The Forum was opened by Madame Deng Nan, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China, and Mr. Nitin Desai, United Nations Under-Secretary- General for Economic and Social Affairs and Secretary-General of the World Summit on Sustainable Development.
中华人民共和国科学技术部副部长邓楠女士和联合国主管经济和社会事务副秘书长兼可持续发展世界首脑会议秘书长尼廷·德赛先生主持开幕。