Risk Quotient 2019 post-conference report

This post-conference report captures a one-day programme of presentations, panel discussions and interactive dialogue at the Risk Quotient 2019 conference which took place at Tsinghua University in Beijing on 20 October 2019.

The conference was jointly organised by:

1. Lloyd’s Register Foundation Institute for the Public Understanding of Risk, NUS;
2. Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS;
3. School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University; and
4. Centre for Social Risk Assessment in China, Tsinghua University.

The event brought together more than 100 attendees in academia, industry, and government, as well as post-graduate students from China and Singapore to engage in meaningful dialogues about the emerging risks in emerging technologies including: Artificial Intelligence; Block Chain; Cloud Computing; Data, and other emerging technologies. Through Risk Quotient 2019, it is IPUR’s
objective to facilitate the understanding of risk and ultimately:

1. Allow society to achieve its goals more effectively;
2. Mitigate the current erosion of trust between the people, organisations and governments; and
3. Improve resilience in all aspects of life.

The conference also served as a platform for speakers and attendees to network, and set the stage for further collaboration amongst academia, industry and government to improve risk communications and promote the importance of the public understanding of risk. 

Download the report here.