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SUCHITRA SEBASTIAN MARIANA MAZZUCATO University of Cambridge University of Sussex NATE LEWIS NEXT-LEVEL California Institute CHRISTOF KOCH SUPERCONDUCTORS Allen Institute for ECONOMICS OF of Technology INNOVATION ALAN RUSBRIDGER Brain Science GLOBAL ENERGY The Guardian JOSEPH F. COUGHLIN PERSPECTIVES NEUROSCIENCE AND Massachusetts FREEDOM OF PRESS CONSCIOUSNESS Institute of Technology DISRUPTIVE University of Vienna DEMOGRAPHICS QUANTUM PHYSICS APPLY

SUZANNE TOPALIAN NOW! Johns Hopkins Medicine THIERRY ZOMAHOUN AIMS Next Einstein German Federal CANCER FALLING Initiative Minister of Education IMMUNOTHERAPY SCIENTIFIC and Research DEVELOPMENT OFFICIAL WELCOME WALLS WHICH ARE THE NEXT YOUNG WALLS INNOVATOR TO FALL?

SVANTE PÄÄBO Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary OF THE YEAR German Chancellor Anthropology OFFICIAL OPENING EVOLUTIONARY ROLAND FLETCHER LISA KALTENEGGER GENETICS University of Sydney Cornell University 8/9 NOV 2014 FUTURE-ORIENTED EXOPLANET SEARCH ARCHAEOLOGY »It was great to get such rapid-fire of innovative and cutting edge ideas and technologies.« SHARE YOUR IDEAS WITH FELLOW YOUNG SCIENTISTS AND PROFESSIONALS Participant 2013 AND ATTEND THE “MOST EXCEPTIONAL SCIENCE CONFERENCE IN THE WORLD”! École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

THE FALLING WALLS LAB, 8 NOVEMBER THE FALLING WALLS CONFERENCE, 9 NOVEMBER • Present your ideas to fellow scholars, scientists and professionals – • Each year on 9 November, 20 internationally renowned researchers in 3 minutes. from all disciplines showcase the breakthroughs they are working on in • Convince a top-class jury of your ideas. 15-minute talks. They answer the question: Which walls will fall next and • Exchange insights on an interdisciplinary level. how will this affect our lives? Among the speakers are Nobel • Get involved in exciting discussions and network with brilliant laureates, artists, heads of states and governments. scientists and professionals from academia, research institutions • The conference is a place of high-level exchange between science, and business. business and other sectors of society with visitors from over 80 nations.

Who can apply Programme Scholarship & Winners We are looking for outstanding young talents The Berlin Lab gathers 100 outstanding minds • The 3 most intriguing presenters will speak at and innovators: Master students, PhD candi- on 8 November 2014. It starts at 10am and ends the Fallings Walls Conference on the next day – dates, post-docs, scientists, young profession- with the Award Ceremony and the Welcome side by side with some of the most prominent als or entrepreneurs up to 35 years. Reception of the Falling Walls Conference. researchers worldwide. • An A.T. Kear­ney Scholarship will be granted to Your Breakthrough Application & Deadline all participants, covering accommodation from • Share your research work or business idea. Apply here: 8 to 9 November and the ticket for the Falling Showcase your ideas that are relevant to www.falling-walls.com/lab Walls Conference on 9 November. Please note society, the environment and the world. Application deadline: that travel expenses cannot be reimbursed. • You have 3 minutes for your presentation. 21 September 2014 • All disciplines are welcome.

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