This session dives into the Top 10 Emerging Technologies 2025 report to explore cutting-edge technologies that will impact industries and societies alike in the coming years, shaping policy-making and transformations across various sectors. Emerging technologies are not just innovations – they can be catalysts for profound change, reshaping understanding, collective behaviour, policy development, governance systems and society at large. In this panel session, high-level experts from research, policy and governance will explore the transformative impact of these technologies across these interconnected areas. The discussion will highlight both the challenges and the opportunities they bring, offering a broad view of the current landscape.