Nobel Prize Summit: Truth, Trust and Hope

An international summit 24-26 May will bring together Nobel laureates and other experts to explore the problem of misinformation and measures that organizations, policymakers, and citizens can take to combat misinformation, restore trust in science and create a hopeful future. The hybrid summit will take place online and in Washington D.C.

Misinformation is eroding peoples trust in science and runs the risk of becoming one of the greatest threats to societies today. Sessions and speakers at the Nobel Prize Summit: Truth, Trust and Hope will examine what drives the spread of misinformation and disinformation, the impact they have on science and democracy, and possibilities for confronting them and fostering healthier information environments.

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The event is organised by the Nobel Foundation the US National Academy of Sciences.

“We know that misinformation and disinformation are undermining science and trust in science,” said Vidar Helgesen, executive director of the Nobel Foundation. “We think it is important to shed light on it and not least to look at how can we combat it and how can we build on what actually works, in terms of trust and truth? We hope that the Nobel Prize Summit will be able to demonstrate this.”

The Beijer Institute was co-organiser of the first Nobel Prize Summit 2021, titled Our Planet Our Future. This year Beijer Institute director Carl Folke is one of the speakers along with programme leader Victor Galaz who will speak on the subject AI and climate misinformation within the section Combatting Health and Climate Mis/disinformation.

Over three days, 24-26 May, the hybrid conference will take place online and at the National Academy of Sciences building in Washington, D.C.

May 24, The Global Conversation: Sessions this day will examine the context and causes of misinformation and disinformation and discuss how to repair the damage and divisions that result. Among the many speakers and panelists will be 2021 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa; technology ethicist Tristan Harris; and Melissa Fleming, United Nations undersecretary general for global communications.

May 25, Forum of Experts: This day will a series of panel discussions to explore how to overcome health misinformation, how to foster global cooperation around misinformation, and other topics. Panelists will include 2011 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkol Karman; Sylvie Briand, director of epidemic and pandemic preparedness and prevention for the World Health Organization’s Emergency Programme; and numerous Nobel laureates and communications experts.

May 26, Solution Sessions: A range of digital events hosted by partner organizations will explore next steps for taking action. Among the focus areas will be ways to combat deceptive design online, the role of education in developing an evidence-based worldview, and youth initiatives to promote healthy information ecosystems.

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