Juan Carlos de la Llera Martin

October 2nd, 2026 | 1pm | Location to be confirmed

“Why Do Buildings Fail in Earthquakes?”

Juan Carlos de la Llera Martin
President of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

– Doctor Honoris Causa 2026

Tsu-Jae Liu

November 16th, 2026 | 12pm | Forum Rolex

Tsu-Jae Liu
President of the National Academy of Engineering

– Doctor Honoris Causa 2026

Tobias J. Kippenberg

“Light in Motion: Microresonators, Quantum Optomechanics and On‑Chip Frequency Combs”

Tobias J. Kippenberg
EPFL physicist

– Marcel Benoist Swiss Science Prize 2025

Gaëlle Giesen

“A Life of Exploration Between Stars, Skies, and Abysses”

Gaëlle Giesen
Engineer at CNES, expert in space exploration missions, high-level diver and parachutist

– Alumni Award 2025

Jennifer A. Lewis

“Printing soft and living matter in three dimensions“

Jennifer A. Lewis, professor of Biologically Inspired Engineering
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Conference held on December 4th, 2023

Richard Baldwin

“The Globotics Upheaval: globalization, robotics, and the future of work“

Richard Baldwin, professor of international economics at the Geneva Graduate Institute

Conference held on May 15th, 2019