Speakers 2027
Curious 2027 brings together some of the brightest scientists, most accomplished entrepreneurs, and technology pioneers in a variety of different innovative formats.
Find below further information about our outstanding speakers, including Nobel Prize winners.
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Life Reimagined
Nobel Laureate in Chemistry (2004), Faculty of Medicine at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, Israel
Vibrant Digital
University of Toronto, Department of Chemistry and Department of Computer Science
Human Health
Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health & Professor of Medicine at the Harvard Medical School
Space Flight
ESA Director of Science & Head of ESA European Space Astronomy Centre
Vibrant Digital
President of the German National Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech)
Human Mind
Kellogg Chair of Technology and Professor at the Kellogg School of Management
Bright Future
Chairman of the Executive Board and Family Board of E. Merck KG
Born in 1965 in Vienna/Austria.After obtaining his Austrian university entrance qualification (Matura) he studied law at...
Healthcare
McKnight Presidential Fellow Associate Professor at the University of Minnesota and co-founder of Biotic
Natural biology is messy and inefficient. We urgently need a better way for moving atoms in...
smart materials
Professor of Chemistry · Director, Itami Laboratory, Nagoya University
Human Health
Alton and Sandra Cleveland Professor, Johns Hopkins Withing School of Engineering
Bright Future
Principal Adviser, European Commission (DG RTD) · EIC Board Member
smart materials
Nobel Laureate in Chemistry (2022) · Professor of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen
Bright Future
Professor of Chemistry, Yale University · Founder of Green Chemistry
smart materials
Nobel Laureate in Physics (2023), Professor of Physics, The Ohio State University
Life Science
Director at MPI for Terrestrial Microbiology, Germany
Synthetic biology offers the opportunity to address global challenges with new-to-nature solutions. One example are efforts...
Bright Future
Chairman Future Insight e.V., Senior Vice President Innovation, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Ulrich Betz is the initiator and conference lead of the Curious2018 Conference. He is Vice President...
Human Health
Neurologist at University Hospital Heidelberg
Malignant brain tumors form organized, communicating cell networks that integrate into the nervous system. Tumor cells...