Quantum and Silicon Photonics, Nanotechnology in materials and additive manufacturing, and the latest Machine Learning and AI tools for chemical discovery. Advances in semiconductor technology, hydrogen innovation, and electrochemistry, as well as thermofluidic interfaces, will also be featured.
The 2026 MIT Korea Conference brings together global industry leaders, researchers, and entrepreneurs to explore breakthrough technologies shaping tomorrow’s industries. MIT Professors Mark Bathe, Juejun Hu, Steven Spear, and Kevin Chen will share insights in programmable biology, robotics, organizational innovation, and silicon photonics. Ten MIT-connected startups will showcase innovations in AI, biotechnology, advanced manufacturing, and sustainable chemistry. Designed for executives, senior managers, and thought leaders, the conference offers a rare opportunity to engage directly with MIT’s innovation ecosystem and uncover the ideas and collaborations driving the next decade of global innovation.
This forum examined the essential role of networks as the backbone of the digital economy, connecting people, devices, and systems across sectors and enabling AI-driven innovation. Speakers highlighted the foundational technologies shaping next-generation networks, including integrated photonics, advanced microelectronics, AI for networks and networks for AI, software-defined networking, and satellite communications.
Networks are the foundation of our digital society and economy, increasingly connecting people, devices, and systems across every sector, from healthcare and education to manufacturing and global supply chains. They will play a critical role in our AI-enabled future, powering data centers, smartphones, augmented reality experiences, connected vehicles, drones, sensors, and delivering the user experiences that define modern life.
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Join MIT faculty, senior executives, and entrepreneurs for a strategic forum on how AI is reshaping industrial operations and enabling enterprise-scale transformation. The event will highlight actionable insights and breakthrough applications across mission-critical domains. It will also showcase how MIT researchers and industry leaders are partnering to deliver scalable, reliable, and interpretable AI solutions that accelerate operational excellence and strengthen competitive advantage.