Round Table Discussion Female Science Talents Round Table Discussion Female Leadership in Science, Business and Society The Falling Walls Foundation and the Bayer Foundation invited to a mutual networking event in July 2021. The Female Science Talents Gathering offered all participants discussion formats that allow insightful connections with outstanding female leaders and scientists. We were happy to welcome three… Watch Video Share
Female Science Talents Round Table Discussion Female Leadership in Science, Business and Society The Falling Walls Foundation and the Bayer Foundation invited to a mutual networking event in July 2021. The Female Science Talents Gathering offered all participants discussion formats that allow insightful connections with outstanding female leaders and scientists. We were happy to welcome three… Watch Video Share
Climate Action Future Johan Rockström, Massamba Thioye, Lars-Peter Riishøjgaard, Lee Howell, Frederick Fenter, Vivienne Parry 2023 Circle Plenary Tables Climate Action Future Climate Action Future – Falling Walls Circle Plenary Table 2023 With climate change being the most pressing challenge of our time, securing a sustainable future depends on aligning core human needs with sustainable climate solutions. Despite growing awareness and international commitments, progress in climate action has been inadequate and slow,… Watch Video Share
2023 Circle Plenary Tables Climate Action Future Climate Action Future – Falling Walls Circle Plenary Table 2023 With climate change being the most pressing challenge of our time, securing a sustainable future depends on aligning core human needs with sustainable climate solutions. Despite growing awareness and international commitments, progress in climate action has been inadequate and slow,… Watch Video Share
Breaking the Wall of Nanomaterials in Gas Sensors Alexander John Cruz Emerging Talents Breaking the Wall of Nanomaterials in Gas Sensors With the metal-organic framework nanomaterial, we are developing the most sensitive gas sensor to be used for breath analysis for early diagnosis and prevention of certain types of diseases. Tags: Engineering, Materials Science, Nanotechnology. Watch Video Share
Emerging Talents Breaking the Wall of Nanomaterials in Gas Sensors With the metal-organic framework nanomaterial, we are developing the most sensitive gas sensor to be used for breath analysis for early diagnosis and prevention of certain types of diseases. Tags: Engineering, Materials Science, Nanotechnology. Watch Video Share
BREAKING THE WALL OF HYPER-REGULATION Social Sciences & Humanities BREAKING THE WALL OF HYPER-REGULATION How Intelligent Accountability Can Stop Bureaucratic Excess and Improve Governance Over the last years of financial disasters on a global scale, we often heard the mantra “we need to build trust in the institutions” – this being the very essence of our economic and political systems. Professor O’Neill, a leading… Watch Video Share
Social Sciences & Humanities BREAKING THE WALL OF HYPER-REGULATION How Intelligent Accountability Can Stop Bureaucratic Excess and Improve Governance Over the last years of financial disasters on a global scale, we often heard the mantra “we need to build trust in the institutions” – this being the very essence of our economic and political systems. Professor O’Neill, a leading… Watch Video Share
Breaking the Wall of Science Engagement in Kenya Kari Mugo Science Engagement Breaking the Wall of Science Engagement in Kenya The Nairobi Ideas platform is comprised of free events including the Nairobi Ideas Night, a recurring informal public event for local researchers, scholars and other nerds to present their ideas to the public, and the Nairobi Ideas Exchange, which gathers participants to deep dive into issues in their unique fields… Watch Video Share
Science Engagement Breaking the Wall of Science Engagement in Kenya The Nairobi Ideas platform is comprised of free events including the Nairobi Ideas Night, a recurring informal public event for local researchers, scholars and other nerds to present their ideas to the public, and the Nairobi Ideas Exchange, which gathers participants to deep dive into issues in their unique fields… Watch Video Share
Forging a More Inclusive Research Ecosystem with Key Stakeholders Social Sciences & Humanities Forging a More Inclusive Research Ecosystem with Key Stakeholders Forging a More Inclusive Research Ecosystem with Key Stakeholders Falling Walls Circle Tables are lending the spotlight to world-leading scientists, science strategists and policy-makers from academia, business and politics discuss how we can apply science, research and innovation to get the world moving again. Following on from the discussion Combatting… Watch Video Share
Social Sciences & Humanities Forging a More Inclusive Research Ecosystem with Key Stakeholders Forging a More Inclusive Research Ecosystem with Key Stakeholders Falling Walls Circle Tables are lending the spotlight to world-leading scientists, science strategists and policy-makers from academia, business and politics discuss how we can apply science, research and innovation to get the world moving again. Following on from the discussion Combatting… Watch Video Share
Breaking the Wall of Inaccessible Climate Tech Shar Thae Hoy 2023 Emerging Talents Breaking the Wall of Inaccessible Climate Tech Shar Thae Hoy is addressing the climate and societal crisis in Myanmar, aiming to equip communities with climate action tools through CALM-Climate Action Lab Myanmar. The proposed solution involves creating a community-based climate risk mapping and toolkit, utilising citizen science, community engagement, and a cultural lens to connect science and… Watch Video Share
2023 Emerging Talents Breaking the Wall of Inaccessible Climate Tech Shar Thae Hoy is addressing the climate and societal crisis in Myanmar, aiming to equip communities with climate action tools through CALM-Climate Action Lab Myanmar. The proposed solution involves creating a community-based climate risk mapping and toolkit, utilising citizen science, community engagement, and a cultural lens to connect science and… Watch Video Share
Breaking the Wall of Blindness Phelcom Technologies Science Start-Ups Breaking the Wall of Blindness PRESENTED BY José Augusto Stuchi NOMINATED BY German Science and Innovation House São Paulo – (DWIH São Paulo) Tags: Ophtalmology, Telemedecine, Visual Impairment, Blindness, Prevention Watch Video Share
Science Start-Ups Breaking the Wall of Blindness PRESENTED BY José Augusto Stuchi NOMINATED BY German Science and Innovation House São Paulo – (DWIH São Paulo) Tags: Ophtalmology, Telemedecine, Visual Impairment, Blindness, Prevention Watch Video Share
Protecting Biodiversity: Breaking the Wall of Insect Conservation Claudia Patricia Mamani Medina Emerging Talents Global Call Winner Protecting Biodiversity: Breaking the Wall of Insect Conservation In cities, dragonflies are susceptible to falling into ecological traps of polarized light. Claudia Patricia Mamani Medina argues that we can help their conservation by detecting and camouflaging potential ecological traps in urban elements. Watch Video Share
Emerging Talents Global Call Winner Protecting Biodiversity: Breaking the Wall of Insect Conservation In cities, dragonflies are susceptible to falling into ecological traps of polarized light. Claudia Patricia Mamani Medina argues that we can help their conservation by detecting and camouflaging potential ecological traps in urban elements. Watch Video Share
Fuels from Sunlight and Air Aldo Steinfeld 2022 2022 Winner | Engineering & Technology Global Call Winner Fuels from Sunlight and Air Aldo Steinfeld (PhD University of Minnesota, 1989) is a full professor at the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering at ETH Zurich, where he holds the professorship for renewable energy sources. From 2004-2014, he headed the Solar Engineering Laboratory at the Paul Scherrer Institute. At ETH, he was head of… Watch Video Share
2022 2022 Winner | Engineering & Technology Global Call Winner Fuels from Sunlight and Air Aldo Steinfeld (PhD University of Minnesota, 1989) is a full professor at the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering at ETH Zurich, where he holds the professorship for renewable energy sources. From 2004-2014, he headed the Solar Engineering Laboratory at the Paul Scherrer Institute. At ETH, he was head of… Watch Video Share