Over the last 300 years all real growth in modern civilization has been due to breakthroughs in Science and Technology. Scientists will speak on areas which are growing exponentially.

• Aging: Progress towards immortality?: Ideas of JBS Haldane (Kolkata & Cambridge) driving new science at Berkeley, Harvard and elsewhere.
• Exponential Wealth Creation in West Bengal: through research into agro-sciences. Can Bengal become as wealthy as France and California? A possible science pathway.
• Energy Transformation in the world: from fossil fuel: Batteries, Hydrogen, Fusion or ?
• Critical Minerals and Circularity: unlimited resources, how is it happening?
• Genes: where next ?
• World War III: Drones, Smart Weapons; automated battle fields, and how to escape.
• AI: Is the hype over or just starting?
• Many other fascinating topics for discussion.