Finn Kydland
Finn Kydland is the Jeffrey Henley Professor of Economics at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and the Richard P. Simmons Professor of Economics (part-time) at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), since 2013 at CMU-Q in Doha, Qatar. Professor Kydland received his B.A. from the Norwegian School of Economics (abbreviated NHH in Norwegian), and his Ph.D. from […]
Alexei Leonov
On 18 March, 1965, Alexei Leonov became the first human to conduct a space walk. This historic event occurred on the Voskhod 2 flight. He was outside the spacecraft for 12 minutes and nine seconds connected to the craft by a 5.35 meter tether. At the end of the spacewalk, his spacesuit had inflated in […]
John Ellis
Professor John Ellis, is leading physicist of The European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) and Clerk Maxwell Professor, Kings College London. His primary research interests focus on the phenomenological aspects of particle physics, but he has also made important contributions to astrophysics, cosmology, and quantum gravity Ellis is a long-term research leader at the Large […]
Valentin Martinez
Valentín Martínez, born in Alicante, Spain, is a distinguished solar physicist and the newly appointed Director of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) as of July 2024. He earned his Ph.D. in Astrophysics from the University of La Laguna and the IAC. Martínez has an extensive background in solar physics, having served as the […]
Alex LeBrun
Alex LeBrun is the CEO of AMI Labs, a foundational world models company he co-founded with Yann LeCun. Before AI was a buzzword, he was already building it — founding VirtuOz, one of the earliest conversational AI companies (acquired by Nuance/Microsoft), then Wit.ai (acquired by Meta), laying infrastructure that now powers billions of interactions. He also co-founded […]
Sylvia Earle
Marine biologist Sylvia Earle is an Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society. Named one of Time magazine.Heroes for the Planet," Sylvia has pioneered research on marine ecosystems, with a special focus on exploration, conservation, and the development of new technologies for effectively accessing the deep sea and other remote environments. She is former chief scientist […]
Chris Hadfield
Colonel Chris Hadfield is an astronaut, business leader, hi-tech entrepreneur, 5-time best-selling author and global speaker on leadership, change and managing life. Having commanded the International Space Station and directed companies, he has deep experience with best practices and tactics on guiding teams through extreme circumstances of complexity and change, while also recognizing the importance […]
Neil Lawrence
Neil Lawrence is the inaugural DeepMind Professor of Machine Learning at the University of Cambridge where he leads the University’s flagship mission on AI, AI@Cam. He has been working on machine learning models for over 20 years. He recently returned to academia after three years as Director of Machine Learning at Amazon. His main interest […]
George Nield
Dr. George C. Nield is the president of Commercial Space Technologies, LLC, which he founded to encourage, facilitate, and promote commercial space activities. He also serves as the Chairman of the Global Spaceport Alliance. In March of 2022 he flew to space as a private astronaut onboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket. He had previously […]
Elizabeth Blackburn
Dr. Blackburn is a leader in the area of telomere and telomerase research. She discovered the molecular nature of telomeres-the ends of eukaryotic chromosomes that serve as protective caps essential for preserving the genetic information – and discovered the enzyme telomerase, which replenishes telomeres. Blackburn is currently a Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and […]
