CNN Future Summit kicks off in Singapore On June 15, CNN brought together some of the brightest minds of our time in a landmark television event held in Singapore. “CNN FUTURE SUMMIT: OF MAN AND MACHINE” featured one of the team who cloned Dolly the sheep and a woman considered the world’s first robot psychiatrist in a panel discussion on how developments in genetic engineering, stem cell research, robotics and cybernetics have dramatically reshaped the human machine and how we will interact in the years ahead with the robots that help run our world. CNN FUTURE SUMMIT is a two-year multi-media programme aiming to stimulate global discussion on technology, new developments in medicine, communications, the environment and new habitat, and the implications these developments will have for the future of mankind. The June 15 telecast was the first of four one-hour roundtable discussions to be held in Singapore and hosted by CNN anchor Michael Holmes. Through a multimedia open forum at “cnn.com/futuresummit”, viewers are encouraged to participate in the discussions through the website, offering their thoughts and insights on issues to be debated. CNN International’s Senior Vice President Rena Golden says, “The world class caliber of our panelists for this first discussion is testament to the esteem in which CNN FUTURE SUMMIT is already held by both the scientific community and the general public. We are delighted that such an illustrious group has been chosen by the nominating committee to lead our global discussion and help form a vision of our future.” The panelists included: • Alan Colman, the CEO and Chief Scientific Officer of ESI in Singapore and widely known for his work on cloning Dolly the Sheep in 1997.  • Joanne Pranksy, billed as the world’s first Robotic Psychiatrist, who has observed the development of robotics and serves as a consultant for organizations and companies around the world. • Daniela Cerqui, a cultural and social anthropologist at Switzerland’s University of Lausanne, specializing in the convergence of society and technology.  • Jay Keasling, the Founding Director of the Synthetic Biology Department at the University of California at Berkeley, who is working to solve a problem facing millions of people around the world: genetically designing a new microbe to produce an inexpensive version of a life-saving drug.  • South Korean roboticist Jun-ho Oh from The Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology. He was instrumental in the design of HUBO the robot one of the world’s most advanced humanoid robots. HUBO also made a special appearance at the filming of ‘CNN FUTURE SUMMIT: OF MAN AND MACHINE’. HUBO can move, shake hands and even dance.