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5th Edition Keynote Speakers
Relive the inspiring moments from our 5th edition in 2025. These distinguished speakers shared their groundbreaking research, innovative ideas, and vision for the future of science.
This is a historical archive of the 5th edition keynote speakers. For the current edition, please visit our home page.
DANIEL ANDLER
Daniel ANDLER (Paris, France) is a renown mathematician and philosopher. His latest book is: Intelligence Artificielle, intelligence humaine: la double énigme (Gallimard, 2023).
CHOUKRI BEN MAMOUN
Choukri BEN MAMOUN is John F. Enders Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) at YALE School of Medicine
EDWARD BUGNION
Edward BUGNION, co-founder of VMware, teaches computer science at the School of Computer Science and Communications at EPFL.
MARC BÜRKI
Marc Bürki founded Marvel Communications (1990) and Swissquote (1999), gaining a banking license in 2001. He is CEO of both.
STEVEN DHONDT
Steven DHONDT is a Senior scientist at TNO and Professor at KU Leuven (Belgium) on Workplace Innovation.
ABDERRAZAK EL ALBANI
Abderrazak El Albani, a geologist, led the groundbreaking discovery of petrified trilobites in Morocco's Tatlet formation, Souss-Massa-Drâa. His work, published in Science, showcases Morocco's exceptional geological heritage.
PHILIPPE ESPOSITO
Philippe ESPOSITO is co-founder and President of DH2 Energy (Madrid).
ALEXANDRE GEORGIEFF
Alexandre GEORGIEFF is a senior economist in the Employment and Income Division of OECD.
KEN GILLER
Ken Giller, emeritus Professor of Plant Production Systems at Wageningen University, authored Nitrogen Fixation in Tropical Cropping Systems. He leads initiatives like N2Africa and co-chairs SDSN's Thematic Network 7 for the UN.
HEIDE HACKMANN
Heide HACKMANN is the Director of Future Africa and Strategic Advisor on Transdisciplinarity and Global Knowledge Networks at the University of Pretoria (South Africa).
REDA HAMEDOUN
Reda HAMEDOUN (HEC, Harvard, World Bank) is Executive Vice President Power-to-X & Strategy at Nareva and Vice President of the Green H2 Cluster.
MAHIAR MAX HAMEDI
Mahiar Max Hamedi, Professor and Head of the Hamedi Lab at KTH Stockholm, researches sustainable electroactive materials for batteries, biosensors, and intelligent systems. He co-founded Simplygon (acquired by Microsoft) and chairs .
JACOB JONES
Jacob JONES is a Kobe Steel Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and the Director of the Science and Technologies for Phosphorus Sustainability (STEPS) Center at North Carolina State University.
JILLIAN LENNE
Jillian Lenne has 40 years of experience in tropical agriculture, including roles with CGIAR (CIAT, ICRISAT) and UK institutes, plus 17 years as a consultant, reviewing projects in over 60 countries across Latin America, Asia, and Africa.
TONI NIJM
Toni Nijm, Co-Founder & CEO of RightHub, focuses on innovation and brand protection. He also chairs Univrses, a leader in computer vision and machine learning technologies.
TARIK OUALALOU
Tarik OUALALOU has founded OUALALOU+CHOI, an architecture firm based in Paris and Casablanca. The firm has design and is building the world's biggest soccer stadium for the 2030 World Cup.
HICHAM OUDGHIRI
Hicham Oudghiri, co-founder and CEO of Enigma, a New York data technology company, previously led BMCE Bank's private sustainable finance program with the World Bank Group.
MICHAEL PIRSON
Michael Pirson, Fordham University Chair, specializes in sustainability and entrepreneurship. He is a Harvard Research Associate and co-founded the Humanistic Management Network.
DAN REMENYL
Dan REMENYI (UK) With an original interest in ICT he has over the years migrated to research methodology and related topics.
PARMESH SHAH
Parmesh SHAH is the Global Lead for Rural Livelihoods and Agricultural Jobs at the WORLD BANK
AMIN SHOKROLLAHI
Amin SHOKROLLAHI, CEO of Kandou, is a German-Iranian mathematician who has worked on a variety of topics including coding theory and algebraic complexity theory.