The Millennium Science Forum is held annually at the British Embassy in Tokyo with distinguished Japanese and British speakers from the scientific community.
1st (1999)
Shunichi Kobayashi, President, RIKEN Sir Peter Williams, Chairman, PARC
2nd(1999)
Akito Arima, Member of the House of Councilors Sir Martin Wood, Oxford Instruments plc
3rd (2000)
Leona Ezaki, President, Shibaura Institute of Technology
4th (2001)
Mamoru Mori, National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation Prof. Lord Robert May, Oxford University
5th (2002)
Jyunjiro Kanemori, International Institute for Advanced Studies Prof. Sir Harold Kroto
6th (2003)
Prof. Sumio Iijima, Meijo University Prof. Robin Nicholas, Oxford University
7th (2004)
Akira Tonomura, Fellow, Hitachi Ltd. Prof. Lord Robert May, Oxford University
8th (2005)
Shoji Tanaka, Director General, ISTEC Superconductivity Research Laboratory Prof. Laurence Eaves, Nottingham University
9th (2006)
Prof. Maki Kawai, The University of Tokyo Prof. Martyn Chamberlain, Durham University
10th (2007)
Prof. Kiyoshi Kurokawa, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies Prof. Maurice Skolnick, The University of Sheffield
11th (2008)
Prof. Michael Brady, Oxford University
12th (2009)
Sukekatsu Ushioda, President, NIMS Prof. Stephen Holloway, Liverpool University
13th (2010)
Prof. Hideo Hosono, Tokyo Institute of Technology Prof. Tomas Jungwirth, Nottingham University
14th (2011)
Prof. Tsuneya Ando, Tokyo Institute of Technology Prof. Tony Cheetham, University of Cambridge
15th (2012)
Koichi Kitazawa, Advisor, JST Prof. Robin Nicholas, University of Oxford
16th (2013)
Prof. Seigo Tarucha, The University of Tokyo Sir Peter Williams, Chairman, Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation
17th (2014)
Prof. Akira Fujishima, President, Tokyo University of Science Dr. Julie Maxton, Executive Director, Royal Society
18th (2015)
Prof. Masaki Takata, Tohoku University Prof. Kevin O'Grady, University of York
19th (2016)
Prof. Kohzo Ito, The University of Tokyo Prof. Chris Done, Durham University
20th (2017)
Prof. Eleanor Campbell, University of Edinburgh Mr. Griff Jones, British Embassy
21st (2018)
Prof. Motoko Kotani, Tohoku University Prof. Atsufumi Hirohata, University of York
22nd (2019)
Prof. Jian Ping GONG, Hokkaido University Prof. J. Paul Attfield, University of Edinburgh
23rd (2021)
Prof. Makoto Fujita, The University of Tokyo Prof. Suchitra Sebastian, University of Cambridge (on-line)
24th (2022)
Prof. Hidetoshi Fukuyama, Tokyo University of Science Prof. Peter Littlewood, University of Chicago (on-line)