Hiroaki Kitano and Magdalena Skipper in Conversation
Editorial Team, April 30, 2024
Executive Deputy President and CTO of Sony Group Corporation Hiroaki Kitano and Nature Editor in Chief Magdalena Skipper sat down to discuss their joint motivations for launching the Sony Women in Technology Award with Nature. Listen in as they speak about why diversity is essential in fields of innovation, and how they are hoping to support women researchers in pivotal career stages with this award.
The discussion kicks off with both executives sharing insights into how encouraging equitable representation in science, technology, engineering and math will have a material impact on research outcomes, helping to eliminate biases in technology and help society evolve for the better.
In part two of their conversation, Kitano and Skipper look back on their careers and reflect on their shared hope for more diverse representation in the next generation of researchers.