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Panel 1: Aligning G7 Priorities with Global Challenges
“It is an obligation for researchers to put their experience to use in the service of fact-based research and education.”
On April 1, 2025, in the first panel of the Think7 Summit, task force chairs and co-chairs convened to discuss their research, what they’ll be tackling in their task forces, and items they want the G7 countries to prioritize in their upcoming discussions.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:28 Task Force 1: Transformative Technologies — AI and Quantum
Chaired by Tracey Forrest, research director of transformative technologies at CIGI. She is a professional engineer and adjunct professor at the University of Waterloo, with domain experience across quantum, energy and technological innovation. She has held senior leadership roles with organizations and initiatives that support the impactful development and deployment of technology.
07:54 Task Force 2: Digitalization of the Global Economy
Chaired by S. Yash Kalash, research director of digital economy at CIGI. An expert in strategy, public policy, digital technology and financial services, he has a distinguished track record advising governments and the private sector on emerging technologies.
12:37 Task Force 3: Environment, Energy and Sustainable Development
Chaired by Patricia Fuller, president and CEO of the International Institute for Sustainable Development. She has more than 30 years of experience in public policy and diplomacy, with a focus on climate change, energy and
trade policy.
23:08 Task Force 4: Global Peace and Security
Chaired by Raquel Garbers, CIGI visiting executive from the Department of National Defence, where she held the role of director general, strategic defence policy, since April 2018. She is also a visiting practitioner with the US Department of Defense (Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies). Raquel served as the principal architect of Canada’s new defence policy, Our North, Strong and Free.
32:39 Co-Chair Introductions: Task Force 1
Tobby Simon, Founder and President, Synergia Foundation
Eleni Diamanti, Research Director, LIP6 Laboratory, National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), Sorbonne University
48:23 Co-Chair Introductions: Task Force 2
Peter J. Morgan, Senior Consulting Economist and Advisor to the Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)
Marjorie Buchser, Consulting Fellow, Digital Society Programme, Chatham House
59:46 Co-Chair Introductions: Task Force 4
Sophie Arts, Fellow, German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF), Geostrategy North
Justin Bassi, Executive Director, Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)
1:13:50 Question for all task forces: Autonomy and human agency — do you believe a human always has to be in control?
Tags: #T7CIGI #Think72025 #Think7 #T7 #G7 #G72025
Panel 1: Aligning G7 Priorities with Global Challenges
“It is an obligation for researchers to put their experience to use in the service of fact-based research and education.”
On April 1, 2025, in the first panel of the Think7 Summit, task force chairs and co-chairs convened to discuss their research, what they’ll be tackling in their task forces, and items they want the G7 countries to prioritize in their upcoming discussions.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:28 Task Force 1: Transformative Technologies — AI and Quantum
Chaired by Tracey Forrest, research director of transformative technologies at CIGI. She is a professional engineer and adjunct professor at the University of Waterloo, with domain experience across quantum, energy and technological innovation. She has held senior leadership roles with organizations and initiatives that support the impactful development and deployment of technology.
07:54 Task Force 2: Digitalization of the Global Economy
Chaired by S. Yash Kalash, research director of digital economy at CIGI. An expert in strategy, public policy, digital technology and financial services, he has a distinguished track record advising governments and the private sector on emerging technologies.
12:37 Task Force 3: Environment, Energy and Sustainable Development
Chaired by Patricia Fuller, president and CEO of the International Institute for Sustainable Development. She has more than 30 years of experience in public policy and diplomacy, with a focus on climate change, energy and
trade policy.
23:08 Task Force 4: Global Peace and Security
Chaired by Raquel Garbers, CIGI visiting executive from the Department of National Defence, where she held the role of director general, strategic defence policy, since April 2018. She is also a visiting practitioner with the US Department of Defense (Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies). Raquel served as the principal architect of Canada’s new defence policy, Our North, Strong and Free.
32:39 Co-Chair Introductions: Task Force 1
Tobby Simon, Founder and President, Synergia Foundation
Eleni Diamanti, Research Director, LIP6 Laboratory, National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), Sorbonne University
48:23 Co-Chair Introductions: Task Force 2
Peter J. Morgan, Senior Consulting Economist and Advisor to the Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)
Marjorie Buchser, Consulting Fellow, Digital Society Programme, Chatham House
59:46 Co-Chair Introductions: Task Force 4
Sophie Arts, Fellow, German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF), Geostrategy North
Justin Bassi, Executive Director, Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)
1:13:50 Question for all task forces: Autonomy and human agency — do you believe a human always has to be in control?
Tags: #T7CIGI #Think72025 #Think7 #T7 #G7 #G72025
