{
  "id": 18283803,
  "title": "World Laureates Forum 2026 Opens in Shanghai With Prize Presentation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/world-laureates-forum-2026-opens-in-shanghai-with-prize-presentation",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-05T08:55:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Vietnam Investment Review",
    "slug": "vietnam-investment-review",
    "url": "https://vir.com.vn/world-laureates-forum-2026-opens-in-shanghai-with-prize-presentation-164369.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "SHANGHAI, October 31, 2026 -- The World Laureates Forum 2026 commenced on October 31, 2026, at the Shanghai Lingang Center. This year's forum centered on \"New Science Paradigm: Break Through for the Next Decade,\" with discussions spanning four key areas: collaborative research through artificial intelligence, value creation pathways, international cooperation, and developing young scientists. Nearly 300 international scientists and over 4,000 attendees participated in in-depth debates.\n\nThe World Laureates Foundation Prize (WLF Prize) bestowed awards on eleven scientists across three categories: computer science or mathematics, life science or medicine, and a new category for young scientists. This year's WLF Prize winners in computer science or mathematics were announced by Andrew Chi-Chih YAO, a 2000 Turing Award laureate. The recipients of the life science or medicine category were announced by Liqun LUO, a Stanford University Professor of Biology and Neurobiology. The inaugural WLF Prize for Young Scientists was presented to six early-career researchers, chosen from a global pool of talent.\n\nNotable keynote speakers included Omar M. YAGHI, who addressed the intersection of artificial intelligence and human progress, and Hailan HU, who explored the neuroscience behind social behavior and emotion. The forum concluded with Randy W. SCHEKMAN, a 2013 Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology or Medicine, leading the WLF Prize Selection Committee in presenting awards to the distinguished recipients.",
  "summary": "International scientific delegates assembled in Shanghai for the opening of the 2026 World Laureates Forum to present annual research prizes and discuss future discipline trends",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}