Press Invitation | Falling Walls Science Summit 2024 Press Conference
We cordially invite you to join us for two important events:
- The Falling Walls Science Summit from 7–9 November 2024 in Berlin
- An online press briefing on the programme of the Falling Walls Science Summit on 30 October 2024 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM (find the meeting link here).
The Falling Walls Science Summit has become one of the world’s leading forums for outstanding scientific breakthroughs and a meeting place for global science leaders. In recent years, many of the newly awarded Nobel laureates, including Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper, who recently received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, have presented their work at the Falling Walls Science Summit.
We would be delighted if you could attend the Falling Walls Science Summit this year. You are warmly invited to participate. The full programme is available here: falling-walls.com/programme.
Please register your attendance here: falling-walls.com/foundation/press/press-accreditation using the press code PressSummit24.
In the online press briefing on 30 October, we will present the outstanding breakthroughs, key personalities, and topics that will shape the Falling Walls Science Summit 2024. If you are able to join the briefing, please use this Zoom link on 30 October 2024 at 1:00 PM.
HIGHLIGHT SPEAKERS:
- Alain Aspect (Nobel Laureate)
- Maria Leptin (President European Research Council)
- Ferenc Krausz (Nobel Laureate)
- Bettina Stark-Watzinger (German Minister Research & Education)
- Andrzej Szeptycki (Polish Minister Research & Education)
- Kimberly S. Budil (Director Lawrence Livermore National Lab, USA)
- Michiel Scheffer (President European Innovation Council)
- Richard Socher (CEO you.com)
- Christof Gattringer (President Austrian Science Foundation)
- Pawel Rowinski (President Polish Academy of Sciences)
- Eric Isaacs (President Carnegie Science)
- Heinz Faßmann (President Austrian Academy of Science)
- Pietro Barabaschi (Director General ITER)
- David Harel (President Israel Academy of Science)
- Linda Tacconi (Director Max Planck Institute)
- Petra Schleiter (Oxford University)
- Robbert Dijkgraaf (Minister em. Research & Education, The Netherlands)
- Peter Kyle (British Secretary of State Research & Education)
- David Gann (Chair UK Industrial Fusion Solutions)
- Michael Kaschke (President, Stifterverband)
- Frances Colón (Senior Director Center for American Progress)
- Juha Pankakoski (CTO, Siemens Energy)
- Michael Brigl (Managing Director, Boston Consulting Group)
- Astrid Lambrecht (Chair Juelich Research Centre) and 200+ more…
HIGHLIGHT DEBATES:
- Winning the Deep Tech Century: Europe’s Path to Innovation
- Fusion Technology: Energy for a Sustainable Future
- Driving Innovation: Renewables and Sustainable Chemistry
- Expanding Global Access to Innovative Medical Therapies
- Preparing the Next Generation of Civic Science Leaders
- Boosting Frontier Research: Europe's Next Move
- Fusion Technology: Energy for a Sustainable Future
- HPC and AI Solutions: A Collective International Effort
- Science Diplomacy: Opportunities and Limits
- Reliable Generative AI: A Key to Industrial Competitiveness
- Navigating AI: Science, Politics, and Societal Challenges
- Transatlantic Science Relations: Impact of the US Election
- 4th Gen Universities: Shaping Future Innovation and Impact
- Democracy under Attack
- Future of Open Science: Enhancing Research Access and Impact
- Navigating Dual-Use: Balancing Freedom and Security
- Eyes to the sky: The next generation of large telescopes
Please let us know if you would like to have individual meetings with our speakers during the Falling Walls Science Summit 2024. We will then do our best to arrange appointments.
Hannes Schlender, Interim Press Spokesman, press@falling-walls.com, +49 30 6098839777