SPEAKERS

• Quantum physicist and a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
  Pan is the chief scientist of "Mozi", also known as the "father of quantum". His quantum research was once placed on the cover of Nature. This year, collaborated with his colleges, he successfully used "Mozi" quantum science experimental satellite to achieve the first thousand kilometer quantum key distribution based on entanglement. This breakthrough improves the space distance of the ground relay free quantum secure communication by an order of magnitude, and achieves an important breakthrough in the application of quantum communication to reality.
  
  

  JIANWEI
  PAN

  Quantum physicist and a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

• Neuroscientist and Professor of Neuroscience at Duke University
  Nicolelis is a professor of Neurosciences at Duke University, and he is also the chief designer of the robotic exoskeleton in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He is known for his pioneering work in brain-machine interface technology. Nicolelis's study of using EEG to operate machines has great significance in medical field which can help paralyzed patients who have lost the ability to move to recover and walk again. He has also discovered a series of important physiological principles of the brain circuits in mammals that can be used as potential new therapies for patients with severe paraplegia, Parkinson's disease and epilepsy.
  
  

  MIGUEL
  NICOLELIS

  Neuroscientist and Professor of Neuroscience at Duke University

• Theoretical Physicist and a major founder of the Elementary Particle Standard Model
  If we were to name the greatest physicists of our time, he must be on the list. Stephen Hawking wrote his great book A Brief History of Time with inspirations from him. He, together with Sheldon Lee Glashow and Abdus Salam, won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1979 for their contributions to the theory of the unified weak and electromagnetic interactions between elementary particles. He was the most recognized contributor to inflation theory which explores the early moments of the universe. From things as micro as particles to those as macro as the universe, he spent his entire scientific life dealing with some of the most complicated issues in physics.
  
  

  STEVEN
  WEINBERG

  Theoretical Physicist and a major founder of the Elementary Particle Standard Model

• Stem Cell Biologist, Professor of Stem Cell Therapy at The University of Tokyo and Professor of Genetics at Stanford University
  Hiromitsu Nakauchi is a Professor of Genetics at Tokyo University and Stanford University, and his research focus is in stem cell. He has worked with a team at Tokyo University to find a way to artificially amplify hematopoietic stem cells and try to implant human pluripotent stem cells into animal embryo, and then to produce tissues and organs in substitute animals. The ultimate goal of the study is to use "blastocyst complementation" technology to develop human organs in animals that can be used for transplantation.
  
  

  HIROMITSU
  NAKAUCHI

  Stem Cell Biologist, Professor of Stem Cell Therapy at The University of Tokyo and Professor of Genetics at Stanford University

• Astrophysicist and Professor of Physics at McGill University
  Victoria Kaspi, an astrophysicist from McGill University, is the youngest woman in history to win the Gerhard Herzberg Gold Medal for her research on neutron stars. As a significant member of in the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment radio telescope team, she and her team members used innovative technology to track rapid radio bursts and captured hundreds of rapid radio bursts, which is expected to solve the mystery of signal sources.
  
  

  VICTORIA
  KASPI

  Astrophysicist and Professor of Physics at McGill University

• Chief eXploration Officer of Tencent (CXO)
  David A.M. Wallerstein, SEVP of Tencent. David joined Tencent in 2001. He oversees the Company’s international business initiatives through identifying cooperation with multinational partners and he is responsible for Tencent’s operations outside mainland China.
  
  

  DAVID
  WALLERSTEIN

  Chief eXploration Officer of Tencent (CXO)

• Chemist, Department Chair of Stanford University
  Department of Chemical Engineering,
  Member of the US National Academy of Engineering, Nature’s 10 in 2015
  Bao is a professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Stanford University, and she is also the first Asian American Department Chair. She is devoted to the research of artificial skin, and has created the first electronic paper driven by organic transistors. She has also led the development of sensitive artificial skin, which led a great progress in robotics, human skin transplantation and the improvement of perception of artificial limbs. Bao was selected as Nature’s Ten people who mattered in 2015 as a “Master of Materials” for her innovation and breakthrough in artificial electronic skin.
  
  

  ZHENAN
  BAO

  Chemist, Department Chair of Stanford University
  Department of Chemical Engineering,
  Member of the US National Academy of Engineering, Nature’s 10 in 2015

• Astronomer and Professor of Astronomy
  at Cardiff University
  “Signs of Life Found on Venus”, this headline news this September received wide attention. A team led by Professor Jane Greaves first detected phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus. This discovery indicates that there would be unknown photochemical or geochemical process on the planet. And this is even deemed as potential signs of life. We humans have never stopped our exploration of life beyond earth. And will this finding bring us a new surprise?
  
  

  JANE
  GREAVES

  Astronomer and Professor of Astronomy
  at Cardiff University